Cooney suffered intracranial haemorrhage at Ulster Hall ‘He was a much loved son, brother and partner’ The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a Read more

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Shields unifies titles with unanimous-decision win Champion scores 10th-round knockdown in victory Claressa Shields v Danielle Perkins – as it happened Claressa Shields unanimously outpointed Danielle Perkins on Sunday night Read more

Shields looks to become undisputed in third weight class Two-time Olympic champion fights in Flint hometown Send Bryan a tweet at @BryanAGraham or email him Bryan will be here shortly. Read more

‘Mexican Monster’ beats Morrell by unanimous decision Benavidez improves to 30-0 with one-sided victory Stephen Fulton wins WBC featherweight belt in co-main David Benavidez unified the light heavyweight championship by Read more

Story of a former champ looking for redemption is shot through with cliches but it’s very well acted, particularly one indelible scene with Joe Pesci Jack Huston’s directing debut is Read more

Inoue announces Vegas plans after latest knockout win Japanese star lays claim as world’s best pound for pound Naoya Inoue knocks out Ye Joon Kim – as it happened The Read more

Japanese star defends all four major title belts at 122lbs Inoue holds claim as world’s top pound-for-pound boxer Send Bryan a tweet at @BryanAGraham or email him Bryan will be Read more

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