Never give in - The story of Tommy McCarthy
Tommy McCarthy is living proof that persistence pays off in the end, writes Paul Wheeler BEFORE he was the European cruiserweight champion, Tommy McCarthy was a wide-eyed 11-year-old putting on boxing gloves for the first time under the tutelage of Patsy McAllister at Oliver Plunkett ABC in West Belfast. Born to a mother in London and a father in Belfast, McCarthy was back and forth between the two cities from the age of about six weeks. After his mother sadly passed away when he was seven years old, he lived in Belfast permanently with his paternal grandparents. And it was his grandfather’...
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