'No one will ever take Kevin Sheehy’s place' — slain boxer’s coach pays tribute

Ken Moore, coach at St Francis Boxing Club in Limerick, remembers his prodigy and good friend

'You can teach a guy to box, but they have to have a natural drive and hunger from somewhere to push themselves to the limit they do, and Kevin had this in spades.' Picture: Barry Cregg/Sportsfile

Like a real-life Rocky Balboa, Kevin Sheehy used the boxing ring to punch his way through from the potential pitfalls of growing up in a deprived area as he rose to become a champion in the sport.

At 15 years of age, the John Carew Park native considered turning his back on sport, but the allure of Limerick’s St Francis Boxing Club changed all that.