Enswell Boxing

Theres not many promoters in the modern game who can list Muhammad Ali, Vladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko, Shane Mosley, Kevin Kelley, and Genady Golovkin. Recently inducted into the Hall of Fame Tom Loeffler is busy rebuilding his new stable of stars and right at the heart of that is Cork’s Callum Walsh. In this special episode - Tom joins us to talk about a very rare and special boxing career...

With the dust settled on what was the biggest fight in Irish boxing between Belfast puncher Lewis Crocker & Limerick stylist Paddy Donovan - a classic Irish tale was setup to deliver - and it didn’t disappoint. The build up had been raucous, the comments went back and forth between the camps and then the first bell came….. On episode 230 we’re joined by Irish boxing legend Wayne McCullough &am...

In episode 229 Ian & Al have a look back over the greatest fight card in history featuring Callum Smith v Josh Bustsi, Zhelie Zheng v Agit Kabayel, Virgil Ortiz jr v Israil Madramov, Carlos Adams’s v Hamsa Shiraz, Shakur Stevenson v Josh Padley & the new main event Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole. A truly incredible card with no shortage of talking points. And with Ian on his way to cover th...

When John Cooney began his professional career 4 years ago we knew he was special. AL says in this episode “I never needed to hear or see John to know he was in the room” - that goes a long way to describing the presence he had. He won the BBBoC Super Featherweight Celtic title in just his 10th professional fight, stopping Liam Gaynor in the first round on the Taylor V Cameron undercard & announce...

It’s been a frantic final few weeks for boxing, especially in Irish circles. In this episode Ian & AL review War in Waterford & welcome long time friend of the show Graham ‘G-Train’ McCormack, fresh off his win over Craig McCarthy. Graham tells us what that win means for him and what to expect next. The lads talk about the strange blocking of Cork star Tommy Hyde by the Boxing Union of Ire...

This second preview episode for the War in Waterford show Ian and Al chat to Dylan Moran and look over his career - the unlikely journey that has lead him to this huge domestic Irish clash with Tyrone McKenna. The lads chat about the highs and lows &’Al recalls the conversation he had with Dylan when he first signed professional with Kieran Farrell in Manchester - his dream then was to bring b...

Not long on from a domestic cracker with Lewis Crocker - Tyrone McKenna closes the year with another fascinating all Irish battle as he takes on Dylan Moran on the Neil Power and Conlan Boxing promotion War in Waterford. In the first of 2 preview episodes Ian and Al look over both fighters path to this one and welcome Tyrone McKenna to tell us about it. We also hear from his partner in boxing and...

How was that for an encore from Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano? And also, how about some more controversy? Just like their first fight, Taylor and Serrano delivered another instant classic Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where Taylor outlasted Serrano to remain the undisputed super lightweight champion. After 10 epic rounds, all three judges scored the fight 9...

There is no better way to describe Katie Taylor than in the words of Irish legend and former WBC world champion Christina McMahon "Katie Taylor - she just NEVER lets us down”As we prepare for the second wave of a war for the ages Ian & Al look towards what could be another classic boxing match that already sits alongside the classics. Katie Taylor has had to dig deep many times in her history...

This one is very much an impromptu episode following the announcement by Ohara Davies last night. As I watched him call time on his boxing career I recalled the Golden Contract final preview episode Enswell Boxing did with him back in 2020. On that occasion he faced Tyrone McKenna in the final and ultimately won. But the build up had been hot, both fellas never held back and after being hung out t...

Having had a few weeks of what you could call a boxing break - the Irish boxing scene exploded into life with a return of a show that would remind fans of those heady Bernard Dunne nights. On this occasion it was ‘King’ Callum Walsh on a truly unique UFC production that lived up to all the hopes & expectations. ian and Al look back over the card that also featured Shauna O’Keefe, Edward Donova...

A week out from a comeback fight that really didn’t seem possible this time last year - when Irish boxer Larry Fryers was seriously injured by a hit and run driver as he prepared for camp for an upcoming fight. 12 months & 4 surgery’s later - he is finalising his preparations for a fight with Ameliano Vargas at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale Arizona. LIVE on ESPN Part 1 of this interview...

