Tag: Jimmy Finn

(AUGUST 21, 2022) Yes, I understand folks that we at times want to bury the true history of the sport—especially when “today’s” promoters want so badly to claim a “History-first”.  Please for those doing that, don’t erase the blood, sweat, and tears of those before today’s boxers. I remember all too well when a fighter claimed

Jimmy Finn, an icon in the history of women’s boxing had his roots in his addiction to running a gym, especially in his local village of Ballyfin in the midlands of Ireland.  Finn represented his club and county for decades and got into coaching, probably because nobody else was interested in supporting the girls who