# boxing - Tuesday 15 September, 2020
# Televised
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# Televised
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing announced Niall Kennedy’s bout against Alen Babic today.
# Part II
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# Part II
The British heavyweight suffered defeat to the Russian in August.
# boxing - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Boxing
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# Boxing
Oquendo was disqualified due to a clash of heads that hampered Herring’s vision.
# boxing - Saturday 5 September, 2020
# Stevie Wonder
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# Stevie Wonder
Some going by the Smithborough sensation.
# boxing - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Hitman For Hire
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# Hitman For Hire
The former Irish Elite amateur champion has seen his career take a temporary detour during the pandemic.
# boxing - Tuesday 25 August, 2020
# Boxing
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# Boxing
Kellie Harrington is ‘training like an animal’ as she targets an Olympic spot next year.
# boxing - Monday 24 August, 2020
# Best Of The Best
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# Best Of The Best
Three-weight world champion Claressa Shields tops Ring Magazine’s list.
# boxing - Saturday 22 August, 2020
# Repeat
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# Repeat
Delfine Persoon said she believed Taylor deserved her unanimous decision following another close encounter between the two rivals.
# Legacy At Stake
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# Legacy At Stake
Scrutinous eyes not only from Ireland but from all corners of the globe will be on her performance tonight, the weight of the world on her shoulders.
# Bogeywoman
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# Bogeywoman
Delfine Persoon sets out to break Irish hearts and become arguably the greatest ever female professional boxer tonight.
# boxing - Friday 21 August, 2020
# Straightener
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# Straightener
The Belgian weighed in almost 2.5lbs heavier than she did for their original scrap, but was comfortably under the 135-pound limit.
# boxing - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Disputed Champion
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# Disputed Champion
Ahead of her eagerly anticipated rematch with Delfine Persoon on Saturday, Katie Taylor says she is ‘looking forward to shutting up everyone that has criticised me’.
# boxing - Sunday 16 August, 2020
# Upset
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# Upset
The American fighter ended her Norwegian opponent’s 36-bout winning streak, a result which is likely to have a knock-on effect for Katie Taylor.
# Saturday Night's Alright...
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# Saturday Night's Alright...
Frampton stopped Darren Traynor in the seventh, while Conlan stopped Sofiane Takoucht in final round.
# boxing - Saturday 15 August, 2020
# Real Deal
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# Real Deal
Donovan dispatched Des Newton in just over 90 seconds at York Hall.
# Silver Lightning
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# Silver Lightning
‘What an individual’, said the Matchroom chief of Donovan, who gained a huge amount in defeat – and indeed all week – at Fight Camp.
# boxing - Friday 14 August, 2020
# Hateful Eighth
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# Hateful Eighth
Athy native suffers his pro defeat against Manchester’s Zelfa Barrett.
# boxing - Wednesday 12 August, 2020
# Pushed Back
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# Pushed Back
The 54-year-old was due to take part in an eight-round exhibition bout on 12 September.
# boxing - Tuesday 4 August, 2020
# Lilywhite Lightning
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# Lilywhite Lightning
Donovan takes on Zelfa Barrett on 14 August in ‘Matchroom Square Garden’.
# boxing - Saturday 1 August, 2020
# And The New...
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# And The New...
A massive win after an explosive fight.
# boxing - Thursday 23 July, 2020
# The Return
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# The Return
The American star will be taking on fellow veteran Roy Jones Jr on 12 September.
# Misconduct
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# Misconduct
The British boxer admitted it was a ‘silly mistake’, while promoter Eddie Hearn described his actions as ‘idiotic’.
# The Mask Of Zaur
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# The Mask Of Zaur
Billy Walsh recalls his time working with Zaur Antia, Irish boxing’s media-shy head coach who has played a key role in almost 140 major international medals.
# boxing - Thursday 16 July, 2020
# Shock Chance
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# Shock Chance
The 29-year-old is one of less than a handful of names being considered for a proposed fight with the Mexican superstar.
# boxing - Tuesday 7 July, 2020
# Straightener
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# Straightener
A sequel to their June 2019 classic at Madison Square Garden, during which Taylor emerged as a controversial winner, is in the works.
# boxing - Saturday 4 July, 2020
# Double Standards
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# Double Standards
So many boxing figures performatively take the moral high ground when it comes to the sanctity of human life – until doing so might inconvenience them personally.
# boxing - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Champ
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# Champ
The 69-year-old thanked doctors and nurses who “day after day give the best of themselves, regardless of the risk they take.”
# boxing - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
# Bad Blood
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# Bad Blood
A tweet from Taylor sparked an online war of words between Serrano, Eddie Hearn and Lou DiBella, and female boxing’s biggest fight now looks unlikely.
# boxing - Monday 29 June, 2020
# Change Of Guard
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# Change Of Guard
Sandra Vaughan, who purchased the company in 2017, has stepped away during what she described as ‘transitional phase in the business’.
# Deja Vu
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# Deja Vu
Bob Yalen has alleged that the backlash against Kinahan stems from ‘the hearsay testimony of biased parties’.
# boxing - Sunday 28 June, 2020
# Disgrace
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# Disgrace
Miller also failed three tests ahead of his subsequently cancelled bout with Anthony Joshua last year.
# boxing - Friday 26 June, 2020
# Hands Of Stone
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# Hands Of Stone
The six-time world champion is in a non-life-threatening condition.
# boxing - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
# Saving Face
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# Saving Face
Daniel Kinahan will remain a highly influential figure in boxing but for now, his real dream seems to be over.
# boxing - Sunday 14 June, 2020
# Essential Reads
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# Essential Reads
Plus, Irish sprinter Gina Akpe-Moses on why she feels it would be selfish not to speak out on the Black Lives Matter movement.
# boxing - Friday 12 June, 2020
# Boxing
# Boxing
BT Sport says it is ‘not currently involved in the Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua negotiations’.
# boxing - Thursday 11 June, 2020
# Boxing Big Time
# Boxing Big Time
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there has been diplomatic contact between Ireland and the UAE on the issue.
# boxing - Thursday 4 June, 2020
# Challenge
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# Challenge
Kellie Harrington is combining training with seven-day work weeks.
# boxing - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
# EXTRACT
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# EXTRACT
How murder and mayhem were linked to the legendary boxer.
# boxing - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Pocket Rocket
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# Pocket Rocket
The Brisbane-based Kilcullen native will train from McCullough’s American quarters ahead of significant potential fights on US soil.
# Book
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# Book
An extract from the award-winning book, ‘The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee’.
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