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Irish Light Middleweight Champion Lee Murtagh is the latest addition to the Dave Murphy, in association with Acourtier Events, promoted ‘Independence Day’ extravaganza at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday 5th July.
Read More »Hyland vs. Trotta Added To Irish Broadcaster TG4 Telecast
Unbeaten Dublin Featherweight Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland wants to kick off TG4’s boxing coverage with a bang this Friday night (August 12th) when he takes on Italy’s former European title challenger, Fabrizio “Popeye” Trotta in the first ever professional boxing contest to be screened live on the Irish language channel …
Read More »Eade, Coveney Ready For Irish Title Clash In Castlebar
Henry Coyle’s bid to lift the WBF Light Middleweight title against Italy’s Elio Cotena headlines a night of championship boxing at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Friday but he won’t be the only Mayo man looking to wrap a belt around his waist on the night.
Read More »Boxing In Ireland: Casey Ready For Hyland European Title Clash
With October drawing to a close the morning’s are starting to take on a winter chill. Limerick’s Willie “Big Bang” Casey spends his morning’s dreaming but not from the comfort of his bed, instead he can be found pounding the roads as he dreams of lifting the European title on …
Read More »Boxing In Ireland: Macklin, Pintos Ready To Rumble In Dublin
© Aidan Walsh Reigning European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin knows that a win over Uruguayan Champion Rafa Sosa Pintos at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight will take him another step closer to his dream of becoming World Champion in 2010. The combatants weighed in yesterday with Macklin scaling 161.7 …
Read More »Brian Peters Boxing: Macklin Prefers Boxing Ring To Court Room
Although he’s had an incredible 2009 reigning European Middleweight champ Matthew Macklin is hoping that 2010 will be even better. The Birmingham based Irishman has enjoyed a tremendous year requiring less than 10 minutes in the boxing ring to capture the British and European Middleweight titles. Macklin will look to …
Read More »Brian Peters Boxing: Fitzgerald vs. Murtagh For Irish Title December 5
Anthony Fitzgerald is predicting a win inside four rounds when he meets Lee Murtagh for the vacant Irish Super Middleweight title on the Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, December 5th. The bill is headlined by reigning European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin’s clash with Uruguayan …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Lee Edwards vs. Lee Murtagh
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England, Glyn Rhodes hosted a four-contest fight-night, headlined by a ten-round light middleweight contest between local-man Lee “Errol” Edwards and Leeds boxer Lee Murtagh. This was to be Edwards’s first defence of the …
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