Jay Mwamba

Jay Mwamba is the Echo’s boxing correspondent and writes a column covering Irish soccer clubs in the New York area leagues. He’s the author of “Crash of the Buffalo” (AuthorHouse, 2023), a book about the 1993 plane crash in which the national soccer team of his native Zambia perished en route to a World Cup qualifier. He works in the communications office at City College New York. 

Latest Stories

Egan 'ecstatic' after MSG win Egan 'ecstatic' after MSG win
Timmy Egan, the all-round athlete who also plays Gaelic football and soccer, bagged MSG Boxing’s Ring Masters 165-pound novice title at Madison Squ...
April 16, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Hyde takes on Tanzanian Mlawa Hyde takes on Tanzanian Mlawa
Irish super middleweight prospect Tommy “The Governor” Hyde, seven of whose 10 professional fights have been in the U.S., takes his knockout power ...
April 09, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Egan has high hopes for MSG Egan has high hopes for MSG
In his 12 years States-side, Timmy Egan has played Gaelic football for O’Donovan Rossa, one of the biggest GAA clubs around, and soccer for the New...
April 03, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Irish women to play U.S. twice Irish women to play U.S. twice
The Republic of Ireland women's national football is headed States-side this summer for friendly matches with the U.S. on June 26, at DICK’s Sporti...
March 27, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Myers has easy win in Revere Myers has easy win in Revere
Thomas Myers is declared the winnerSligo light heavyweight Thomas Myers made a winning debut on these shores with a first round KO of Tyrone Albert...
March 25, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Walsh promises a Garden show on Sunday Walsh promises a Garden show on Sunday
In two previous outings at The Theater at Madison Square Garden -- both successful defenses of his WBC super welterweight Continental Americas titl...
March 13, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
McCrory to meet fellow contender on March 16 McCrory to meet fellow contender on March 16
In his first fight after his bid for the WBA super featherweight championship last June, “Fearless” Feargal McCrory takes on fellow world-title con...
March 05, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
O'Bradaigh joins March 16 card O'Bradaigh joins March 16 card
No stranger to the world’s most famous boxing arena, Sean O'Bradaigh returns to Madison Square Garden -- where he fought a few times as an amateur ...
February 26, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Rematch talk after majority draw Rematch talk after majority draw
World-ranked Connor “The Kid” Coyle battled to a majority draw with Vito Mielnicki, Jr. at Madison Square Garden last Friday night after a back-and...
February 18, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Somber backdrop to Coyle's fight at the Garden on Friday Somber backdrop to Coyle's fight at the Garden on Friday
A pensive Connor Coyle goes into his Madison Square Garden middleweight scrap with Vito “White Magic” Mielnicki Jr. this Friday confident of victor...
February 11, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Explosive Nevin wins it in 1st Explosive Nevin wins it in 1st
Long-time prospect John Joe Nevin, aka “The Mullingar Shuffler,” was back in Mexico last weekend for only his second fight in five years. Still und...
February 05, 2025 by Jay Mwamba
Madison Square Garden is Keary's dream come true Madison Square Garden is Keary's dream come true
Two and a half years ago, Donagh Keary, then 18 and an amateur standout, was one of only two Irish winners on the Rathfriland boxing team that face...
January 29, 2025 by Jay Mwamba

 



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