Martin Rogan

Martin Rogan is a Northern Irish professional heavyweight boxer who gained widespread fame in the United Kingdom when he won Sky Sports' Prizefighter competition in 2008, beating David Dolan by unanimous decison in the final of the knockout competition. Nicknamed 'The Entertainer' or more simply 'Rogie', Martin Rogan started his career a bit late at the age of 33 having spent most of his life as a taxi driver - a profession he would keep on doing until his prizefighter triumph. Having been triumphant in his maiden Prizefighter outing, Martin Rogan then set up a big money fight against haphazard Olympic gold medallist English boxer Audley 'A-Force' ...  Read the complete review

How many Taxi drivers can you think of that have a relevance in some way to boxing? If you really scratch your head you might be able two come up with 2 or 3, one of which may very well be Robert DeNiro for his movie roles as Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) and Jake Lamotta (Raging Bull) and one may very well be Mick "The Rub" Williamson better known as Ricky Hatton's cut man. But outside the few who have recently heard about the Irish man Martin Rogan, can you think of any others to live a double life? Rogan had been pointed out by a member of a forum I use as being a bit of a rough and tough fighter, with rumours of facing Northern Irish prospect ...  Read the complete review