4+ day, 14+ 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, 11+ hour ago   (454+ words) Thomas Carty has hit back at suggestions that he “lost his bottle” during his Croke Park clash with Dave Allen. The Dubliner’s heavyweight showdown with the Brit at GAA Headquarters ended in bizarre fashion, with the popular local falling through…...

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, 12+ 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, 1+ day ago   (511+ words) Katie Taylor will make her final professional ring appearance on Saturday night when she faces Flora Pili at a sold-out Croke Park. The Bray superstar will bring the curtain down on one of the greatest careers in Irish sporting history…...

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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (292+ words) Aaron Dunne Reports from the Helix Andy Lee has hailed Saturday night’s Katie Taylor send-off extravaganza as one “befitting of a legend” and described it as a “significant cultural moment for Ireland”. The Limerick native and former WBO World Middleweight…...