Boxing

All-Ireland battle between Paddy Donovan and Lewis Crocker could come to Belfast in March next year

Tommy McCarthy ready for comeback as Kurt Walker looks ahead to “50-50″ battle with LA tough guy

‘I’m buzzing’: King Louis Rooney revels in European U22 gold medal glory

Star man Rooney a chip off the old block as thoughts turn to Irish elite championships

Fighting for his future... From East Timor to Tyrone super-featherweight Teo Alin wants to go to the top

Belfast date with Leigh Wood or Mexican mandatory Eduardo Nunez looking likely for champ Cacace

IABA to sanction clubs who allow Irish boxers to compete as neutrals at World championships

Controversial IBA invited boxers who weren’t selected by Ireland to box in Budva

Ireland will not be ‘railroaded’ into World Boxing decision insists IABA chief

EGM saw IABA take first step towards secure Irish boxing’s Olympic future

The belt or the purse? Anto Cacace has decisions to make between Nunez defence and Wood battle

Pody McCrory looking ahead to showdown with big punching Leonard Carrillo at SSE Arena

‘This is a hugely positive day for boxing’: IABA moves step closer to securing Olympic status after vote

Clubs back resolution to remove references to controversial world governing body from constitution

Explainer: The big questions as Irish boxing faces vote that could hold key to Olympic future

Delegates will vote whether or not to disassociate from the controversial IBA, and open the door to Ireland remaining part of the Olympic movement. Neil Loughran answers the big questions ahead of crunch EGM...

North Belfast sporting heroes hold mental health awareness talk

Jody Lynch, Patrick McBride and Pody McCrory spoke in north Belfast to raise awareness for Mental Health

‘There’s no way taking the Olympics off the table makes sense to any kid in this country’

Boxing goes back to the polls with another crucial vote that will shape the sport’s future in this country, and could have a major bearing on what part Ireland plays - if any - in the Olympic Games. Ahead of Saturday’s EGM at the National Stadium, Neil Loughran speaks to Niall O’Carroll, chairperson of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) board of directors, about what is at stake…