Katie Taylor, the undisputed lightweight world champion, has returned home to Ireland.

As Katie Taylor sat on her stool before the start of the 10th and final round of this historic encounter with fellow champion Delfine Persoon, her eyes appeared to stare straight through Ross Enamait.

Katie Taylor became undisputed lightweight champion after receiving a razor-thin majority decision against Delfine Persoon in a contest which will go down as a genuine watershed moment for women's boxing.

Katie Taylor has never been one for braggadocio but things have felt a little bit different during this, her fourth straight fight week on America’s east coast.

She may be about to compete in one of the most significant women’s boxing matches in history, but Delfine Persoon had to take annual leave just to be here.

The slight figure of Katie Taylor, running up and down the snow-covered streets, has become a fixture in the obscure Connecticut town of Vernon.

"This is going to be without a doubt the biggest challenge of my career and the biggest fight of my career... both amateur and professional."

Worrying times for Seamus Coleman. And, by extension, Mick McCarthy.

Katie Taylor says the defence of her IBF and WBA World Lightweight titles against current WBC World super-featherweight champion, Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden Saturday night will be the toughest assignment of her professional career but remains confident of overcoming her unbeaten opponent.

Frank Warren plans to begin negotiations for a lucrative rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder imminently.

Frank Warren has conceded that Tyson Fury may no longer be the fighter who once outclassed Wladimir Klitschko — but the promoter also believes he only needs to be at 80% to defeat Deontay Wilder.

Katie Taylor is never one to overlook an opponent but she knows an emphatic victory in Boston tonight will make a particularly big impact on one ringside observer.

Although tomorrow night’s world title defence against Cindy Serrano, the toughest fight of her career to date, might seem like an away fixture for Bray’s Katie Taylor, she is very much the home fighter.

Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan's world title ambitions were crushed inside three minutes of his Las Vegas debut as David Lemieux lived up to his big-hitting reputation.

David Lemieux crossed the line between regular boxing parlance and the sort of talk which has no place in the sport by claiming he wants to damage Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan “for life”.

World lightweight champion Katie Taylor will put her IBF/WBA titles on the line against American journeywoman Kimberly Connor at the O2 Arena in London next month.

"Irish sensation Katie Taylor returns to The O2 to defend her WBA and IBF world titles."

Katie Taylor, the IBF and WBA lightweight champion, is “ready to fight” on July 28 despite the shooting of father Peter in her hometown of Bray this week.

The move by Katie Taylor into the professional boxing arena is paying off as accumulated profits at her commercial firm passed the €1.576 million mark last year.

Katie Taylor is set to return to the ring on September 22 and may have the chance to win her third world lightweight title.

Tony Bellew has insisted he will continue to fight and has targeted Tyson Fury and Andre Ward as potential future opponents.

Katie Taylor could move up a weight in 2019 if she unifies her division by the end of the year.

In recent days, three Irish sportswomen passed significant milestones in their careers.

Katie Taylor has become the unified women's world lightweight boxing champion.

For someone who won five world amateur championships in four different continents it should come as little surprise that Katie Taylor thrives away from the home comforts that await her back in Bray.

Eddie Hearn believes Katie Taylor can claim all four lightweight titles before the year is out.

Fury claims he can go on to knock out "dosser" Anthony Joshua and reclaim his place as the king of the heavyweight division after confirming a return to the ring for the first time in nearly three years.

He last fought in November 2015 when he outpointed Wladimir Klitschko to win the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.

Fantasy Premier League managers worldwide breathed a collective sigh of relief this week after the last fixtures of the season were finally confirmed.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is hoping his management can pull off a major coup with confirmation of the biggest fight of his life as he hopes to land a Las Vegas shot at middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin.

Katie Taylor has vowed to unify the titles versus Argentina’s Victoria La Leona (The Lioness) Bustos in New York next month

Argentina’s Victoria Bustos has been confirmed as Katie Taylor’s opponent for a title unification bout in New York.

The January transfer window is often a let-down. 

Tyson Fury's boxing licence will be reinstated if the former world heavyweight champion passes his medical.

Tyson Fury has had no contact with the British Boxing Board of Control, despite insisting he is to "reapply" for his boxer's licence.

It may have been Conor McGregor’s year, in terms of earnings banked, but in the nation’s affections, Notorious has shipped losses in 2017.

Katie Taylor should hang up her gloves and retire, according to her dad and former coach Pete Taylor.

Katie Taylor is fighting to retain her WBA world lightweight title in London tonight.

Katie Taylor insists she is not looking past Jessica McCaskill despite already plotting her route to world title unification in 2018.

Katie Taylor is determined to make the first defence of her WBA lightweight title so she can ensure a "big 2018" and pursue her ambition of unifying the division.

Chris Eubank rose to his feet to defend family honour when George Groves lit the fuse for his super-middleweight clash with Chris Eubank Jr by questioning his opponent's pedigree.

Anthony Joshua has accused Joseph Parker and his promoter of "acting" and warned his rival he has already begun preparations for their expected heavyweight unification title fight.