LIMERICK super-bantamweight, Willie “Big Bang” Casey has been handed the chance of a lifetime by Matchroom Sport by calling him up as replacement for Wayne McCullough, who has to withdraw from the Super Bantamweight Prizefighter event at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on May 29.

STEVE COLLINS was back on some old, familiar territory in Cork last night to receive another belt, this time at Neptune Stadium where his brother, Paschal, was promoting the Irish middleweight title fight between Corkman Gary “Sp.ike” O’Sullivan and Ciaran Healy.

BRIAN PETERS revealed after Saturday night’s disaster at the O2 that he had suggested to Bernard Dunne that he might forfeit the WBA world super bantamweight title and go down another route rather than face the mandatory challenge of Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.

KENNY EGAN could renew rivalry with China’s Zhang Ziaoping on the undercard to the Bernard Dunne-Ricardo Cordoba world title fight at The O2 on March 21.

HAD Andrew Murray taken the medical advice offered him, he would never have donned a pair of boxing gloves. But, do date, he has won three national senior titles as an amateur and, as a professional, holds the Irish light welterweight belt.

THE Boxing Union of Ireland last night cleared Peter McDonagh and Michael Gomez of any wrongdoing in last month’s controversial Irish lightweight title fight in Dublin.

Boxing promoter Brian Peters had hit out at bookmakers Boylesports for not co-operating with the Boxing Union of Ireland's investigation into last month's controversial Peter McDonagh v Michael Gomez fight.

The Boxing Union of Ireland have put an end to the controversy surrounding last month's Irish Lightweight title fight between Peter McDonagh and Michael Gomez by releasing both fighters' purses.

FORMER British champion Michael Gomez is facing one final fight to clear his name after bringing his eventful 10-year professional career to a close.

Michael Gomez’s trainer Billy Graham has reacted angrily to allegations of impropriety surrounding his fighter’s Irish title defeat on Saturday night.

TOP BOXING promoter Brian Peters last night insisted there was nothing ‘suspicious’ in the controversial ending to Saturday’s Irish lightweight title fight between Michael Gomez and Peter McDonagh in Dublin.

Wayne McCullough today insisted his world title fight against American Willie Jorrin will go ahead despite being refused a licence by the British Boxing Board of Control.