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# irish-boxing - Yesterday’s News
Harrington and Irish scourge Potkonen to square off for gold in potential Olympic precursor
The Finn holds two victories over former world champion Harrington since she eliminated Katie Taylor from Rio 2016.
# irish-boxing - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
Shields expects Braekhus to take 'easier' fight with Taylor in undisputed champion triangle
‘In my opinion, Katie Taylor is going to beat her, but she will not knock Cecilia Braekhus out. And Cecilia can live with that.’
# irish-boxing - Friday 17 January, 2020
Jono Carroll to face Scott Quigg in Manchester headliner
The Dubliner will face Bury’s Quigg in a Matchroom Boxing main event live on Sky Sports on 7 March.
# irish-boxing - Saturday 11 January, 2020
The quiet man in Katie Taylor's corner
Ross Enamait used to work for an investment management company. Now, he trains one of his biggest fans: the undisputed lightweight champion.
Katie Taylor caps memorable 2019 with prestigious Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year award
The Bray woman was recognised as the world’s outstanding female boxer after a year in which she became an undisputed and two-weight world champion.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
Quigley to continue on comeback trail with second fight in seven weeks
‘I’ve seen it in training and I’ve felt it myself: there is a change there and click of things back in place again.’
# irish-boxing - Friday 20 December, 2019
Andy Lee's Top Rank prospect Paddy Donovan scores another knockout in Bolton
The 20-year-old is now 3-0(2KOs) as a professional and will make his US debut in New York in March.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Headstone finally erected for African-American boxing great who died in Galway in 1818
Tom Molineaux died penniless and sick in Galway after a pioneering prizefighting career, and was buried in an unmarked grave.
Fury adds Andy Lee to training setup ahead of Wilder rematch
Lee, a cousin of Fury’s, will assist Sugar Hill as The Gypsy King prepares for a sequel with the American.
# irish-boxing - Monday 16 December, 2019
Katie Taylor named American Boxing Writers' Female Fighter of the Year
The Bray woman follows in the footsteps of Cecilia Braekhus and Claressa Shields in pocketing the BWAA’s Christy Martin Award.
# irish-boxing - Thursday 12 December, 2019
Persoon could face Kellie Harrington before Taylor rematch as she pursues Olympic dream
The Belgian former champion will bid to qualify for Tokyo 2020 next year, putting her sequel with Taylor on the back-burner.
# irish-boxing - Saturday 30 November, 2019
'I didn't start boxing to win an Olympic medal... Every day I'm here is a day I'm winning at life'
Kellie Harrington discusses her injury-plagued year and the addresses criticism from a rival corner ahead of Tokyo 2020 qualification.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
'Where we see fit to create a box-off, there will definitely be box-offs' - Dunne
The IABA High Performance Director dismissed criticism after seven reigning champions missed November’s National Elite Championships.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
Spike O'Sullivan lands major fight with unbeaten Mexican star Munguia
Jaime Munguia, who controversially outpointed Ireland’s Dennis Hogan in April, will face the Cork puncher in San Antonio.
Quigley aims to rebound from defeat with Lee in his corner for comeback bout
It will be the 28-year-old’s first fight under the tutelage of the former middleweight world champion.
# irish-boxing - Sunday 17 November, 2019
John Joe Nevin drops Freddy Fonseca en route to classy, career-best win as a pro
Elsewhere, Andy Lee’s Top Rank-promoted prospect Paddy Donovan cruised to 2-0 in the professional ranks.
# irish-boxing - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Power to make Mexican ring return as part of post-Leaving Cert US venture
The 18-year-old has been training in California ahead of a fifth professional contest.
Persoon makes victorious return to keep alive plans for Sky Box Office Taylor rematch in 2020
The Belgian won a unanimous decision in a war with Helen Joseph as she temporarily stepped down in weight.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 6 November, 2019
Her earnings could be crushed by a drug cheat: VADA testing compulsory for future Taylor fights
‘For $25,000 or $30,000, in the grand scheme of Katie Taylor in terms of purses, that is when it’s not too expensive.’
Katie Taylor is becoming their champion as well as our own
Manchester felt like a seminal moment in Taylor’s ascent to stardom outside of Ireland.
