Katie Taylor’s hopes of entering the professional ring in the coming weeks while still retaining her ambition of claiming a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics have been dashed.

Life after London has been a curious mixture of mania outside the ring and calm inside it for Katie Taylor but that is all about to change for the Olympic champion who will return to action for the first time since the Games early next year.

Boxing’s world governing body AIBA has upheld a second appeal in the Olympic boxing tournament and reinstated American welterweight Errol Spence at the expense of India’s Krishan Vikas.

WESTMEATH boxer Joe Ward will learn this morning if a last minute appeal to make the Ireland team for the Olympic Games was successful.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) yesterday formally requested the president of the world governing AIBA for his assistance in their bid to have Joe Ward considered for inclusion in the London Olympics.

Women boxers will have the choice of wearing skirts or shorts in the ring at this year’s London Olympics, the sport’s world governing body said last night.

THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) are involved in discussions with the BBC over allegations that large amounts of money were paid out in an attempt to ensure boxers from Azerbaijan received gold medals at the 2012 Olympics.

THE Boxing Council of the IABA will meet at 11am today to select a team for the World Championships while the boxers settle into their training camp in Assisi alongside Olympic hopefuls from Italy, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

KATIE TAYLOR is prepared to sacrifice her Olympic dream if the governing authorities insist women boxers wear skirts to help “sex up” the competition, according to her father and coach, Peter.

Flyweight Conor Ahern got Irelands European Union Championships campaign off to a flying start with a thrilling 20-19 victory over England's Stewart Langley at the National Stadium in Dublin today.

The Irish Senior Boxing squad completed their final training session at the National Stadium in Dublin this evening ahead of the 2007 European Union Senior Boxing Championships which begin at the National Stadium tomorrow.

DARREN SUTHERLAND will go into next week’s European Union Boxing Championships at the National Stadium as the favourite to win the gold medal at middleweight but the two-time national senior champion is not taking anything for granted.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) have arranged a specially convened bout to decide the one remaining place on the Irish team for the European Union Championships which will take place at the National Stadium in Dublin next month. (June 17th to 25th).

THE Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) has made a formal application to the world governing body, AIBA, to host the 2011 World Championships in Dublin.