Enswell Boxing

Now that the dust has settled on Tokyo 2020/21 episode 4 of ‘Olympic Dreemz’ takes a look back over it all.  Oisín Fagan was 30 before he first laced a boxing glove - by the time he hung them up he had amassed almost 40 fights, winning US state and National titles an Irish title and faced opponents of the calibre of Eddie Hyland, Amir Khan, Paul Spedafora and Julio Caesar Chavez jnr.  Hugely popul...

Only seems a few short days ago we were building up, anticipating & hoping for a successful positive Olympics for the Irish boxers.  Those few days have flown by and its safe to say all those boxes have been ticked ☑️ In  this 4th instalment of Olympic Dreemz we’re joined by Olympic silver medalist, former bantamweight world champ - Belfast & Ireland’s finest Wayne McCullough.  We hear the...

In the second instalment of our Olympic series we recap the opening days of the games for team Ireland boxers. We look back over the opening results for Kurt, Emmet & Michaela (& at the time of writing Aidan is cruising to an opening round win). Neil Loughran joins us to talk about the team of 1964 that visited Tokyo. And we profile Brendan Irvine’s build up to the games aswell as Aidan &a...

As the Greatest Show on earth gets under way - the 28th Summer Olympics. It makes sense that Enswell Boxing should be the one to highlight & profile the Magnificent 7 boxers who will quite literally fight for Ireland over the next 19 days. In this first part of our ‘Olympic Dreemz’ series we learn a little more about Lisburn featherweight Kurt Walker as his Canal BC coach Jim Russell joins us....

Willo Hayden, has recently  signed with Queensberry Promotions. The Irish prospect has a mysterious following and has won gold at the 2016 European Championships. Hayden has over 300 amateur fights and is undefeated in 45 championship fights in Ireland. Hayden says that he would have loved to go to the senior level and the World Championships but waiting wouldn’t have been optimal for his ultimate...

This week marked 100 years since the legendary Jack Dempsey beat George Coutier in front of a record crowd of 90,000 - generating the first million pound gate ever. Al remembers that momentous event wirh footage AND commentary from the fight. Al chats through some of the headlines that top the boxing world including the drama centered around Michael Zeraffa’s withdrawal from the fight with Tim Tsz...

Following on from Celtic Clash 11 last weekend, we have a quick look over the reactions and results as the momentum builds again towards a 12th instalment later in the year. With the HUGE Falls Park  announcement of Mick Conlan fighting TJ Doheny on the Aug 6th Belfast showpiece, we listen to Teddy Atlas thoughts on the unique atmosphere around Belfast boxing on fight night and how it made an impr...

The hugely successful and popular Celtic Clash series is one which has almost single handily kept the Irish pro scene going for the last 10 years. With names like Sean Creagh, O'Connor, Stephen Reynolds,  Rohan Date, Jay Byrne, Carl McDonald, Ciaran McVarnock, Eric Donovan and so many more  - all making their professional boxing debuts on Celtic Clash cards - number 11 is the show which leads...

The boxing world is usually one that moves painfully slow - these last few weeks the winds of change have been blowing. With the Matchroom, DAZN & Sky all making sweeping changes, Tyson Fury & Deontae Wilder play the big switcheroo & only recently Lopez b Kambosis falls foul of Covid. But there’s only one place we can focus for episode number 171. The sporting world at large delighted...

Barely 3 days on from his Majority decision win over Shane Mosley jr in Mandalay Bay hotel to win the NABA Middleweight title, Ballybofey boxer Jason Quigley is back to chat about the Covid layoff, how things have changed for him and his outlook. His teaming up with Wayne McCullough and the outpouring of emotion following a really key victory. Jason is one of the most open and honest fellas in the...

With much conversation surrounding the good, the bad and the ugly of boxing the last few weeks - one thing is for certain. Its place in the sporting world is UNDISPUTED. As the positivity continues to grow with our emergence from lockdown - some are insisting on creating drama! We look over the unification fight between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez last weekend & relive some of those magical m...

Boxing is famous for many reasons. For its toughness, harshness that borders on cruelty at times. But it also gives anybody willing to dedicate, commit and submit themselves to learning at all costs. To breaking their body and mind over and over again in the chase of becoming the best.  Maureen Shea epitomises all that. She fought battles outside the ring just to be able to do all of the above. Sh...

