Enswell Boxing

Episode 261 looks back over Rumble in The Hill’s at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. As storm Boela raged havoc outside, the card showcased some of the best up and coming talent in Irish professional boxing. Al chats to Aodhan Byrne, Ryan O’Rourke, Rhys Owen’s & Eoghan Lavin aswell as promoter Jason Quigley. We also hear from 2 very proud young Mayo fans who talk about the incredible suppor...

Christina Desmond is an elite Irish professional boxer from Cill na Martra, County Cork, who competes in the welterweight and light-middleweight divisions. She is also a full-time member of An Garda Síochána (the Irish police force) She is widely regarded as one of Cork's most successful female fighters - a 19-time All-Ireland champion (including six National Senior Elite titles). Christina faces...

“Judgement Day” delivered a thrilling night of Irish domestic boxing pitting the top rising talent with tough opponents, grudge matchew, rematches and high octane title action. In episode 259 AL speaks to some of the stars of the show - Sean Tyndall, Kian Hedderman, Karl Sheridan & Bayo Alabi. In this action packed episode we also hear from promoter Jay Quigley ahead of his huge October show. We c...

As a truly memorable Summer draws to close, the Irish boxing year is far from finished. We look forward to JB Promotions show this Saturday night at the National Stadium and from there it’s on to Cork on October 9th where Louise Creaven will take on Christina Desmond for the first ever female Irish title fight. Louise was born in Galway and moved to Australia when she was 19. She found boxing at t...

Chantelle Cameron joins us ahead of her mega fight with Mikaela Mayer this Saturday, August 29, 2026, in a massive three-belt super-welterweight unification clash. Headlining the MVPW-06: UK vs. USA card at the bp pulse LIVE Arena in Birmingham. Chan chats to AL about how her preparations have gone, how the experience of her mega fights with Katie Taylor rank & the importance of being back with Ja...

It’s been a busy few weeks for the lads as they record with the local clubs around the country - but in this episode Ian & Al look back over the JB Promotions card in Leopardstown Racecourse which featured 10 action packed fights. We hear from Karl Sheridan & Sean Tyndall who featured on the card and caught up with IBO super lightweight world champion Pierce O’Leary. You’ll also hear from 11 year...

Episode 255 features content recorded by the lads over the weekend in Middlesbrough where they attended the Shamrock Promotions show to see Bray super featherweight Sean Tyndall go 2-0 in his professional career. Sean and his older brother Matthew have spent the last year living and training in Las Vegas under the tutelage of Irish legend Wayne McCullough. On this episode you will hear their Dad &...

Sean Tyndall is an undefeated Irish professional boxer competing in the lightweight division. Fighting out of Bray. Before turning professional, Tyndall had a highly successful amateur career in Ireland. Having lived and trained in Las Vegas for the last year - under Irish boxing legend Wayne McCullough, Sean will return to the ring this Saturday night at the Eston Leisure Centre in Middlesbrough....

Jack Bateson was once a stellar international amateur boxer with over 120 fights & represented team GB. When he turned pro he built his career on the small hall scene - his biggest career opportunity came against Michael Conlan in Dublin’s 3 Arena in September 2025. Jack joins Al in this episode to talk about his life in boxing, his amateur memories and an ankle injury that almost ended his career...

Following back to back weeks of huge international shows in Dublin & Belfast, Ian & AL look back over it all. Queensbury’s Dublin show featured Anto Cacacae v Jazza Dickens, Pierce O’Leary v Maxi Hughes and Jono Carroll v Colm Murphy ALL for world titles - plus more on the undercard. And MF Pro debut Irish card featured Mick Conlan v Kevin Walsh at Belfast’s SSE Arena for what Irish fans hoped wou...

This Saturday see’s big time back in the Irish capital wirh a stacked card. Anto Cacacae takes on Liverpool’s Jazza Dickens for his WBA & IBO Super Featherweight world titles in the main even. Co-main sees late replacement Maxi Hughes face local lad Perce O’Leary for the IBO Super Lightweight world title. The card also features Jono Carroll v Colm Murphy, Eoghan Lavin v Paddy Walsh, Steven Cairns...

With the lads back from their road trip to Wood b Warrington 2, Ian & AL look back over that card that also featured Tia Hayton, Molly McCann, Leo Atang, Ishmael Davis & Belall Fawaz. We also tap into the speculation surrounding Katie Taylor’s recent announcement that her next fight will be her last. Who will she fight? Where will she fight? Who will promote it? Have a listen to episode 250 and fi...

