Boxing

Anthony Joshua gestures towards Tyson Fury (not pictured) after the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11, 2026 in London, England.

Hearn: Joshua took £10m paycut for Fury showdown

Anthony Joshua accepted a pay cut of over £10m (€11.7m) for his long-awaited clash with Tyson Fury to take place in the UK, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.

Boxing • 01 Oct

Aoife O’Rourke of Ireland, right, in action against Busra Isildar of Turkey - 75kg final at 2026 European Championships

Aoife O'Rourke strikes gold at the European Championships

Aoife O'Rourke has won a gold medal in the women's 75kg category at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Bulgaria.

Boxing • 25 Sep

24 September 2026; Lisa O'Rourke of Ireland is declared the winner over Anastasiia Demurchia of Russia after their Women's 80kg final at the European Boxing Elite Championships at Asics Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo by Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile

Lisa O'Rourke claims gold medal in European Championships

Lisa O'Rourke has won a gold medal in the women's 80kg category at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Bulgaria.

Boxing • 24 Sep

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Tyson Fury (L) calls out Anthony Joshua (white shirt) to fight him next after he wins his Heavyweight Contest against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Robinso

Fury and Joshua announce early December fight in Cardiff

A date has been set for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's highly anticipated heavyweight clash.

Boxing • 24 Sep

O'Rourke sisters to contest respective finals in Sofia

Sisters Aoife O'Rourke and Lisa O'Rourke are through to their respective 75kg and 80kg finals at the European Elite Boxing Championships in Bulgaria.

Boxing • 24 Sep

14 September 2025; Aoife O'Rourke of Ireland during 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 sisters secure medals as Irish trio exit

Sisters Aoife O'Rourke and Lisa O'Rourke have secured medals at the European Boxing Elite Championships in Sofia after winning their quarter-final contests.

Boxing • 22 Sep

17 January 2026; Jon McConnell of Holy Trinity BC Belfast is declared victorious over Terry McEntee of DCU BC bout during their 70kg final bout during the finals of the 2026 National Elite Boxing Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin. Photo by D

Updated Medal for McConnell as Walsh and Gallagher advance

Ireland's Jon McConnell will be leaving the European Elite Championships in Sofia with at least a bronze medal after winning his quarter-final bout in the 70kg division while there were wins for Michaela Walsh and Jude Gallagher.

Boxing • 22 Sep

7 September 2026; Cliona D’Arcy of Tobair Pheadair BC, Galway, at a Boxing Ireland media event at the Sport Ireland Institute on the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Mixed day for Irish as D'arcy misses out on medal

Ireland's Cliona D'arcy was defeated by Poland's Elżbieta Wójcik in the quarter-finals of the 80kg+ competition at the European Elite Championships in Sofia.

Boxing • 20 Sep

Moorehouse marches on to the quarters at the Europeans

Daina Moorehouse is through to the quarter-finals in the 51kg category at the European Championships after defeating Bulgaria's Zlatislava Chukanova 3-2 in Sofia.

Boxing • 20 Sep

Clancy and Gallagher continue Irish winning ways in Sofia

Team Ireland maintained their winning start at the European Elite Championship in Sofia with Jude Gallagher and Dean Clancy both progressing in contrasting fashion on Friday.

Boxing • 18 Sep

McConnell gives Ireland perfect start at Europeans

Jon McConnell gave Team Ireland the perfect start to their European Elite Championship campaign as he defeated Turkey's Necat Ekinci on a unanimious decision.

Boxing • 17 Sep

17 January 2026; Kellie Harrington of St Mary’s BC Tallaght after winning her 60kg final bout against Kellie McLoughlin of St Catherine’s BC Dublin in the finals of the 2026 National Elite Boxing Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin. Photo by D

Harrington out of European Championships with hand injury

Double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington will miss this month's European Elite Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria as she continues to struggle with a hand injury.

Boxing • 14 Sep

Ryan Garcia proved far too strong for Conor Benn at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

Garcia knocks out Benn to retain world welterweight title

Conor Benn's bid to claim the WBC welterweight crown from Ryan Garcia was ended inside two rounds in Las Vegas.

