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.

BERNARD DUNNE has promised fireworks and an education for the challenger in his first WBA super-bantamweight title defence at the O2 Arena on September 26.

ANDY LEE faces a familiar foe at The 02 this night week when he takes on former European title challenger Alex Sipos on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night.

Ireland’s finest amateurs will be in action at The O2, Dublin, on Saturday, March 21, for the Hunky Dorys Fight Night.

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