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Boxing

Yesterday
27th April 2025
wembley bound
'Chance for revenge' - Dubois lands heavyweight unification bout against Usyk
7 hrs ago
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Boxing
Chris Eubank Jr reuniting with father ‘worth its weight in gold’ – Conor Benn
14 hrs ago
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Last week
20th April 2025 - 26th April 2025
Boxing
Chris Eubank Jr seals unanimous decision victory in grudge match with Conor Benn
26 Apr
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statement
Aaron McKenna dominates Liam Smith to earn breakout victory in London
26 Apr
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hit in the pocket
Eubank Jnr fined after missing weight for Benn grudge bout
25 Apr
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wounded
Chris Eubank Jr in ‘pain’ after being called a disgrace by father
25 Apr
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This month
April 2025
spicy
Taylor says 'embarrassing' Serrano should thank her for opportunity of trilogy fight
The defending champion was in uncharacteristically fiery form at the press conference to launch her trilogy bout with Amanda Serrano.
10 Apr
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Last month
March 2025
Verdict
IBF order world-title eliminator rematch between Crocker and Donovan
28 Mar
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RIP
US heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
22 Mar
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big george
Boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
Foreman won heavyweight world titles two decades apart and fought Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle.
22 Mar
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4
rubber stamped
Boxing receives official IOC thumbs-up for Los Angeles Games
20 Mar
496
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Letter
IABA intends to join World Boxing as clubs to decide on future
19 Mar
827
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LA 2028
Donald Trump does not intimidate me – Imane Khelif plots Olympic defence in LA
19 Mar
2.0k
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Olympic Games
Boxing will be included at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
17 Mar
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Rising Star
Callum Walsh produces stunning 1st-round knockout in Madison Square Garden main event
17 Mar
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fine margins
Silver medal for Aoife O'Rourke after defeat in World Boxing Championship final
The 42
16 Mar
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fine margins
Silver medal for Aoife O'Rourke after defeat in World Boxing Championship final
16 Mar
2.3k
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Madison Square Garden
A Dublin Olympian, a Kerry firefighter, and a bone to pick in the Big Apple
‘How can you hate on a person who has the same dreams as you? We’re just two people in each other’s way.’
Gavan Casey
16 Mar
2.9k
1
Boxing
Portlaoise's TJ Doheny stopped by champion Nick Ball in world title fight
Liverpool’s Nick Ball defended his WBA featherweight title with a 10th-round stoppage.
15 Mar
2.0k
2
Class
History-making Irish sisters hailed ahead of gold medal fights on Sunday
15 Mar
2.2k
2
written off
TJ Doheny, the inter-county GAA player's boxer, looks to defy the naysayers once again
The 38-year-old Portlaoise man seeks to become a two-weight world champion against Nick Ball in Liverpool tonight.
Gavan Casey
15 Mar
1.3k
1
Boxing
Lisa O'Rourke reaches gold medal bout at World Championships
Updated 14 Mar
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2
Report
Ireland's Aoife O'Rourke triumphs to reach World Championships final
14 Mar
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4
Boxing
Sisters Lisa and Aoife O'Rourke secure at least bronze medals at World Boxing Championships
13 Mar
2.0k
5
Boxing
Lisa O'Rourke progresses to quarter-finals at Women's World Championships
12 Mar
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Rankings
IBF nudge Crocker and Donovan into position for possible world-title rematch
12 Mar
6.0k
3
Boxing
More disappointment for Ireland at Women's World Championships
11 Mar
1.6k
0
shelling out
Chris Eubank Jr fined £100,000 for slapping Conor Benn with egg
11 Mar
1.7k
0
Boxing
'My dream was stolen': Michaela Walsh hits out at controversial World Championships defeat
11 Mar
2.5k
6
Woe
Disappointment for Irish trio at World Championships
10 Mar
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next step
Michael Conlan lands European title shot after successful ring return in Brighton
7 Mar
5.9k
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Free to Read
'You can't love boxing because boxing will never love you back, as we've seen recently'
The 42
7 Mar
11.0k
9
conlan’s last run
'You can't love boxing because boxing will never love you back, as we've seen recently'
No complications. No expectation. Money made. Michael Conlan just wants to find out if he’s good enough.
Gavan Casey
7 Mar
2.8k
1
live on netflix
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano to meet again at Madison Square Garden in July
The 42
6 Mar
6.2k
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live on netflix
Taylor and Serrano to meet again at Madison Square Garden in July trilogy bout
The rivals will trade leather once more live on Netflix, at the site of their original classic.
6 Mar
3.1k
13
Boxing
Former Ireland rugby international set for Women's World Boxing Championships
4 Mar
3.4k
1
crocker v donovan
Irish boxing's Froch-Groves moment in Belfast could lead to all-Irish world-title fight
Why a sequel to Saturday’s bedlam-inducing bout could take place for greater honours in the summer.
Gavan Casey
3 Mar
2.2k
4
fury
Andy Lee brands referee a 'disgrace' after Donovan's DQ defeat to Crocker in Belfast
2 Mar
5.5k
19
War
Paddy Donovan suffers disqualification defeat in controversial thriller with Lewis Crocker
Donovan dominated the eagerly anticipated fight but fell foul of the referee throughout.
Gavan Casey
1 Mar
7.0k
12
crocker v donovan
'I’ve got under his skin already. He’s nervous. I’m too big, too strong'
1 Mar
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