Awards for Quigley, Nevin, Ginty, Donoghue and more in IABA awards
Jason Quigley, Ciara Ginty and Willie Donoghue scooped the Outstanding Achievements Awards at the IABA Annual Awards at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin. The Donegal, Mayo and Kildare trio reached...
View ArticleOlympic star Barnes ready to turn professional
PADDY Barnes is throwing envious glances toward best mate and fellow Belfast boxer Carl Frampton and once again re-iterated his desire to turn professional. Indeed, the two time Olympic medal winner...
View ArticleBrave Fitzgerald out pointed by former World champ
IT was plenty of guts, but ultimately no glory for Anthony Fitzgerald as his bid for a career-best win ended in points defeat on Saturday. Fitzgerald lived up to his ‘Pride’ ring moniker and battled...
View ArticleJamie Kavanagh suffers career first defeat in Mexico
DUBLIN lightweight Jamie Kavanagh suffered a career first defeat in Mexico on Saturday night. On a night when ‘The Problem’ lost the ‘The Nuisance’ put his 15-0-1 record on the line against local...
View ArticleClare’s Dalton registers first round TKO
ENNIS light-heavyweight Cian Dalton returned to winning in style over the weekend. The 30 year old Clare man drew with unbeaten fighter James Robinson back in August, but had his hand raised in...
View ArticleTJ Doheny retains WBA PABA Title: Ringside Report
By Cathal Lynch – Australian correspondent for Irish-boxing.com TJ Doheny retained his WBA PABA super bantamweight title with a unanimous points victory over twelve rounds in Australia last Friday...
View ArticleRicky Hatton backs Tyson Fury to become world champion
VITALI Klitschko’s decision to put his focus into politics and not boxing could open a World title path for former Irish Champion Tyson Fury. Fury, who has recently stated he plans to fight at least 12...
View ArticleWBC Champ Cruz makes Frampton his number one target
CARL Frampton’s 2014 World title ambitions received a massive boost over the weekend as WBC super-bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz reiterated his desire to fight the Belfast star. The...
View ArticleAct or lose Jason Quigley, Quigley snr tells IABA
IABA chiefs have to act quick or risk losing Jason Quigley to the pro ranks claims his father, coach and mentor Conor Quigley. The Irish boxing bosses should be doing all they can keep the ‘star’...
View ArticleDisappointment for Martin Lindsay as WBC World Boxing Cup is Postponed
MARTIN Lindsay certainly doesn’t appear to have the luck of the Irish after another break through opportunity has been put on the back burner. The former British champion, who has seems to be the...
View ArticleMcGuigan: Diamond in the rough Cummings will be middleweight sparkler
CONRAD Cummings is a diamond in the rough who with a bit of polishing will become the shining light of the middleweight division, according to Cyclone Promotions. The 21 year old Holy Trinity graduate...
View ArticleKavanagh adamant Ruiz wasn’t a step up too soon
JAMIE Kavanagh admits being rushed into the ring in Mexico last month played a part in his first career reverse, but is adamant he wasn’t rushed into a bout with knock out specialist Daniel Ruiz. The...
View ArticleMcLaughlin to challenge Murtagh for the Irish title in Boston this March
LEE Murtagh will put his light middleweight Irish title on the line against Donegal’s Michael McLaughlin in the Irish Royale Club in Boston on March 15. The oldest ever Irish champion seems to be one...
View ArticleVideo: ‘Irish’ Cian Dalton- A Documentary of a Professional boxer
Novice Irish light heavyweight Cian Dalton got the camera treatment ahead of his fourth pro bout. Watch the interesting documentary on the American based Clare puncher who holds a record of 3-0-1.
View ArticleSpring fight night set for the National Stadium
FORMER WBO middleweight World champion Hassan N’Dam will fight in Dublin on February 15, but unfortunately for Irish fight fans won’t be trading leather with Andy Lee. The Limerick fighter was offered...
View ArticleKid Galahad: Carl Frampton doesn’t believe he can beat me
‘KID Galahad’ has once again suggested former World title hopeful Carl Frampton is avoiding him. The British Champion, real name Barry Anwad, has been trying to talk himself into a bout with ‘The...
View ArticleDennis Hogan to make second defence of his Australian title on St Patrick’s...
DENNIS Hogan will make the second defence of his Australian middleweight title in the Irish club in Queensland on March 16. The undefeated Kildare native puts the title he took of Nathan Carroll in...
View ArticleGary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan latest Irish middleweight to be offered N’Dam fight
GARY ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is the latest Irish middleweight to be offered a fight with former World Champion Hassan N’Dam. N’Dam tops a ten fight February 15 card in the National Stadium just three months...
View ArticleBarnes strikes back again and has good of boxing at heart
PADDY Barnes says he recently voiced funding concerns out of a love for Irish boxing and not in a bid to line his own pocket. The two time Olympian has been involved in a public spat with Minster for...
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