On June 17th 2023 Monaghan's Larry Fryers walked to the ring off the back of a win that few (if any) knew the magnitude of. Not only did it end a losing streak - it proved the benefit of all the mental and personal development were starting to allow Larry deliver on the obvious talent that Irish boxing fans have always adored. On that night Fryers tore into the highly fancied Dimasah Niyazsov (14-...

Irish welterweight Francy Luzoho has been a friend of this show since day dot. Back then he was based in Blanchardstown and trained in Inchicore. We've spoken to him in his various stops around the world like Champs camp in Lanzarote, on to Tenerife, to Box Smart Elite in West Midlands and now to MLSS Community hub in Walsall where he has just won the WBF Silver Welterweight title under the tutela...

With school holidays in full flight & boxing’s mid term break the reason for fight fans hunger - the recent weeks have been busy for Irish boxing. TJ Doheny has announced a super fight with Japanese ‘Monster’ Noye Inoue. Anto Cacacae is well into his preparations for the defence of his IBF feather weight title at Wembley on September 21st: And Aaron McKenna is the first of the 2 brothers to fi...

Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will headline a Wembley Stadium super card on September 21. The British pair will meet for the IBF heavyweight world title which is held by Dubois after Usyk vacated the belt and he was upgraded from interim to regular champion. in this episode the lads look back over what’s been a hectic few weeks in the professional game & give their thoughts on what’s been a...

It may only come around every 4 years - but the Olympic Games has always been ‘the greatest show on earth’ for amateur athletes and while the lines between professional & amateur may have been blurred in recent years - the hopes and dreams of Irish boxers have been focused entirely on Paris since the closing ceremony at Tokyo in 2021. in this episode Ian and Al look at the incredible qualifica...

With all the recent controversy and media coverage surrounding the Irish squad selection for the final Olympic qualifiers - it was going to take something special to drown out that noise. That something special came in record form - Kellie Harringon, Michaela Walsh, Aoife O’Rourke & Aidan Walsh are double Olympians, Dean Clancy, Jude Gallagaher, Jack Marley, Jennifer Lehane, Grainne Walsh &amp...

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After a brief sabbatical - Ian and Al are back to preview one of - if not THE biggest heavyweight fight of a generation. Tyson Fury versus Oleksander Usyk promises much - but what will it deliver? The lads discuss how they see it playing out and make their predictions with Al going one further and calling a win for Belfaast super featherweight Anto Cacace over champion Joe Cordina. With a lot of f...

On the most Irish weekend of the year proud Galway man Tomas O’Toole headlines the McEleney promotions ‘Breaking Ground’ card in Galway. Having been living and training in Boston the last number of years Tomas took time out of his fight week to tell his story. With Irish boxers in action all over the world,Ian & Al look back over his he best of the action. in Association with 🎩 VIOLENT GENTLE...

The boxer’s world is very different to that of any other profession. In a fight - minutes seem like hours and in the fight business - hours seem like days etc. So with everything else that has transpired in the boxing world since Josh Taylor & Jack Catterall first fought - fans would be forgiven if the details were a bit cloudy. This episode was actually recorded in the immediate aftermat...

Only feels like yesterday wben we were begrudgingly putting the Christmas behind us when Al & Ian were in O'Rourkes gym & featured interviews with newly crowned BBoC Celtic champ John Cooney, Ryan O'Rourke, Allan Phelan & the 'Ice Man' Keane McMahon. With camp completed, the hard work done - weight made just 24 hours before his fight on Star Boxing show at the Paramount, Longisland. Ke...

In episode 205 we featured a small section of an interview with former pro turned promoter Jay Byrne who's series of Dublin shows on Feb 9th, March 1st and March 9th THE most immediatein the future of professional boxing on the island of Ireland, In this episode we feature the full length interview with Jay as he explains the details of his blueprint and talks about upcoming announcements to come...

Momentum & consistency are key attributes when it comes to boxing - as they are in the podcast world and with Ep 205 we continue to build on all that, Allan Phelan (10-3) featherweight and known by all in Irish boxing circles is back in camp at O;'Rourke's Gym and joins us to talk about his plans for the immediate future. And we talk immediate future of professional boxing on the island of Ire...