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Opponent Scout Report: October 21st-22nd

There are Irish in action up and down Britain this weekend in title tussles, comebacks, keep-busys, and grudge matches. Friday

1962: In possible the biggest all-Irish fight ever, Belfast’s Johnny Caldwell and Freddie Gilroy did battle at the King’s Hall

2013: Carl Frampton stopped Frenchman Jeremy Parodi in the sixth with a hellacious body shot to retain his European super

2015: While he did not know it at the time, Eamonn O’Kane put on a valiant performance in what was

1993: Ballymena’s Eamonn Loughran outpointed (118-110, 117-112, 116-112) rangey American Lorenzo Smith to claim the vacant WBO welterweight title at

2015: Mick Conlan overcame a heart-stopping final round knockdown to secure a unanimous decision win over Uzbek mini tank Muradzhon

2010: A brilliant day at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi saw three gold medals plundered by Paddy Barnes, Paddy Gallagher,

2015: Moate’s Joe Ward guaranteed silver at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. The light heavyweight, one of only three

2010: Tommy McCarthy and Steven Ward guaranteed light heavy and heavy silver at the Cmmonwealth Games in New Delhi. McCarthy

1888: Cork’s Jack McAuliffe defended his World lightweight title in a barn in New Jersey. McAuliffe knocked out Bill Dacey