When Anthony Cacace claimed the WBA super-featherweight title at the expense of Jazza Dickens last month, he completed a one-two of reigning world champions who graduated from the Holy Trinity club.
Cacace previously won and then relinquished the IBF title before returning to the top in March, while Lewis Crocker was crowned IBF welterweight world champion in Belfast last year with a points win over Paddy Donovan.
The production line shows no signs of slowing down at the west Belfast club with Caoimhin Agayrko setting his sights on top honours as he prepares to take on Brandon Adams in a final eliminator for the IBF light-middleweight title at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas this Saturday [Sunday 04:00 BST].
As an amateur, Agyarko etched his name into the club’s rich history with Irish and Ulster Elite titles, but after hanging up the vest in 2018, professional glory has dominated his ambitions.
The 29-year-old, perfect through his previous 18 contests, watched with pride as his former club-mates realised their dream and now it’s his turn as he rolls the dice in Vegas with a shot at world champion Josh Kelly the prize for the winner.
“What Anto Cacace has done is inspirational and that is a credit to him and the boys in the gym: Michael [Hawkins Jr], Barry [O’Neill], Ruairi [Dalton] and Micky [Hawkins] Sr,” Agyarko told BBC Sport NI, referencing Cacace’s coaching team at Holy Trinity.
“He’s a two-time world champion and in the history books, so that inspires someone like me who has followed him and trained alongside him as an amateur.
“It’s unbelievable to see how far he has come by having the right mentality, biding his time and backing himself. He’s had to do it the hard way and I am doing it the hard way too, so I can take inspiration from that.
“Lewis [Crocker] too – a great fighter and I was on the undercard of him and Donovan [rematch for the world title]. I was so happy for him to win the world title, so I want to be the next one from Holy Trinity to win a world title but I have to get past Brandon Adams first.”