Latest: Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan has said “yes to fighting GGG” and is awaiting the outcome of negotiations to confirm the world-title bout.

Gary O’Sullivan is hoping to secure a rematch with old friend and foe Billy Joe Saunders, the WBO middleweight champion, after a shock victory in Canada put him right back in the world title frame.

Carl Frampton admitted he was considering “going his own way” before opting to join Matthew Macklin’s Mack The Knife Global (MTK) stable.

Tyson Fury claims he will return to boxing in July on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders' world title fight.

Chris Eubank Jnr has moved into contention for a world title fight later this year after stopping Australia's Renold Quinlan in 10 rounds at London's Olympia.

Kellie Maloney has accused Tyson Fury of "degrading" the world heavyweight title with his behaviour since becoming champion.

Tyson Fury's friend Billy Joe Saunders fears the heavyweight will be dead by 30 if he "doesn't get the help he needs".

Kell Brook has defended trainer Dominic Ingle amid criticism of his decision to throw in the towel during his WBC and IBF middleweight title defeat by the fearsome Gennady Golovkin.

Billy Joe Saunders believes the placid build-up to his bout against Andy Lee tonight will work in his favour.

Tonight, Andy Lee will walk out as the ‘away’ fighter in his first world-title defence when he takes on England’s undefeated Billy Joe Saunders at the Manchester Arena. 

Andy Lee says he will target Gennady Golovkin, arguably the most feared boxer on the planet, once he gets past mandatory challenger Billy Joe Saunders.

Andy Lee’s world middleweight title defence against Billy Joe Saunders has been postponed again but there is no chance of the rearranged fight being staged in Ireland, according to promoter Frank Warren.

Victor Raul Capacita is being lined up as the opponent for John Joe Nevin’s first fight since last November in New York next Tuesday.

Andy Lee admits the cancellation of his dream homecoming world title defence has boosted Billy Joe Saunders’ chance of victory, after the fight was rearranged to take place in Manchester.

Following the shock decision to cancel the Andy Lee-Billy Joe Saunders fight at Thomond Park, a former mayor of Limerick speculated yesterday that ‘the Hand of God’ could have played a part, as it did for footballer Diego Maradona in 1986.

Promoter Frank Warren claims he is open to the possibility of a rematch between Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders taking place in Limerick next year after their world-title bout, originally fixed for Thomond Park next month, was last night postponed for an October date in Manchester.

Katie Taylor has been left bitterly disappointed, according to her father and trainer Peter, after it was confirmed the Olympic champion will not feature on the undercard of Andy Lee’s world-title defence at Thomond Park next month.

World and Olympic champions Andy Lee and Katie Taylor will be reunited next month.

Limerick southpaw Andy Lee has vowed to strike a blow for Irish women everywhere against Billy Joe Saunders.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is hoping to fly the Cork flag high above Thomond Park on September 19 and secure a world title shot against the winner of the main event in the process.

A week in the life of women and sport, eh?

Katie Taylor managed to pull her punches but still land a knockout blow to middleweight WBO title challenger Billy Joe Saunders’ below-the-belt sexist attack on women’s boxing.

The cinema gunman’s escape plan was thwarted by police officers who arrived almost immediately; a Dublin man fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in benefits for three years when he was living in Lanzarote; Katie Taylor has responded to the views of Billy Joe Saunders who said women should not be boxing, but "are there for sex". Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

A gunman opened fire at a cinema in Louisiana, killing two people and injuring at least seven others before fatally shooting himself; Hiqa has identified a number of areas of non-compliance at a hospital in Cork; Katie Taylor has responded to Billy Joe Saunders who said women "are there for sex"; and two lads pull off the most epic photobomb live on SkyNews. Here’s today’s lunchtime irishexaminer.com round-up.

Andy Lee has warned Billy Joe Saunders that he is still yet to produce his best in the ring and suggested that he may look for a first round knockout in their world title fight.

Katie Taylor could appear on the undercard of The Showdown between Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders at Thomond Park with discussions about her involvement still ongoing.

This ain’t McGregor-Mendes or McGregor-Aldo. At least outside the ring.

The red cauldron of Munster Rugby simmered politely yesterday as boxing big hitters Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders squared up to each other at Thomond Park for the announcement of their world title fight there on September 19.

Follow all the news from the announcement of the Andy Lee versus Billy Joe Saunders bout live from Thomond Park, Limerick.

Andy Lee’s manager and coach Adam Booth believes that it will be a triumphant homecoming for the Limerick southpaw at Thomond Park.

Andy Lee will make the second defence of his WBO middleweight title against mandatory challenger Billy Joe Saunders on September 5, promoter Frank Warren has confirmed.

Q: Why did you choose the hard life of professional boxing?

Talks about Andy Lee’s summer world title defence will begin this week after the World Boxing Organisation today sent out letters instructing all parties to get the ball rolling on his mandatory challenge from Billy Joe Saunders.

Andy Lee’s big showdown with Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin is now a non-title fight after the American failed to make the weight limit.

Boxing: British 2008 Olympian Billy Joe Saunders has pocketed a six-figure sum to step aside and allow Andy Lee defend his WBO middleweight title against Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin in New York.

Promoter Frank Warren is ready to bring world championship boxing back to Ireland this summer should he arrange a deal to promote a showdown between WBO champion Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders. 

Andy Lee may be forced to scrap his plans for a world-title defence as his mandatory challenger Billy Joe Saunders has stepped up his efforts to book a date with the champion.

Andy Lee is set to defend his world title in March - on either Saturday 14 or 21.