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13th December 2017
05:49pm GMT

She's the attraction for the 1200 crowd in London tonight. Even though it's taking place across the water, her every punch, her every grimace, her every show of freakish determination will be done with Ireland on her brain, and Ireland coursing through her veins.
This is it for Taylor. This is her building her legacy in pro boxing like she did in the amateur ranks when she earned these opportunities.
https://twitter.com/PierceRooney/status/923121963551379456
This is bigger than Rio 2016, it's bigger than London 2012.
And Sky Sports go and call her British less than five hours before she enters the ring to take on American challenger Jessica McCaskill.
This is the Katie Taylor who makes sporting legends like Paul McGrath say their proud to share the same nationality as her.
https://twitter.com/kevinbutler1982/status/940983691802824704
How long is Katie Taylor going to have to put up with this? What the hell does she have to do to stop this rubbish?
Because it's not the first time it's happened. Sky Sports called her British only one month and a half ago, and they apologised for it straight after. Craig Slater will probably apologise for it, but that's not the point.
The point is that Katie Taylor is Irish and they know that, everybody knows that, why and how the hell do they keep making these mistakes?Explore more on these topics:

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