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BOXING: Agyarko secures world title shot

Belfast’s Caomhin Agyarko has secured a world title shot against current IBF light-middleweight champion, Josh Kelly. The Englishman has held the strap since January of this year coming through a tight contest and getting the majority decision over Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev in his hometown of Newcastle. This will be his first defence of that title and he faces a tough test in Belfast’s Black Thunder.

BOXING: Crocker leaves Australia empty handed

Lewis Crocker travelled to Brisbane as the IBF Welterweight World Champion to face challenger Liam Paro. The Australian and Queensland native looked comfortable in front of the home crowd and despite being the challenger would have probably felt like the favourite. This was constantly reiterated during fight week by Crocker who either genuinely thrives off the underdog mentality or was attempting to instill complacency in his opponent.

BOXING: Detroit ready for the Battle in Belfast

It’s been a busy week for the Bridges Beyond Boxing team. A squad of 12 Irish youngsters have just returned home after two amateur fighting events in Buffalo and Boston. This morning, eight boxers from Detroit have touched down in Ireland for a ten day trip between Belfast and Donegal. Preparations are already underway for events in Cinninati and Louisville later this year. The charity organisation founded by former Irish champion Joe Lowe alongside Alan Martin and Ciaran Quinn continues to go from strength to strength.

BOXING: Dynes shines for Team Ireland in the States

Team Ireland secured two big wins over team America in two Bridges Beyond Boxing events in Buffalo and Boston. The away squad wasted no time in getting down to business with practice sessions getting underway a matter of hours after touching down stateside. Yes they were there to build relations across the Atlantic and to experience a new culture but ultimately this team of experienced and competitive amateurs wanted to showcase their talents on the big stage.

BOXING: Could the Donovan-Crocker trilogy be on?

On Friday evening Limerick’s Paddy Donovan took a big step closer to his dream of winning a world title by defeating Karen Chukhadzhian in a IBF welterweight eliminator. The impressive comeback performance was his first since the devastating loss against Belfast’s Lewis Crocker in Windsor Park last September. Fighting in Mannheim, Germany The ‘Real Deal’ dropped his opponent twice before getting the decision. Ukrainian Chukhadzhian’s record was 26-3 going into the bout so he was certainly no push-over and could have been a risky fight for Donovan who couldn’t afford to lose for the third time in a row.

BOXING: Commonwealth Games boxing squad named ahead of summer games

TEAM NI has named a 12 strong boxing squad for this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

BOXING: Agyarko seeking that elusive world title shot

Belfast’s Caomhin Agyarko was due to face American Brandon Adams in a final eliminator contest for the IBF world-light middleweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday evening. Winning the fight was the last stepping stone in him achieving his dream of becoming Ireland’s first black World Champion. Awaiting him would be the chance to join his old club mates from Belfast’s Holy Trinity Boxing Club, Anthony Cacace and Lewis Crocker, in the elusive pool of those who hold boxing’s highest honours.

BOXING: Holy Family Boxing Club earn another national boxing crown

A young boxer from Holy Family Boxing club, Finlay Okoro, has won the Irish Universities Championship Title with a TKO win in round one of the Youth 67Kg Final against Nama Alohashi last weekend

BOXING: Murphy unlucky in close contest

Belfast’s Colm Murphy took on Dublin’s Jono Carroll on the Cacace Dickens undercard in the 3Arena on Saturday night. Murphy went into the fight unbeaten with an impressive (16-0) record whilst the more experienced Carroll looked to build on his 25-3-1 record. ‘King Kong’ Carroll’s last outing came one year ago with a unanimous decision win over Alexander Prado in Dubai but he showed little signs of ring rust and got straight to work from the opening bell. The younger man by seven years Murphy last fought in February where he claimed the Commonwealth Featherweight Title. Tonight the vacant IBO Super-Featherweight strap was up for grabs.

BOXING: Stunning Cacace becomes two-time world champion

Andersonstown’s Anthony Cacace became the WBA Super Featherweight Champion of the World on Saturday night in Dublin’s 3Arena in front of a sell out home crowd. His opponent, Liverpool’s Jazza Dickens was making his first title defence having secured the interim WBA title last July and promoted to full champion in December when Lamont Roach Jr vacated the strap.

BOXING: Croc to defend IBF title Down Under

LEWIS Crocker will make his first defence of his IBF welterweight world title in Australia against Liam Paro.

BOXING: Michael Conlan to face Walsh in Belfast next month

MICHAEL Conlan will fight in Belfast’s SSE Arena on 20 March as he continues to work his way towards a third world title shot.

BOXING: Murphy claims Commonwealth crown and sets sights on world stage

South Belfast’s Colm Murphy delivered a confident performance on home soil, stopping Tanzania’s African champion Saleh Kassim Abdalla to claim the vacant Commonwealth Featherweight Title at The Mill in Newtownabbey. The victory extends Murphy’s unbeaten record to 16-0 and firmly establishes him as one of Ireland’s leading boxing talents.

BOXING: Cacace to challenge for title in Dublin on St Patrick's Day

BELFAST'S Anthony Cacace is set to face England’s Jazza Dickens on St Patrick's weekend in Dublin’s 3Arena.

Waterfront Hall 'back in the ring' thanks to new boxing partnership

WATERFRONT Hall has announced a new partnership with Conlan Sports that will see a programme of three live-streamed and televised professional boxing events staged at the iconic venue during 2026.

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