Such is the nature of Las Vegas undercards, early fights can be fought in front of a basically empty arena. So, but for a vociferous band of travelling Irish, Jason Quigley’s masterclass performance against James De La Rosa was seen, in person, by very few.

Amir Khan has insisted he would not be interested in fighting Floyd Mayweather if the American makes his expected return from retirement, even if he defeats Saul Alvarez to win the WBC middleweight title.

Six-time Irish amateur champion Con Sheehan got his professional career off to a winning start with a points victory over Jonathan Rice in Los Angeles.

Amir Khan once again set his sights on a fight with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather after claiming a unanimous points win over battling American Chris Algieri in New York on Friday night.

Floyd Mayweather Sr believes it is only once his son has retired that his genius will be truly appreciated.

A (not so) learned sage once altered the expression “it’s better late than never” by including the addendum “but never late is better”. 

Carl Frampton retained his IBF super-bantamweight title with an impressive fifth-round stoppage of mandatory challenger Chris Avalos at a raucous Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Amir Khan met with old sparring partner Manny Pacquiao in London on Friday to discuss a potential fight.

Amir Khan has set Floyd Mayweather a five-day deadline as he attempts to line up a fight against the pound-for-pound king.

Amir Khan has set Floyd Mayweather a five-day deadline as he attempts to line up a fight against the pound-for-pound king.

British boxer Amir Khan is to donate a pair of 24-carat gold threaded shorts, valued at £25-30k, to the school in Pakistan where 141 people were killed in a terrorist attack on Tuesday.

Amir Khan is thinking globally rather than nationally after beating Devon Alexander in Las Vegas.

Amir Khan is thinking globally rather than nationally after beating Devon Alexander in Las Vegas.

Ireland's Andy Lee became the WBO middleweight champion after a memorable night in Las Vegas.

Kell Brook is more determined than ever to return to boxing and defend his IBF welterweight title after the stabbing incident that threatened to not only end his career, but his life as well.

Amir Khan’s plans to travel to America this weekend have been halted after his visa application was declined.

World boxing champion Kell Brook is in hospital in Tenerife after being stabbed in the leg while on holiday.

Floyd Mayweather became the unified WBC and WBA welterweight champion but was given one of the toughest tests of his professional career in a majority decision victory over Marcos Maidana.

Amir Khan has vowed to “earn” a bout with boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather by comprehensively beating Luis Collazo in Las Vegas.

Amir Khan is confident he will show the world how much he has improved in his year out of the ring when he goes toe-to-toe with tricky southpaw Luis Collazo in Las Vegas on May 3.

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

Floyd Mayweather has challenged Amir Khan to beat Adrien Broner on the undercard of his bout with Marcos Maidana on May 3 in order to earn a fight with the pound-for-pound king.

British fighter Amir Khan has announced he has signed a contract that could see him fight Floyd Mayweather Jr in the new year.

Amir Khan is confident he is just weeks away from sealing a super-fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Amir Khan is confident he is just weeks away from sealing a super-fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Wayne McCullough wants to be the man to help John Joe Nevin make the transition from the amateur game to the pro ranks and believes he can make the Mullingar man a world champion.

Andy Murray cemented his place in the Wimbledon final today following an electrifying and controversial clash with 6ft 8in Polish player Jerzy Janowicz.

The professional boxing season has thrown up several dramatic fights and one master class from ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Mayweather in recent weeks.

Amir Khan clambered up off the canvas to keep his dreams of muscling back in on the world title picture just about alive with a dramatic points victory over Julio Diaz at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield tonight.

Amir Khan will fight in Britain for the first time in two years after it was confirmed the light-welterweight will face Julio Diaz in April.

Amir Khan was delighted with his cool and calculated performance as he returned to winning ways against outclassed Carlos Molina after two devastating defeats.

Former two-time world champion Amir Khan knows he must get back to winning ways on Saturday if he is to earn a shot at redemption against Danny Garcia.

Ricky Hatton is hopeful his tale of personal redemption has unified fans and critics alike ahead of his boxing return tomorrow night.

London 2012 Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin has shelved plans to turn professional.

Amir Khan has expressed disappointment at the news that Ireland’s Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin has reversed an earlier decision to sign professional terms with Khan’s Super Fight Promotions.

Amir Khan has defended himself in the face of strong criticism for appearing to blame Freddie Roach's Parkinson's disease for his split from the trainer.

All in all, it hasn’t been a bad weekend for boxing Stateside.

Ireland’s Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin has told of his dream of becoming a world champion after signing up to go professional with Amir Khan’s new stable of fighters.

Amir Khan has added some clarity to his future by this morning announcing a new head trainer as well as his next opponent.

Ricky Hatton will announce the opponent for his comeback fight this Friday.

Amir Khan has said he will immediately appoint a new trainer after confirming his split from Freddie Roach in the early hours of this morning.

Lamont Peterson has been allowed to keep his IBF light welterweight title, despite failing a drugs test.

IT was history in the making — an historic day for boxing and for the whole Olympic movement as the first three gold medals in women’s boxing were decided. And a dream realised for Ireland’s Katie Taylor, the driving force to have the discipline added to the Olympic programme.

This is a story of three journeys. One is the adventurous tale of a young girl whose prowess in a pair of boxing gloves helped gain her sport a place in the Olympic Games.