Person: John Conlan

AIBA World Boxing Championships - Last 16

Joe Ward turns on style to carry Irish hopes in Hamburg

Joe Ward is the only Irish boxer left standing at the AIBA World Elite Championships after cruising to within one win of a third successive medal at this level in Hamburg, Germany.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2017

No medal targets for Zaur Antia at World Championships

Zaur Antia claims he has not set a minimum medals tally for Team Ireland at the World Championships, insisting the squad will maintain their “one-fight-at-a-time” approach to the competition.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2017

Bernard Dunne says Eddie Bolger void can be filled

Bernard Dunne is confident there are plenty of coaches good enough to fill the void in Irish boxing’s high performance unit after the loss of Eddie Bolger to Germany.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2017

‘Tots’ O’Connell earns Clonlara a replay

Ballyea 1-11 Clonlara 1-11: Like the football decider a week ago, the Clare SHC final ended in a draw at Cusack Park yesterday.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2016

Million-dollar man Michael Conlan ready to follow his American dream

Michael Conlan believes his new professional deal with Top Rank will help him to replicate Conor McGregor’s huge success by tapping into the Irish-American fight market.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2016

Zaur Antia hits back at criticism

Irish boxing’s interim head coach Zaur Antia has hit back at criticism following a disappointing Olympic campaign.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed with our morning briefing

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Katie Taylor ready for Olympic title defence against Mira Potkonen

Katie Taylor will open the defence of her Olympic title today against former foe Mira Potkonen.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Michael O’Reilly has brought a terrible thing to Irish boxing, says coach John Conlan

Irish boxing coach John Conlan last night criticised boxer Michael O’Reilly for “embarrassing” and bringing “a terrible thing” to Irish boxing.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Brendan Irvine and Michael Conlan join the fray

Finally this weekend, halfway through the Olympic Games in Rio, Brendan Irvine and Michael Conlan join the party.

Sat, 13 Aug, 2016

Weight woes finally catch up with Paddy Barnes at Rio Olympics

Not only is Paddy Barnes’s Olympic journey at an end but so is his career as a light-flyweight boxer.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016

Angry Michael Conlan calls critics of Paddy Barnes ‘idiots’

Michael Conlan last night slammed those who criticised Paddy Barnes on social media following his shock Olympic exit in Rio yesterday.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016

Darren O’Neill tackles daunting Rio route

Darren O’Neill believes he can upset the odds and secure his place in Rio by winning gold at the final ‘amateur’ Olympic qualification tournament, which gets under way tonight in Baku.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2016

Olympic call rests with me, declares Zaur Antia

Zaur Antia insists he will only make a call on his team for the final ‘amateur’ Olympic boxing qualifier after he assesses the attitude and form of his squad as a selection storm continues to brew.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

AIBA 2016 European Olympic Qualification Event- Semi-Finals

Katie Taylor now facing her toughest fight of all

After a five-year unbeaten run, Katie Taylor tasted defeat for the eighth time yesterday afternoon. And so, the inevitable inquest will begin.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Olympics now within touching distance for Irish fighters

Irish interim head coach Zaur Antia believes that Olympic champion Katie Taylor will record a comprehensive third straight win over one of her biggest rivals today.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2016

Old foe looms for Katie Taylor

Olympic champion Katie Taylor has never been in the business of looking very far beyond her next bout, particularly with every opposition coach plotting her downfall.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Dean Walsh enjoys perfect preparation

Dean Walsh got a sneak preview of what he is likely to come up against at next month’s European Olympic qualifiers as Team Ireland were put through their paces at a test event against Lithuania yesterday at the National Stadium.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2016

TJ Ryan says ref’s decision to allow John Conlan’s early goal was ‘a disgrace’

Limerick manager TJ Ryan deemed Fergal Horgan’s decision to allow John Conlon’s first minute goal as “a disgrace”.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Paddy Barnes planning Easter return as he begins warm-up for Olympic Games

Paddy Barnes is hoping to make his ring return later this month after a year-long absence, while the Belfast light-flyweight has suggested he may not turn professional after the Rio Olympics, as had been anticipated.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

The Kieran Shannon Interview: Paddy Barnes

He’s nine months out from another Olympics in Rio. A third consecutive medal would be an unprecedented achievement for an Irish athlete. But another bronze would have little attraction to Paddy Barnes. At this stage the goal, the plan, is get gold and then go pro. “Everything I now do is for family, for Eireann. If I’m earning money I’m putting it away so she can grow up to be something," he tells Kieran Shannon

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Zaur Antia: I turned down other offers

Zaur Antia revealed he rebuffed a number of coaching offers from rival countries before taking up his position as Irish boxing’s interim head coach.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2015

Lee: Keeping Zaur Antia must be IABA’s number one priority

Andy Lee believes the IABA could have done more to stop Billy Walsh from leaving and says it is now imperative for the future of Irish amateur boxing to retain the services of coach Zaur Antia.

Fri, 23 Oct, 2015

IABA maintains silence as Walsh heading for US

One week on from Michael Conlan’s world championship final win, officials from the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) were last night preparing a defence for the increasing criticism launched at them following the resignation of Billy Walsh.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2015

Kenny Egan fears for future as imminent Billy Walsh exit leaves vacuum

Kenneth Egan fears the departure of Billy Walsh from Irish boxing could rock Irish boxing’s coaching structures as the Olympic silver medallist insisted a coherent, long-term succession plan must be put in place.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2015

LISTEN: Sports Minister says he thought deal was done to keep Billy Walsh

The Minister for Sport Michael Ring has said that he thought that a deal to keep Billy Walsh as head coach of the Irish High Performance Unit had been agreed.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Sports Council hoping for resolution to Walsh coaching crux

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association were last night maintaining a silent stance on Billy Walsh’s future as Irish head coach following speculation that the Wexford man is set to take up a coaching role with the United States’ boxing team.

Fri, 28 Aug, 2015

Billy Walsh to keep Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan ‘busy’ ahead of Olympics

Irish head coach Billy Walsh is planning to keep Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan busy in quality tournaments ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2015

Tickets to Rio for Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan

Ireland’s London 2012 bronze medallists Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes secured quota places for the Rio 2016 Olympics after recording dramatic wins in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) in Venezuela on Saturday.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

Joyce two wins away from Rio

Irish lightweight David Oliver Joyce edged a step closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics on Saturday and, along with Katie Taylor, scooped one of the top accolades at the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s Awards Night in Dublin.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Conlan hails medal haul

Northern Ireland’s boxers claimed the most medals — two gold, two silver and five bronze – at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland.

Mon, 04 Aug, 2014

Ioana-Mera plots to dethrone Taylor

A former Munster and Cork champion will be standing in Katie Taylor’s way at the ninth European Women’s Boxing Championships in Romania today.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2014

Magical McGrath the ace for clinical Clare

Tipperary 0-20 Clare 4-15

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Clare to prove tender years no impediment

THIS is less a game than it is tribal warfare tomorrow, two clans heading up the M7 to do battle in Croke Park. From what I’m hearing though, if it comes down to just support Limerick will have the advantage, probably the biggest crowd to ever leave the county for an All-Ireland semi-final.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2013