Welsh Boxer Lauren Price hoping to make late grandad proud 'She was the air that he breathed': Welsh Boxer Lauren Price hoping to make late grandad proud in Tokyo She is on the verge of realising her sporting dream by competing at an Olympic Games, but for boxer Lauren Price a special relationship with her grandfather Derek was the catalyst for her achievements. Whenever his granddaughter, Lauren, was feeling a bit mischievous, she would play with his long, curly hair until he fell asleep—he always did. Once Lauren confirmed Derek was firmly in dreamland, she would get to work.