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Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather appeared content after the fight

McGregor boxing bout fails to beat PPV record

Conor McGregor's boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather failed to beat the pay-per-view buys record according to figures reported this morning, with Manny Pacquiao's bout with the unbeaten fighter still holding top spot.

Boxing • 27 Sep 17

McGregor-Mayweather bout misses ticket-sales record

Ticket sales from the Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather's superfight failed to top the record set by the American's 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao.

MMA • 07 Sep 17

Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather grapple during last weekend's fight

Conor McGregor: Mayweather could make it in MMA

Conor McGregor insists Floyd Mayweather has skills that would transfer to MMA after declaring his rival a conclusive winner of their Las Vegas clash.

MMA • 31 Aug 17

Hearn flies Katie Taylor-Holly Holm fight kite

Eddie Hearn is keen to book a 'crossover' bout between Katie Taylor and the UFC's former boxer Holly Holm.

Boxing • 31 Aug 17

Floyd Mayweather (L) with Conor McGregor after their fight

Paper talk: What US media made of McGregor-Mayweather

As the dust settled on one of the most hyped sporting occasions of all time in Las Vegas, the US media were split over the spectacle of MMA superstar Conor McGregor going toe to toe with Floyd Mayweather.

Boxing • 27 Aug 17

Conor McGregor: 'He's a smooth operator, very composed.'

McGregor refuses to rule out another foray into boxing

Conor McGregor said he felt like he lost "a football match" and not a fight after his Las Vegas bout with Floyd Maywether, and refused to rule out another foray into boxing.

Boxing • 27 Aug 17

Referee Robert Byrd stopping the fight in the 10th reound

Lennox Lewis: Conor McGregor was 'brought to school'

Conor McGregor was "brought to school" by Floyd Mayweather and needs to "stay in his lane", according to former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

Boxing • 27 Aug 17

The ref called a halt in the tenth round

Floyd Mayweather beats Conor McGregor in 10th-round TKO

Floyd Mayweather won for the 50th time in his decorated career when the fantasy fight with Conor McGregor proved a mismatch and he stopped the Irishman in 10 rounds in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 27 Aug 17

'He is a lot better than I thought he was.'

'I chose the right dance partner to dance with'

Floyd Mayweather accepted that Conor McGregor was better than he thought as he was made to work hard for his 10th-round stoppage in their light-middleweight fight in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 27 Aug 17

Conor McGregor lands a blow on Floyd Mayweather

MMA and Irish boxing worlds hail McGregor effort

Conor McGregor earned the praise of his MMA peers and the Irish boxing community after lasting 10 rounds with Floyd Mayweather Jnr in his first pro fight in the ring.

Boxing • 27 Aug 17

Floyd Mayweather (L) and Conor McGregor at the weigh-in

Notorious lacks speed & subtlety to prevail - McGuigan

Barry McGuigan believes Conor McGregor lacks the speed, subtlety and skills required to shock the world and defeat Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Boxing • 26 Aug 17

McGregor sailing the 188 all the way to top of world

The number 188 is a well-known figure to Irish people who dealt with the crippling recession that sent numbers similar to the Great Famine exodus fleeing to greener, foreign pastures.

Boxing • 26 Aug 17

Boxing will be over if McGregor wins - Amir Khan

Amir Khan fears "boxing will be over" if Conor McGregor defeats Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Boxing • 26 Aug 17

Conor McGregor: 'I'm a professional. I make weight. It's sacrifice.'

McGregor: Mayweather is in worst shape he's ever been

Floyd Mayweather has weighed in at four and a half pounds under the limit at the pre-fight weigh in for his bout with Conor McGregor in Nevada in the early hours of Sunday morning Irish time.

MMA • 26 Aug 17

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor clash in Las Vegas tomorrow night

Eubank: Mayweather may have underestimated McGregor

Former two-weight world champion Chris Eubank believes that Floyd Mayweather could have under-estimated Conor McGregor and gives the Dubliner a chance of an upset if he can turn their fight into a brawl.

Boxing • 25 Aug 17

Las Vegas is gearing up for Mayweather-McGregor

Mayweather Snr on McGregor: 'I'd knock him out'

Floyd Mayweather Snr has insisted that even he would knock out Conor McGregor if he was fighting him instead of his son.

