Born Patrick Henry Pearse Mullan in Coleraine, Ireland, on 22 April 1946, Mullan was brought up in Portstewart and later educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh and University College Dublin.
Mullan was an authoritative and principled writer, never afraid to highlight perceived injustice, and conveyed an innate understanding of the sport's political structure.
Mullan also contributed regularly to television and radio coverage of the sport.
He was buried in Glenullin, a rural area from which his parents came, and in 2023 and reburied in England as per his dying wish to remain close to his family.
In addition to a vast output for daily and weekly newspapers, and editorship (1977–87) of Boxing News Annual and (1988–92) News of the World Boxing Annual, Mullan's books include: This Irish biographical article is a stub.