Seyyid Ahmed Nahi, 33, and Ibrahim Souna, 34, were among the first to spot the blaze, and quickly teamed up with a Polish man in an effort to gain entry to the house through the front door.

The fire happened at a residential property on Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarra, at 6.30 pm.

The 28-year-old from Galway died a week after losing to Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.