Boxing

Lewis Crocker celebrates defeating Paddy Donovan in their IBF World Welterweight title bout at Clearer Twist National Football Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast.

Crocker gets the verdict in all-Irish world title fight

Lewis Crocker beat Paddy Donovan on a controversial split decision to win the IBF welterweight championship of the world at a raucous Windsor Park.

Boxing • 1 hr

Lewis Crocker, left, and Paddy Donovan during their IBF World Welterweight title bout at Clearer Twist National Football Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast.

IBF world title recap: Crocker edges out Donovan

All the action, as it happened, as Belfast's Lewis Crocker defeated Limerick's Paddy Donovan to claim the vacant IBF welterweight title on a split decision.

Boxing • 1 hr

13 September 2025; Aoife O'Rourke of Ireland, left, in action against Lina Wang of China, during their Women's 75kg semi-final bout during the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Updated O'Rourke powers into final to box for gold at Worlds

Aoife O'Rourke successfully traded in her bronze medal for silver, at least, following a comprehensive 4:0 split decision victory over China's Lina Wang at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.

Boxing • 6 hrs

Lewis Crocker Paddy Donovan are set for a Belfast showdown

Spicy Belfast rematch to crown new Irish world champion

Two professional Irish boxers will finally face each other for a world title as Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan battle for the IBF welterweight belt at Windsor Park in Belfast tonight.

Boxing • 16 hrs

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 16: Callum Walsh of Ireland reacts after winning by first round knock out over Dean Sutherland of Scotland during their Super Featherweights fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2025 in New York City. (Phot

King Callum ready for big step closer to the throne

Callum Walsh will be watched by millions worldwide when he takes on fellow undefeated light middleweight Fernando Vargas as the 'co-main event' with Canelo Alvarez versus Terence Crawford on Netflix, in Las Vegas, in the small hours of Sunday morning.

Boxing • 14 hrs

Grainne Walsh of Ireland, right, in action against Aida Abikeyeva of Kazakhstan during their Women's 65kg semi-final bout, 2025 World Championships

Bronze for Walsh after semi-final defeat at Worlds

Gráinne Walsh bowed out of the World Boxing Championships at the Liverpool Arena after Aida Abikeyeva of Kazakhstan progressed to the final in the 65kg division via a unanimous decision.

Boxing • 7 hrs

Joyce not content to settle for bronze at Worlds

Mullingar teenager Patsy Joyce has a simple retort when asked about his golden ambitions at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool - 'why not?'

Boxing • 7 hrs

Former world boxing champion Dunne joins Wexford GAA

Former world boxing champion Bernard Dunne has been appointed by Wexford GAA to their new role of talent and culture development.

Hurling • 12 Sep

Irish boxing chief wants more air miles after medal joy

Irish national performance director Jon Mackey has said that the three-medal haul at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool needs to be built upon with an international flavour in 2026.

Boxing • 11 Sep

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford pose at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas,

Alvarez plans 'great victory for Mexico' over Crawford

Canelo Alvarez has promised to deliver a great victory for Mexico when he puts his undisputed super middleweight title on the line against American Terence Crawford on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 11 Sep

Liu Yang of China, left, in action against Grainne Walsh of Ireland during their Women's 65kg quarterfinal bout during the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Walsh, O'Rourke and Joyce assured of World medals

Gráinne Walsh, Aoife O'Rourke and Patsy Joyce have guaranteed themselves at least bronze medals at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after quarter-final victories.

Boxing • 11 Sep

9 September 2025; Patsy Joyce of Ireland celebrates being declared victorious, by split-decision, over Javier Ibanez Diaz of Bulgaria in their Men's 55kg Round of 16 bout during the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.

Joyce victorious in last-16 contest at Worlds

Patsy Joyce is just one victory away from a medal after defeating Bulgaria's Javier Ibanez Diaz at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool this afternoon.

Boxing • 10 Sep

30 August 2025; Grainne Walsh poses for a portrait during an IABA World Boxing Championships photoshoot at the National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***

Walsh progresses at Worlds as Marley and Lehane bow out

Gráinne Walsh advanced to the quarter-finals at the World Boxing Championships at the Liverpool Arena on an otherwise disappointing day on Merseyside for Irish fighters, with Jack Marley and Jennifer Lehane bowing out.

