The Top 20 Most Popular Irish Boxers
Just over a year ago Irish-Boxing.com compiled a list of the Top 20 most popular Irish fighters – in terms of Twitter followers. A lot has changed in twelve months with World title wins and losses, amateur medals, and break-out stars.
Below is an updated Top 20, along with the previous positions of each boxer.
1. Tyson Fury
Heavyweight
@Tyson_Fury
464,000 Followers
Last Year: (250,000 Followers)
2. Carl Frampton
Featherweight
@RealCFrampton
253,000 Followers
Last Year: (123,000 Followers)
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3. Paddy Barnes
Light Flyweight
@paddyb_ireland
87,300 Followers
Last Year: (60,500 Followers)
4. Gary O’Sullivan
Middleweight
@spike_osullivan
85,900 Followers
Last Year: (48,100 Followers)
5. Mick Conlan
Bantamweight
@mickconlan11
71,500 Followers
Last Year: (26,300 Followers)
6. Katie Taylor
Lightweight
@KatieTaylor
64,500 Followers
Last Year: (45,600 Followers)
7. Andy Lee
Middleweight
@AndyLeeBoxing
62,400 Followers
Last Year: (49,000 Followers)
8. Matt Macklin
Middleweight
@mattmacklin
61,200 Followers
Last Year: (51,400 Followers)
9. John Joe Nevin
Super Featherweight
@johnJoeNevin
51,400 Followers
Last Year: (49,000 Followers)
10. Frankie Gavin
Welterweight
@frankiegavin1
47,300 Followers
Last Year: #9 (39,400 Followers)
11. Hughie Fury
Heavyweight
@hughiefury
46,300 Followers
Last Year: (27,300 Followers)
12. Bernard Dunne
Super Bantamweight
@Bernard_Dunne
36,200 Followers
Last Year: (31,100 Followers)
13. Wayne McCullough
Bantamweight
@WayneMcCullough
21,100 Followers
Last Year: (17,400 Followers)
14. Paul McCloskey
Lightweight
@Paul_Mccloskey
15,800 Followers
Last Year: (13,900 Followers)
15. Kenneth Egan
Light Heavyweight
@KenEgan30
13,000 Followers
Last Year: (11,200 Followers)
16. Martin Rogan
Heavyweight
@BigRogie
12,300 Followers
Last Year: (11,700 Followers)
17. Ryan Burnett
Bantamweight
@ryanburnett01
12,100 Followers
Last Year: (6,400 Followers)
18. Conrad Cummings
Middleweight
@champcummings
10,600 Followers
Last Year: (6,650 Followers)
19. Jason Quigley
Middleweight
@jay_quigley
10,500 Followers
Last Year: (7,500 Followers)
20. Darren O’Neill
Middleweight
@DarrenONeil
10,200 Followers
Last Year: (8,000 Followers)
Cheers to Leonard Gunning for his help with the list
