Episode 282: Willy and Jimmy Gilheaney
From Ambition is Critical by ambition-is-critical
April 1, 2026 · 1h 23m · Season 9 · Episode 282
About this episode
The episode features Willy and Jimmy Gilheaney discussing their family's journey from Ireland to Swansea, boxing, and personal challenges.
The boys are joined by Willy and Jimmy Gilheaney and talk about the Gilheaney family leaving Ireland and settling down in Swansea, Jimmy talks about training with Mario Macarinelli and Willy talks about becoming a 2 weight Welsh Champion. Jimmy talks about the evolution of Bare knuckle boxing from fields to currently being one of the worlds fastest growing sports, the origins of his YouTube channel, writing a book and his battles with depression. Willy talks about his huge weight loss before ...
People in this episode
Host: Willy
Guests: Jimmy Gilheaney, Willy Gilheaney
Topics covered
- Gilheaney family
- Swansea
- Bare knuckle boxing
- YouTube channel
- depression
- weight loss
Keywords
- two weight Welsh Champion
- Mario Macarinelli
- evolution of Bare knuckle boxing
- writing a book
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ireland, Swansea
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