Katie Taylor won her third successive gold medal at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday with an 18-5 demolition of her Chinese opponent Cheng Dong.
Just as in her semi-final against American Queen Underwood, the Bray fighter was out of the blocks quickly and had a commanding 10-2 lead after the second round.
Unlike her bout with Underwood, however, Taylor finished strongly and held on to win by a comfortable 13-point margin to the delight of the Irish contingent in the crowd in Barbados.
President of Ireland Mary McAleese commented on Taylor's triumph, saying: "I warmly congratulate Katie Taylor on her outstanding achievement in winning the Women's World Boxing Championship for the third successive time.
"This is a remarkable sporting feat, of which we can all be immensely proud. All of Ireland was willing Katie on this evening and I join them in sending warmest best wishes to Katie."