Person: Eamonn Magee

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Eamonn Magee: The boxer whose most fearsome fights were outside the ring

In an exclusive extract from The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee, author Paul D. Gibson charts his opening exchanges with the Belfast boxer who's been shot twice, kidnapped, and exiled out of the country during a career which saw him become world champion.

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Eamonn Magee's life brings a whole new level to the rags to riches story

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Your Tuesday lunchtime news catch-up

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No 37 for Kerry: The one no-one saw coming

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Mooney’s parting shot a winner for St Colman’s

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Duddy’s special ‘Homecoming’

Khan out to impress on Irish debut

AMIR KHAN has left nothing to chance ahead of his first fight in Ireland tomorrow night.

Fri, 19 May, 2006

Williams joins Belfast bill

Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams has been added to the King’s Hall show in Belfast on Saturday night following the withdrawal of WBO featherweight title holder Scott Harrison.

Wed, 17 May, 2006

Hatton wins, but it was no Boston tea party

Ricky Hatton was crowned a two-weight world champion in Boston after battling through the toughest night of his career to beat WBA welterweight king Luis Collazo on points.

Sun, 14 May, 2006

Magee back in style

Courageous Belfast fighter Eamonn Magee tonight completed his comeback from an horrific street attack by retaining his WBU welterweight title with a third-round stoppage of Dane Allan Vester.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2005

Calzaghe promises to take frustrations out on Veit

Joe Calzaghe is intent on taking out his frustrations on Mario Veit after the cancellation of his 16th WBO super-middleweight title defence scheduled for Belfast tonight.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2005

Calzaghe defence floored by WBO rule

Joe Calzaghe’s WBO super-middleweight title defence against Brian Magee in Belfast tomorrow has been cancelled.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2005

Eamonn Magee returns to the ring

Ireland's Eamonn Magee returns to the ring next month for the first time since his leg was broken in a vicious street assault.

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005

Champion boxer's career 'ruined', court hears

World boxing champion Eamonn Magee’s career was ended after a neighbourhood row over a snowman erupted in violence, a court heard today.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004

Mechanic denies attacking boxing champ

A motor mechanic today denied carrying out the savage beating which has left world boxing champion Eamonn Magee’s career in ruins.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2004

Eamonn Magee ends boxing career after Belfast assault

WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee has decided to end his boxing career after suffering serious leg injuries during an assault in west Belfast last weekend.

Fri, 05 Mar, 2004

Magee hangs up gloves after attack

Eamonn Magee tonight revealed that his boxing career is over.

Thu, 04 Mar, 2004

Champion boxer 'beaten by Belfast thugs'

World champion boxer Eamonn Magee, who was left with a broken leg after being dragged from his car and beaten by thugs in Belfast, also suffered a possible punctured lung, his coach said today.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2004

Hatton enters boxing elite

Ricky Hatton’s masterful points win over Ben Tackie at Manchester’s MEN Arena last night elevated him into the light-welterweight elite.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2003

Magee hopes win will give him Hatton shot

Eamonn Magee believes that claiming the WBU welterweight title on Saturday night will put him back in the frame for a rematch with Ricky Hatton.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2003

Ukral sees off Magee challenge

Northern Ireland’s Eamonn Magee failed in his attempt to unseat European light-welterweight champion Oktay Urkal in Magdeburg tonight, coming off second best in a unanimous points decision.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2003

Magee gets a date

Ulsterman Eamonn Magee will challenge Germany’s Oktay Urkal for the European light-welterweight title on May 3 in Germany.

Thu, 20 Mar, 2003

Hatton destined for big time - Warren

Britain’s Ricky Hatton has today been hailed as the biggest live attraction in British boxing as promoter Frank Warren lined up his next title defence.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2002

Magee ready for the Hitman

Eamonn Magee is ready to give Ricky Hatton the fight of his life when the pair clash in their big domestic light-welterweight showdown at the MEN Arena on Saturday night.

Sat, 01 Jun, 2002

Magee makes light of Hatton boast

Belfast hard man Eamonn Magee has laughed off Ricky Hatton’s boast that he can become the new Naseem Hamed of British boxing.

Thu, 30 May, 2002

Hatton wants Magee out of the way

Ricky Hatton intends to get Eamonn Magee out of the way as quickly as possible on Saturday night in order to avert his eyes to other sporting matters.

Wed, 29 May, 2002

Magee vows to put Hatton in his place

Eamonn Magee today vowed to ‘‘expose’’ WBU light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton when the pair fight on June 1 in Manchester.

Mon, 13 May, 2002

Boxing: Magee told to wait

Fiery Ulsterman Eamonn Magee today accused WBU light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton of ‘‘running scared’’.

Wed, 27 Mar, 2002

Boxing: Magee can make Callahan's day

Eamonn Magee will be aiming to aid manager Mike Callahan’s recovery when he defends his Commonwealth light-welterweight title in Manchester this weekend.

Thu, 07 Feb, 2002

Boxing: Hatton eyes Maine event

Manchester City’s Maine Road stadium is emerging as the likely stage for local boy Ricky Hatton’s much-awaited clash with Belfast battler Eamonn Magee.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2001