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The Rocky Road - Podcast

The Rocky Road

 News Ireland

An Irish boxing podcast that fans of all sports will love. No one gets to the top without overcoming adversity, in sport or in life. But as Rocky Balboa said, ‘it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward’. Every week on The Rocky Road, host Kevin Byrne and producer Simon Maguire will bring you the distance on some of the wildest journeys the sport has to offer. Pain, pride, passion and politics, the world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It's about how much you can take, and keep moving forward.



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Sports Sports & Recreation
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
224
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Kellie McLoughlin - The Fight of her Life

Kellie McLoughlin - The Fight of her Life

Kellie McLoughlin is a three-time Irish champion boxer who’s looking to make the breakthrough to win her first Elite crown. Standing in her way is two-time Olympian Michaela Walsh, who’s ruled her di…
01:04:46  |   Fri 25 Oct 2024
Kieran Farrell - Cornering Daniel Dubois

Kieran Farrell - Cornering Daniel Dubois

One kid’s named after former world heavyweight champ Joe Frazier, another’s named after… Irish Olympian Jude Gallagher. That’s Kieran Farrell, a boxing man to his bones, and this week’s guest on The …
00:44:22  |   Wed 16 Oct 2024
Lee Gormley - The Writer Fighter

Lee Gormley - The Writer Fighter

This week’s guest is doing things a bit back to front. Mostly boxers will finish their careers before going into the media – but Lurgan man Lee Gormley has done it the other way around. Lee has a deg…
00:45:14  |   Wed 09 Oct 2024
Steve Bunce - Calling the Shots

Steve Bunce - Calling the Shots

Steve Bunce has spent 40 years writing and talking about boxing for just about every newspaper and magazine in Britain – and just about every TV and radio station as well. In his career he’s reported…

01:04:49  |   Tue 01 Oct 2024
Ryan Burnett - Ecstasy and Agony

Ryan Burnett - Ecstasy and Agony

In Part 2 with Ryan Burnett, he's a man on the brink. After years of hard work, bordering on obsessiveness, he's about to reach the pinnacle. But winning the world title doesn't give him contentment …
00:37:09  |   Tue 24 Sep 2024
Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper - Breaking Barriers

Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper - Breaking Barriers

Mercedas Taaffe-Cooper is an Irish boxing pioneer. A competitor in the 90s when female fighters were thin on the ground, she sparred with Deirdre Gogarty and boxed alongside Jane Couch. She was also …
01:15:18  |   Tue 17 Sep 2024
Thomas Carty - Bombs Away

Thomas Carty - Bombs Away

It’s a heavyweight special today as we’re joined by Ireland’s top man in the showbiz division, undefeated Dublin banger Thomas ‘The Bomber’ Carty. Carty was on with us three years ago as a 1-0 pro an…
00:36:06  |   Tue 10 Sep 2024
Ryan Burnett - Origins

Ryan Burnett - Origins

Ryan Burnett reckons the secret to his boxing success was always asking, 'Why?' A superb athlete who could carry out instructions to the letter, he was also a sponge, capable of remembering and repea…
00:45:30  |   Tue 03 Sep 2024
Anthony Cacace - The Pride of Belfast

Anthony Cacace - The Pride of Belfast

Anto Cacace is the feel-good story of Irish pro boxing this year. Or any other year to be fair. He's always had class but Cacace has never had much luck, with every step forward followed by the inevi…
00:36:37  |   Tue 27 Aug 2024
Pierce O'Leary - Sheriff of Dublin, Part 2

Pierce O'Leary - Sheriff of Dublin, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with rising star Pierce O'Leary. Last time we took a stroll around the Docklands as Big Bang told us all about growing up in Sheriff Street and his desire to become…
00:48:41  |   Wed 21 Aug 2024
Pierce O'Leary - Sheriff of Dublin, Part 1

Pierce O'Leary - Sheriff of Dublin, Part 1

This week we're in Sheriff Street in Dublin's capital for Part 1 of an interview with local hero Pierce O'Leary. We take a walk around with unbeaten world title hopeful Big Bang while he spends some …
00:19:40  |   Wed 14 Aug 2024
Kellie Harrington - Celebration Once Again

Kellie Harrington - Celebration Once Again

Kellie Harrington is the double Olympic lightweight champion. Let's state that again. Kellie Harrington is the back-to-back Olympic champion. The first Irish boxer to reach two finals - and she won t…
00:58:45  |   Wed 07 Aug 2024
Paul Griffin: The Pro Years - Part 2

Paul Griffin: The Pro Years - Part 2

Paul Griffin was training under Brendan Ingle, alongside world featherweight champ Prince Naseem Hamed, promoted by Frank Warren and about to put his unbeaten record on the line. Then the Dean Pithie…
00:58:21  |   Tue 30 Jul 2024
Paul Griffin: The Pro Years - Part 1

Paul Griffin: The Pro Years - Part 1

We love Paul Griffin here at The Rocky Road. He's been on twice before - for the 30th anniversary of his epic 1991 European gold medal, and 30 years on from Barcelona 92, alongside medallists Michael…
00:40:45  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
Michael Conlan - I'm Not Leaving

Michael Conlan - I'm Not Leaving

Michael Conlan is not leaving. After a devastating 2023 in which he lost his second world title shot to Luis Alberto Lopez - followed by defeat against Jordan Gill in Belfast - he seriously considere…
01:00:34  |   Thu 11 Jul 2024
To Paris with Glove - Aoife O'Rourke and Jenny Lehane

To Paris with Glove - Aoife O'Rourke and Jenny Lehane

From July 27 to August 10, we'll be all about Olympic boxing once again. Ireland will send a 10-strong team to Paris 2024 with every boxer there dreaming of a place on top of the podium to follow in …

00:25:30  |   Wed 03 Jul 2024
To Paris with Glove - Jude Gallagher and Dean Clancy

To Paris with Glove - Jude Gallagher and Dean Clancy

From July 27 to August 10, we'll be all about Olympic boxing once again. Ireland will send a 10-strong team to Paris 2024 with every boxer there dreaming of a place on top of the podium to follow in …

00:37:46  |   Wed 26 Jun 2024
To Paris with Glove - Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh

To Paris with Glove - Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh

From July 27 to August 10, we'll be all about Olympic boxing once again. Ireland will send a 10-strong team to Paris 2024 with every boxer there dreaming of a place on top of the podium to follow in …

00:30:51  |   Thu 20 Jun 2024
Olympic Qualifiers - Going for Gold

Olympic Qualifiers - Going for Gold

We’re all on a high at the minute after four more boxers booked their ticket to Paris 2024. It means Ireland have qualified a record ten boxers for the Olympic Games this summer. The final qualifier …
00:45:42  |   Fri 07 Jun 2024
John Joe Nevin - Origins

John Joe Nevin - Origins

John Joe Nevin is one of Ireland’s greatest ever amateur boxers - and some would say THE greatest. He completed the full set of medals - two World Championships bronze (2009, 2011), European Champion…
00:51:45  |   Wed 29 May 2024
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