Emmet Brennan and Darren Barker - No Regrets

This a man who’s living his dream before our very eyes. Emmet Brennan fought for Ireland at the Olympics Games in Tokyo during the summer of 2021. After that he chose to turn pro, but opportunities were few and far between as he moved to America to make his name. That led to a spell in the doldrums, to say the least, but Brennan has come home and put his days of drinking and gambling in the rear-view mirror given his overwhelming desire to succeed in boxing. He’s secured an ambitious management team – under former world champions Darren Barker and Joe Calzaghe – and it’s led to a slot on Katie Taylor’s undercard on November 25. Taylor’s second crack at undisputed world light-welterweight champ Chantelle Cameron should be a humdinger. But the fight of the night could take place much earlier – when Jamie Morrissey of Limerick defends his BUI Celtic light-heavyweight belt against the bould Mr Brennan in what will be just his second fight in the paid ranks. It’ll take place one kilometre from his house and the 32-year-old has been running past the 3Arena most days as he puts in the road work, dreaming of his big night in the capital. Here, Emmet and Darren talk about how they teamed up, the short- and long-term goals they have, pestering Eddie Hearn for opportunities and what Emmet could pick up from the 168lb greats on this side of the pond from Steve Collins to Carl Froch via Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn and Calzaghe himself.

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