At a press conference announcing the Macklin-Martinez fight at Madison Square Garden back in January, my phone rang. Colin Morgan was about four yards away from me but he was on a crutch — it was easier just to call me.

MIKE “THE REBEL” PEREZ has won all 17 of his fights — 12 by KO — since arriving in Cork from Cuba but tonight he will face his biggest challenge yet.

If you’re a boxer, you already know what the fight is about. If you turn pro, you have to learn the ins-and-outs.

CONTRARY to earlier reports that the much anticipated WBA World Super bantamweight title fight between Willie “Big Bang” Casey and the Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux on March 19 would not be televised, it now appears that the fight will be shown on TV3.