Olympic Preview – Bantamweight
Olympic Boxing Encyclopedia Matt Donnellan continues his look at each weight class, with bantamweight up next. It would be a
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Month: August 2016
On This Day: August 3rd
1896: Limerick’s Jim Dalton outpointed Dubliner Mick Head over twenty rounds to claim the inaugural Irish lightweight title at the
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Carl Frampton enters pound-for-pound Top 10
Carl Frampton has entered the pound-for-pound Top 10 with boxing’s most respected rankings board. Following his WBA featherweight title-winning performance
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Low Blows: Ciaran McVarnock
Wednesday lunchtime is Low Blows O’Clock, where Irish boxers get the chance to land a few cheap shots on their
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Leo didn’t lose says Jose Santa Cruz, demands immediate rematch
Leo Santa Cruz’s trainer and father, Jose, has expressed his disagreement with the result of his son’s failed WBA featherweight
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Ireland at the 2004 Athens Olympics
By Bernard O’Neill – IABA Press Officer Limerick southpaw Andy Lee, was Ireland’s only fistic representative at the 2004 Games
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Hearn wants ‘sink your teeth into’ fight to push ‘spectacular’ Burnett
Ryan Burnett hasn’t put a foot wrong in his 14 fight career. The talented Belfast prospect remains unbeaten, has banked
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US Television Ratings for Frampton v Santa Cruz released
US television ratings for Carl Frampton’s glorious WBA featherweight title win over Leo Santa Cruz in New York have been
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This video shows just how good 2016 has been for Carl Frampton
Forget the Day of the Jackal, it’s been the year of the Jackal. 2016 has been nothing short of sensational
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FULL FIGHT: Ryan Burnett v Cesar Ramirez
Ryan Burnett [14(9)-0] put on a technically brilliant display at the weekend in Leeds. The Belfast bantamweight was dominant against
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