Andy Lee has hailed Ryan Burnett’s upcoming world-title unification Belfast bout as the “biggest fight to ever happen in Ireland”.

A meeting of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association’s (IABA) Board of Directors on Wednesday seems likely to lead to a face-to-face stand-off between the sport’s bickering parties.

In another world, Ryan Burnett might already be a household name in Irish sport had the Belfast native opted against turning professional under Ricky Hatton four years ago at the tender age of 21.

Even if Wembley Stadium is only half-full at the time she takes to the ring, Katie Taylor is still likely to be boxing in front of her biggest ever crowd at Wembley tomorrow.

Boxing: Jamie Conlan admitted the fervent support of Irish fans almost brought tears to his eyes after his sensational “Rocky Balboa” like comeback at a sold-out National Stadium on Saturday night.

Irish lightweight Ciara Ginty lost out in her bid for gold in yesterday’s 60kg Youth Olympic final in Nanjing, China.

Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton is primed for the biggest fight of his life at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast tonight.

Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton is on the cusp of an IBF world title shot after a six-round demolition job on Jeremy Parodi at a sold-out Odyssey Arena in his native Belfast on Saturday night.

A 10-STRONG Irish team will be amongst the record entry of 685 boxers from 127 nations competing at the world championships in the Azerbaijani capital Baku over the coming week.

IRELAND will win one medal and qualify three boxers for London 2012 if targets set in advance of the World Championships in Baku are met.

CON SHEEHAN (Clonmel BC),the defending champion, andthe new pretender to the throne, Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett, Belfast), served up the best performance of an action packed weekend when they met in the quarter finals of the heavyweight division at the Elite national boxing championships at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

KENNY EGAN may have an Olympic silver medal but Ireland’s most decorated boxer of thisgeneration will face a difficultassignment in his quest for asensational 11th successive national senior title.

IRISH boxer Ryan Burnett threw down the gauntlet for London 2012 when he claimed the gold medal in the light flyweight division at the World Youth Olympics in Singapore yesterday.

A teenager from North Belfast has won a gold medal at the Youth Olympics in Singapore.

THE row between the IABA and the Irish Sports Council over the withdrawal of funding for the Irish boxing’s new Chief Executive Officer and Director of High Performance rages on.

IRISH boxing sensations Joe Ward and Ryan Burnett are just three rounds away from winning double gold in today’s AIBA World Youth Championships finals in Baku, Azerbaijan.

THE St Saviours Olympic Boxing Academy club in Dublin will meet this week to discuss the situation regarding twin brothers Graham and Gavin Keating.