Argentina’s Victoria Bustos has been confirmed as Katie Taylor’s opponent for a title unification bout in New York.

Every night during his training camp in Dublin, after he’s finished his stretching routine on the floor of the hotel room, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan pulls out a pen and paper.

Carl Frampton will face Leo Santa Cruz in New York this summer to fight for the Mexican’s WBA featherweight title.

A spring world-title date for Carl Frampton against American Chris Avalos could lead to a summer showdown against English rival Scott Quigg.

Jorge Sebastian Heiland made a mockery of the bookies’ odds which ranked Matthew Macklin as a 1/20 favourite ahead of their WBC world middleweight title eliminator on Saturday night, but, in hindsight, Father Time was the most difficult opponent for the home fighter.

It’s very nearly five years since Poonsawat Kratingdaenggm floored Bernard Dunne and thousands of onlookers at the O2, but Matthew Macklin has promised that he is the man to finally bring big-time boxing back to this country.

Dereck Chisora has been forced to withdraw from his European heavyweight title showdown with Tyson Fury in Manchester after fracturing his hand during a sparring session.

Matthew Macklin is hoping his Dublin return on August 30 will set up Ireland’s answer to Froch-Groves II before the end of the year.

Andy Lee has described his world title eliminator in Madison Square Gardens tonight as the "make or break" moment of his career.

The gloves will be off in a harbour town this weekend when it remembers the centenary of the birth of its most famous son — boxer, crooner, and film star Jack Doyle.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan believes he has found the critical flaw in Billy Joe Saunders arsenal, which will lead to a knockout victory for the Corkman this evening.

Cork’s Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is confident he can beat British 2008 Olympian Billy Joe Saunders in London on Saturday.

It’s been a week of contrasting fortunes for Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

It was one of the fights of the year... again. And it was also one of the shocks of the year... again. But with boxing fans clamouring for a Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez V, the duo will share the spotlight anew on April 20.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan reckons March 2 might be a more realistic date for his WBO International title defence against Farai Musiyiwa at the Neptune Stadium in Cork.

The rise of the Rebel has been put on hold after injury yesterday put paid to Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan’s weekend fight night in Cork.

Irish boxing star Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is still on target for a world title shot in 2013 — and next month he takes the latest step on that road.

Many might have come to worship at the shrine of Man U but, on a balmy evening when a packed Turner’s Cross was looking its best, the majority would surely have left at the end imbued with much admiration for Tommy Dunne, his players and what Cork City football club as a whole are doing for the game of football on Leeside.

Unbeaten Cork-born Irish middleweight Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan has put himself firmly on the fight map after his victory over Matthew Hall at Upton Park on Saturday night.

From Upton Park to Páirc Uí Chaoimh — that’s the road Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is beginning this weekend.

IF they want somebody to fight Felix Sturm in his own backyard then Corkman Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan will have no problem travelling to Cologne to complete the bill.

PATRICK ‘The Punisher’ Hyland now boasts the best 100% record of all Irish professional boxers after Saturday night’s WBF title win on points over Frenchman Philippe Frenois at the National Stadium.

GARY ‘SPIKE’ O’SULLIVAN is awaiting confirmation of his opponent for tomorrow night’s fight at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow where he appears on the undercard to the WBO World Super Featherweight clash between Ricky Burns and Roman Martinez.

IRISH middleweight champion boxer Spike O’Sullivan has been convicted of punching his ex-partner during a domestic incident outside her home.

GARY ‘SPIKE’ O’SULLIVAN can’t wait for his the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at The Neptune Stadium on Saturday week when he meets Abdelouahed Ben Lelly, a Moroccan-born fighter who boxes out of Italy.

THE three unbeaten Cubans – all former world junior champions – who have based themselves in Cork will parade their talents before the ‘home’ crowd once again on the Yanjing Beer Fight Night, scheduled for Neptune Stadium on June 26.

GARY ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan will take his professional boxing career to a new level when he challenges Ciarán Healy from Belfast for the vacant Irish middleweight title at Neptune Stadium in Cork on November 28.

MIKE ‘The Rebel’ Perez, a former world junior champion, will headline the most exciting professional boxing show ever staged in Cork where he will be joined by two other Cuban-born world junior champions on another Nowhere to Hyde bill at Neptune Stadium on September 13.

PASCHAL COLLINS predicts a big future for Corkman Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan ahead of his pro debut, the undercard to the Billy Walsh/James Gorman Irish welterweight title fight at Neptune Stadium tomorrow night.