GUILLERMO Rigondeaux yesterday told of the pain and anguish of leaving his wife and young son behind him when he left Cuba to pursue a professional boxing career.

WILLIE “Big Bang” CASEY claimed his place among the legends of Irish boxing in his hometown of Limerick on Saturday night when he sensationally stopped Paulie Hyland in four spectacular rounds to win the European super bantamweight title.

BERNARD DUNNE will defend his European super bantamweight title against Yerson Jailauov from Kazakhstan at the Point Depot on March 25 in the first of four planned fights this year.