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.

DEFENDING champion, Katie Taylor, is through to the semi-finals of the 60kg division at the Women’s European Boxing championships in Warsaw after a decisive victory over the Romanian, Florina Popa, in last night’s semi-final.

THE wife of a prominent member of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, who was shot dead early last Sunday morning, yesterday asked for prayers to be said for the family of the man who has been charged with his murder.

GARDAÍ will be left open to accusations of bias as the new Ombudsman Commission is not a totally independent body, a garda representative body believes.