Category: Features
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BEYOND THE RING: TYRONE McKENNA’S BIGGEST FIGHT
The People’s Champion has taken his message far beyond Belfast — and into the heart of Palestine. There are plenty of places a professional boxer can travel to in search of a fight. Tyrone McKenna chose to travel into the middle of a warzone to help a people ravaged by war. The outspoken Belfast fighter…
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Judgement Day – Review
After the eyes of the boxing world were on Croke Park for Katie Taylor’s historic farewell just three weeks ago, last Saturday night saw Irish boxing fans treated to another exciting night of domestic action at the National Stadium, courtesy of Jay Byrne and JB Promotions. It was a night that had a bit of…
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Irish Amateur Greats: Kenneth Egan — The Olympic Silver Medal That Crowned a Remarkable Career
There are certain careers that cannot be properly measured by a single medal, no matter how prestigious that medal may be. Kenneth Egan’s career is one of them. The Clondalkin southpaw became one of the most accomplished amateur boxers Ireland has ever produced, building a career that stretched across more than a decade and saw…
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European Championships Preview: Meet Team Ireland’s Squad Heading to Sofia
With just days to go until the 2026 European Elite Championships get underway in Sofia, Bulgaria, Team Ireland will send a 14-strong boxing squad to the European showpiece. And on paper, it is a squad packed with championship pedigree. Double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington returns to benchmark-event competition for the first time since her historic…
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Beyond the Ring: The Fighting Life of Mickey Rourke
Welcome to the second instalment of Irish Boxing Digest’s “Beyond the Ring”, a series that looks beyond the fighters themselves to explore the people, characters and stories that help make boxing what it is. From trainers and promoters to those who have lived and worked around the sport, Beyond the Ring shines a light on…
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The 13th Round: Legends Remembered — Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, The Youngstown Warrior
Some fighters leave behind records. Others leave behind moments, memories and stories that continue to define them long after their final bell. The 13th Round: Legends Remembered is our series looking back at the careers of boxing’s most memorable figures — the champions, contenders and characters whose impact on the sport cannot be measured by…
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Irish Amateur Greats: John Joe Nevin — The Mullingar Shuffler
Irish Boxing Digest is delighted to launch a new series celebrating the men and women who have helped make Irish amateur boxing to be respected the world over. Irish Amateur Greats will look back at the careers, achievements and defining performances of the boxers who carried the Irish vest onto the biggest stages in world…
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Beyond the Ring: Peter Fury – The Mastermind Behind Champions
There are trainers, and then there are architects. The men who don’t simply teach fighters how to box, but build careers, mould champions and leave a lasting imprint on the sport long after the final bell. Peter Fury not only belongs in that category, but at the top if it. As we launch our new…
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The 13th Round – Legend’s Remembered: Scott Harrison: The Real McCoy
In the early 2000s, few fighters in world boxing were as feared, as relentless or as intimidating as Glasgow’s Scott Harrison. Nicknamed “The Real McCoy,” Harrison was the embodiment of controlled aggression inside the ring — a pressure fighter with incredible fitness, frightening physical strength and an engine that never seemed to stop. His world…
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Heating Up: JB Promotions Continue to Drive Irish Boxing Forward with Leopardstown Showcase
While the big arena nights in boxing often grab the headlines, it is the smaller shows that keep a nation’s professional scene alive. This Friday night, July 10, JB Promotions returns to Leopardstown Racecourse with “Heating Up”, a ten-fight card that perfectly illustrates why promoter Jay Byrne has become one of the most important figures…
