ONE Direction star Niall Horan ran a mile to get to the Olympic Stadium after getting last-minute tickets for the boxing.
He told his five million Twitter followers yesterday how he was the proudest Irishman on the planet as he watched double Irish victories in less than 24 hours. The pop star was at ringside to cheer on his hometown hero John Joe Nevin, on Sunday.
But he had to sprint to the stadium after getting last-minute tickets to see the Mullingar boxer.
Horan even got into his dressing room before the fight.
"Great night at the boxing yet again, @johnJoeNevin being an absolute hero!" tweeted Horan to his fans.
And yesterday he posted a series of gushing tweets, cheering on Katie Taylor to medal glory. "She is the best female boxer on the planet! doesn't know what its like to lose...heroic performance...cmon ireland," he said.