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Joshua stirs controversy with 'kill' remark before Paul

Anthony Joshua says boxers have a "licence to kill" as he prepares to go head-to-head with Jake Paul in Miami on Friday.

Boxing • 18 Dec 25

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Terence Crawford reacts after the final bell against Canelo Alvarez (not pictured) in their undisputed super middleweight title fight during Netflix's Canelo v Crawford Fight Night at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 20

Undefeated super middleweight Crawford hangs up gloves

Undefeated world super middleweight champion Terence Crawford has announced his retirement.

Boxing • 17 Dec 25

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on December 14, 2020 shows Boxer Tyson Fury (L) during a press conference in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 2020, and British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua during a press conference in Ad Diriyah, a

Retired Fury & influencer-foe Joshua set to meet, again

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are being lined up for a long-anticipated fight as part of Riyadh Season in 2026.

Boxing • 13 Dec 25

10 September 2025; Ireland coaches Damian Kennedy, left, and Zaur Antia during their Men's 55kg quarter final bout against Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov of Uzbekistan during the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Photo by

IABA appoints Kennedy to replace Antia on interim basis

Damian Kennedy has been appointed as the Irish Athletic Boxing Association's high performance head coach on an interim basis, following the departure of Zauri Antia.

Boxing • 05 Dec 25

2 December 2025; Kellie Harrington of Ireland, right, in action against Chelsey Heijnen of Netherlands in their exhibition bout at the Mansion House in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Harrington makes ring return with exhibition win

Double Olympic gold medal winner Kellie Harrington began her comeback with an exhibition bout against the Netherlands' Chelsey Heijnen in Dublin on Tuesday night.

Boxing • 03 Dec 25

Harrington ready to make her return at Mansion House

Kellie Harrington will step up her boxing comeback on Tuesday when she headlines an exhibition night at Dublin's Mansion House.

Boxing • 02 Dec 25

6 August 2024; Kellie Harrington of Team Ireland celebrates with head coach Zaur Antia after defeating Wenlu Yang of Team People's Republic of China in their women's 60kg final bout at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Roland Garros Stadium during the 2024 Paris

Antia the replacement who became almost irreplaceable

As future Olympian Darren O'Neill observed about the departing Team Ireland head coach: "Zaur couldn't speak English, but he could speak boxing. Every one of us could understand him."

Boxing • 20 Nov 25

Lombardy , Italy - 11 March 2024; Ireland coach Zaur Antia during the bout between Grainne Walsh of Ireland and Aneta Rygielska of Poland during the Women's 66kg Quarterfinals bout during day nine at the Paris 2024 Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament

High performance head coach Antia announces retirement

Zaur Antia has announced his retirement after 10 years as head coach of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association's high performance unit.

Boxing • 19 Nov 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Anthony Joshua gestures to the crowd during a weigh-in as part of the Riyadh Season - Wembley Edition card at Trafalgar Square on September 20, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Joshua to face YouTube star Jake Paul in boxing match

Anthony Joshua will take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a heavyweight bout in Miami on 19 December, Matchroom Boxing has announced.

Boxing • 17 Nov 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Fabio Wardley punches Joseph Parker during the Heavyweight fight between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley on the "All or Nothing" Fight Night at The O2 Arena on October 25, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Get

Wardley set to be upgraded to WBO heavyweight champion

Fabio Wardley is set to be upgraded to WBO heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk elected to relinquish the title rather than defend it against the unbeaten Briton.

Boxing • 17 Nov 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Chris Eubank Jr is knocked down by Conor Benn during their middleweight fight on the ‘Unfinished Business’ fight card at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty I

Benn records dominant victory over Eubank

Conor Benn claimed redemption against an out-of-sorts Chris Eubank Jr with a masterful display to end the long wait for his family to secure victory in this 35-year rivalry.

Boxing • 15 Nov 25

Parker failed drug test on day of Wardley fight

New Zealand's former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker failed an anti-doping test on the day he fought Britain's Fabio Wardley last month, Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions confirmed on Friday.

