Historic Achievement: In 2021, Amy Wall became the first Irish woman to win gold in a ring sport at the WAKO Kickboxing World Championships held in Jesolo Lido, Venice. The 42+1Log in or sign up to view+1
🥇 Gary McDonnell (Roscommon)
World Champion: In 2024, Gary McDonnell became Ireland’s first professional kickboxing world champion by winning the WAKO Pro title. westernpeople.ie
🥇 Ryan Sheehan (Cork)
Muay Thai Titles: Ryan Sheehan is a distinguished Muay Thai fighter with multiple world titles, including:
WBC Muay Thai World Super Bantamweight Champion (2022)
ISKA Muay Thai World Bantamweight Champion (2022)
WKA Muay Thai World Bantamweight Champion (2016)Wikipedia
🥇 Gary Hamilton (Belfast)
WKN World Titles: Gary Hamilton has held multiple World Kickboxing Network (WKN) titles:
WKN World Featherweight Full Contact Champion (2002–2009)
WKN World Lightweight Full Contact Champion (2014)Wikipedia
🥇 Shauna Bannon (Tallaght, Dublin)
Kickboxing Achievements: Before transitioning to MMA, Shauna Bannon secured seven world and six European titles in kickboxing.
MMA Career: She became Ireland’s only current female UFC fighter in 2023. The Irish Sun+1The 42+1
World Combat Games: Robbie McMenamy secured a gold medal at the World Combat Games in Russia. The 42
🥇 Shauna Bannon (Tallaght, Dublin)
World Combat Games: Shauna Bannon also clinched a gold medal at the World Combat Games in Russia. The 42+1The Irish Sun+1
🥈 Mark McDermott (Blanchardstown, Dublin)
World Combat Games: Mark McDermott earned a silver medal at the World Combat Games in Russia. The 42
🥉 Dessie Leonard (Sligo)
World Combat Games: Dessie Leonard secured a bronze medal at the World Combat Games in Russia. The 42
🥇 Dalton O’Shaughnessy
World Championships: Dalton O’Shaughnessy achieved double gold in point fighting and light continuous disciplines at the WAKO World Championships. Irish Examiner+1Kickboxing Ireland+1
🥇 Brian Brosnan (Galway)
WAKO World Champion: Brian Brosnan is a WAKO world kickboxing champion and was an under-21 national boxing champion. The 42+4Wikipedia+4westernpeople.ie+4
