IT just wasn’t to be for James Tennyson on Saturday in London as the 22 year-old came up short in his British featherweight title challenge against Ryan Walsh. The Poleglass native was stopped in the fifth round of their bout at the Copper Box as the step up in opposition proved a bridge too far […]
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Tennyson to move up in weight after title loss
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Conlan prevails in a thriller to land Commonwealth title
HE doesn’t do things the easy way, but Jamie Conlan continues to get the job done although it took a perfect left hook to the body in round eight to rescue Saturday’s Commonwealth super-flyweight title challenge to Anthony Nelson at the Copper Box in London. The West Belfast man was in a fight of the […]
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DUP to grab West Belfast seat?
ELECTION 2016 BETTING We have signed up our North Belfast political expert Evan Short to predict the outcome of next week’s Assembly elections and with local layer Sean Graham Bookmakers coming up with some eye-catching specials, our roving reporter thinks he has come with the goods for next Thursday. The odds of 4/7 to pick your six […]
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MINDING TO GIVE BALLYDOYLE GUINEAS DOUBLE
It’s May Bank Holiday and that means only one thing on the racing calendar – Guineas weekend at Newmarket with the first classics of the season. GUINEAS WEEKEND Aidan O’Brien and his Ballydoyle team are responsible for the short-price favourites in both races with Air Force Blue trading around 4/7 in the 2000 Guineas on Saturday […]
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Frampton: Featherweight switch will suit for LSC showdown
CARL Frampton says the switch to featherweight will help bring out the best in him when he takes on Leo Santa Cruz for the Mexican’s WBA 126lb title at the 18,000 capacity Barclays Centre in Brookly, New York on July 30. The date and venue for this eagerly awaited showdown was confirmed yesterday (Thursday) with […]
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McAllister calls for play-off clarification
SPORT and Leisure Swifts manager Pat McAllister says the club have received no official confirmation from the IFA regarding the promotion situation in Championship 2. Earlier this week, the licence applications for the various clubs were released and it was confirmed that Limavady can not gain promotion after their licence application for Championship 1 was […]
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