Nicola Adams has become the first ever women's boxing champion at the Olympics after she defeated China's Ren Cancan 16-7 in the London 2012 women's flyweight final.
Over four two minute rounds, the 29-year-old dominated her overawed opponent to make Games history in the first boxing final of these Games.
Tinchy Strider arrived prior to Adams' bout, ostensibly to lift the atmosphere inside the ExCel Arena, but his presence was superfluous compared to the capacity crowd.
The Republic of Ireland's Katie Taylor was participating in the women's light final after Adams, which guaranteed the vast crowd would be dominated by her countrymen.
The PM watching Nicola Adams boxing
Green, white and orange dominated the spectator landscape, as Ireland descended upon London Docklands, while only a few dollops of red, blue and white symbolised Great Britain. Goodness knows what it must have been like at this year's European Championship, as the temporary grandstands shook with fervour.
Great Britain and the Republic were united nations when Adams arrived to the Rolling Stones' Start Me Up, as the adrenaline surged. The Chinese Cancan even earned a few boos when her name was announced, a rarity at an Olympics.
After the first round, Adams led the three-time world champion 4-2 after landing a couple of emphatic punches, but it was in the second round she landed the knockout blow, literally. Adams was buzzing off the crowd and stinging her opponent, rattled by the intimidation factor inside and outside the ring and her lead was extended to 9-4.
Halfway to becoming the first female boxing champion at an Olympics, the third round was a more cautious affair, but Adams landed considerably more jabs than her younger opponent. Although a less spectacular 120 seconds, her lead was now an almighty 14-5 and victory was within her reach.
The final two minutes were seen out with professional ease, before "Babyface" was announced as winner to send the encouraging crowd delirious.
According to her profile on the official London 2012 website, Adams a career-threatening back injury in 2009 when she fell down a flight of stairs and was out of action for almost a year.
Rehabilitation reaps rewards, and Adams told the BBC after her victory the "support from home" had spurred her on.
"I've just won the biggest fight of my life. I'm just so happy. I'm overwhelmed with joy right now. It's really made my day." And her career.