Olympic pointyheads have their uses and when it comes to confirming Katie Taylor's status as one of the most popular athletes in the game, they do their job well.
An Olympic official said the decibel level during the Taylor fight hit 113.7, the highest at the Games so far - surpassing the cycling finals at the velodrome and not far behind the 140 decibel roar of a jet engine.
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