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Olympic Games: Aidan’s leap of faith pays off

WHEN Aidan Walsh leapt in joy as his hand was raised on July 30, 2021 at Kokugikan in Japan, it proved to be a life-changing moment.

Olympic Games: Michaela determined to enjoy the full Olympic experience

LIFE was a different place in the summer of 2021. Covid-19’s tentacles were still penetrating life we knew it, limiting aspects of daily life as we once knew it.

Olympic Games: Mixed bag in the draw for Irish boxers

IRELAND'S boxers now know what lies ahead in the Olympic Games as Thursday's draw threw up mixed fortunes for the 10 bidding for glory in Paris.

Boxing: Kelsall outfoxes Quinn to nab Commonwealth title

IT was a night of frustration for Conor Quinn as the West Belfast flyweight shipped a majority decision (116-112, 115-114, 114-114) to Conner Kelsall in their Commonwealth flyweight title fight at the SSE Arena on Friday.

Boxing: Murphy comes through bloody battle against Turner to claim title

A THRILLING battle for the 'silver' Commonwealth featherweight title went the way of South Belfast's Colm Murphy at the SSE Arena as he stopped game Scot Jack Turner on cuts.

Boxing: McGivern makes emphatic statement with victory over Omar

A STATEMENT was well and truly made by James McGivern at the SSE Arena on Friday night as he defended his BUI Celtic lightweight title in emphatic fashion with a second-round KO of the previously unbeaten Rashid Omar.

Boxing: Quinn not looking past Commonwealth title tilt against Kelsall

A CRACK at the European flyweight title is tantalisingly close for Conor Quinn, but securing Commonwealth honours is all that can occupy his thoughts as he gets ready to face Conner Kelsall at the SSE Arena on Friday night.

Boxing: McGivern aims to impress against Omar

HIS BUI Celtic lightweight title may be on the line against Rashid Omar at the SSE Arena on Friday, but for James McGivern, the eight rounds against the Welsh champion doubles up as something of an audition.

Boxing: Warr at Wembley for Cacace's first title defence

Anthony Cacace will make the first defence of his IBF super-featherweight title against Josh warrington at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 21.

Boxing: Murphy returns to a happy hunting ground against Turner

BOXES have been ticked in each of Colm Murphy’s 11 professional outings to date, but victory over Jack Turner at the SSE Arena will land him the Commonwealth ‘silver’ featherweight title and hand him the keys to bigger opportunities.

Boxing: Crocker remains undefeated after thriller against Walker

A FIGHT of the year contender went the way of Lewis Crocker in Birmingham on Saturday night, as he claimed a unanimous decision verdict over a game Conah Walker to claim the WBA International welterweight title and improve to 20-0.

Boxing: ‘Croc’ vows to bare his teeth against Walker

PLENTY of talk has built about a proposed showdown between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan, but South Belfast’s ‘Croc’ knows he can’t avert his gaze from Conah Walker, whom he meets at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Saturday night.

Boxing: ‘The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee’ takes a step towards the silver screen

If NYC-based filmmaker, Brian Kerrigan, plays his cards right - and by all accounts he’s doing just that - his US production company, Triskal Films, will very soon turn these immortal words uttered by former WBU world welterweight champion, Eamonn Magee, into a reality.

Boxing: Walsh through to Sunday's box-off final with win over Cuba's Cuellar

Aidan Walsh will fight for a place in the Paris Olympics on Sunday as he boxed clever to score a unanimous verdict over Cuba’s Jorge Cuellar in Saturday's box-off semi-final at the 2nd World Olympic Qualifier in Bangkok.

Boxing: Walsh must box-off for place in Paris after defeat to Eashash

TWO deducted points would prove the difference as Aidan Walsh is forced into the box-off for the final light-middleweight Olympic berth.

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Boxing: Quinn to fight for Commonwealth honours on the June 28 'Belfast Brawl'

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Gaelic Games: Gleeson to take time before deciding his future with Antrim

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