Luke Keeler - Cool Hands

Today’s guest, Luke Keeler, feels he has unfinished business in the ring - so last year he decided to embark on a comeback. From Ballyfermot in Dublin, he came up in one of the most competitive eras of Irish middleweight boxing in the amateurs. And he’s been a pro since 2013, culminating in a world title shot against Demetrious Andrade in 2020 – with a certain Jake Paul boxing on his undercard. With the world gripped by a pandemic, Keeler, a qualified engineer, returned to working life. But the boxing bug hadn’t gone away, you know. Last year he returned to training and had his first fight in nearly four years in November when he beat Jiri Kroupa at the Red Cow in Dublin. Now aged 36, he’s slated to fight again in Galway’s Leisureland on March 16 and is focusing full-time on what’s certainly his last dance in the sport.

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