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My guest for this episode is Eamon McAuley, a former professional boxer from
Ardoyne and author of “Fighting to Find Peace”.

Eamon was born in Belfast just before “the troubles” erupted and has experienced a childhood unique to his place and time.
From arms dumps on his street to his great uncle being brutally m*rdered by the infamous Shankill Butchers, Eamon’s life is one that has been shaped, in many ways, by the conflict that surrounded him. 

Eamon also shares many stories about his father “Coco” McAuley, a notorious Ardoyne hard-man who, at one stage, was shot by the IRA, Loyalists and fought the British army Paras in the street, to the point where they had to send a boxing champion over from Germany try to defeat him. 

00:00 Coco McAuley (Eamon’s father)
08:40 Eamon’s childhood (Shankill Butchers and Johnny Adair) 
21:15 Lewis Crocker (Belfast’s newest champ) 
34:30 Thoughts on MMA
41:35 Did being a vegetarian end Eamonn’s career? 
45:25 Coco II
59:15 Coco III
1:01:25 Coco SHOT BY LOYALISTS 
1:06:15 Reality of growing up during the troubles 
1:15:00 GFA & thoughts on Irish Reunification 

https://www.youtube.com/@UCH3Cfhwnw5TxRUlL20A_wuQ 

https://www.orpenpress.com/books/fighting-to-find-peace-a-belfast-boxers-journey/