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Boxing

Yesterday
9th January 2025
Andy Lee, Katie Taylor and Stevie McKenna nominated for Ring Magazine awards
'I'm not just some youngfella, now, anymore. I feel like I'm maturing into a contender'
'Not that I let it get to me but at the same time, show her some damn respect'
Trainer Ross Enamait on Taylor-Serrano II, punch stats, headbutts, and his boxer’s eventual retirement.
Last week
29th December 2024 - 4th January 2025
'There’s something different about a good Irish fighter and I believe I’m next'
Paddy Donovan’s March bout with Lewis Crocker will be a rarity in Irish boxing: special and awkward in equal measure.
Last month
December 2024
Fury: 'I will always believe until the day I die that I won that fight'
Usyk retains unified heavyweight crown after another classic with Fury
Usyk retained his WBC, WBA and WBO belts with a unanimous 116-112 decision.
Kellie Harrington named 2024 Sportswoman of the Year
Taylor, Adeleke and Harrington top the tree as Ireland's most admired athletes in 2024
Belfast's Lewis Crocker to host Limerick's Paddy Donovan in clash of rising Irish stars
'I feel revived' - Former European medallist Walsh makes winning start to pro career
Last year
2024
Katie Taylor still feels worth writing about
After a week in which boxing writers witnessed their own extinction, Taylor and Amanda Serrano transported us to a bygone era.
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Why Katie Taylor was the rightful winner against Amanda Serrano
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Poll: Did you watch last night's boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul?
Here are the official judges' scorecards for the sensational Taylor v Serrano rematch
Taylor 'couldn't care less' about Serrano complaints as she basks in greatest glory
Mike Tyson (58) loses to YouTuber Jake Paul (27) in one-sided boxing match
Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano in controversial Texas thriller
Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano in controversial Texas thriller
Taylor, who had a point deducted, edged another classic bout on scores of 95-94 across the board.
On a Jake Paul show, Taylor will need to win convincingly to have her arm raised in Texas
With a trilogy bout in the ether, a close fight will likely go the way of the home promotional fighter Amanda Serrano.
How Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano created their multi-million-dollar rivalry
An eight-year battle will culminate in the fighters splitting around $14 million in tonight’s co-main event.
Ramshackle Dallas press conference evokes Netflix's favourite question: Are you still watching?
Taylor and Serrano may have dragged women's boxing as far as it can go in the sport's current climate
Serrano's mark of respect for Taylor the only 'real' moment as weird Texas week begins
Taylor and Serrano ran away with the circus - they weren't conscripted
Each woman will take home a massive purse for their bout which will prop up a car-crash Netflix event between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
Boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over gender reports
IABA president Gerry O'Mahony guilty of sexual assault
Ireland are world-leading in the wrong way with 11 unauthorised boxers at Russia-backed IBA tournament
Irish boxers seeking backdoor entry to world championships from Russian-backed IBA
Beterbiev edges Bivol to become first undisputed light-heavyweight champ in 22 years
It’s a sign of respect – Eddie Hearn defends playing Saudi anthem at Wembley
Joshua says boxing career 'far from over' after Dubois defeat
Daniel Dubois knocks out Anthony Joshua in stunning Wembley upset
‘Dynamite’ Dubois lived up to his nickname as he hurt Joshua badly in the first round and closed the show in the fifth.
Ireland's world champion Anthony Cacace earns Wembley win over Josh Warrington
‘Anto’ earned a unanimous decision over the former two-time world champion on the Joshua-Dubois undercard in London.
Callum Walsh shines in quick and loud 3Arena debut
The Cork man dropped and stopped Poland’s Przemyslaw Runowski in the second round of their light-middleweight bout in Dublin.
'The margins from the guys who are in the top 90 to the top 10 are really small'
Dublin heavyweight Thomas Carty will look to move to 9-0 at the 3Arena tonight.
TJ Doheny falls short in challenge of undisputed champion 'Monster' Inoue
'People knowing who I am is crazy. Like, Mark Zuckerberg knew who I was? It's all Dana White'
Cork boxing star Callum Walsh will headline the 3Arena in his first professional bout on Irish soil on Friday, 20 September.
Undefeated Cork fighter Callum Walsh to headline card at 3Arena in September
France opens investigation into alleged cyberbullying in Olympic gender row
Irish Olympics body raise judges' scoring of Daina Moorehouse fight with IOC