Brendan Ingle

Brendan Ingle (born 19 June 1940 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional boxer and a boxing manager and trainer. Brendan Ingle was born into a large family (he has 14 brothers and sisters).

He had a professional record of 17 wins and 12 losses.

While living in Wincobank, Brendan was asked by a local vicar to carry out some community work because youth in the area were "running wild." He knew nothing but boxing, but he organised a weekly dance at St Thomas' church hall and the boxing gym St Thomas' Boys & Girls Club was opened.

"All the nutcases around Wincobank were coming in. After the Sunday dance people would turn out on to the street and start fighting down Newman Road. So after 11pm we'd lock the doors, I'd fetch the gloves out, which thinking about it now was crazy. I would referee. The girls could fight better than the lads! But nobody ever got hurt."

He is currently a boxing manager and trainer to great success stories. Herol 'Bomber' Graham, undefeated in ten years is what Ingle would call "the best person to come out of our gym," although perhaps Ingle is best known for being Prince Naseem Hamed's mentor from the age of 7 to 25. He has also trained former IBF Light Heavyweight titlist Clinton Woods and is the current trainer of former WBC Light Welterweight titlist Junior Witter. He also was trainer to former WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson. He lives in Wincobank, Sheffield, just across the road from his gym, St Thomas' Boys and Girls Club.

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