Enswell Boxing

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...

Something we all hear quite a lot these days is people saying “I’ve come from nothing...” and invariably then when you drill into it a little more, it doesn’t quite transpire  that way.  Well imagine being homeless and living on the street. Waiting on your older brother to call -  who has emigrated, is working on a pig farm to earn enough money to bring you to Ireland  in search of a better life. ...

The maiden voyage of 2021 - and definitely not the start to the year that we all wished for. But we’ve handled, survived and overcome 2 previous lockdowns, we’ll knock this one out too! In your ears on this episode is a fella who causes quite a stir a few weeks out from Christmas when it was announced he would be the latest addition to Mark Dunlop’s stable. I didn’t know anything  about Conor prio...

With Christmas not yet in in our rearview mirrors - there’s still a few days to enjoy. This episode welcomes freelance sports agent, manager and promoter to some of Ireland’s top emerging talents like Tony Browns, Vic Rabei, Ryan O’Rourke and Tiarnan Bradley amongst others. He talks about 2020  - the year where most in the business (if not all in Ireland) were sidelined and how he challenged his f...

Christmas Eve episode as we begin to draw a line under a rather different year. Its very special to be still podcasting, still growing, developing and learning when many fall away so early in their existence. That is down to the support and love of the listeners, the support of the fighters, coaches and wonderful folk who give their time to you the listener - to see and hear a little bit of what g...

We welcome Boxing Tickets N.I host Steven Morton back on this epsisode to look over all the fights we previewed on the last episode and  to look over some current fight news. Al and Steve talk about the MTK Golden Contract finals and all that went with those - they talk about Bolotniksand what may lie ahead for him and look over some of the bigger fights in the meantime. We also welcome Cork light...

Special collab episode as we welcome Steven Morton from Boxing Tickets NI to look at the re-scheduled  MTK Global Golden Contract final between Jazza Dickens and Ryan Walsh.  We hear from Jazza & we also hear comments from a certain Mr Eddie Hearn on last weekends fight. Steven gives his insight and thoughts on the recent debate surrounding Daniel Dubois v Joe Joyce and more.  Hosted on Acast....

Saturday night was a historic card a- featured 3 women’s world title fights - the highlight was Katie Taylor’s sensational performance. The boxing world was again left shocked & disappointed by Sky’s pundits. Al talks about the fights, the false narrative & asks why is Tasha Jonas being frozen out?! Joining us on this episode is Sinead Kavanagh - the 5 time  Irish Elite champion who switch...

Ahead of Saturday nights historic card at Wembley Arena which features 3 women’s world tile fights - this episode takes time to look back over the fight the girls have had over the years - just to fight. Al looks back at some fascinating clips from previous episodes featuring Ireland’s former WBC World champ Christina McMahon. Belfast & Holy Trinity fighter Louise Welsh. Manchester’s former pr...

We have a Munster flavour to this episode as we welcome light heavyweight Kingdom Warrior Kevin Cronin back. He was last on the show in March 2019 as he prepared for his pro debut. Since then he's had mixed fortunes and has begun fighting of a different kind. And we cannot have a Munster theme without the bold, the brilliant Spike O'Sullivan.  He tells Al about growing up in Cork, traini...

Big Tommy McCarthy is a busy man this week - he's in demand from all the main media outlets and rightly so! Tommy has been a colossal part of the Irish boxing landscape since his days in the HP Unit. His talent has never been in doubt and neither has his honest, personable and REAL personality. There were times in that career where many wondered when or even if that talent would be realised....

🥊 3 guests join Al  as he dedicates the episode to Katelyn Phelan and her team following their sensational win in Germany over the weekend.  🥊 Following his recent retirement announcement, Navan Middleweight Chris Blaney is back on the show to talkabout the decision to hang up the gloves. He talks to Al about how he arrived at the decision, when and why and we hear a couple of messages from form...

What better way to return from a short break than to feature a true boxing work of art. Recent True North production ‘When Boxing Ends’ gave fans a look at the real world of professional boxing. Featuring 4 Belfast boxers - Tyrone McKenna, Brian Magee, Eamonn Magee & Ryan Burnett the documentary tells their stories and puts to rest many myths that surround world champions. Ally McKenzie is the...

In this final preview episode -  listen to the crowd, remember those big McKenna fight nights and listen to the views of Eamonn O’Kane, Roy Sheehan, Steven Morton and of course the 2 lads - OHara Davies and Tyrone McKenna ahead of what promises to be an electric final.  Special shout out & word to Jazza Dickens & Ryan Walsh who will have to wait a bit longer to serve up their treat. But wi...

Many talk about transitions in boxing in terms of switching from amateur to the professional ranks, the same ones who talk about that transition tend to have very little (or no) idea exactly how great a transition that really is. Jamie Conlan made that transition, very successfully & fought at the very highest level against some of the very best. But in this episode we hear about another trans...

Ryan Walsh faces our guest from the previous episode Jazza Dickens in the featherweight final in the Golden Contract. Listen as Ryan is joined by his twin brother Liam - who is also British, Commonwealth and European title holder along with his older brother Micheal a 13-0 with 13 knockouts. The lads speak about their bond, unity and how it’s the secret to their success. This is one of THE most in...

In a step away from the familiar weekly format - Modus Operandi is a short series of 4 episodes which looks closely at the MTK Golden Contract finals, the finalists and what took them to this very point of their careers. The featherweight finalists Ryan Walsh and Jazza Dickens and the super lightweights Ohara Davies and Tyrone McKenna. Throughout each episode Al will welcome retired Irish Middlewe...

A facinating and brillaint insight from a fella who has found what some would say an 'inner peace',others may say his 'true caling'. But the boxing world calls him Dee Walsh. A former undefeated (12-0) Irish Light Middleweight champion pulls back the curatin and gives listners a wee glimpse of what goes on in a coaches mind when planning for a fight, the journey from drilling a...

With many people feeling the effects of everyday, real life and REAL WORLD matters, Al chats about some of the things you listeners have been in contact about. Theres 4 guests, all from the same gym - Stephen O'Rourke is the coach at St. Michaels in Inchicore and by way of Manchester. He coaches the 3 other guest on this episode. Ryan, his son, and Victor Rabei both join Steve to chat about l...

We hear from 2 fellas at very different stages of their lives and indeed boxing careers. Stevie McKenna is a few days away from making his UK TV debut on Channel 5. He chats about the transition he and Aaron have made, how they came home just before lockdown and have effectively been in camp ever since. He chats about training with Freddie Roach and that now infamous spat with Ryan Garcia. Stephen...