Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (17-0, 10 KOs) defeated Roger Cantrell (15-3, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision at the Theater in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

A short film “I Beat Mike Tyson” released on Vimeo, chronicles the story of famed Irish boxer Kevin McBride and how he beat world champion Mike Tyson.

Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (16-0, 10 KOs) returns to action this Saturday night at the Theater in MSG when he takes on Roger Cantrell (15-2, 8 KOs) in a contest scheduled for eight rounds.

Former world champion Steve Collins says he will fight American foe Roy Jones Jr. in Europe before the summer.

Katie Taylor has stolen the hearts of Ireland according to the Pembroke Communications’ Sports Sentiment Index for 2012, while Rory McIlroy and Brian O’Driscoll follow just behind.

Olympic hero Katie Taylor will make her return to the ring when she headlines a fight night at Dublin’s Grand Canal Theatre in February.

Former world champion Steve Collins has issued a challenge to American legend Roy Jones Jr to get in the ring for a once-off showdown – 18 years after he won the world title.

Until December 14, the New York Irish Center – located in Long Island City – will collect donated shoeboxes, filled with Christmas gifts for boys and girls, in the hopes of improving the holiday season for children in The Rockaways.

Patrick Hyland (27-0, 12 KOs) will fight Javier Fortuna (20-0, 15 KOs) for the WBA interim featherweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao/Juan Manuel Marquez fight in a contest scheduled for 12 rounds.

Irish middleweight Andy Lee (28-2, 20 KOs) has teamed up with English trainer Adam Booth and will base his career out of London in the wake of the recent passing of his longtime trainer and co-manager Emanuel Steward.

Lightweight Jamie Kavanagh (12-0-1, 5 KOs) defeated Ramon Valadez  (11-3, 6 KOs) by unanimous decision at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, California on Saturday night in a hugely entertaining fight.

Sofya Ochigava, the Russian boxer who lost to Katie Taylor in the 2012 Olympics finals, has declared publicly that she will beat Taylor at next year’s European Championships, which could be held in Dublin.

Katie Taylor could be up against the Russian boxer Sofya Ochigava in Dublin if the Irish Amateur Boxing Association’s (IABA ) bid for the 2013 European Elite Women’s Championships is successful.

Patrick Hyland (27-0, 12 KOs) will fight Javier Fortuna (20-0, 15 KOs) for the interim WBA featherweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 8. The pair will meet on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao/Juan Manuel Marquez fight in a contest scheduled for 12 rounds. 

Donegal native, Michael McLaughline from Glengad in Inishown, is pegged as the next hot contender on the Irish boxing circuit. At the ripe old age of 28, Michael is recently turned pro, but has big ambitions to work his way up the title ladder.

Katie Taylor has announced that she has turned down offers from the professional ranks and will remain boxing in the amateur code.

Mike Tyson took his one-man stage show on the road last week and landed at Thomond Park in Co. Limerick, where 700 people ponied up various amounts of money to hear him talk about his wild life and times.