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On This Day: October 6th

1982: Larne’s Roy Webb secured Commonwealth silver at the Games in Brisbane, Australia, outpointing home fighter Richard Reilly in the

2011: John Joe Nevin scored a 19:17 win over Uzbek Orzubek Shayimov to become the first Irishman to win two

Every Wednesday we give Irish boxers the platform to take a swipe at their fellow fighters. This week it is

1923: Clare’s Mike McTigue retained his World light heavyweight in bizarre and controversial circumstances at Driving Park in Columbus, Georgia.

Jamie Conlan’s Belfast homecoming at the Titanic Exhibition Centre on November 5th is now less than five weeks away, and

Following his knockout loss in Scotland on Saturday night, it’s fair to say that it has been a nightmare two

1953: Belfast’s John Kelly won the British and European titles on a glorious night in front of 10,000 fans at

Filipino star Nonito Donaire [37(24)-3(1)] intends to move back up to featherweight in the near future. The 33 year old

= 1949: In the final fight of his career, flyweight Rinty Monaghan defended his World, European, Commonwealth, and British titles

Matty Askin [20(13)-3(1)] has predicted a knockout win when he faces Tommy McCarthy in a British cruiserweight title eliminator next