In 2011, Katie Taylor served as grand marshal at Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival Parade. This year, as Ireland’s 2012 Olympic gold medalist, Taylor will be serving as the grand marshal at Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Day parade to be held Sunday, March 16th. She stated via her Twitter account a few days ago, “Excited and honored to be Grand Marshal for the Toronto parade! Off to … [Read more...]
Kenny Egan to Run for Political Office
Irish boxing legend Kenny Egan is throwing his hat in the political ring. The Olympic silver medalist and 10 time Irish amateur title holder will be running for a seat at South Dublin County Council with Fine Gael, a center-right political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Clondalkin native will be hitting the campaign trail, seeking support and hearing about the issues … [Read more...]
Olympian Katie Taylor defends European title this spring
2012 Olympic gold medalist, Irish lightweight Katie Taylor, is heading to Romania in search of her sixth consecutive championship when she competes in the 2014 European Women’s Elite Championships to be held May 30th through June 8th. The three-time AIBA World Female Boxer of the Year award winner is being aided in her preparation for the competition by fellow Olympic medalists … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury And Martin Rogan In Irish Blockbuster Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena Tyson Fury continues his progress up the heavyweight ranks when he takes on Irishman Martin Rogan over twelve rounds. At the time of writing the fight will decide the All-Ireland heavyweight championship, but there appears to be some confusion over whether the Irish boxing authorities will sanction the contest … [Read more...]
Brian Magee vs. Rudy Markussen on Saturday, February 18th
Irishman Brian Magee (35-4-1, 24 KOs) will face Dane Rudy Markussen (37-2, 24 KOs) in the super middleweight division on Saturday, February 18th. Magee currently holds an interim title belt in the super middleweight division. The southpaw fighter is ranked 13th in the world among super middleweights, and he has gone 8-1-1 in his last ten fights. He has wins over Roman … [Read more...]