PADDY Barnes was in a bit of a rush on Friday. In fact, for the next couple of years he plans to keep it that way. At a press conference at Titanic Belfast for his close friend and fellow Olympic medallist, Michael Conlan, Barnes got the call that his fiance Mari had gone into labour […]
Archive | Boxing
RSS feed for this section
Casement title fight the ultimate dream for confident Conlan
FIGHTING for or defending a world title in a revamped Casement Park is the ultimate dream for Michael Conlan who will begin his professional journey at Madison Square Garden, New York on St Patrick’s Day. The 24 year-old launched his trans-Atlantic journey at Titanic Belfast last Friday as media, fellow boxers, friends, family and fans gathered […]
Read More
Comments Off on Casement title fight the ultimate dream for confident Conlan
Elder Conlan can’t afford a slip-up with world title eliminator on the horizon
WITH a final eliminator for the WBO super-flyweight title all but confirmed, the onus on Jamie Conlan is to make no mistakes while continuing to thrill as he gets ready to top the bill at the Titanic Exhibition Centre on Saturday night. Hungary’s David Koos (8-2-1) was confirmed as the opponent on Wednesday after a […]
Read More
Comments Off on Elder Conlan can’t afford a slip-up with world title eliminator on the horizon
Belfast boxers set for Titanic showdown
TYRONE McKenna insists he is ‘100 per cent confident’ of victory of Sean Creagh when the pair go toe-to-toe at Belfast’s Titanic Exhibition Centre on Saturday night. The domestic welterweight clash forms part of a sterling undercard for the ‘Homecoming’ bill featuring Jamie Conlan, Paddy Barnes and a host of Irish talent. One of the […]
Read More
Comments Off on Belfast boxers set for Titanic showdown
Burnett confident ahead of Farrag title defence
RYAN Burnett says he is ready to make the step up on Saturday night when he puts his British bantamweight title on the line against Liverpool’s Ryan Farrag at the Echo Arena. The North Belfast man has cleared every hurdle comfortably in his perfect 14 fight career to date, but will go into the lion’s […]
Read More
Comments Off on Burnett confident ahead of Farrag title defence
Hyland retains focus to score Europa victory
IT had the potential to be a real banana skin, but Paul Hyland got the job done at the Europa Hotel on Saturday night when scoring a points victory over Nelson Altamirano to improve to 13-0. Hyland had originally been scheduled to take on Felix Lora over eight rounds at lightweight, but visa issues forced a […]
Read More
Comments Off on Hyland retains focus to score Europa victory
