Painful to watch. Irish boxer Paddy Barnes’ first attempt at claiming a World title came to a swift end on Saturday night as the Belfast native left the ring after four rounds with Cristofer Rosales Barnes fought current champ Rosales in their WBC World flyweight title fight at Windsor Park with dreams of becoming a professional […]

8 years ago

Carl Frampton and a photo-bombing Garda also feature.

9 years ago

Everyone with even a passing interest in Irish boxing is feeling aggrieved over Michael Conlan’s loss this afternoon. Not least his fellow boxer Paddy Barnes, who lost his own opening Olympic fight just days ago. Barnes, who watched the fight from above, joined in with the rest of the stadium by reacting in outrage and […]

10 years ago

It looks like Paddy Barnes is having the time of his life in Rio. The man has made it to Brazil and is hoping to bring a shiny gold medal back to Ireland, but in the meantime he’s been having a great time getting selfies with celebs and making fun of Rory McIlroy, who chose […]

10 years ago

The Olympics meets Gossip Girl… Irish boxer Paddy Barnes and tennis player Caroline Wozniacki are in Rio at the moment, ready to do their utmost to bring home the gold for their respective countries. In case you missed the furore, Rory McIlroy is not in Rio, having cited fears over the Zika virus as his […]

10 years ago

Let’s hope they don’t owe him money. Much like the rest of us, two-time Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes is on the hunt for whoever bought the Irish ticket that won half of last night’s €133 million jackpot. The Belfast boxer has taken to his Twitter account to appeal for whoever struck gold to follow him […]

11 years ago