Ricky Hatton will be granted a new boxing licence providing he successfully completes all parts of a medical, the British Boxing Board of Control confirmed today.

Ricky Hatton is expected to target a world title rematch with former foe Paulie Malignaggi when he announces his decision to return to the ring at a press conference in Manchester on Friday.

Amir Khan struggled to live up to his own billing as a pay-per-view superstar as he claimed a six-round points win over unfortunate cut victim, Irishman Paul McCloskey tonight.

WILLIE “Big Bang” Casey took his rivalry with newly-crowned European super bantamweight champion, Kiko Martinez, to a new level when they met face-to-face for the third time in the plush surroundings of the new Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin yesterday.

WILLIE CASEY will provide Kiko Martinez with an opportunity to explore the “Big Bang” theory when he challenges the Spaniard for his new European super bantamweight belt on what will be an historic night’s boxing at the University Sports Arena in Limerick on November 6.

CORK’S adopted Cubans, Luis Garcia and Alexei Acosta, can speed their progress up the professional boxing rankings over the coming weeks with back-to-back appearances on the European title fight undercards at the National Stadium tomorrow night and then Letterkenny on October 2.

PAUL HYLAND could hardly be blamed if he has one eye on the European title fight involving teak tough little Spaniard Kiko Martinez and Arsen Martyrosian, an Armenian who has based himself in France, at The National Stadium on Saturday night.

KIKO MARTINEZ is all set to return to Dublin in a bid to reclaim the European super bantamweight title that he took from Bernard Dunne at the old Point three years ago, and he said yesterday that he is hoping his achievement in winning back the title will lure the Dubliner out of retirement for a return fight.

PAUL HYLAND turned in the best performance of his career when he stopped Eugene Heagney 2 minutes and 45 secs into the third round in his defence of his Irish super bantamweight title and emerged as a possible opponent for the former world champion, Bernard Dunne.

Former World Champion Barry McGuigan is tipping his Super Bantamweight protégé Carl Frampton to follow in his footsteps by reaching the very top in the sport.

Rendall Munroe has become the latest name to put himself forward for a challenge at Bernard Dunne's WBA super-bantamweight title.

THIS may not be the best time for Bernard Dunne to challenge for Ricardo Cordoba’s WBA world super bantamweight title according to the champion’s promoter, Richard Dobal.

BERNARD DUNNE has been handed the opportunity of a lifetime in the form of a shot at Ricardo ‘El Maestrito’ Cordoba’s WBA world super-bantamweight title at The O2 in Dublin on March 21.

Rendall Munroe has rubbished suggestions that he is avoiding putting his European super-bantamweight belt on the line against former champion Bernard Dunne.

After his polished TKO win over Bulgaria's Georgi Iliev, Darren Sutherland is looking forward to a short holiday before returning to training on January 10.

FRANK MALONEY is ready to sit down with Brian Peters to discuss the possibility of a title fight between European super-bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe and former champion Bernard Dunne.

IRELAND’S Katie Taylor kept her title defence on track and guaranteed a bronze medal when she breezed through her lightweight quarter-final at the 5th AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ningbo City, China, yesterday.

IRELAND’S five Olympic boxers have arrived in Bugeat, France, for the penultimate training camp in advance of the Olympic Games.

BERNARD DUNNE could be just two fights away from a shot at a world title according to promoter Brian Peters who said yesterday they had abandoned hopes of luring the European champion, Rendall Munroe, to Dublin.