Hoping a golden opportunity has not been missed

Ten weeks and a day.

Hoping a golden opportunity has not been missed
Fri, 19 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Bendan O'Brien
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And finally, some white smoke.

If it seems like a lifetime ago since Katie Taylor defeated Russia’s Sofya Ochigava in London’s ExCel Arena, that’s because it pretty much is. In sporting terms, anyway. Consider for a moment just some of the things we have witnessed in the time since:

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: LondonPlace: ExCel ArenaPlace: Republic of IrelandPlace: BrayPlace: IrelandPerson: Katie TaylorPerson: Sofya OchigavaPerson: KatiePerson: TaylorPerson: John Joe NevinPerson: Paddy BarnesPerson: Michael ConlanPerson: Derek MappEvent: All-IrelandEvent: Ryder CupEvent: PRO12Event: Heineken CupEvent: ChampionshipEvent: Rio GamesEvent: OlympicEvent: EuropeanOrganisation: Sligo Rovers’Organisation: Premier LeagueOrganisation: Irish Sports Council in the BudgetOrganisation: Irish Amateur Boxing AssociationOrganisation: IABAOrganisation: British Amateur Boxing AssociationOrganisation: Team GB BoxingOrganisation: BABA
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