Tag: Katie Taylor
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From Minor to Major
Ben Johnson’s now disgraced victory notwitstanding, the only proper memory of the Seoul Olympics in 1988 probably stems from the basketball. Yes, the fascination had taken hold back then. By ’92 in Barcelona, the Dream Team were a huge takeaway from the games for me, but there was also Michael Carruth and Wayne McCullough in…
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Dunboyne’s own Rocky II puts em straight
Dunboyne native and former Irish Amateur Boxing Champion Kevin Gilligan puts the Amanda Serrano camp back in their box at the Press Conference before they prepare to take on our own Katie Taylor on the undercard as Mike Tyson squares up to social media motor mouth Jake Paul. As Serrano’s camp were bleating on in…
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Sideline Cuts – 32
A WEEK OF BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS IN MEATH This corner has an admission to make – the current incarnation of the Split Season has been a lot easier on the mental health than was the case with its maiden voyage. Why exactly that is can’t actually be defined but, of late, the processes of putting things…
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Katie’s homecoming chaos rumbles on as Serrano showdown shelved
Her adoring public’s long wait to see Katie Taylor fight at a home venue rumbles on after the rematch against her closest rival, Amanda Serrano, was postponed. The Puerto Rican pugilist is currently the undisputed Champion in the Featherweight division having beaten mandatory challenger Erika Cruiz. Her withdrawl at this time is another blow to…
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Taylor takes top gong again but there were unlucky ones
Katie Taylor was crowned RTE Sportsperson Of The Year for the third time on Saturday night as another terrific twelve months of sporting success at local, national and international level was rightly commended. The history-making Bray lady remains undefeated 22 bouts into her professional pugilism career, adjacent to spectacular success in the amateur ranks which…
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Emotional Joshua gets caught in the same trap as those who went before
Boxing is all about bravado. Maybe not to the same extent as the organised chaos that is Wrestling. But not far off it either. Eddie Hearne has made a life out of ‘playing the game’. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree either in that regard. The father and son outfit are the Don…
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Selections for Tramore – Aug. 14th 2022
1.40: BENZ – W/O FAV – (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.15: PAK ARMY – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/EOIN DOYLE) 2.50: WALK ON THE MOONE (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.25: THE DECLAIMER – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 4.00: INFLUENTIAL LADY – EW – (CATHAL LANDERS/JIMMY BARCOE) 4.35: TUNE THE CHELLO – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD)…
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Taylor atop the entire world
In the life of a sports writer and/or fan, there are seminal moments which outshine and resonate longer than all others. Like finding a real diamond ring in an already delicious barm brack. For this corner, Kevin Foley’s goal against Dublin on July 6th, 1991 will forever spearhead any such compilation. Closely followed by the…