On This Day: November 29th
1956: Drogheda’s Tony ‘Socks’ Byrne, captain of the Irish boxing team, won Olympic bronze in Melbourne. The Louth lightweight followed
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On This Day: September 30th
= 1949: In the final fight of his career, flyweight Rinty Monaghan defended his World, European, Commonwealth, and British titles
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On This Day: September 28th
1985: Barry McGuigan defended his WBA featherweight title for the first time. The Clones Cyclone took on dangerous, unbeaten, American
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