Promoter Brian Peters believes that Wayne McCullough is still some way from a crack at newly crowned WBA Super Bantamweight champion, Bernard Dunne.

McCullough sent an open letter to Dunne yesterday, challenging him to put his new title on the line against him in an all Irish world title fight. However, with McCullough just months away from his 39th birthday and coming off three straight defeats, Peters thinks it’s a match that’s a long way from reality. More...

Irish Ropes Promotions announced Yesterday that its scheduled March 16 “Erin Go Brawl II” pro boxing show at WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden had been cancelled due to the poor economy in the United States and Ireland that adversely effected advance ticket sales. More...

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Former WBC bantamweight champion and 1992 Olympic Silver Medallist, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough, wants one more world title shot at that’s why he’s fighting St. Patrick’s Day Eve, Monday, March 16, on the “Erin Go Brawl II” card, presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, at WaMu Theater in the famed Madison Square Garden.

Limerick’s 2004 Irish Olympian Andy Lee, 16-1 (13), 14 years younger than his 38 year old hero, McCullough, headlines in the 10 round main event against three time world title challenger Antwun “Kid Dynamite” Echols, 31-9-4 (27). More...

Boxing promoter Tommy Egan believes he has agreed a deal that will solve a huge Irish boxing problem, thus revolutionising the sport in this country.

For decades, many fighters from The Emerald Isle have been faced with a dilemma when entering the paid ranks. They ponder whether or not to sign professional terms in the USA, in turn uprooting and taking all the boxing opportunities America can offer at the expense of massive exposure back home. More...

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Last night at the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal In the Cayman Islands, heavyweight Eddie Chambers, 31-1 (17), bounced back from an IBF Eliminator loss to Alexander Povetkin in January by bouncing out opponent Raphael Butler, 31-5 (24), in the sixth round to retain the USBA crown.

Super middle Andre Ward, 16-0 (11), overcame early resistance to stop Jerson Ravelo, 18-3 (12), in eight as the former Olympic Gold Medal winner keeps his world title aspirations alive.

Ex-WBC Bantamweight Champion Wayne McCullough's, 27-7 (18), mercurial career came to an end as the 37 year old was unable to answer the bell for the seventh round against Juan Ruiz, 22-5 (7). More...

In the buildup to her husband Wayne's fight with opponent Juan Ruiz, scheduled for this Friday, June 20 in the Cayman Islands, Cheryl McCullough is furious over comments supposedly made by Ruiz on boxing websites.

Whether it was a misunderstanding or just plain hype, Cheryl McCullough, who also manages her former world champion/1992 Olympic Silver Medallist husband, will have none of it. More...