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 […]
McShane returning to set the record straight
McVarnock relishing homecoming bout
CIARAN McVarnock may be loving life in Manchester but admits he cannot wait to get back home to Belfast ahead of his eagerly-anticipated return to the ring at The Devenish on Friday night. The 24-year-old lightweight will take on Croatian journeyman Antonio Horvatic in a four-rounder on the Mark Ginley-promoted show in what will be […]
Meli aiming to get back on title trail at The Devenish
ALFREDO Meli is hoping victory on Friday can propel him towards a title shot later in the year when he faces Laszlo Fazekas on Friday’s Mark Ginley-promoted bill at The Devenish Complex over six rounds. Meli has a busy period ahead of him and next month will swap the boxing ring for wedding rings when […]
Antrim face huge task against the Wee County
Allianz National Football League Division Three: Louth v Antrim; Sunday, 2pm, Drogheda CJ McGourty may have landed the match winning point against Sligo last Sunday but he insists more will be needed to claim a victory against an in-form Louth side this weekend. The Saffrons will travel to Drogheda on Sunday buoyed by a one-point […]
‘Sambo’ slams football Championship changes
ANTRIM senior hurling manager Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton says the changes introduced to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at Congress last weekend will be ‘another nail in the coffin’ for Ulster hurling. At Croke Park on Saturday, delegates packed the proposals to bring in the so-called ‘Super Eight’ from next year on a three-year trail basis. […]
Punter hits bet of a lifetime thanks to last minute goals
A local Whiterock punter hit Sean Graham bookmakers for over seven grand at the weekend with a cracking £40 bet and had the PG Facebook page cheering on his sweat on Sunday. The punter took four teams to win on the Saturday. Brighton (1/1) won 2-0 at Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday (11/8) scraped home winning […]