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8th August 2021
01:09pm BST

"Super, super, super, super, super."Some people are stuck for words, others are just stuck on one word, but it is totally understandable given the monumental feat that Harrington has just achieved. In the RTE studios, the pundits looked back on their reactions and Egan compared his own to a certain animal.
"I'm like a walrus."Simultaneously, reactions all over Ireland where even more emphatic, as family members were reduced to tears, and friends screamed with sheer delirium at watching their hero conquer Tokyo. Even children were up early, with their faces painted green, white and orange, glued to the TV in awe, and jumping with ecstasy at the final bell. A whole generation will be inspired to take up boxing and follow in Harrington's footsteps.
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