MMA • 25 Aug 17

Conor McGregor believes other MMA fighters will follow in his trail

McGregor expects to see more cross-code fights

Conor McGregor has predicted Saturday's fight with Floyd Mayweather will prove the start of a series of crossover fights between mixed martial artists and boxers.

Boxing • 24 Aug 17

Tickets were still available for fight last week

Mayweather team play down ticket sales concerns

Leonard Ellerbe has dismissed concerns that Floyd Mayweather's fight with Conor McGregor is yet to sell out.

Boxing • 24 Aug 17

McGregor is hoping to end Mayweather's undefeated professional record

'He will be the biggest star on planet earth'

Conor McGregor will become the biggest global star if he succeeds in knocking out Floyd Mayweather, according to UFC President Dana White.

Boxing • 25 Aug 17

Conor McGregor fights Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas

Watch: McGregor speaks to RTÉ Sport in Las Vegas

Conor McGregor will finally step into the ring with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning after months of build-up, hype and trash talk.

Boxing • 24 Aug 17

Michael Conlan is backing Conor McGregor to defy logic against Floyd Mayweather

McGregor victory won't devalue boxing, says Conlan

Conor McGregor has made a career of defying logic and can do so again on Saturday against Floyd Mayweather provided he doesn't try and outbox the undefeated American, according to Michael Conlan.

Boxing • 24 Aug 17

Conor McGregor: 'Overall I think it came full circle. We are two athletes who've dedicated our entire lives to this.'

'We're only human, we all have slips of the tongue'

Conor McGregor conceded there's been "slips of the tongue" in the feverish build-up to his Las Vegas bout with Floyd Mayweather, as he softened his stance towards his opponent two days out from the hugely hyped showdown.

Boxing • 24 Aug 17

Conor McGregor getting his hands wrapped ahead of a media workout

McGregor's corner confirmed for 'life-changing' battle

"This is life-changing," are the words of Conor McGregor's cutman Tommy McCormack, after the Dubliner was confirmed as one of the four-man corner team for Saturday night's clash with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 23 Aug 17

Conor McGregor takes on Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas this Saturday

McGregor clashes with Malignaggi & Mayweather

Conor McGregor had heated confrontations with both Floyd Mayweather and Paulie Malignaggi at the fighters' grand arrivals for Saturday's fight in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 23 Aug 17

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor face off in Las Vegas on Saturday night

McGregor-Mayweather 'a greyhound against a cheetah'

Irish professional Steve Collins Junior believes Conor McGregor has a "boxing brain" but that his fight against Floyd Mayweather this weekend will be like pitting a cheetah against a greyhound.

Boxing • 22 Aug 17

Conor Mcgregor

McGregor boxing bout fails to beat PPV record

McGregor-Mayweather bout misses ticket-sales record

Conor McGregor: Mayweather could make it in MMA

Hearn flies Katie Taylor-Holly Holm fight kite

Paper talk: What US media made of McGregor-Mayweather

McGregor refuses to rule out another foray into boxing

Lennox Lewis: Conor McGregor was 'brought to school'

Floyd Mayweather beats Conor McGregor in 10th-round TKO

'I chose the right dance partner to dance with'

MMA and Irish boxing worlds hail McGregor effort

Notorious lacks speed & subtlety to prevail - McGuigan

McGregor sailing the 188 all the way to top of world

Boxing will be over if McGregor wins - Amir Khan

McGregor: Mayweather is in worst shape he's ever been

Eubank: Mayweather may have underestimated McGregor

Mayweather Snr on McGregor: 'I'd knock him out'

McGregor expects to see more cross-code fights

Mayweather team play down ticket sales concerns

'He will be the biggest star on planet earth'

Watch: McGregor speaks to RTÉ Sport in Las Vegas

McGregor victory won't devalue boxing, says Conlan

'We're only human, we all have slips of the tongue'

McGregor's corner confirmed for 'life-changing' battle

McGregor clashes with Malignaggi & Mayweather

McGregor-Mayweather 'a greyhound against a cheetah'