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Michael Conlan wants medal he was denied after report confirms corruption at Rio Olympic Games
MICHAEL Conlan hopes to get the bronze medal, the least he deserves, after an independent report confirmed “manipulation and corruption” by referees and judges at the Rio Olympic Games.
Boxing coaches hopeful over Olympic judging 'skullduggery'
AFTER the controversies that dogged the last Olympic Games in Rio, there will be a major focus on boxing judges at Tokyo 2020 – and two top Irish coaches are hopeful the days of potential “skullduggery” are a thing of the past.
'It actually broke my heart a little bit': John Conlan on playing the pain game in Rio, and what brought him back to boxing ahead of Ireland's Tokyo tilt
IT’S days before they fly out to Tokyo, and John Conlan is feeling calm.
'If you’re honest you have nothing to worry about': Eugene Duffy looks back on life in and out of the ring
THERE are familiar faces no matter where you go to watch amateur boxing in Ireland.
World boxing mourns loss of Belfast-born official Terry Smith
THE boxing world is mourning the loss of Belfast-born official Terry Smith, who died yesterday.
Boxing world body stripped of right to organise tournament at 2020 Olympics
OLYMPIC boxing's governing body AIBA has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee and stripped of the right to organise the tournament at Tokyo 2020.
Amateur boxing in Ireland will 'die a death' if Olympic exclusion goes ahead warns former head coach Billy Walsh
AMATEUR boxing will “die a death” in Ireland if the sport is excluded from the Olympic Games, according to former Irish head coach Billy Walsh.
Back in the day: The Irish News: July 12 1997: Sligo’s Stephen Reynolds secures victory for Ireland against Canada in Dublin
Back in the day: a look at some of the sports stories making the headlines in The Irish News this day 20 years ago..
'I wouldn't pay AIBA fine if it was £1', insists a defiant Michael Conlan
MICHAEL CONLAN has sent a defiant message to amateur boxing’s world governing body after he was fined almost £8,000 for his Olympic Games outburst, blasting: “I wouldn’t pay it if it was £1”.
AIBA stands down all referees involved in the Rio Olympic Games
IT APPEARS this particular magnificent seven won't be riding again.