The defeat of Katie Taylor in her first fight in Rio brings boxing in a full circle. A week beginning with scandal has ended in disappointment as Paddy Barnes and Joe Ward failed to live up to expectations, Michael O'Reilly was sent home and is…
IN MANY WAYS, 2015 has been a remarkable year for Irish boxing. Last October, Michael Conlan became Ireland's first-ever male world champion after a convincing win over Uzbekistan's Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Doha. And Conlan was far from the only …
Walsh is now regarded as the best sports coach Ireland has produced taking boxers to European, Olympic and most recently world glory with Belfast bantamweight Michael Conlan emulating the feats of Katie Taylor by becoming the first Irish man to bring…
Four Irish boxers have now progressed to the quarter-finals of the European Championships in Bulgaria. Joe Ward and Adam Nolan have both won their last-16 contests today to join Michael Conlan and Dean Walsh in tomorrow's quarter-finals. Conlan will …