# irish-boxing - Monday 4 November, 2019
US broadcaster wants Taylor to headline all-female card in March, with Serrano showdown a possibility
Eddie Hearn confirmed he gave Amanda Serrano a new deal and said, ‘This time, we’re going to make you sign it rather than your promoter’.
# irish-boxing - Sunday 3 November, 2019
'Eventually, I'll shut them up. I'm going to have a chance to shut them all up'
Katie Taylor had a warning for Amanda Serrano and Delfine Persoon after becoming a two-weight world champion.
# irish-boxing - Saturday 2 November, 2019
Taylor outclasses teak-tough Linardatou to become two-weight world champion
The Irish icon took her licks but won a unanimous decision in Manchester.
'I keep signing a new contract with her and one fight later, the contract looks sh**'
Eddie Hearn doesn’t promote Katie Taylor in the interest of political correctness.
# irish-boxing - Friday 1 November, 2019
Taylor tips scales heavier than light-welterweight champion on eve of title bid in second division
‘Sure, listen, they’re all confident getting into the ring, aren’t they?’
Taylor-Persoon rematch could land in UK as Sky Sports Box Office headliner - Hearn
The promoter confirmed Sky Sports are keen on Taylor topping a pay-per-view bill in what would be a landmark development in women’s boxing.
'You know her, but you don't know me. You haven't seen me much because my best fights are not on YouTube'
Champion Christina Linardatou is backing herself, seemingly literally, to beat Katie Taylor in Manchester on Saturday.
# irish-boxing - Thursday 31 October, 2019
'Like a mouse and a cat' - Linardatou confident she can bully challenger Taylor up at 140 pounds
The Greek champion defends her title against the Irish icon this Saturday.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 30 October, 2019
'You don't like getting those calls at 6 o'clock in the morning, but it's definitely going to help the sport'
Katie Taylor’s fight on Saturday will be the first in female pro boxing history to undergo a full Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency testing program.
'If it wasn't for Katie, there's no way I'd be pro' - England's Harper moving closer to fighting her idol
‘If somebody told me a couple of years ago I’d be boxing on a Katie Taylor bill, I’d never have believed them.’
# irish-boxing - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
Pound-for-pound rival and potential foe joins Katie Taylor in Hearn's promotional stable
Cecilia Braekhus [35-0, 9KOs] has signed a multi-fight deal with the English promoter.
# irish-boxing - Monday 21 October, 2019
'She fled the whole division... Katie Taylor needs me - I don't need Katie Taylor' - Serrano
The Puerto Rican is frustrated that Taylor has temporarily moved up in weight as the wait goes on for their women’s superfight.
John Joe Nevin finally seals fight that could ignite his pro career
The former Olympic silver medallist will fight for a WBA rankings belt next month.
# irish-boxing - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Frampton and Valdez to co-headline Vegas doubleheader ahead of potential showdown
‘The Jackal’ is back following an 11-month absence.
# irish-boxing - Saturday 12 October, 2019
Barnes goes out on his shield in four-round Belfast war with European champion
The Irish boxing icon was stopped by Swansea’s Jay Harris in a thrilling main event at Ulster Hall.
# irish-boxing - Friday 11 October, 2019
Andy Lee-trained prospect Donovan scores frightening first-round KO on pro debut
The 20-year-old Top Rank starlet took less than 80 seconds to flatten his Mexican opponent.
# irish-boxing - Thursday 10 October, 2019
Ireland bow out of World Championships with no medals after spirited last-eight defeats
Amy Broadhurst was bested by the scourge of Irish boxing, Mira Potkonen, while Christina Desmond lost to Busenaz Surmeneli.
# irish-boxing - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
Bogeywoman awaits again as Broadhurst and Desmond power on to medal fights at Worlds
The Dundalk and Cork women were in sensational form in Ulan-Ude.
# irish-boxing - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
Ireland's former world champ TJ Doheny to make sudden return on Usyk card this weekend
The Portlaoise southpaw is back on the hunt for world titles.
Double disappointment for Ireland as Walsh and Smith lose split decisions at Worlds
Smith came within a whisker of upsetting the reigning champion, while Walsh lost out to the hometown hero.
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