Watch: 10 years to the day Katie Taylor won Olympic gold for Ireland

One of Ireland's greatest sporting heroes won gold exactly 10 years ago.
Watch: 10 years to the day Katie Taylor won Olympic gold for Ireland

Ireland's Katie Taylor celebrates winning olympic gold. ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

It's 10 years to the day since Katie Taylor won over Irish hearts by winning Olympic gold at London 2012. 

Now one of, if not the best athletes we have seen grace these shores, Taylor has gone on to become the most successful boxer the country has ever seen, conquering the amateur scene before going on to do the same in the professional ranks. 

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