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THE blood of champions Jimmy and Billy ‘Spider’ Kelly (his great-grandfather and grandfather respectively) courses through Connor Coyle’s veins and he intends to add to the legacy of his famous Derry boxing family when he faces England’s Felix Cash for the WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title on Saturday night.

AFTER two fights in empty TV studios, James McGivern finally got to hear the roar of a crowd for the first time since turning pro when he walked out at the Feile fight night earlier this month.

HUGH Russell took a pic of James Tennyson with his belts recently.

LETHAL Lewis Crocker landed the first title of his career last night when he walked away with the WBO European welterweight belt after stopping Louis Greene behind closed doors in Wakefield.

EARLY on in his career, Lewis Crocker’s handlers had some difficulty getting opponents for him.

ANYONE who has seen James McGivern action will know his pedigree.

DUBLIN Gaelic Football star Kevin McManamon gave James McGivern the helping hand he needed to return to boxing 

COMMONWEALTH Games bronze medallist James McGivern has signed a professional contract with MTK.

KURT Walker and Michaela Walsh joined team-mates Regan Buckley, Michael Nevin and Kellie Harrington in the last eight of the European Games after hard fought victories in Minsk yesterday.

BELFAST’S James McGivern will be the first Ulster fighter in action at the European Games in Minsk when he steps between the ropes on Sunday.