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Given their last outing picked up ‘Fight of the Year’ accolades around the globe, Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano II has a lot to live up to, but if yesterday’s press conference is anything to go by it sure looks like it will. The clash, which is the co-main event to Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on July 20th 2024, …
Continue ReadingOn 30 April 2022, history was made at Madison Square Garden in New York City. When Ireland’s boxing legend Katie Taylor faced the fierce Puerto Rican fighter Amanda Serrano, the world did not know that they were about to witness the greatest women’s boxing fight ever. It was the first women’s boxing match to headline MSG, and both Serrano and …
Continue ReadingFormer World champion Amy Broadhurst has completed her allegiance switch from Ireland to Great Britain, following an Olympic selection snub from the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA). The Dundalk woman had previously alluded to the potential changeover, but has now confirmed her selection for Team GB ahead of the Olympic qualifiers in Bangkok from May 25th to June 2nd, 2024. …
Continue ReadingJust a few hours after Shannon Sweeney won gold in the 50kg category, Aoife O’Rourke was crowned European Champion at 75kg yet again. She defeated Russia’s Anastasiia Shamonova by split decision, with the judges 3-2; a 5-2 bout review confirmed her success. O’Rourle was dominant in the first round, with all judges in her favor. The second was a closer …
Continue ReadingShannon Sweeney defeated Bulgaria’s Zlatislava Gena Chukanova by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to win the 50kg gold at the 2024 European Elite Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. A 2022 bronze medal winner, Sweeney was marginally behind at the end of the first round when only two judges gave her the verdict. In the second she reversed that dynamic, …
Continue ReadingKatie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s rematch is to stream live on Netflix, as the co main event to Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson on July 20th. The bout, which was announced this afternoon, is set to take place in the Dallas’ AT&T Stadium in Texas, and will see the two battle it out for the second time, acting as the …
Continue ReadingAva Henry and Kyla Doyle Byrne are both European Youth Champions after winning their respective finals in Croatia, while Grace Conway Dowling had to settle for silver after defeat by Ukraine’s Taisiia Pokusai. It was Conway Dowling who was up first in the flyweight final, but she had to settle for a second European silver after a frustrating contest with …
Continue ReadingGrace Conway Dowling, Ava Henry, and Kyla Doyle Byrne will each have a chance at a gold medal Sunday (April 14) after winning their respective semi-finals at the European youth boxing championships in Porec, Croatia. Two-time European medallist Conway Dowling (Tredagh BC) defeated Italy’s Madalina Grabucea 4-1 in the 52kg semi-final to secure at least a silver, with the bout …
Continue ReadingWhen the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) committee confirmed the 33 sports that would be included in the programme, boxing was notably absent from that list. Boxing has been under scrutiny since the Rio 2016 Olympics, marred by judging controversies. In 2019, the IOC suspended the International Boxing Association (IBA) due to governance and financial issues. Last October, the …
Continue ReadingWorld Champion boxer Amy Broadhurst has broken her silence on what her next move might look like after her Paris 2024 Olympic dreams were dashed last week, alluding to a potential allegiance switch from Ireland to the UK. This comes as the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) bestowed their pick for the final Olympic qualification tournament in Bangkok in May …
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