barney eastwood
Fighting to find Peace... When the McAuleys ruled the Paras
‘Coco rules the Paras’ Graffiti on the wall at Herbert Street in Ardoyne, north Belfast INCREDIBLE stories come tumbling out… “Sorry, am I talking too quickly?” asks Eamon McAuley.
"I'll have an answer for everything Leigh Wood tries," says Michael Conlan as Padraig McCrory shines in Ulster Hall spectacular
MICHAEL Conlan says he’ll have an answer for every question Leigh Wood asks when they do battle for the Englishman’s WBO featherweight title next year.
Art collection of late bookmaker Barney Eastwood expected to fetch up to £10m at Christie's auction next month
AN art collection that belonged to the late boxing promoter Barney Eastwood is expected to fetch up to nearly £10m at a London auction next month.
The fights and the fighters... Irish professional boxing review of 2020
THE threat of Covid-19 overshadowed 2020 and many Irish boxers had to work hard just to stay afloat.
Boxing legends join Eastwood family in a ‘Celebration of the life of Bernard Joseph (BJ) Eastwood’
FAMOUS faces from Irish boxing’s golden era regrouped to lay their mentor Barney Eastwood to rest yesterday.
Mourners at funeral of Barney Eastwood hear him described as one of 'brightest stars'
MOURNERS at the funeral of boxing promoter and bookmaker Barney Eastwood heard him described as one of the "brightest stars".
Barney 'BJ' Eastwood was a 'proud Cookstown man and a massive Tyrone fan'
“I always thought he was the Eric Cantona of Tyrone” BJ Eastwood on Owen Mulligan “I’m a Liverpool fan but we had good banter over that.
Irish sporting icon Barney Eastwood leaves a lasting legacy
IRISH sporting icon Barney Eastwood, the legendary boxing promoter and manager, passed away yesterday after a long illness at the age of 88.
Fighting talk with Barney Eastwood, the man who made champions
In the 1980s and ’90s, Barney Eastwood’s Belfast gym was one of the world’s most successful boxing stables.
From Tyrone All-Ireland winner to boxing promoter. Barney Eastwood: The man who made dreams come true
HE PEERED through a forest of black boots and khaki uniforms to watch them box.