Michael Dowling (born 17 December 1946) is an

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former international

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and current boxing commentator and analyst. He hails from

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Boxing career

Dowling boxed internationally for Ireland fifty times including at the 1968 Mexico and

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. He boxed in the

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(54 kg) division. In the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, Dowling was beaten by Cuba's ultimate

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Coaching

Mick Dowling is now one of Ireland's best-known boxing coaches having served as a member of the National Coaching Committee for ten years. He is currently senior coach of the Mount Tallant Boxing Club and

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's Boxing Squad. He has also trained the

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squad in the art of Boxing Conditioning. Dowling is now a well-known boxing commentator and fight analyst. He works primarily with

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in their coverage of Irish

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including the IABA National Championships,

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and the Olympic Games.

Family and business

Dowling owns and runs "Mick Dowling Sportsworld", a sports shop in

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, Dublin. His son Mark Dowling is also a professional sportsman - a cyclist. Mick's daughter Lisa runs a fitness centre in Dublin, where her father provides coaching.

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* * 1946 births Living people Boxers from County Kilkenny Irish sports broadcasters Olympic boxers for Ireland Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Irish male boxers Bantamweight boxers People from Castlecomer Broadcasters from County Kilkenny {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub