Michael Conlan's scheduled fight with Vladimir Nikitin has fallen through due to an injury to the Russian.

Paddy Barnes is considering calling time on his boxing career following a shock defeat by Texan Oscar Mojica in Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theatre on Sunday.

All may have appeared to have changed utterly in Irish boxing, but the presence of veteran Darren O’Neill in tonight’s National Elite Championship finals is both a link to glories of the recent past as well as the possibility of a brighter future.

The president of the Amateur International Boxing Association is set to be brought to Ireland for talks with the Government later this month over corruption claims at last summer’s Rio Olympics.

Humble Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy has revealed her highest hope going into the games was not to finish last.

RTÉ should be congratulated for its magnificent coverage of the Olympic Games. 

Amateur boxing stinks. AIBA, its international governing body, are cheats. The Olympic boxing tournament is a shambles.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The beaming smile was on Michael Conlan’s face before he even ducked between the ropes for his first Olympic contest.

Ireland’s London 2012 bronze medallists Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes secured quota places for the Rio 2016 Olympics after recording dramatic wins in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) in Venezuela on Saturday.

A win by either a unanimous or split decision, KO or TKO will qualify Paddy Barnes for his third successive Olympiad from his last World Series of Boxing (WSB) fights in Venezuela on April 18.

Paddy Barnes vented his frustration about the changes to the head gear rule after yesterday’s quarter-final defeat at the World Elite Championships in Kazakhstan.

Ireland's boxers continue to impress at the World Championships in Kazakhstan.

Irish boxer Tommy McCarthy will be hoping to join his team-mates Michael Conlan and Jason Quigley in the quarter-finals of the World Championship when he steps back into the ring later this hour.

Ireland’s boxers are on the brink of a gold rush at the 40th European Championships in Belarus.

The Irish Elite team got their heads together following a backs-to-the-wall team talk at the European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, according to head coach Billy Walsh.

London 2012 silver and bronze medallists, John Joe Nevin, Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan, together with Jason Quigley, are guaranteed at least bronze medals at the European Elite Championships in Minsk, Belarus.