Paddy Fitzsimmons’s First Pro Fight

Paddy Fitzsimmons’s First Pro Fight

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Location

Belfast, Ulster Hall

Year

1965

Date

Production 12/01/1965

Length

01min 13sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Boxing at the Ulster Hall. This time it’s a weigh-in for Paddy Fitzsimmon’s professional debut at Featherweight level. Bill Rutherford interviews him before the fight.  

Notes

Paddy was an Olympic boxer who fought at the Toyko Olympics in 1964. He briefly turned professional in 1965. In this fight, he was up against Simon Tiger of Nigeria whom he beat on points. Paddy would go on to found the Dockers Boxing Club and have a successful career as a couch. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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