3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (708+ words) Sparks will fly as professional boxing will bring some early Halloween fireworks to Donegal in October. ‘Rumble in the Hills 3’, brought by former world title challenger Jason Quigley of Sheer Sports, is set for October 24 at the Aura Leisure Complex…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (373+ words) Brian Peters was already thinking about the lessons Adam Olaniyan could take from Moses Itauma’s defeat before most of the boxing world had even woken up. Itauma suffered the first defeat of his professional career earlier this week, losing a…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (580+ words) Katie Taylor defeated France’s Flora Pili in front of 83,000 people at Croke Park on Saturday night to become undisputed world champion for a third time. The 40-year-old finished the evening with her legacy intact, her composure unbroken, and words of…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (283+ words) Aaron McKenna will be handed the chance to become unified world champion in his next fight. The Monaghan man became the first middleweight world champion from Ireland since Andy Lee when he defeated Etinosa Oliha in the 3Arena in August. And…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (821+ words) Irish Boxing Irish boxing has been known for making a lot of noise, grittiness, and nights to remember, but there are few careers that have truly influenced the sport in its very nature. It is for this reason that the…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (817+ words) In a dressing room in the Hogan Stand on Saturday night, a passage from Psalm 18 looked down from the wall. It is a verse that Katie Taylor has carried with her through her brightest moments and darkest hours. “I love…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (689+ words) Katie Taylor reflected that her final ring walk was “everything I expected and more” after the Irish icon’s final bell at Croke Park. Taylor retires as a three-time undisputed world champion after a unanimous decision win over French challenger Flora Pili…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1020+ words) Once Upon A Time met its happily ever after as Katie Taylor secured her fairytale win at Croke Park. Taylor took a unanimous decision win over French challenger Flora Pili on an epic night in Dublin. Irish icon Taylor will…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (370+ words) The significance of stepping onto the Katie Taylor farewell train is not lost on the rising Dublin prospect, who recalls watching her open-top bus Olympic return to Bray as a young fan. Like so many young Irish boxers, the Irish…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (590+ words) Aaron Dunne Reports from Dublin “My legacy…” observed Katie Taylor, speaking from the stage of Dublin’s Helix Theatre in DCU on Tuesday afternoon – tricolours draped from a sold out press conference open to the public – “…will be in the little…...