Deontay Wilder knocked Eric Molina out after nine rounds in Alabama to retain the WBC world heavyweight championship.

Who knows what’s going through Mike Perez’s head this week?

Tyson Fury recorded his 20th consecutive win in Belfast on Saturday night to edge a step closer to a shot at the WBC World heavyweight title.

There used be a time when Ireland produced heavyweight boxers who shook the world but in the past 100 years that has become a rarity.