Coral Barry
@Coral__Barry
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Senior journalist @BBCSport covering boxing & MMA 🥊 Views are my own.
Joined November 2014
Jeamie TKV is the new British heavyweight champ 👑 His family ended up in Tottenham after his grandfather was poisoned in Zaire and his father fled. Read all about his astonishing family history as the champ and his dad speak to @KalSajad
https://t.co/2AhHXKGyh9
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Heavyweight Jeamie TKV and his father share a most fascinating family story shaped by poisoning, plots and presidents.
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Fancy feet from Billion Dollar Baby 🪩 Loving Francesca Hennessy's ring walk ahead of her Bantamweight bout with Fabiana Bytyqi 🥊 📺 Watch live on BBC Two and @BBCiPlayer
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Go behind-the-scenes with Jeamie TKV after he beat Frazer Clarke to claim the British heavyweight title 🥊🙌
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Sam Noakes goes for world title glory tonight in Riyadh. He's up against unbeaten American Abdullah Mason in a very good fight. On working on railways, his mum Sharon contacting his opponents and marathon running. For @BBCSport
https://t.co/bT9bWiskJ1
bbc.co.uk
Sam Noakes has run marathons on a whim and was moved to stop his mother from contacting past opponents - now he fights for the WBO lightweight title.
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Totally weird fight but even weirder is the spelling. Judgement*
Be careful what you wish for 🤫 Anthony Joshua fights Jake Paul, Friday 19 December in Miami 💥
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Troy Parrott, take your place on the pantheon of Irish greats 🇮🇪 https://t.co/KATKNMZO4g
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🥊Both fighters have arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 📻 Listen to live ringside commentary of Eubank v Benn 2 on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 9 o’clock.
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Incredible year for #womensfootball! We're thrilled to be in the mix. Here's to more success ahead! @BBCSport, winners of Best #SocialMedia Campaign #WomensFootball #IncredibleYear #BSportAwards25
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So yes many of you guessed it. I will soon be joining the dad gang. Only difference is I’ll be joining as a father of two! Twin boys!! Im so grateful for such a blessing & I will do my absolute best to give them the happiest upbringing I possibly can… just like my old man did
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Tomorrow we say goodbye to Ricky Hatton. This is a look at a love affair between the man and his city. For @BBCSport
https://t.co/VmqxclTbzR
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BBC Sport speaks to the people of Manchester about Ricky Hatton and his life-long service to the city and its people.
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2025 - an unforgettable year for Kate O'Connor. European Indoor Championships🥉 World Indoor Championships🥈 World University Games🥇 World Athletics Championships 🥈 Irish sportsperson of the year?
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"I feel ecstatic, I feel proud, I feel really proud to be Irish" - An emotional Kate O'Connor, and very proud dad Michael, reflect on her remarkable heptathlon silver medal at the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo #RTEsport #WorldAthleticsChamps
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They’re home! The 17-strong Team Ireland have returned from the @RealWorldBoxing Championships - with World Champ Aoife O’Rourke and bronze medalists Gráinne Walsh and Patsy Joyce 🥊
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Ricky Hatton. I tried to put some words in order about him. A great fighter. https://t.co/xKpbga0KwA
bbc.co.uk
Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton, who has died aged 46, achieved all he dreamed of and more, writes Chris McKenna.
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Walking up to awful news. Don’t think I’d ever met a fighter so unchanged by fame and money. A brilliant boxer and a great guy. RIP.
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British boxer Ricky Hatton is remembered as a "warrior" who became the "people's champion" as the sporting world reacts to his death.
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