The opening show from the 4Thumps Irish Boxing Podcast.

Our panel - Kevin Byrne, Ciaran Gallagher and Eric Donovan - hears from world title challenger Andy 'The Great White Hope' Lee on his upcoming WBO bout with undefeated Russian Matt Korobov.

We've also got a unique interview with the one and only Katie Taylor as she finalises her preparations for the World Championships in Jeju next month. Not only do our hosts chat with the Olympic champ - but we spar her too. Eric reveals what he's learned from the best. 

We also discuss Joe Ward & David Oliver Joyce's opening defeats in the APB, success for the Leinster girls in Germany, the agony of the 'quarter-final bout', Eric's pal Tom Stalker falling to his first pro defeat and the man no one in their right mind should want to fight - Gennady Golovkin.

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With Eric Donovan about to headline at the National Stadium, we sat down with the Kildare fighter and long-time bud Andy Lee after they took in a pad session. In that same ring, the southpaws talked about their High Performance days, 'that' boyband snap and famous nights at the home of Irish boxing.

The former WBO world middleweight champion spoke about how Eric's got to develop as a professional and talked about his own future outside the ropes.

Eric, meanwhile, is taking it all in. Age is but a number!

First show for 2.5 years.

4Thumps #CelticClash2 Special with Eric Donovan and Andy Lee

4Thumps Irish Boxing Podcast is Ireland's only dedicated boxing show.

Join journalists Kevin Byrne and Ciarán Gallagher, along with expert analyst and international fighter Eric Donovan, as we journey through the often-befuddling but always-exciting world of Irish, and indeed international boxing. 

Bringing you the best guests ranging from promoters and writers to trainers and fighters. It's the Fight Game as it happens.

Host/Series Producer: Kevin Byrne
Co-host/Producer/Sound Editor: Ciaran Gallagher
Expert Analyst: Eric Donovan