Boxing • 10 Sep

Belfast , United Kingdom - 1 March 2025; Lewis Crocker during his IBF welterweight eliminator bout against Paddy Donovan at SSE Arena in Belfast. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

'Disrespected' Crocker ready for Donovan rematch

Belfast fighter Lewis Crocker has said he felt disrespected after his previous, controversial victory over Paddy Donovan and is now ready to improve on that performance during Saturday night's rematch.

Boxing • 08 Sep

Lisa O'Rourke of Ireland celebrates victory over Sema Caliskan of Turkey in their Light Middleweight 70kg semi-final bout during the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 2022 at the Başakşehir Sports Complex in Istanbul

O'Rourke, Joyce and Clancy advance at Worlds

Lisa O'Rourke marched into the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, thanks to a 5-0 win against the Colombian Shirleidis Oroszco, while Patsy Joyce and Dean Clancy reached the last 16.

Boxing • 08 Sep

Aoife O'Rourke will be back in action next Wednesday

O'Rourke powers into World Championship quarter-final

Aoife O'Rourke powered into to the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool following a unanimous win over Monika Langerova of the Czech Republic.

Aoife O'Rourke • 08 Sep

Donovan primed for Crocker decider in Belfast

Limerick fighter Paddy Donovan is excited to get back to Belfast next weekend and try to claim the IBF welterweight title, and take down Lewis Crocker, after their controversial first fight in March.

Boxing • 06 Sep

5 September 2025; Michael Conlan during his vacant WBC International Featherweight title bout against Jack Bateson at the 3 Arena in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Conlan stops Bateson to reignite title hopes

Michael Conlan's comeback cranked up another notch as he delivered a stunning knockout of Jack Bateson at the 3Arena tonight – keeping alive dreams of forcing himself back into the world title reckoning.

Boxing • 05 Sep

20 June 2025; Irish Olympic boxers, from left, Daina Moorehouse OLY, Grainne Walsh OLY, Michaela Walsh OLY and Jennifer Lehane OLY pictured during the Irish Olympians’ Association summer barbecue at Olympic House on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Pho

Updated Walshes breeze through at World Boxing Championships

Paris Olympian Gráinne Walsh produced an authoritative performance against her Slovakian opponent to breeze into the last 16 at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool on Friday.

Boxing • 05 Sep

Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul during their heavyweight bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

Tyson and Mayweather to meet in exhibition fight

Former world champions Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather are to meet in the ring in 2026.

Boxing • 05 Sep

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 04: Jennifer Lehane of Ireland in blue Wiktoria Rogalinska of Poland in red during the World Boxing Championships at M&S Bank Arena on September 04, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Mixed start for Irish at World Boxing Championships

It was a mixed night for Irish fighters at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool as Jennifer Lehane progressed to the next round while Adam Hession and Kelyn Cassidy saw their hopes come to an end at the first stage.

Boxing • 04 Sep

21 January 2023; The boxing glove cage before bouts at the IABA National Elite Boxing Championships Finals at the National Boxing Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Boxers banned from Worlds due to gender test deadline

French female boxers have been barred from competing at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French Boxing Federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law.

Boxing • 04 Sep

Zaur Antia, right, and Lynne McEnery during his the 63.5kg semi-final bout between Dean Clancy of Ireland and Bazarbayuulu Mukhammedsabyr of Kazakhstan at the 76th International Boxing Tournament Strandja semi-finals at Sofia Sports Hall in Sofia, Bulgari

Antia stresses performance is key ahead of Worlds

The 17-strong Irish boxing team will fly out to Liverpool today for the World Championships (4-14 September), aiming to glean precious experience as the long road to LA begins.

Boxing • 02 Sep

Khelif takes CAS case against World Boxing sex testing

Algerian fighter Imane Khelif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over World Boxing's decision to bar her from its events without a preliminary genetic sex test.

Boxing • 01 Sep

Heavyweight boxers Joe Bugner (left) and Muhammad Ali (1942 - 2016) at their exhibition match at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 3rd December 1974

Former heavyweight Bugner, who fought Ali twice, dies

Three-time European heavyweight champion boxer Joe Bugner, who fought Muhammad Ali in a world title bout, has died at the age of 75.

Boxing • 01 Sep