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Low Blows: Declan ‘Pretty Boy’ Geraghty

Every Wednesday we give Irish boxers the chance to take the mickey out of their fellow fighters. This week it

2012: In what was the performance of the Games, John Joe Nevin outhussled Cuban star Lazaro Alvarez to guarantee bantamweight

Sh*t happens. Unfortunately on Monday afternoon it happened to Paddy Barnes in Rio as the Irish boxing legend was defeated

1992: Michael Carruth won Ireland’s first, and currently only, men’s boxing Olympic gold medal. The Drimnagh boxer shocked Cuban favourite

It was hard for Irish boxing fans not to smile yesterday The Olympics no longer have the ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’

The Champ is home and back in the “promised land.” Carl Frampton returned to Belfast on Saturday a week after

2012: Mick Conlan won a brilliant bronze at the London Olympics. The Belfast flyweight defeated Frenchman Nordine Oubaali (22-18) in

Irish boxers get their Rio campaign underway today at the Riocentro Pavilion 6. First up is welterweight Steven Donnelly at

Olympic boxing oracle Matt Donnellan takes a look at the light heavyweight division in Brazil, At 81kg Ireland are represented