sam storey Archives - Irish Boxing

Excitement has been brewing at a steady pace since it was confirmed Tyrone McKenna and Lewis Crocker will fight at

WATCH: The Sam Storey Interview

It’s 20 years since Belfast’s Sam Storey retired. During an illustrious career Storey won the Irish middleweight title and claimed

1956: Drogheda’s Tony ‘Socks’ Byrne, captain of the Irish boxing team, won Olympic bronze in Melbourne. The Louth lightweight followed

2006: Bernard Dunne solidified his position as a crossover star in Ireland by winning the vacant European super bantamweight title

1989: Sam Storey widely outpointed Londoner Tony Burke to win the British super middleweight title at the Ulster Hall. With

1994: Chris Eubank stopped Belfast’s Sam Storey in the seventh round to defend his WBO super middleweight title in Cardiff

Paul Fitzgerald was the only Irish boxer to win two bouts at the 1984 LA Olympics. The Arklow man hammered