The night 2 teenage girls climbed through the ropes not just to  to fight each other - but to fight for the right of every Irish girl to box in the future. On that historic Halloween night in 2001, they  travelled to the world famous South Circular Road ‘Stadium’ for what has since become a historic, momentous occasion.  Katie Taylor and Alanna Audley helped change the face of female boxing in Ire...

Boxing took centre stage at the weekend again with shows in UK, US and Australia. Closer to home it was the Copperbox and Matchroom as Shannon Courtenay had decided to become the righteous, defender of the sport of boxing as she repeatedly attempted to criticise and chastise her Australian opponent Ebanie Bridges for using her 'assets' to sell the fight. The irony of this hypocrisy wasn&...

On that unforgettable August night in Falls Park Belfast, Dublin Middleweight Luke Keeler blasted highly-rated American Luis Arias (18-1-1) out of the way to earn a shot at  the WBO world middleweight motor mouth Demetrius ‘Boo Boo’ Andrade. A career that has brought Celtic and Irish middleweight titles along with the WBO European strap, a career thats  earned him top European and world rankings -...

Time for talkin is done, the time for all the one sided hype is over. Ireland’s Dennis Hogan is hours away from another high profile figh: Despite all the promotional bias, he has remained calm, professional & respectful - despite the lack of same from some who consider themselves professional! Guests on this episode include Irish heavyweight Niall Kennedy and former Middleweight champion, Der...

With the fight edging ever closer - this second preview episode looks at the people behind the scenes who work with the fighters and help bring the best out in them.  We hear from the man who will step into the breach in Wayne McCullough’s covid forced absence, Stephen Edwards. He talks about his time working with Dennis & how he first heard about the changes Dennis wanted to make. We look at...

This episode looks back over the big fights of the last couple of weeks and chats about Gary Cully, Lewis Crocker and Paul Hyland. With no less than 16 Irish boxers out last weekend alone - we have a look over the results and indeed ahead to this weekend with the highlight of the boxing schedule taking us to Gibraltar for the much anticipated and long awaited rematch between Dillian Whyte and Alex...

Swindon cruiserweight Luke Watkins made his debut back in 2014. His family connections are in Taghmon, Wexford and  ‘The Duke’ fought and beat Dublin an favorite Ian Timms in 2017 before going on later that year to win the Commonwealth title also under the guidance of long time coach & friend Paddy Fitzpatrick. Listen as Luke chats about his “obsessive personality” which has lead him down many...

His fists earned him a world flyweight  boxing title , but his songs and geniality won him his city’s hearts. Nicknamed the singing Irishman, Rinty Monaghan, even decades after he left the ring, remains a beloved Belfast icon. In a town full of fascinating characters, Monaghan has proven to be one of the most enduringly popular figures Titanic town has ever produced, yet few Irish- Americans know...

After a short extended break to move into the new home of Enswell Boxing, the new studio, its brilliant to jump back in and catch up on what’s been a tumultuous couple of weeks for boxing. Like many fans, Liverpool lass Carly Skelly expected to be boxing on at Wembley last weekend in the rematch of her drawn Commonwealth title bout with Amy Timlin. She joins us to talk about what happened.......an...

In this episode we remember ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks who shocked the sporting world in only his eight professional fight by beating Muhammad Ali in 1978. He passed away this week ages just 67. And back to ‘co-host’ - to look back over a stunning 18 months or so if his career that has seen him win the WBA International, British & Golden contract titles and he’s now preparing to fight for the IBF feat...

It's been well documented that many fighters saw their hopes, dreams and plans put on hold in 2020, many have remained that way since. After almost a year out of the ring many wondered how or if Aaron and Steven would be affected?! The displays were as resounding as they were devastating - Steven scored 2 knockout wins in 7 days and Aaron demolished his opponent, picking up exactly where he l...

There are so many trade phrases, cliches and buzz words which are used regularly in sport - not just boxing, that don’t always fit. But it is beyond a shadow of doubt the term ‘People’s Champ’ could quite easily have been created for Josh Warrington. His story, his humble, unassuming & honest approach is rare in life not just professional sport.  Put that with the fantastic bond he has with hi...

As uncertainty, inconsistency & chaos reigns all around - there’s an hour of good reliable boxing talk with 3 fantastic guests from all around the world. When it comes to knowledge, experience and air miles - few have more than Tommy McCormack. He is one of the busiest cutmen in the business & one of the most popular. He joins us to talk about ‘Bubble’ protocol & his experiences with d...