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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Talking over as Frampton and Santa Cruz prepare to renew hostilities
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Ex-boxers Ginley and Walsh join the new wave of young up-and-coming trainers
THE image of a boxing coach is rapidly changing with the new age of young coaches who have fresh ideas and new methods coming to the fore. Throw in the experience of having boxed as a professional and you have a perfect mix and that is the case with two of West Belfast’s newest cornermen, […]
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Watson predicts Frampton and Santa Cruz will light up Vegas
AL Haymon, one of boxing’s most high-profile movers and shakers is advisor, manager or both to almost 200 fighters, but one who prefers to shun the limelight and operate from the shadows. Instead, the face of his operation falls to his long-time friend, Sam Watson who is recognisable in the ring and in the background […]
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Boxing figures blast handling of Ulster Elites
LEADING boxing figures from across Belfast have blasted the handling of this year’s Ulster Elite Championships which have been postponed due to a clash with the Irish National Championships. Originally due to take place in the Dockers Club next month, the Championships have struggled to attract top amateur boxers in recent times with numbers dwindling […]
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Olympics’ disappointment now a distant memory: Conlan
MICHAEL Conlan says his Olympics’ nightmare is firmly in the past as he gets set to embark upon his professional career that begins in Madison Square Garden, New York on St Patrick’s Day. Back in August, he was denied at least bronze at the Rio Games when Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin was controversially given the decision […]
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All smiles as Frampton and Santa Cruz prepare to resume hostilities
IT was all smiles and selfies at the Europa Hotel on Tuesday as Carl Frampton welcomed Leo Santa Cruz – the man he relieved of the WBA featherweight title in July – to Belfast for the first part of a two-leg media tour to promote the rematch between the pair on January 28 at the […]
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