MICHAEL Conlan exorcised the ghosts of Olympics past as he slammed the door shut on the saga with Vladimir Nikitin at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The Belfast man scored a wide points decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) to retain his WBO and WBA Inter-Continental belts, paving the way for what now looks like a […]
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Conlan satisfies his Nikitin craving with comprehensive win
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Repeat or the ultimate revenge?
NOTHING PERSONAL – just business. That’s the final word from MIchael Conlan as he readies for battle in Madison Square Garden at 9pm tonight (2am Irish time, live on Eir Sport) against Vladimir Nikitin. The story of the Olympic Games in Rio when Nikitin was awarded a hotly-disputed win over Conlan has be relayed ad […]
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Conlan invoking the spirit of Rocky ahead of showdown with his own Russian nemesis
MICHAEL Conlan says he will invoke the spirit of Rocky 4 ahead of tomorrow’s showdown with old foe Vladimir Nikitin (live on Eir Sport, 2am Sunday). The famed movie saw Sylvester Stallone’s character travel to Russia to take on a goliath-like character Ivan Drago and with that in mind, Conlan rocked up in fight week […]
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Cacace ready to seize his big chance
HAVING had to endure two postponements, Anthony Cacace will finally get the chance to challenge Sam Bowen for the British super-featherweight title at the Birmingham Arena this Saturday night (live on BT Sport). The Lenadoon southpaw saw fights against Bowen fall through twice already this year including slot on the Michael Conlan v Diego Ruiz […]
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Frampton set to put frustrating year behind him on Vegas return
IT has been a frustrating year for Carl Frampton, but he will attempt to finish it on a high note when he tackles Tyler McCreary at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Saturday night (approx 2am Sunday, live on BT Sport). ‘The Jackal’ had an extended break following his defeat to IBF featherweight champion Josh […]
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Paddy Barnes retires from boxing
IT’S farewell to one of Ireland’s sporting greats as Paddy Barnes confirmed his retirement from boxing last night (Thursday). The 32 year-old North Belfast man made the decision after a period of reflection following his defeat to Jay Harris at the Ulster Hall last month, but it’s in the amateur ranks where Barnes wrote his […]
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