Anna Moore

But when Katie got in the zone, that was it, like.

And it was just you just to watch her.

She was in the zone and that was it.

Everybody.

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

And then her mam, her mam would go to the hotel.

He was the chairperson of the World Boxing.

Her mam wouldn't be saying what we were saying, so she'd come to the hotel and she'd plait her hair for her before she booked.

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

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.

No, she was well-grounded.

She was well-grounded.

There was no, I'm Katie Taylor, I'm the best in the world, which she was.

Oh, yes.

I remember, I think it was China we were in, and she was after winning, and she stood there for an hour letting people take photographs with her

But there was nothing like that.

Nothing like that.

And everybody from the Chinese to the Indians, any country throughout the world wanted a photograph of Katie Taylor.