He Won Olympic Silver in Beijing. Two Years Later He Hit Rock Bottom. Kenny Egan on Winning, Addiction & Finding Himself Again.


Kenny Egan has one of the greatest stories in Irish sport, a ten-time senior champion, the only man ever to win ten consecutive senior titles, and an Olympic silver medallist in Beijing 2008. But once the gloves came off and the homecoming faded, Kenny faced a very different fight.

Ryan sits down with Kenny for one of the most honest and important conversations Made in Chaos has had, about what happens when the biggest win of your life doesn't fix everything, the loss of identity that followed, the two-year spiral into addiction, and the long road into recovery that he now values more than any medal.

What we get into:

  • ​Growing up one of five brothers in Clondalkin and how boxing found him
  • ​Losing three All-Ireland finals in a row and nearly quitting at 13
  • ​The coach who told him he was a "2 out of 10", and how that rebuilt him
  • ​Gary Keegan drawing a line on the gym floor and changing Irish boxing forever
  • ​Beijing 2008, five near-flawless fights and an Olympic silver medal
  • ​Why winning the medal sent him from zero to rock bottom in two years
  • ​The loss of identity: "Who am I now?"
  • ​Walking away from a 10-year professional contract while in active addiction
  • ​The night his mam walked into a pub and said "Come home, son"
  • ​The day he got sober, 12th of August 2010, and never looked back
  • ​Becoming a psychotherapist and what real purpose looks like now
  • ​Why his sobriety means more to him than any Olympic medal
  • ​His upcoming charity fight for the Irish Cancer Society in memory of his late mother

Ryan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from the neck down and told he would never walk again. Made in Chaos exists to platform guests who've turned adversity into hard-earned wisdom worth sharing.

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