World silver medallist and 2013 European middleweight champion Jason Quigley has made his long awaited move into professional boxing.

Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton is primed for the biggest fight of his life at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast tonight.

Ireland have been hit with a body blow ahead of next month’s AIBA World Elite Boxing Championships with the news that world No 1 ranked bantamweight John Joe Nevin is on the verge of turning professional.

Katie Taylor’s camp are examining a clause which they believe may allow the Olympic gold medallist fight up to 15 times as a professional before reverting to the amateur ranks, from where she would be able to defend her title in Rio in 2016.

Amir Khan believes he is ready to move onwards and upwards providing he beats Danny Garcia in tonight’s light-welterweight unification fight.

Amir Khan insists "justice has been done" after the World Boxing Association confirmed they had reinstated him as their light-welterweight champion following his controversial loss to Lamont Peterson.

Amir Khan has spoken of his hurt and disappointment following the cancellation of his world light-welterweight title rematch against Lamont Peterson and says the American champion’s failed drugs test proves he was “a cheat”.

Amir Khan’s promoter claims they withdrew their appeal over last month’s controversial defeat by Lamont Peterson because they feared Wednesday’s International Boxing Federation hearing would be “one-sided” and not “fully transparent”.

Amir Khan tonight looked forward to a rematch against Lamont Peterson, saying: “Justice has been done.”

Amir Khan tonight looked forward to a rematch against Lamont Peterson, saying: “Justice has been done.”

Amir Khan has been granted a rematch with Lamont Peterson by the World Boxing Association, according to his promoter.

THE ‘mystery man’ at the centre of the latest controversy surrounding Amir Khan’s defeat by Lamont Peterson has revealed he will attend a hearing into the fight on January 18 and insists he has “nothing to hide”.

Amir Khan’s trainer Freddy Roach claims he knows the ’mystery man’ seen at ringside during the Briton’s controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson last month - and does not believe he is an International Boxing Federation official.

Amir Khan’s promoters claim he has been offered a rematch with Lamont Peterson after they were told by the International Boxing Federation that the “mystery man” seen ringside at last month’s fight is one of their officials.

Amir Khan’s team are demanding answers to “four or five” questions as alleged ambiguities over his world title defeat to Lamont Peterson last month continue to mount.

BOXER Floyd Mayweather Jr is facing 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to domestic violence and harassment charges in Las Vegas.

Amir Khan’s camp have been informed by the WBA and IBF that an appeal into the controversial points defeat by Lamont Peterson will be held in mid January.

Amir Khan has challenged Lamont Peterson to show he has the “balls” to give him a rematch in England after controversially losing his titles to the American in his Washington hometown.

Amir Khan's WBA light-welterweight title defence against Paulie Malignaggi will be brimming with tension at Madison Square Garden tonight after the pre-fight weigh-in ended in chaos at a Manhattan hotel last night.

Floyd Mayweather Jr insists he is "thoroughly disgusted" by claims he is to blame for the collapse of a lucrative super-fight against Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao has filed a lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr and Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar de la Hoya over claims he has used performance-enhancing drugs.

Floyd Mayweather claims the row over blood testing which is threatening his planned meeting with Manny Pacquiao is evidence the Filipino does not want the fight.

Manny Pacquiao has promised to take legal action following a row over blood-testing which is threatening his planned fight with Floyd Mayweather.

Floyd Mayweather’s camp have claimed the American’s planned fight with Manny Pacquiao is “in jeopardy”.

Floyd Mayweather Jr has confirmed he is coming out of a 17-month retirement to fight Mexico’s WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

Manchester’s light-welterweight king Ricky Hatton faces Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Casino in the early hours of tomorrow morning in the first super-fight of 2009. But has the economic downturn impacted on the appetite for big time boxing Stateside? Simon Lewis reports from Nevada.

Ricky Hatton is “99% certain” to fight Manny Pacquiao in May after the Filipino superstar finally signed a contract for the showdown.

RICKY HATTON’S adviser has revealed early negotiations are under way with Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr after admitting the proposed showdown with Manny Pacquiao is “dead in the water”.

Ricky Hatton’s American promoters have confirmed his proposed fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2 is off.

BOXING’S most recognisable name takes on the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter tonight when Oscar De La Hoya meets Manny Pacquiao in a 12-round welterweight bout at the MGM Grand (2am, Sky Sports pay per view).

RICKY HATTON believes he can be the ‘Golden Boy’ of Europe by building a boxing empire to rival his role model, Oscar De La Hoya.

RICKY HATTON craves a rematch with Floyd Mayweather — and efforts to lure the American to Wembley next spring have already begun.

Undisputed super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has revealed he expects his "super fight" with Bernard Hopkins to take place on April 12 in Las Vegas.

Bernard Hopkins has revealed that a contract to fight Welshman Joe Calzaghe in April will be signed “by the middle of next week at the latest”.

SUCH is the growing belief in the Ricky Hatton camp that it is not Floyd Mayweather that concerns them most about tonight’s greatly anticipated welterweight showdown, but their man’s susceptibility to cuts.

BERNARD Hopkins should dismiss the mighty challenge of Joe Calzaghe and instead head into retirement after settling a long-standing score with American rival Roy Jones.

ONLY a big fight night in the Big Apple can start with Don King in a Santa Claus outfit and end with a promoter and his boxer both staking claims to fight the same man.

RICKY HATTON is relishing the opportunity to prove himself the best fighter on the planet after contracts were signed yesterday for his December super-fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Contracts have been signed for Ricky Hatton’s December 8 super-fight against Floyd Mayweather, Hatton’s father Ray confirmed today.

JOHN DUDDY’S first professional fight on Irish soil is to be televised live on US television.

Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, has raised the possibility of a scoring error after his business partner lost a split decision victory to new WBC light-middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather.

Former IBF lightweight champion Leavander Johnson has died at the age of 35.

Wicklow's James Moore is to make his long-awaited professional debut in New York next month.