Ireland squad named for Minsk
Olympic medallists John Joe Nevin, Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan have been named in a 10-strong Ireland squad for next month's European Championships in Minsk.
Olympic medallists John Joe Nevin, Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan have been named in a 10-strong Ireland squad for next month's European Championships in Minsk.
Opponent No 44 has come and gone. Another who saw a way of hurrying Floyd Mayweather Jnr to a first defeat is back in the shadows reconsidering his position. Is this further evidence of the magnificence of a fighter for the ages, or a notch on a career record that owes more than it might to artful matchmaking?
Coach Harry Hawkins believes Conall Carmichael is ready to lift his career to a new level with victory in Prizefighter on the back of a solid victory on Saturday night in Belfast's St Kevin's Hall.
Kevin O’Hara says he is “proud and honoured” to be headlining the first professional boxing show at the Belfast City Hall, which is also a fundraising event for the Oscar Knox appeal.
Co Antrim boxing chiefs are looking to take their boxers to another level as they prepare to receive new funding to the tune of £200,000 per year over a three-year period.
JAMES Tennyson aims to take his fledgling career to the next level when he challenges for the vacant Irish super-featherweight title at St Kevin's Hall, Belfast.
London 2012 star Michael Conlan is relishing the opportunity of being part of an Odyssey Arena event featuring fellow Olympic stars Paddy Barnes and Katie Taylor on May 5.
Anthony Cacace will hope to take a step up the domestic ladder when he returns to the ring tomorrow night in Dundalk.
Luke Wilton left the Liverpool Echo Arena having failed to land the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles but at the same time raising his stock considerably in the British boxing fraternity.
Luke Wilton's path could have been football or cricket but boxing is in his blood and that's why tomorrow night he will give every resource of energy in a bid to land the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Michael Conlan has his sights on securing a hat-trick of titles at the Irish Elite championships in Dublin's National Stadium tonight – as well as hoping for seven out of seven for Ulster men.
Olympic champion Katie Taylor marked her return to action for the first time since her gold medal triumph last August with a 28-5 win over Poland's Karolina Graczyk at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night.
East Belfast will come to a standstill for all the right reasons on Saturday night as Luke Wilton bids to land the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles.
Ireland's boxing heroine Katie Taylor will return to the ring for the first time since her Olympic triumph when she faces Poland's Karolina Graczyk at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday.
Bernardo Checa has enjoyed success at every level in boxing but this Saturday night would be one of the most special should Luke Wilton bring home the British and Commonwealth flyweight belts.
Manager Barry McGuigan says he wants protege Carl Frampton to go straight into a World title fight in his next contest.
When Christine Dorrian walks down the aisle in October, it is entirely possible she will be saying 'I do' to a world boxing champion.
Carl Frampton secured the European super-bantamweight title on Saturday night with a stunning ninth-round knockout of Kiko Martinez in Belfast.
Carl Frampton was happy to be the matador as the Spanish bull to his left snorted venomous intent at the final press conference ahead of their highly anticipated battle at the Odyssey Arena.
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Carl Frampton's world title credentials will come into stark focus at the Odyssey Arena tonight.
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
There could be better to come from Tuscan Light judged on her manner of victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Wexford.