Remarkable boxer ‘Irish’ Micky Ward says he wouldn’t change a thing about Mark Wahlberg’s portrayal of him in the biopic The Fighter. John Riordan met him in Massachusetts

MARK Wahlberg, it seems, was destined to take on the role of junior welterweight ‘Irish’ Micky Ward in his critically lauded new film, The Fighter.

Liverpool promoter John Hyland has given the search for a venue to stage a world heavyweight title showdown between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson a bizarre twist by offering to put the fight on in Beirut.