"I've always said I want to retire a champion. That's it. Let me just say it once again, Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt, good night Irene'."
Once the dust settled, she expanded more on her future plans.
"It's the last (fight) I think. I'm 98% sure it's the last one. Imagine retiring as a double Olympic champion. There's not many people who know when to stop, and I think I want to be finished as that and I want go out and be happy with it, and be remembered for the last win that I had.
"I've nothing left to prove. I've done it all. This one was for myself because I've had to dig deep. When you climb a mountain, find a bigger mountain. This was the bigger mountain."
A jubilant Harrington said her pre-fight plan was to "just be happy - happy, smile and enjoy it."
Reflecting further on what her medal meant to her community and the country as a whole, the 34-year-old added: "It just gives hope. All these young kids all these teenagers, it give hope to them, it gives hope to the people of Ireland, that's what it means. But this one was for me."
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