Anna Moore

I'm over the moon.

I am just so elated over it.

Because do you know what?

She is a good ambassador for boxing.

She lived in Ireland all her life.

She's Irish.

She's a world athlete at the top of athletes that are world class.

Katie will be one of them.

And through professional boxing...

when the women's boxing weren't getting horses.

When Katie came in, Katie started getting the big horses and everybody wanted a boxer.

And she never, ever refused.

I am so proud to hear that she's going to be in Croke Park.

You know, it's just amazing.

First time I saw her boxing...

was in the National Stadium in 2001.

Ireland were boxing Denmark, and herself and Alana Murphy from Benefest, they had a contest at halftime.

This is when they were trying to show what female boxing, that it could go, you know, that it wasn't anything to be frightened of for girls, and it was outstanding.

And I remember saying to Sadie Duffy, who was on the committee with me at the time,

if this is what female boxing is about, well, I'm in.