The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee

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Magee’s sporting life alone would make an interesting book. Preciously talented, he was denied a place in the Olympics due to internal politics and his refusal to participate in an unjust runoff fight. His professional career was hampered by his extra-curricular activities but he still managed to win a World title. In episode one, Jonathan Gault speaks for the first time about the murder of his father in 2000. Paul Gault was found murdered in his home in Lisburn where he lived with his wife, Lesley, and their five-year-old triplets. Initially, detectives believed they were dealing with a violent burglary gone wrong, but it soon became clear that the crime scene was meticulously staged, suggesting a deeper, more sinister motive.

Eamonn jnr (22) was a rising star in the boxing world, hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father Eamonn Magee snr, a former welterweight champion. But following his guilty plea the judge who jailed him declared that it had been "a pre-meditated and planned murder which was both brutal and sustained". He, like those who did the same previously, will have to bite the bullet and stare in the face the court calendar," Lord Justice McCloskey said. Alex McGreevy. "Magee's revenge is sweet". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012 . Retrieved 13 May 2007.

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A disillusioned Magee's outlook on boxing was soured by this experience and he then took a sabbatical from the sport. My son was a great fighter. I just thought it was appropriate to get him a headstone that was a boxing glove," he said. It is his instructions that he understood he was pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Magee, and he continued to believe that would precipitate a sentence of 10 years because that is what he had consistently understood to have been discussed," the barrister said. Alex McGreey. "Magee's trainer: Hatton's fought no one". IrishBoxing.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007 . Retrieved 13 May 2007.

Senior judges also dismissed his challenge to the minimum 14-year prison sentence imposed for the fatal stabbing in the west of the city. He said: "Last June Eamon began his professional career as a boxer and last September he also began third level education at the University of Ulster (Jordanstown) when he enrolled on the degree programme of Housing Management; all this reflects his aspiration to reach his full potential and take the necessary steps towards a brighter future. This is discrimination... you should never treat a human being like that, especially a foreign national who doesn't understand English."

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The ex-fighter, known as The Terminator during a professional career where he held the Commonwealth welterweight title, vehemently denies the charges.However, Magee was reassured that he can still drink at home after he asked the judge: “I’m allowed to have a sip in my own house?” The 50-year-old was arrested in connection with alleged offences at an undisclosed location on February 10.

Gibson spent a lot of time with Magee and seems to really care for him. Finishing the book, I can’t quite figure out how I feel. I cannot judge his self-destructive behaviour as. we all face our different demons in our own way. However, the charges of domestic violence go beyond self-destruction and can’t be accepted or forgiven by virtue of having a difficult past. I do feel tremendous admiration for what he achieved in boxing. He is a man born with extraordinary talent, who achieved remarkable success despite his demons and his difficulties. A man who is a product of his time and place while remaining very much a unique character. Today we thank God for Eamon’s life – a life that has touched the lives of so many in such a positive way. Of course, it was a life that we would have wanted to continue for many more years – for Eamon had so much more to achieve and to give from that deep reservoir of talent and goodness that he constantly tapped into during his 22 years. Eamon in his short life achieved so much. Biography of Eamonn Magee". Showtime. Archived from the original on 30 December 2003 . Retrieved 13 October 2006. Koca had been motivated by jealousy when he armed himself and went to his former family home with an intent to kill the engineering student and personal trainer, previous courts heard. His ex-partner had started a new relationship with Mr Magee after they met at a gym where he worked.A MAN jailed for the murder of rising Belfast boxing star Eamonn Magee Jr has failed in a legal bid to overturn his conviction. I didn’t get over that,” Magee says. “My mum would have a wee drink and dad would sit in there all night. I’d go in and slip him a tin or a fag. Nobody ever knew he was there.” These were the first words Eamonn Sean Terrence Magee ever spoke to me. I was sitting in a Madrid car park while he stood in John Breen’s gym on the outskirts of Belfast. I still recall the pressure I felt, the fear that I’d lose him before I ever had him, the creeping sense of panic that I’d caught him on one of his supposedly many off days.