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On This Day: October 7th

1995: Ballymena’s Eamonn Loughran successfully defended his WBO welterweight title for the final time at the Ulster Hall in Belfast.

1982: Larne’s Roy Webb secured Commonwealth silver at the Games in Brisbane, Australia, outpointing home fighter Richard Reilly in the

2011: John Joe Nevin scored a 19:17 win over Uzbek Orzubek Shayimov to become the first Irishman to win two

1923: Clare’s Mike McTigue retained his World light heavyweight in bizarre and controversial circumstances at Driving Park in Columbus, Georgia.

1953: Belfast’s John Kelly won the British and European titles on a glorious night in front of 10,000 fans at

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

2006: Ten years ago Matthew Macklin and Jamie Moore did battle for Moore’s British light middleweight title in one of

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

2003: Damaen Kelly travelled to Colombia to unsuccessfully challenge for the IBF flyweight title in a fight that was screened

2009: Matthew Macklin won the European middleweight title with a destructive win over Amin Asikainen at the Velodrome in Manchester.