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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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Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 3

Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 3

The Rocky Road paid a visit to Moate, Co Westmeath for a conversation we've been waiting a few years to have. Joe Ward is one of the finest boxers ever to come out of Ireland and why wouldn't he be, …

00:54:05  |   Wed 15 May 2024
Niall Barrett - Behind the Scenes

Niall Barrett - Behind the Scenes

This week The Rocky Road returns to Naas and we’re putting our money where our mouth is. We know Gary Cully and Co train hard but it’s time to see just how far they’ll go in the pursuit of their boxi…
00:38:18  |   Wed 08 May 2024
Young Guns - Brandon McCarthy and Paul Loonam

Young Guns - Brandon McCarthy and Paul Loonam

This week on The Rocky Road we sat down for a chat with rising stars Paul Loonam and Brandon McCarthy at UNIT 3 in Naas. Friends since their early days in Ireland camps, they’ve gone pro and represen…
00:22:19  |   Wed 01 May 2024
John Joe Nevin - Back on Track

John Joe Nevin - Back on Track

John Joe Nevin is on the comeback trail. Out of the ring since 2019, he’s signed a new management deal with a Las Vegas-based fight fixer and is ready to dream of world titles again. But he knows, as…
00:28:31  |   Tue 23 Apr 2024
Gary Cully - Bouncing Back

Gary Cully - Bouncing Back

Gary Cully knows all about The Rocky Road at this stage. With massive momentum at his back, he went into 2023 certain that he was on the fast track to world title glory. And things got even better wh…
00:35:09  |   Tue 16 Apr 2024
Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 2

Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 2

The Rocky Road paid a visit to Moate, Co Westmeath for a conversation we've been waiting a few years to have. Joe Ward is one of the finest boxers ever to come out of Ireland and why wouldn't he be, …

00:23:35  |   Tue 09 Apr 2024
Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 1

Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 1

The Rocky Road paid a visit to Moate, Co Westmeath for a conversation we've been waiting a few years to have. Joe Ward is one of the finest boxers ever to come out of Ireland and why wouldn't he be, …

00:24:22  |   Tue 02 Apr 2024
Kevin McBride - The Clones Colossus

Kevin McBride - The Clones Colossus

Happy St Patrick's Day from The Rocky Road - and from Kevin McBride. The Clones Colossus is someone we've wanted to have on since the start and we finally made it happen in time for the annual wearin…
00:44:10  |   Wed 13 Mar 2024
Kevin Cronin - The Kingdom Warrior

Kevin Cronin - The Kingdom Warrior

Kerry boxer Kevin Cronin, AKA The Kingdom Warrior, is feeling excited ahead of a double debut on Paddy's weekend. He's off to Dorchester, Mass, for his US bow, which is also the first outing of a dea…
00:46:32  |   Tue 05 Mar 2024
March Madness

March Madness

Spike O'Sullivan drops by the pod this week ahead of March madness. St Paddy's weekend is looking like one of Irish boxing's busiest ever with fighters in action from Boston to Brisbane via New York,…
00:38:36  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
Olympic Qualifiers - The Italian Job

Olympic Qualifiers - The Italian Job

Eight Irish boxers are gearing up for a tournament that could be life-changing: Martin McDonagh, Kelyn Cassidy, Aidan Walsh, Jude Gallagher, Sean Mari, Grainne Walsh, Jennifer Lehane and Daina Mooreh…
00:39:50  |   Tue 20 Feb 2024
Luke Keeler - Cool Hands

Luke Keeler - Cool Hands

Today’s guest, Luke Keeler, feels he has unfinished business in the ring - so last year he decided to embark on a comeback. From Ballyfermot in Dublin, he came up in one of the most competitive eras …
00:45:49  |   Thu 15 Feb 2024
Where's Waldo?

Where's Waldo?

This week’s guest Dee Walsh shocked the Irish boxing scene when he hung up his gloves aged just 26 back in 2015. At that stage he looked like a possible contender for world titles down the line. But …
00:43:09  |   Thu 08 Feb 2024
Anthony Cacace - Chasing Glory

Anthony Cacace - Chasing Glory

Today’s guest, Anthony Cacace, fights champ Joe Cordina for the IBF world super-featherweight title in Saudi Arabia on February 17 as part of the Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury undisputed heavyweight ch…

00:34:30  |   Wed 31 Jan 2024
Thomas O'Toole - The Kid

Thomas O'Toole - The Kid

Welcome to the 150th episode of The Rocky Road boxing pod! Today's guest has been on the hitlist since we began. Thomas O’Toole is following in Seán Mannion’s footsteps as a Connemara man looking to …

01:04:30  |   Wed 24 Jan 2024
Seamus McDonagh - Taking on Evander Holyfield

Seamus McDonagh - Taking on Evander Holyfield

In Part 2 of our interview with Seamus McDonagh, he talks about one of the biggest nights of his life - when he fought Evander Holyfield in Atlantic City. The terror he suddenly encountered. The regr…
00:47:32  |   Wed 10 Jan 2024
Seamus McDonagh - The Early Years

Seamus McDonagh - The Early Years

Seamus McDonagh is the special guest for this week's epsiode. In Part 1, Seamus talks about learning to fight in Co Meath, boxing Barry McGuigan as a kid and moving across the pond to seek out the Am…
00:48:55  |   Wed 03 Jan 2024
2023 Year in Review Special

2023 Year in Review Special

Rising star Tommy Hyde and boxing comedian/actor Terry O'Neill join host Kevin Byrne to look back at an epic 2023 for Irish boxing. We name our Fighter, Fight, Comeback, Gutpunch, Trainer, Breakthrou…
01:02:28  |   Wed 27 Dec 2023
Tony Bates - Mi Vida Loca - Part 2

Tony Bates - Mi Vida Loca - Part 2

Tony Bates is a professional boxer from Dublin. Unbeaten since his debut in 2011, he last fought in 2018. Nicknamed ‘Irish Psycho’, he could just as easily have borrowed the moniker ‘Mi Vida Loca’ fr…

00:41:25  |   Wed 20 Dec 2023
Tony Bates - Mi Vida Loca - Part 1

Tony Bates - Mi Vida Loca - Part 1

Tony Bates is a professional boxer from Dublin. Unbeaten since his debut in 2011, he last fought in 2018. Nicknamed ‘Irish Psycho’, he could just as easily have borrowed the moniker ‘Mi Vida Loca’ fr…

00:51:05  |   Thu 14 Dec 2023
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