As the normal chaos of a Saturday night in Las Vegas began to kick off around him, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan was content sipping a cup of tea. It was only hours before that he was knocked out with a single, blurring slash of David Lemieux’s left hand but the Mahon native did not feel like he had been in a fight whatsoever.

Paschal Collins is not a man to aimlessly wander along with the consensus. While many boxers decry a certain forthcoming ‘super-fight’ as “bad for boxing”, the head trainer of the Celtic Warriors Gym takes a different view.

As a former gold medallist at the competition, one might think Ray Moylette would be taking an eager interest in next month’s European Championships after yet another selection controversy dominated the week’s headlines.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan wants to follow the path of Steve Collins and Andy Lee by booking a world-title shot Stateside with his next fight set for Madison Square Garden.

Irish middleweight Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan believes a new approach to training and preparation has him stronger and sharper ahead of his grudge match with Dublin’s Anthony Fitzgerald.

It’s been a week of contrasting fortunes for Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

The rise of the Rebel has been put on hold after injury yesterday put paid to Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan’s weekend fight night in Cork.

Irish boxing star Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is still on target for a world title shot in 2013 — and next month he takes the latest step on that road.

Unbeaten Cork-born Irish middleweight Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan has put himself firmly on the fight map after his victory over Matthew Hall at Upton Park on Saturday night.

From Upton Park to Páirc Uí Chaoimh — that’s the road Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is beginning this weekend.

GARY ‘SPIKE’ O’SULLIVAN is awaiting confirmation of his opponent for tomorrow night’s fight at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow where he appears on the undercard to the WBO World Super Featherweight clash between Ricky Burns and Roman Martinez.

GARY “Spike” O’Sullivan has signed a three-year contract with promoter Frank Warren and will make his debut on a show in Glasgow on September 4 which will be screened live on Sky television.

GARY ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan will take his professional boxing career to a new level when he challenges Ciarán Healy from Belfast for the vacant Irish middleweight title at Neptune Stadium in Cork on November 28.

CUBAN pair Alexei Acosta and Luis Garcia, will enjoy star billing at tonight’s boxing/dinner show in the Silversprings Hotel in Cork but the Irish pair of Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan from across the river in Mahon and Jamie Power from Limerick are sure to claim their share of the limelight.

GARY “Spike” O’SULLIVAN is ready for some fireworks when he takes a huge step up in class to box Roberto Oliveira De Jesus at the INEC in Killarney tomorrow night.

ISMAIKEL PEREZ, awaiting an opponent for his Cork debut on the undercard to the Billy Walsh-James Gorman Irish title fight at Neptune Stadium on Saturday night, has been pencilled in on the undercard to the Andy Lee-Alejandro Gustavo Falliga fight at the University of Limerick Arena a week later.

BILLY WALSH will find himself fighting for an Irish title after just a handful of professional bouts when he takes on the experienced James Gorman for the vacant light welterweight title at Neptune Stadium in Cork on January 26.

BRIAN PETERS would love to stage a world title fight involving Andy Lee and John Duddy in Ireland.

BILLY WALSH will arrive at today’s weigh-in (4pm) at the Clarion Hotel with a clean bill of health for tomorrow night’s clash with Moroslov Kubik from the Czech Republic at Cork City Hall.