Limerick southpaw Andy Lee has vowed to strike a blow for Irish women everywhere against Billy Joe Saunders.

ANDY LEE and John Duddy could touch gloves sooner rather than later if the Derryman rises to the challenge thrown out by the Limerick southpaw yesterday.

ALAN O’BRIEN (Crusaders) was relatively unknown when he won the IMC 800m at Cork City Sports last year.

Famed American trainer Emanuel Steward has boldly claimed that his Irish protigi Andy Lee will be fighting for a world title belt in 2008.

BOXING legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, is to visit Ireland in October.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN and Mark Carroll hope to show the Irish Sports Council they are not ready for the scrap heap as they take on a star-studded field in today’s Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.