National Titles Being Contested 'Abroad'

[terrez]

Just a question I been trying to find the answer too, maybe someone knows the answer on here?

Have national titles always been able to be contested abroad, for example:

McDonagh vs Murtagh for the Irish title on 25th Feb this year; is being contested in Sussex?

This just seems wrong to me, I think national titles should be contested on their home soil in front of a home crowd. Has this always been the way or is it a more recent occurrence, has the English or Scottish titles ever been contested 'abroad'?

[15829]

tony oakey defended his british title in ireland

[JamesH]

Didn't Hennessy win the bids for Chisora Fury the first time of asking, having planned to put the fight on abroad (Spain I think) - only to be turned down? I think c5 came along for him just after that.

[smoggy7188]

There was an Irish title on the Price undercard last week.

[clintonmcphilbin]

Am sure been a few Irish title fights in liverpool.

[jonp]

Did steve collins beat Storey in the USA for the Irish title?

[saturday_kid]

Without sounding a bit racist - the irish title gets defending in mainland UK quite a bit, and even elsewhere.

And yeah Hennessy wanted to hold Fury/Chisora in marbella I think?

Made an interesting concept imo at the time, loads of english holidaying over there

[slapbangwhallop]

Without sounding a bit racist - the irish title gets defending in mainland UK quite a bit, and even elsewhere.

And yeah Hennessy wanted to hold Fury/Chisora in marbella I think?

Made an interesting concept imo at the time, loads of english holidaying over there

"mainland"

[slapbangwhallop]

Did steve collins beat Storey in the USA for the Irish title?

He did, theres been loads abroad, plenty in Brum - Darren Sweeney and Michael Alexander fought for the title in the 90's - Liverpool, Hull, London and a few others have also played host.

[TerribleTerry]

Malcolm Melvin beat Shuan Coogan for the Irish light welter title in Brum back in the early 90s too. There are loads of examples.

[iamasadlittleboy]

Been a few Welsh ones in England
Pat Clinton v Joe Kelly fought in England for a Scottish title (1987) and Steve Watt v Tommy McCallum (1985) (I'm not going any further back on that one)

Tony Oakey v Brian Magee fought in a British title fight in Dublin (2007)

[Old bones Ian]

tony oakey defended his british title in ireland

I think the Oakey v Magee fight was the only British title fight to take place outside of the UK

[T.M.K]

Not a national title, I know, but it always struck me as "why not indeed!" when Junior Witter defended the Commonwealth title against Lovemore Ndou in the United States :-)

I don't see any problem with national title contested aboard, but I think it's nice they get contested on home soil.

"T.M.K"

[IRLangmaid25]

Not a national title, I know, but it always struck me as "why not indeed!" when Junior Witter defended the Commonwealth title against Lovemore Ndou in the United States :-)

I don't see any problem with national title contested aboard, but I think it's nice they get contested on home soil.

"T.M.K"

If memory serves me correctly, that fight also served as a WBC eliminator which is probably which is why over the United States.

[oliverfennell]

Here's one for you.

Jeff Lacy vs Donnell Wiggins for the USBA title (essentially the national championship of the USA) in Manchester.

[boxref]

Here's one for you.

Jeff Lacy vs Donnell Wiggins for the USBA title (essentially the national championship of the USA) in Manchester.

I refereed that. I thought it strange at the time, but it was essentially put on to introduce the British public to Lacy prior to his fight with Calzaghe.

[gobbles]

Irish titles often contested in Britain, largely because there wasn't a big active Irish professional scene until the 90s, so Irish boxers were often based in UK.