EPISODE · May 31, 2014 · 8 MIN
Barry McGuigan unites Ireland
from Sporting Witness · host BBC World Service
In June 1985, the Irish boxer fought for the world championship in front of a huge crowd at a football stadium in London. McGuigan's boxing had united all sides in Northern Ireland, and the emotional bout would come to be regarded as one of the great moments in the history of the sport. He talks to Alex Capstick.PHOTO: Getty Images Sport.
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