Light heavyweight "Irish" Seanie Monaghan has been a staple on recent New York fight cards because he has a fan following and sells tickets. His fans love him because, while he might not be an elite contender, he is typically in a good scrap. His fans buy tickets, cheer wildly for him and have a good time. Promoters, especially Top Rank, noticed and wanted him on their cards. Eventually, Top Rank -- which saw the kind of ticket sales he generated for his fight on the Guillermo Rigondeaux-Nonito Donaire undercard at New York's Radio City Music Hall in April -- signed the 32-year-old from Long Beach, N.
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