Ian & AL look back over all the recent fights including a career best performance from Shakur Stevenson to beat Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden. One of our most popular episodes of 2025 featured a fighter that once broke Irish boxing hearts, then had her own heart broken. Her love for Ireland and Irish boxing fans is legit - Chantelle Cameron IS legit. Shes back to give Enswell Boxing the E...

Barely 1 week into 2026 and WE ARE BACK!! Whether you’re one of our fantastic guests from the last 248 episodes, or even more fantastic listeners. Ian & AL kick off the season with a look back over some big talking points of a hectic 2025 & look ahead to whats coming. It’s not often the showbiz world overlaps with the boxing world - but the release of the blockbuster movie GIANT has divided opinio...

Adam Olaniyan is a super heavyweight, 7 time Irish champion. 2 time European champion and World champion who boxes out of the Jobstown boxing club in Tallaght. A list of achievements made even more impressive by the fact that he’s only 19’years old. Adam speaks to AL about some of the things a teenage kid growing up in Tallaght gets up to. About the impact boxing has had on his life & how his impe...

After a couple of weeks break Ian & AL are back with plenty to discuss in episode 246. The lads disagree over the Joseph Parker v Fabio Wardley stoppage and look back over the Queensbury promotions card last weekend in Manchester where once again UK officials were under the spotlight. MVP Promotions have been front and centre in the headlines as Chantelle Cameron vacates the WBC title AND Jake Pau...

JB Promotion cards are becoming a regular event on the Irish sports scene - and each event is bringing new levels of entertainment. The most recent fight night ‘A New Dawn’ brought us back to the National Sradium - the home of Irish boxing and had a little bit of everything. On episode 245 Ian and AL look back over the show & pick the standouts. You will also hear from heavyweight debutant Daniel...

There’s no doubt 2025 has been an action packed one for Irish boxing - the next big show is Jay Byrne Promotios ‘A New Dawn’ on Friday 10th October at the National Stadium. Top of the bill is a battle of 2 pals Paul Ryan v Edward Donovan which promises to be a tremendous match. There’s a huge Cork v Kerry derby when Cathal Crowley takes on Kevin Cronin. Daniel O’Sullivan will face Dean Walsh, Shau...

What a fortnight it’s been, 2 colossal boxing shows featuring Lewis Crocker, Paddy Donovan and Mick Conlan with the very best of Irish boxers on the undercards. Sadly - it has been somewhat overshadowed by the tragic death of Ricky Hatton. In this episode 243 Ian and AL visit O'Rourke's Gym as another of Ireland's top welterweights Ryan O'Rourke prepares for his next outing in New York. We catch u...

The first time these two welterweights boxed in Belfast, Donovan was so dominant that his biggest threat was simply getting carried away and finishing matters prematurely by unfair means. The only way he could lose, it seemed, was if he continued to foul Crocker and ended up getting disqualified.  This time around Donovan and Crocker would renew acquaintances in front of a 20,000 capacity at Winds...

There are no words that can summarise the life of Ricky Hatton - simply because he managed to achieve SO much in his life. He was a multi weight world champion, a darling of the public, a friend, a coach, son, a Dad and a Grandad. He was a man who never forgot where he came from even at the hight of his fame and world domination Ricky Hatton always made time for his fans - for the people who saw h...

Michael Conlan's recent Dublin debut against Jack Bateston promised much and delivered more. A huge card of boxing for an Irish fanbase that have been starved of these shows over the years. Is Conlan the man to return these regular big shows to an adoring Irish fanbase? Will he keep his word and fight the remainder of his career south of the border? Time will tell. Episode 240 is divided betwe...

Mick Conlan, the fighting pride of Ireland has recently reshaped his team under the Wasserman Boxing promotion and is 3 weeks out from his Dublin debut on September 5th against Leeds Jack Bateson. Having taken over year out in 2024 he completely rebuilt his coaching team, promotion team and now manages his own career along with top fighters like Janade Boston, Dean Walsh & Kevin Cronin. Mick talks...

Wayne McCullough's historic WBC Bantamweight title win, which occurred 30 years ago, is being celebrated as a significant milestone in Irish boxing. On July 30, 1995, McCullough defeated Yasuei Yakushiji in Japan to become the first Irish WBC world champion, a victory often cited as one of the greatest away wins in Irish boxing - The win was not just a personal triumph for McCullough, but it a...

The lads return with a quick catchup and look back over the last couple of weeks boxing. Katie Taylor once again outclassed and outboxed Amanda Serrano to draw a line under their rivalry - winning even more empathetically this time around. And despite all the ‘expert’ opinion predicting that Usyk is “too old” or “showing signs of aging - he delivered a career best performance to destroy Daniel Dub...