The rumble in Páirc Uí Chaoimh: When Steve Collins and Chris Eubank lit up Cork city

The rumble in Páirc Uí Chaoimh: When Steve Collins and Chris Eubank lit up Cork city

WARRIOR SPIRIT: Steve Collins lands a punch on Chris Eubank during their WBO Super-Middleweight world title rematch at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork on September 9, 1995. Picture: Holly Stein/Allsport

On this day 25 years ago, Steve Collins defeated Chris Eubank in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Hard to believe — not just that there was once a world title fight in the old stadium, but that there was a time when over 20,000 people could congregate safely in one place.

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