Michael Armstrong was born on the side of the road in Longford after his father, who was blind, crashed the family car on the way to the hospital.
Boxer Michael Gomez inspired sombrero-clad fans, killed a man, was accused of throwing fights and fought at an elite level while nursing serious alcohol and drug problems.
Find out how one became the other in Michael Gomez: The Irish Mexican.
In this documentary, Irish boxer Bernard Dunne talks to Michael Gomez about a career of highs and lows, how he got his ring name and one life-altering night in the National Stadium.
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