Anna Moore

Everybody.

I mean, there was a man, Mr. Wu was his name.

I'd say even at 15 you could see it.

You could even see it at 15, you know.

He was the chairperson of the World Boxing.

I mean, she trained with boys.

And no matter where we were, whether I was with Katie and the girl, the elite, or whether I was with school or novice, he would always say to me, where is

She boxed as a bi with a helmet because there was no female contest at that time.

It was around 2001, 2002 when female boxing was allowed in Ireland.

No, he didn't know my name.

So he'd say, Arlanda, how is Katie?

And I'd say this now, and this is the truth.

Only for Katie Taylor, there'd be no box in the Olympic Games today.

And I can put my hand on my heart and say that.

Oh, yes.

I remember, I think it was China we were in.

And she was after winning.

And she stood there for an hour saying,

You know, sorry, Ciarán, a lot of clubs were nervous of taking females into their clubs.

letting people take photographs with her, doing autographs.