Editing Irish Travellers (section)

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===Sports===
Irish Travellers have a long history of [[bare-knuckle boxing]]. Toughness and the ability to fight are viewed as particularly important among Traveller men, and their involvement in boxing has extended to traditional [[Amateur boxing|amateur]] and [[professional boxing]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Henry|first1=Ian P.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qzLTj3SCrHwC&pg=PA136|title=Transnational and Comparative Research in Sport: Globalisation, Governance and Sport Policy|date=2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-40112-8|language=en}}</ref> Irish Traveller [[Francie Barrett]] represented Ireland at the 1996 Olympics, while [[Andy Lee (boxer)|Andy Lee]] fought for Ireland at the 2004 Olympics and later became the first Traveller to win a professional boxing world championship when he won the WBO middleweight title in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/andy-lee-boxer-from-same-traveller-community-as-tyson-fury-retains-leading-role-in-the-ring-a6773201.html|title=Lee retains leading role in the ring|date=2015-12-14|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref> [[Tyson Fury]] is an Englishman of Irish Traveller heritage and defeated long-reigning [[Wladimir Klitschko]] in 2015 to become the unified heavyweight world champion.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hughes|first=Sarah|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/13/tyson-fury-traveller-faith|title=How Tyson Fury's words shine a light on Traveller faith|date=2015-12-13|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-02-07|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

In the Traveller community, bare-knuckle boxing is seen as a way to resolve disputes and uphold family honour, as shown in the 2011 documentary ''[[Knuckle (film)|Knuckle]]''. This can lead to injuries, notably "fight bite" where, when punching an opponent, a tooth may cut the hand and bacteria in the opponent's mouth may infect the wound. Such infections can lead to permanent disability if left untreated.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Toral R.|last2=Bosmia|first2=Anand N.|last3=Tubbs|first3=R. Shane|date=January 2016|title=Pugilism among Irish Travelers: cultural tradition and the fight bite injury|journal=Journal of Injury and Violence Research|volume=8|issue=1|pages=63–64|doi=10.5249/jivr.v8i1.673|issn=2008-2053|pmc=4729335|pmid=26391188}}</ref>

Apart from boxing, Irish Travellers, including women, are involved in sports such as football (soccer) and [[Gaelic handball]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Gmelch|first1=Sharon Bohn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5xJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|title=Irish Travellers: The Unsettled Life|last2=Gmelch|first2=George|date=2014-10-23|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-01461-0|language=en}}</ref>