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10th December 2016
11:49pm GMT

Taylor survived some wild Obenauf swings, came off the better after an accidental clash of heads and even got a neck nuzzle in the closing stages.
Judging by the traffic on Twitter this evening, just about all of Ireland and a healthy chunk of the globe was following Taylor's impressive progress.
Fellow, former Olympian Michael Conlan led the tributes
https://twitter.com/mickconlan11/status/807720562416058368
Gary Spike O'Sullivan liked what he saw
https://twitter.com/spike_osullivan/status/807721368095703040
Shane Duffy certainly took note of Taylor's masterclass
https://twitter.com/ShaneDuffy34/status/807718951182602240
One female Irish sporting hero to another
https://twitter.com/CoghlanFiona/status/807718871734059012
Former UFC fight Cathal Pendred gave credit to both boxers
https://twitter.com/Pendred/status/807719019826515969
English rugby star Danny Cipriani is on the bandwagon
https://twitter.com/DannyCipriani87/status/807718546579083265
Of course there's no pleasing everyone
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/807715377685925888
Diarmuid Connolly makes his long overdue GAA Hour debut and talks to Colm Parkinson about everything from the black card to his rivalry with Lee Keegan and how he honed the ability to kick accurately with either foot.
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