A successful boxer Hugh Russell looks to his future after sport and work as a press photographer.
Hugh Russell an Olympic bronze medal winner, Irish and former British bantamweight champion has plans to fight his way to the top again but this time as a press photographer.
The darling of Belfast fight fans is taking a fresh look at life through the lens of his Minolta camera.
Hugh Russell has already started work as a trainee photographer with the Belfast based newspaper The Irish News. For now he plans to marry both demanding careers. He is currently taking a break from boxing but hopes to back in the ring around September. In the meantime, he is taking photographs for The Irish News and is confident that he can combine both jobs.
News editor at The Irish News, Terry McLoughlin has faith in Hugh Russell's photographic ability and has given him the opportunity to develop a career beyond boxing. So boxer Hugh Russell was offered a position as a trainee photographer.
I've always thought about a career in photography because I know I won't box forever and I need something to turn to when I stop fighting.
Hugh Russell plans to continue boxing for as long as he enjoys it and has a new career as a photographer to look forward to.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 31 March 1983.
