Would Katie Taylor sell out Croke Park?

“Would Katie Taylor even sell-out Croke Park though?” This has been a large discussion over the past 24 hours since the news broke that the hopes of Katie Taylor’s dream fight in Ireland’s largest stadium, Croke Park seem to be just that, a dream, for now. Taylor now looks set to fight in Dublin’s 3Arena on May 20th according to …

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Boxing legend Deirdre Gogarty to be honoured with statue in hometown Drogheda

Before Katie Taylor, there was Deirdre Gogarty. After a nearly unbelievable year, with resounding success from Katie Taylor, Amy Broadhurst, Lisa and Aoife O’Rourke, Kellie Harrington and many others, women’s boxing in Ireland seems to be at an all-time high. But it’s a good time to remember that just a few decades ago women’s boxing was illegal in Ireland—not that …

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Our Top 5 Moments in Irish Sport 2022

2022 has been a phenomenal year for women in sport. Records have been smashed and history has been made, from Glasgow to Istanbul and from Cheltenham to Madison Square Garden, Irish women are consistently raising the bar and inspiring young and old all over. With such a historical and successful year in Irish sport it is near impossible to put …

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Women’s Sport Dominates RTÉ Sport Awards

It’s been a magnificent year for women’s sport in Ireland, and that was reflected in the 2022 RTÉ Sports Awards, with three of the four major awards going to women. Katie Taylor collected the main prize, winning Sportsperson of the Year for a third time after a stellar year in which defended her title as undisputed lightweight world champion. She …

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Kellie Harrington’s Autobiography wins Eason Sports Book of the Year

Kellie Harrington’s Autobiography has surpassed five other nominees to win Eason’s Sports Book of the Year.   The book, Kellie, takes the readers through Harrington’s journey from growing up in the north of Dublin with an unlikely rise to greatness to winning medals at the 2016 and 2018 world championships and eventually securing a gold medal at the Olympic Games …

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Weekly Roundup- D’Arcy Wins Gold at Youth Boxing Championships

World Youth Boxing Championships: Cliona D’Arcy Wins Heavyweight Gold For Ireland Cliona D’Arcy won heavyweight gold for Ireland at the World Youth Boxing Championships on Saturday in La Nucia, Spain, after a win against India’s Kirti Kirti. She won all three rounds, with the final score 5-0: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27. Light heavyweight Dearbhla Tinnelly and light middleweight Laura …

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2nd for Jennings in Ultramarathon, Biggest ever payday for Maguire- Weekend Roundup

National Cross Country Championships- First Senior Title for Healy  Sarah Healy claimed her first national senior title at the National Cross Country Championships in Donegal this weekend in the 8000m, besting European silver medallist Ciara Mageean by 15 seconds with a time of 27:05– though Mageean still impressed as she ran much of the last lap with only one spike. …

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Amanda Serrano Confirms She Wants Rematch with Katie Taylor

Amanda Serrano has confirmed she wants a rematch with world lightweight champion Katie Taylor, although the Puerto Rican is scheduled for a fight against Mexico’s featherweight Erika Cruz in the meantime. On Tuesday Nov. 1st the World Boxing Association ordered a unification title match between WBA featherweight champion Cruz and Serrano, who holds the other three belts at 126lbs. If …

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“It’s time to return to Ireland now” Katie Taylor coming to Croker in 2023

Katie Taylor is coming home in 2023 for a ‘dream fight’ in Croke Park that will possibly take place in May in front of 80,000, although an opponent is yet to be confirmed. All eyes are on Amanda Serrano but promoter Eddie Hearn has stated that regardless of who it is, it is absolutely happening in Croke Park. “It’s time …

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