On the night when Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano made boxing history at Madison Square Garden, it was only fitting that a relative of boxing's 'Greatest' was there to congratulate the winner for adding another chapter to the New York venue's glorious association with the sport.
Laila Ali gave the Wicklow native a warm embrace away from the hubbub of a sold-out MSG.
It was yet another reminder of how much this fight resonated with the American boxing public as well as back home.
