noel magee

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

= 1949: In the final fight of his career, flyweight Rinty Monaghan defended his World, European, Commonwealth, and British titles

1985: Barry McGuigan defended his WBA featherweight title for the first time. The Clones Cyclone took on dangerous, unbeaten, American