SHANE McGuigan predicts Leo Santa Cruz will try and make a fast start when the Mexican attempts to reclaim the WBA featherweight title from Carl Frampton at the MGM Grand tomorrow night. In their first meeting in Brooklyn back in July last year, it was Frampton who made the much better start, staggering ‘El Terremoto’ […]
Archive | January, 2017
McGuigan predicts Santa Cruz will try to make a fast start
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Framing the future of football
DREAMS can come true for boys and girls who suffer from physical disabilities to enjoy football thanks to a new version of the ‘beautiful game’. Frame Football, launched at Loughside Recreation Centre on the Shore Road in January last year, currently has two coaching clinics at Lisburn Leisureplex and University of Ulster in Coleraine. Joanne […]
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Joby: Gift of life to Lagan heroes
LIFE-SAVING Community Rescue Service volunteers and the family of tragic Joby Murphy will unite this weekend to mark the fifth anniversary of his death. A special commemoration will be held at the Lagan Weir, which will also mark the 500th patrol by the volunteers. 20-year-old Joby, from Glengormley, went missing after a Snow Patrol gig at the […]
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Talking over as Frampton and Santa Cruz prepare to renew hostilities
WHAT talking there has been leading into Saturday’s WBA featherweight title fight between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is now done as both men addressed the media at the final press conference at the MGM today (Thursday). The level of interest in this rematch of their […]
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Repeat or revenge?
WHEN the bell sounds at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night (approx 4am Irish time, coverage begins at 1am on Sky Sports 1) to signal the start of round 13 between WBA featherweight champion, Carl Frampton and three-weight champion, Leo Santa Cruz, these stars of the 126lb division will almost certainly pick up […]
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Red Hands boss happy to be underdogs
IT isn’t the ideal preparation for an All-Ireland club semi-final, but Lámh Dhearg manager Simon Wilson insists having six players suspended won’t distract the squad from their goal of reaching the decider in Croke Park next month. The Antrim and Ulster champions take on Mooncoin of Kilkenny on Sunday afternoon in Trim, Co Meath minus […]
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