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Barry Ferguson starts for Rangers in the Homecoming Scottish Cup final against Falkirk for the first time since his involvement in the ’Boozegate’ affair.

CUBAN pair Alexei Acosta and Luis Garcia, will enjoy star billing at tonight’s boxing/dinner show in the Silversprings Hotel in Cork but the Irish pair of Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan from across the river in Mahon and Jamie Power from Limerick are sure to claim their share of the limelight.

JAN Vennegoor of Hesselink netted his second goal in five days as Celtic comfortably maintained their three-point lead at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League last night.

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The Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) has dismissed an appeal brought by a top boxing coach against both his conviction and the severity of the seven-year prison sentence he received for sexually abusing two boys he trained.

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JOHN HUGHES was once again left frustrated by the performance of match officials after Falkirk found themselves on the wrong end of three crucial decisions in the 1-0 home defeat by Celtic yesterday.

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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.

BILLY WALSH will find himself fighting for an Irish title after just a handful of professional bouts when he takes on the experienced James Gorman for the vacant light welterweight title at Neptune Stadium in Cork on January 26.

IRISH heavyweight Kevin McBride sent himself into a fantasy world yesterday but it was of the Disney not boxing variety as he was left to contemplate his future in the ring following a comeback defeat at Madison Square Garden.

Kevin McBride’s return to heavyweight action ended in defeat in the early hours of this morning.

Kevin McBride returns to heavyweight action in the early hours of tomorrow morning in New York.

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Celtic manager Gordon Strachan kept changes to a minimum for the home Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with Motherwell.

PASCHAL COLLINS, who trains Billy Walsh, insists the Corkman would already be a world champion if he had met him 10 years ago.

BILLY WALSH will fulfil a lifetime ambition when he tops the bill in Cork City Hall on February 17.

Monaghan's Kevin McBride has been beaten in his overnight heavyweight contest.

"The Clones Colossus" Kevin McBride scored a fourth round TKO win over Byron Polley overnight in Cleveland in what was his first fight since defeating Mike Tyson last June.

THEY paid €200 a head for the highly questionable privilege of dining with a convicted rapist, a man who bit an opponent and was once heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

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Celtic manager Gordon Strachan was forced to name a new look defence for his side’s Bank of Scotland Premier League clash at Fir Park.

HAVING chalked up an 18th straight pro win in Germany last weekend, Bernard Dunne is hoping to make a step up in class by challenging England’s Michael Hunter for the European (EBU) super bantamweight title within the next six months.

Kevin McBride’s camp insist he will not be fighting Matt Skelton on December 10 at London’s ExCel Arena.

KEVIN MCBRIDE believes he is on the brink of clinching a deal to face WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz. McBride shocked the boxing world when he beat Mike Tyson - prompting the former undisputed world champion to retire in June.

Fallen boxing champion Mike Tyson has furiously denied reports he's beginning a new career as a porn star.

IT’S being billed as the ultimate escapism for the stressed out businessman; a chance to achieve an elite level of fitness and a life-changing psychological experience.

PASCAL COLLINS, co-trainer of Kevin McBride, has told Newstalk106 that discussions are taking place about a world title shot for the Clones man.

Kevin McBride shrugged off Mike Tyson’s attempts to “break my arm” after sending the former heavyweight king into long overdue retirement.

MIKE TYSON did not lose his fighting heart some time after the sixth round in Washington on Saturday night when the former world heavyweight champion conceded defeat against a club fighter called Kevin McBride.

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IT took Kevin McBride less than half-an-hour to write his name into boxing legend as the man who sent the once great Mike Tyson spiralling into retirement a broken fighter.

Kevin McBride insists he is a “legitimate contender” for the world heavyweight title after his sensational defeat of Mike Tyson in Washington DC.

Mike Tyson confirmed he will retire from boxing after a humiliating defeat by Irishman Kevin McBride in Washington DC.

Mike Tyson is vowing to fight on regardless of the outcome of his heavyweight bout against Northern Ireland’s Kevin McBride in Washington DC on Saturday.

MIKE TYSON’S increasingly futile quest for heavyweight redemption will continue in Washington on June 11 against Irish giant Kevin McBride.

Irishman Kevin McBride is set to be confirmed as Mike Tyson’s latest comeback opponent later today.

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