Latest
Last year
2025
the last dance
'Not that I let it get to me but at the same time, show her some damn respect'
Trainer Ross Enamait on Taylor-Serrano II, punch stats, headbutts, and his boxer’s eventual retirement.
All time
Paddy Donovan
'There’s something different about a good Irish fighter and I believe I’m next'
Paddy Donovan’s March bout with Lewis Crocker will be a rarity in Irish boxing: special and awkward in equal measure.
Compromise
Amorim needs to haul Rashford out of scrap-heap for short-term survival
We know Marcus Rashford’s limitations at this point so this isn’t revisionism. But it is an emergency.
the people's vote
Taylor, Adeleke and Harrington top the tree as Ireland's most admired athletes in 2024
Mixed news
Smith and Bolton ruled out until early new year for Connacht but Ioane returns for Dublin trip
somebody's 'o' has got to go
Belfast's Lewis Crocker to host Limerick's Paddy Donovan in clash of rising Irish stars
squad update
Hugh Gavin ruled out until February but Connacht welcome back Heffernan for Bulls clash
real one
Katie Taylor still feels worth writing about
After a week in which boxing writers witnessed their own extinction, Taylor and Amanda Serrano transported us to a bygone era.
War
Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano in controversial Texas thriller
Taylor, who had a point deducted, edged another classic bout on scores of 95-94 across the board.
away fighter
On a Jake Paul show, Taylor will need to win convincingly to have her arm raised in Texas
With a trilogy bout in the ether, a close fight will likely go the way of the home promotional fighter Amanda Serrano.
Business
How Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano created their multi-million-dollar rivalry
An eight-year battle will culminate in the fighters splitting around $14 million in tonight’s co-main event.
they're behind you
Ramshackle Dallas press conference evokes Netflix's favourite question: Are you still watching?
sequel
Taylor and Serrano may have dragged women's boxing as far as it can go in the sport's current climate
taylor v serrano II
Serrano's mark of respect for Taylor the only 'real' moment as weird Texas week begins
