Folow us on social media

Sign up to our mailing list

Archive | Boxing RSS feed for this section

Barnes ready for his ‘second debut’ against Garzon

IT’S take two for Paddy Barnes at the Waterfront Hall this Friday night when ‘The Wee Man’ faces Argentinian hard man, Adrian Dimas Garzon eight rounds in his second professional contest. Barnes’ debut back on November 5 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre ended in farce when his opponent, Stefan Slavchev was disqualified in their fourth round […]

Read More Comments Off on Barnes ready for his ‘second debut’ against Garzon

Tennyson ready for All-Ireland battle with old title up for grabs

JAMES Tennyson has already been Irish super-featherweight champion, but to claim the national title he knows he faces a much sterner test than when he lifted it back in 2013. It was just his sixth fight when he blasted out Mickey Coveney in two rounds at St Kevin’s Hall, but a lot has happened since […]

Read More Comments Off on Tennyson ready for All-Ireland battle with old title up for grabs

McKenna hoping for Irish title fight in 2017

TYRONE McKenna insists he is willing to fight anyone as he sets his sights on some major bouts in 2017. This Friday night, McKenna will take on undefeated Dubliner Jake Hanney at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. While he isn’t taking the challenge of Hanney lightly, McKenna is hoping to get a title fight later in the […]

Read More Comments Off on McKenna hoping for Irish title fight in 2017

Meli thrilled to score home win

ALFREDO Meli enjoyed a winning return to Belfast on Friday night at The Devenish as he scored a 60-54 points win over Laszlo Fazekas to improve his record to 13-0-1. Meli’s last home fight was that Celtic title draw with Conrad Cummings back in November 2015, but there was no doubting the result this time […]

Read More Comments Off on Meli thrilled to score home win

Jamie confident he will complete first part of a Conlan double to edge towards title shot

IT could be a massive eight days for the Conlan clan on either side of the Atlantic and this Friday night at the Waterfront Hall, Jamie will hope to get things off to the perfect start when he takes on former world title challenger, Yader Cardoza (22-10-1) for the vacant WBC International Silver super-flyweight title. […]

Read More Comments Off on Jamie confident he will complete first part of a Conlan double to edge towards title shot

McShane returning to set the record straight

IT would have been the most unsatisfactory way for a boxing career to end, but Daniel McShane intends to set the record straight. It was March 28, 2015 at the Andersonstown Leisure Centre when the Mount Eagles man took on Zoltan Horvath in his 10th professional bout intending to maintain his perfect record, but in […]

Read More Comments Off on McShane returning to set the record straight