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IAC | Exhibition

FIGHTING IRISHMEN
Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters

1820–Present

January 2013 – May 2013

Curated by James J. Houlihan

James J. Houlihan’s popular exhibition celebrating boxing in Ireland and Irish America continues its international journey at The Irish Cultural Center in Pheonix, Arizona this spring.

Featuring an array of robes, gloves, boxing bags, prints, photographs, painting and film footage of Celtic prize-fighters from 1820 to the present day; as well as pieces from sporting greats such as John L. Sullivan, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Barry McGuigan, Freddie Gilroy, Bobby Cassidy, Gerry Cooney, Wayne McCullough, Billy Graham, Billy Conn, Frank Moran, John Duddy, Maureen Shea and many more. Liam Neeson, Honorary Chair and long-time supporter of the Irish Arts Center, has also loaned personal items from his amateur boxing career to the exhibit including the gloves given to him by Olympic boxer Freddie Gilroy.

Fighting Irishmen, Omagh, in the News

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Fighting Irishmen: A Celebration in Film featured in Newsday's The Neutral Corner blog
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