John Joseph Monaghan (21 August 1918 – 3 March 1984) was a world flyweight boxing champion from Belfast. He became famous in the post-war period, eventually rising to become undisputed world champion and a hero to many people in his home city.
2021. Boxing record for Rinty Monaghan from BoxRec (registration required) RintyMonaghan - CBZ Profile Eamonn O'Hara, Rinty: the story of a champion (Belfast...
July 1947. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive. "RintyMonaghan: Statue honours Belfast's first world boxing champion". BBC News. 20...
Monaghan may refer to: John R. Monaghan, United States Navy officer John James Joseph Monaghan, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Rinty Monaghan...
Alex "Hurricane" Higgins and world champion boxers Wayne McCullough, RintyMonaghan and Carl Frampton. At 54°35′49″N 05°55′45″W / 54.59694°N 5.92917°W...
non-title fight was arranged between Marino and RintyMonaghan of Northern Ireland. Marino won the bout when Monaghan was disqualified in the ninth round. A month...
failing to defend against Dado Marino. 5 RintyMonaghan (def. Dado Marino) 20 Oct 1947 – 30 Mar 1950 3 Monaghan retired after his third defense. 6 Dado...
knockout over Bob Montgomery, at their Philadelphia rematch. October 20 – RintyMonaghan regains the world Flyweight title (National Boxing Association version)...
Board of Control stripped him of his British, Empire, and World titles. RintyMonaghan of Northern Ireland fought and beat Marino to take the World title,...
(def. Peter Kane) 19 June 1943 – 23 Mar 1948 1 6 RintyMonaghan 23 March 1948 – 25 April 1950 3 Monaghan retires. 7 Terry Allen (def. Honore Pratesi) 25...
produced several world champion boxers including Wayne McCullough and RintyMonaghan. The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently announced that UFC 72 will...
later arena matches for the prize moneys offered. One of the boxers was RintyMonaghan who became World Boxing Association World Champion in the Flyweight...
failing to defend against Dado Marino. 15 RintyMonaghan (def. Dado Marino) 20 Oct 1947 – 30 Mar 1950 3 Monaghan retired after his third defense. 16 Terry...
defense against Dado Marino. March 23, 1948 March 30, 1950 RintyMonaghan Universal Monaghan wins NBA and BBBC title by defeating Dado Marino on October...
master Sammy McIlroy, football player Eric McMordie, football player RintyMonaghan, former undisputed world flyweight boxing champion Alanna Nihell, boxer...
DeGryse 9 October 1946 0 Belgian Maurice Sandeyron 21 May 1947 2 French RintyMonaghan 5 April 1949 1 British Terry Allen 25 April 1950 0 British Jean Sneyers...
scholar and linguist (born 1893) Harry Hudson Rodmell, artist (born 1896) RintyMonaghan, Northern Irish boxer (born 1918) Kathleen Richards, pianist and composer...
FitzSimons, film actress (died 2015 in the United States). 21 August – RintyMonaghan, boxer (died 1984). 27 August – James Molyneaux, Unionist politician...
February – Theodore William Moody, historian (born 1907). 3 March – RintyMonaghan, world flyweight boxing championship (born 1920). 19 March – Charlie...
Higgins, footballer. 14 December - Chris Brunt, footballer 3 March - RintyMonaghan, world flyweight boxing champion (born 1920) 6 April - Jimmy Kennedy...
radio pioneer W. F. Marshall, preacher and poet Colin Middleton, artist RintyMonaghan, World Champion boxer James Murray, inventor of milk of magnesia Andrew...
October 1937r1938 2 Jackie Paterson 30 September 1939 – 23 March 1948 4 RintyMonaghan 23 March 1948 – 30 September 1949r 1 Terry Allen 11 June 1951 – 17 March...
unmarked; commemorative headstone at Donaghcloney, County Armagh). RintyMonaghan - boxer William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie Elisha Scott - football...
player Leo Monahan (journalist) (1926–2013), American sports journalist Rinty Monahan (1928–2003), Major League Baseball pitcher Sean Monahan (born 1994)...
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