Boxing • 13 Sep

Mood music sounds good as Lehane targets Euro run

Jenny Lehane has spoken in the past of the post-Olympics blues, but with another major competition set to provide more possible acceleration on the road to LA next week, the mood is one of pure positivity.

Boxing • 13 Sep

30 August 2025; Jack Marley poses for a portrait during an IABA World Boxing Championships photoshoot at the National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Marley ready to make his mark in familiar surroundings

Sofia is a city Jack Marley knows well at this stage - good times and bad - but he heads to the upcoming European Elite Championships with realistic medal hopes.

Boxing • 12 Sep

Anthony Cacace faces Nick Ball in Belfast in December

Cacace elevated to 'super champion' to enable Ball bout

Belfast boxer Anthony Cacace has been elevated to 'super champion' of the super featherweight division by the World Boxing Association.

Boxing • 09 Sep

5 September 2026; Katie Taylor holds up her gloves following her undisputed super lightweight championship fight victory over Flora Pili, and her final fight, at the Once Upon A Time fight night in Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Taylor's finale brings peak TV audience of 1.6 million

Katie Taylor's final fight, which saw the Bray boxer become three-time undisputed champion of the world, drew an audience peak of 1.6 million on RTÉ television on Saturday night.

Boxing • 07 Sep

Britain's Tyson Fury (red) and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk (blue) compete during their heavyweight world championship rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on December 22, 2024.

Usyk camp insist he won't be a 'back-up plan' for Fury

Tyson Fury's claim that he has turned his attention to a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk has been rubbished by the Ukrainian's managers.

Boxing • 07 Sep

Irish Athletic Boxing Association interim high performance head coach Damian Kennedy

Kennedy: More to Irish boxing success than medals

Ahead of next week's European Elite Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria (17-15 September), Irish boxing is "heading in the right direction".

Boxing • 07 Sep

Britain's Tyson Fury looks on during the weigh in ahead of his charity boxing bout against Poland's Mariusz Wach in Pattaya on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM / AFP)

Fury hits out at 'coward' Joshua in foul-mouthed tirade

Tyson Fury has suggested his all-British blockbuster bout with Anthony Joshua is off and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a third fight.

Boxing • 07 Sep

5 September 2026; Katie Taylor makes her way into the ring before her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Flora Pili at the Once Upon A Time fight night in Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Taylor delivers a sporting spectacle of unmatched joy

It's unlikely the country will witness another event of such joy and national satisfaction for a very long time, writes Mikey Stafford.

Boxing • 06 Sep

5 September 2026; Katie Taylor after her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Flora Pili at the Once Upon A Time fight night in Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

'Did ya enjoy that?' - Taylor revels in perfect ending

Katie Taylor reflects on a career where she has no regrets and is looking forward to enjoying the fruits of her labour.

Boxing • 11 Sep

Taylor's Croker farewell fight ends in triumph

Katie Taylor's groundbreaking career ended on a grand stage as she defeated Flora Pili in front of a sellout crowd in Croke Park.

Boxing • 06 Sep

Dublin , Ireland - 5 September 2026; Katie Taylor, left, is declared victorious in her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Flora Pili by referee David Irving at the Once Upon A Time fight night in Croke Park, Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McC

Katie Taylor v Flora Pili recap

Katie Taylor's Croke Park swansong put the cap on a glittering career for the Bray woman as she won a unanimous decision against Flora Pili.

Boxing • 05 Sep

DUBLIN, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Katie Taylor makes her final ring walk for the Women's IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Super Lightweight Titles' fight between Katie Taylor and Flora Pilion on the Katie Taylor v Flora Pili: Once Upon A Time - Fight Night at Cr

Emotional Taylor 'blown away' by Croke Park reception

Golden girl Katie Taylor declared herself "blown away" by the rapturous reception of the 82,000-strong crowd as she defeated Flora Pili by unanimous decision on her farewell bout at Croke Park.

Boxing • 05 Sep