Michaela Walsh says watching her brother Aidan win an Olympic medal has brought a joy to her that she has never felt before.
Aidan, 24, defeated Merven Clair of Mauritius in the welterweight quarter-finals at the Kokugikan Arena on Friday morning and will now face GB's Pat McCormack in the semi-final on Sunday.
Michaela, who is also a member of Team Ireland, was in the arena to see her younger brother secure Ireland's third medal of the games.
She tweeted afterwards: "Me and my brother Aidan have trained together and grown together our whole lives. When me and him qualified for the Olympic Games on the same day, it was the most special day of my life, but watching him win an Olympic medal brings a joy to me I’ve never felt. That’s my baby bro!"
Walsh won this morning on a split decision.
He was deservedly ahead with all the judges after the first round as both boxers tried to pick off punches from distance.
But the second was closer as Clair had to come forward with some success, although Walsh still took it 3-2 on the judges' cards.
Predictably, the third round was a case of Walsh staying out of trouble as Clair went for broke and he managed to do so.
Walsh blessed himself continuously as the pair awaited the result and then leapt high in the air as he was awarded a 4-1 victory.
Walsh could hear her sister, who had been beaten in her fight earlier in the week, urging him on to victory.
He beamed: "Her voice cuts through the noise! You’d hear her everywhere in Belfast!
"It’s the same when we’re sparring in Dublin the coaches have to shush her.
"Ah it’s great, me and her are best friends. I would actually cut the medal in half and give her half of it, that’s how much she means.
"I’m disappointed for her that she didn’t come out here and create history together, that would have meant a lot to me.
"But it’s just boxing, and we’ll come again for the next Olympics and try and create more history. "
