LONDON was calling this time last year, but Ireland's Olympic hopefuls are instead bound for Paris in June as they eye up spots at this summer's rescheduled Games in Tokyo.
ULSTER'S Olympic hopefuls Brendan Irvine and Michaela Walsh will lead the charge for the Irish team at the Strandja International Tournament in Sofia tomorrow, with semi-final places up for grabs at the prestigious multi-nations competition.
LEON Woodstock believes that his victory is written in the stars and that he will dethrone Belfast’s British super-featherweight champion Anthony Cacace in London on Saturday night.
ALMOST a year since they last got any competitive rounds under their belts, Ireland’s boxers scored a mixed bag of results upon their return to the international arena yesterday.
SEAN McComb says his loss was “a bump in the road” after he fell short in his bid to become Commonwealth lightweight champion on Friday night and the 28-year-old from Turf Lodge did enough to show that he can bounce back from his loss to Gavin Gwynne.
CARL Frampton’s hand injury has given Anthony Cacace the chance to shine as the headline act on Saturday night; and the super-featherweight from west Belfast intends to make the most of it.
Belfast fighter Sean McComb lost out in his bid to claim the Commonwealth lightweight title in Bolton last night.
The classy Turf Lodge southpaw’s title bid ended in the seventh round, after re...
Commonwealth Lightweight title: Sean McComb (11-0) v Gavin Gwynne (12-2) (tonight, 10pm, live on ESPN+/YouTube) TUNE in for a cracking fight, says Sean McComb who expects leather to fly and his hand to be raised as he makes who makes the step up to title level against experienced Welsh tough nut Gavin Gwynne in Bolton tonight.