Enswell Boxing Podcast

Aaron McKenna & Liam Smith have had plenty to say in the buildup to this middleweight clash - but all the talking is done now. McKenna weighed in at 159.7lbs for the middleweight bout on the Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn card, with former world champion Smith coming in bang on 160lbs.

Will the youthful McKenna have too much? Or will the experience and guile of former world champ be able to roll back the years? Don’t blink - this one ...

After what was a tremendous nights boxing at Dublin’s National Stadium - featuring 4 title fights, a number of domestic clashes, debuts and no shortage of controversial wins shock upsets Ian & AL look back over the full nights action - with guests including Cian Reddy, Podge Collins, Eoghan Lavin, Pajo Hyland & Dean Byrne, Ian Gaughran & Kevin Cronin.

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Ian and AL are joined in fight week by 2 lads who will feature on the upcoming ‘Night of Champions at the National Stadium where they boxed all their amateur careers. Cian Reddy boxed out of Portlaoise in the amateur vest & will look to go 5-0 with a win on Saturdays show. And Cork’s Steven Cairns had a hugely successful amateur career - laden with Irish titles and now boxing under Dave Coldwell.

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It’s a while since we had a fight card that included so much for so many as the upcoming JB Promotions ‘A Night of Champions at the iconic home of Irish boxing. In this episode, no 233 we welcome Mayo Middleweight Eoghan Lavin. As an amateur he won 9 Irish titles. Since turning professional he is signed to Anthony Joshua’s 258 Management & is promoted by Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions.

This Saturday night he returns to the...

In this episode Ian & AL remember one of the magical nights of Irish boxing - Bernard Dunne v Ricardo Cordoba - incredibly 16 years ago this week!

The lads also look back over TJ Doheny v Nick Ball & the controversy that followed, Mick Conlan’s comeback & future plans aswell as all the fights from Madison Square Garden on St. Patrick’s Day.

We look back over the phenomenal career of one of boxing’s greatest EVER, George ...

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 ahead of a March 16 Irish Boxing bo...

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 & his new protege Mathew Tyndall to...

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 the biggest domestic Irish battle in m...

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 & announced himself to the boxing powers.

We ...

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 Ireland and the preview the massive Usy...

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 big time boxing to Waterford, and no...

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 podcasting - lifelong friend, forme...

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 95-94 for Taylor, despite Taylor havi...

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 making career, and Amanda Serrano w...

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 Donovan v Craig O’Brien, Emmet Brennan v K...

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

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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 (14-1-3) for the WBB Super Lightweight ...

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 tutelage of coach Bhupinder Singh, nickna...