A statue of the former world champion boxer, Rinty Monaghan, is to be unveiled in his native Belfast later. Monaghan was the first boxer from the city to win a world title, becoming flyweight champion in 1948. The 10ft-high sculpture, cast in bronze…
The commemorative sculpture will be erected in memory of the Belfast boxer (1918-1984) who retired as an Undefeated World, European, British and Empire Flyweight champion. Rinty's great nephew Eamon McAuley is on the committee behind giving this …