Boxing • 14 Nov 25

Hearn expects Joshua-Fury superfight to happen in 2026

Eddie Hearn has revealed Saudi kingpin Turki Alalshikh has promised to make the eagerly anticipated bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury happen in 2026.

Boxing • 13 Nov 25

1 July 2023; Irish boxers, from left, Dean Clancy with his bronze medal, Jack Marley with his silver medal and gold medallist Kellie Harrington at the Nowy Targ Arena during the European Games 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Marley's California dreaming inspired by Harrington

Kellie Harrington's special Roland Garros night is on Jack Marley's mind as he dreams of LA Olympics glory.

Boxing • 13 Nov 25

13 September 2025; Paddy Donovan during his IBF World Welterweight title bout against Lewis Crocker at Clearer Twist National Football Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Donovan to take on Paro in Australia for title chance

Limerick fighter Paddy Donovan will travel to Australia to reignite his world title dreams by taking on a former champion Liam Paro in January.

Boxing • 02 Jan

Retiring Walsh on regrets and hopes for future

Olympic bronze medallist Aidan Walsh has announced his retirement from the ring at the age of 28.

Boxing • 12 Nov 25

Katie Taylor, right, and Chantelle Cameron during their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at the 3Arena in Dublin.

Cameron vacates WBC belt in protest over women's rules

Chantelle Cameron relinquished her WBC Super Lightweight title on Friday in a bold protest over women's boxing rules, with the British fighter demanding the right to fight three-minute rounds like her male counterparts.

Boxing • 31 Oct 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Fabio Wardley falls to the canvas and celebrates victory after the fight is stopped by the referee during the Heavyweight fight between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley on the "All or Nothing" Fight Night at The O2 Arena on Oc

Parker suffers shock defeat to Wardley in London

British heavyweight Fabio Wardley pulled off the biggest win of his career with an enormous upset over Joseph Parker to set up a world title shot against Oleksandr Usyk.

Boxing • 19 Nov 25

Olympic champion Harrington coming out of retirement

Two-time Olympic champion Kellie Harrington has revealed her intention to come out of retirement and box at the Irish National Elite Championships in January.

Boxing • 24 Oct 25

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 10: Ricky Hatton arrives at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards on December 10, 2006 at the Birmingham NEC, in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Details of Hatton discovery heard in coroner's court

Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton is thought to have died by suicide, a coroner's court heard.

Boxing • 16 Oct 25

IABA votes to formally end affiliation with IBA

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has formally voted to end its affiliation with the International Boxing Association (IBA).

Boxing • 11 Oct 25

The funeral cortege of Ricky Hatton passes his boxing gym in his hometown of Hyde on October 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton was a professional boxer who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012. He was found

Thousands line streets as Hatton laid to rest

Ricky Hatton's son Campbell paid an emotional tribute to the former two-weight world champion at his funeral in Manchester, saying: "I can't explain how much I'm going to miss you, dad."

Boxing • 10 Oct 25

14 September 2025; Aoife O'Rourke of Ireland reacts after winning their Women's 75kg final bout against Busra Isildar of Türkiye during the World Boxing Championships 2025 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

O'Rourke 'overwhelmed' by Worlds win and home support

Aoife O'Rourke is less than three weeks on from winning gold in the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool and is still in awe of the moment she had her glove raised.

Boxing • 02 Oct 25

12 April 2025; Niall O’Carroll, Chairperson IABA, addresses attendees during an IABA Extraordinary General Meeting at the National Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

O'Carroll departs IABA chairman role for Rowing Ireland

The chairman of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, Niall O'Carroll, has departed the role to become head of Rowing Ireland's high performance team.

Irish Athletic Boxing Association • 01 Oct 25

9 April 2025; Katie Taylor during the kick-off press conference for Taylor v Serrano 3 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

Taylor on hiatus to deal with 'personal matters'

Katie Taylor has been recognised as 'Champion in Recess' by the World Boxing Council as the undisputed super-lightweight world champion takes time away from the sport.

Boxing • 18 Sep 25

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