Former Ireland international Gary Breen joins Dan McDonnell for a breakdown of an international window where Ireland ran out victorious over Bulgaria - not once, but twice. However, early concessions and a question over strength of play still remain ahead of a tough qualifying campaign.

First, Dan joins the ‘buzz brothers’ Conan and Will to get a sense of how we’re all feeling.

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Miguel Delaney joins Joe for a temperature check on European football, including how the Champions League affect smaller clubs, why Arsenal are in a good position this season thanks to what they’ve learned from rugby, and we assess the favourites to be European champions. 
First, Will drops in to recap last night’s action as Liverpool won late … again. 
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30 years ago this month, Wayne McCullough took the road less travelled, and took home the world title. The Belfast native dethroned Nagoya’s local champion Yasuei Yakushiji in front of a partisan Japanese crowd, capturing the feted WBC belt he'd spent a childhood dreaming of during The Troubles.

That win in July '95 came off the back of a decorated amateur career which spanned two Olympics. Indeed, after what proved to be his much-publicised decision to carry the Irish tricolour in Seoul, he secured a stunning silver medal at the Barcelona games. By the end of that decade, he was in the midst of a run of box-office world title fights as a pro, headlining shows either side of the Atlantic. Wayne was in with the best, on the biggest stages. 

Around the height of his career, however, he suffered a serious mental health crisis, at one point attempting to take his own life. Later in this podcast, he speaks with great candour about difficulties he faced at that time, the descriptions of which may not be suitable for some listeners. For anyone affected, Samaritans’ freephone number is 116 123; they are contactable day and night.

Ultimately though, and as you'll hear, Wayne’s is a most unique story of triumph through adversity, and one which we mark on today's episode of Indo Sport 🎧 

The Wayne McCullough Interview | 30 years on, a world title journey of glory & despair

Acclaimed Irish boxing analyst Eric Donovan is on hand to assess this weekend's headline meeting between Katie Taylor & Amanda Serrano, as two of the sport's modern greats renew hostilities at Madison Square Garden. Joe & Ronan also delve back into the controversy which shrouded the first Taylor-Serrano sequel, Rosie Perez's inexplicable role in that, and the overall appetite for another rematch. Our e̶r̶s̶t̶w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ esteemed colleague Dave Hanratty from the wider Indo podcast network also stops by to chart the extent to which Netflix's continued [and growing] involvement in sport is a portent of more significant things to come from the streaming giant.

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