He won’t have many easier nights than this.

9 years ago

“When one of us goes to war, we all go to war.” So said one Conor McGregor and last night in New York he made good on that promise, escorting Michael Conlan to the Madison Square Garden ring for his professional debut. American Tim Ibarra was stopped less than a minute into the third round […]

9 years ago

RTÉ are stepping up (sort of). The first professional fight of Michael Conlan’s career is going to be shown on RTÉ Television, the first time our national broadcaster has shown pro boxing since 2011. RTÉ today announced that it will show full highlights of two-time Olympian Michael Conlan’s professional debut from the Theater in Madison Square Garden. However, it will […]

9 years ago

Grappling has quite clearly taken a back seat for Conor McGregor in recent months. ‘The Notorious’ is prioritising his boxing training, or at least that’s what one would be led to believe, based on his recent social media activity. Even when travelling, McGregor has sought out a bag of some sorts so that his hands […]

9 years ago

Irish Olympic boxers Michael Conlan and Steven Donnelly have been hit with severe reprimands for breaking IOC rules around betting on the Olympic games. Steven Donnelly bet against his opponent last-16 opponent Tuvshinbat Byamba, whom he actually went on to beat. According to the Independent, Donnelly said that he made the bet without the intention to […]

10 years ago

This is for a very noble cause. Al Porter is on an unstoppable rise to the very top having only yesterday received an IFTA nomination in the Rising Star category. This is one of a host of accolades that have come the way of the young Tallaght comedian. It’s nice to see he’s using his […]

10 years ago