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Cuban sensations Mike “The Rebel’ Perez and Luis “The Lion” Garcia will finally make their ring returns in Limerick on May 15th on the Yanjing Fight Night. The event at the University Sports Arena is headlined by Andy Lee’s clash with former European Champ and Knockout artist Mamadou Thiam while …

World and European Lightweight Champion Katie Taylor is the latest addition to a star studded supporting cast on the Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena, Limerick on Saturday, May 15th. The Bray woman is widely recognised as the World’s best female boxer and Limerick’s fight fans will get …

Former European Champion and two time World title challenger Mamadou Thiam has been confirmed as Andy Lee’s next opponent for their headline clash on the Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena, Limerick on Saturday, May 15th. The Senegalese born fighter has a fearsome reputation as one of the …

Reigning European boxing champions Matthew Macklin and Katie Taylor will put their football skills to the test at the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin from 3pm Tuesday at the launch of PopitBall, the latest, exciting innovation in football. Macklin, who holds the European Middleweight title headlines the Sierra Fight Night at …

Brian Peters enjoyed a boxing double last weekend with his charges Paul McCloskey and Matthew Macklin both recording impressive British title victories in the UK. He’s hoping to extend that success to a treble on Saturday night when he promotes the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2 …

The nightmare of his defeat to Amir Khan continues for Oisin Fagan as a planned appearance on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2 on March 21 has had to be scrapped. Fagan suffered a broken leg in his defeat to Khan last December and despite having …

Andy Lee’s disappointment over a scheduled Madison Square Garden date falling through has proven to be short lived after he secured a place on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21. Lee was set to top the bill at the famous New …

Promoter Brian Peters has expressed his disappointment at Kenny Egan’s withdrawal from the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21. The 2008 Beijing Silver Medallist had been set for a rematch of his Olympic final on the undercard of Bernard Dunne’s world title …

Bernard Dunne, Kenny Egan and Katie Taylor will appear on “Tubridy Tonight” on RTÉ ONE from 21:35 on Saturday night. The knockout trio will chat to host Ryan Tubridy ahead of their bouts on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21. Dunne …

Bernard Dunne has established a world class training camp in Belfast ahead of the biggest night of his boxing life. Dunne challenges for Ricardo Cordoba’s WBA Super Bantamweight title on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21 in what promises to be …

With two Irish titles to his name and a perfect record of 14 straight wins, Cavan star Andy Murray is ready to turn his attention to European affairs. Murray will make a bid for the European Union Lightweight title at The O2 Arena, Dublin on Saturday, March 21 in a …

The Hunky Dorys Fight Night has officially become the biggest event in Irish boxing history with the news that Ireland’s finest amateurs will also be in action at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21. Olympic hero Kenny Egan, World and European champ Katie Taylor, Olympic Medallist Paddy Barnes and …