The British are losing the run of themselves.
For some reason, the British media seem to think that successful sportspeople from county Wicklow belong to them. In the past they tried to claim Irish professional golfer, and Greystones native Paul Dunne as one of their own. On Monday, Bray's Katie Taylor was referred to by Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson as a Brit.
This isn't the first time they have dubbed our sport-stars as "British," with Conor McGregor receiving the same treatment in the recent past.
Katie Taylor did us all proud on Saturday night, she's been doing us proud for some years now, and that's what earned her the title of the greatest amateur boxer of all time as she entered the ring to fight Anahi Sanchez with the World title up for grabs.
She eventually won out on a unanimous points decision of 99-90, and became Ireland's very own World Champion.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/924379997657292803
Sky Sports' Jo Wilson was talking about Taylor recently, when she referred to the 31-year-old as "British."
"We can't let you go without talking about one of the performances of the night, from the world champion, yes Britain has another world champion, Katie Taylor, how impressed were you with her on the night, and what is next for Taylor?"
You can watch it for yourself here.
https://twitter.com/KillianM2/status/925379814453805056
Michael Conlan summed up how we all felt.
https://twitter.com/mickconlan11/status/925384907525799937
https://twitter.com/Mossy1671/status/925381663009443845
https://twitter.com/powernator62/status/925378584751067136
https://twitter.com/seannugentsnow1/status/925378253061349377
Wilson soon responded.
https://twitter.com/JoWilsonTV/status/925378796215300096
