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Boxer with strong Laois connections turns pro and signs with Anthony Joshua’s management team

An emerging Irish talent with a strong Laois connection has joined the professional boxing ranks, with some of the sport's biggest figures behind him. 20-year-old...

Portlaoise Boxing Club to receive funding towards their adult educational initiative

Portlaoise Boxing Club is set to receive €30,000 in funding under the Collaborative and Innovation Fund (CIF). The funding has been earmarked to help support...

Laois boxer set to take on unbeaten Michael Conlon in Belfast tonight

Laois boxer TJ Doheny is set to clash with the unbeaten Michael Conlon in Belfast tonight. The former world champion will take on the Olympic...

Boxer TJ Doheny on playing hurling, globe-trotting and his love of Portlaoise

The Coronavirus outbreak has put an end to all sporting events for the time being. So many athletes in a range of different fields, who...

Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny set to return to the ring in March

Portlaoise boxer TJ 'The Power' Doheny is set to return to the ring in March. The former super-bantamweight World Champion will be in action in...

TJ Doheny back in business as he claims victory in Chicago

Portlaoise fighter, TJ 'The Power' Doheny claimed victory over Jesus Martinez of Colombia, after five rounds on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s heavyweight debut. This...

Michael Nevin bows out of World Boxing Championships

Despite putting on a great show and fighting courageously Laois boxer Michael Nevin was narrowly beaten by Russian Gleb Bakashi yesterday at the World...

Portlaoise boxer fights for World quarter-final place today

Portlaoise boxer Michael Nevin will fight for a place in the World Championship quarter-finals in Russia today. Nevin beat Lithuania’s Vytautas Balsys on Friday having...

Portlaoise boxer taking on the big guns for a coveted European games medal

Portlaoise man Michael Nevin has taken on some seriously big guns in the world of middleweight boxing and won to earn a coveted place...

Gracious in defeat – TJ Doheny shows the true meaning of a sportsman

In the early hours of Saturday morning, Laois boxer and IBF Junior Featherweight champion of the world TJ Doheny was defeated by a six...

Laois boxer TJ Doheny defeated in super bantamweight unification bout

Laois boxer and IBF Junior Featherweight champion of the world TJ Doheny has been defeated by a six point margin in his quest to...

Portlaoise world champion Doheny all set for super bantamweight unification bout

The stage is stage at California's iconic Forum reigning IBF Super Bantamweight world champion TJ Doheny for his upcoming unification fight this weekend. Not one...

Laois GAA chiefs back Doheny O’Moore Park fight bid

Laois GAA have backed world champion boxer TJ Doheny's bid to have a fight in O'Moore Park. The Portlaoise fighter made the revelation of his...

Heartbreak for Portlaoise boxer Cekiso at National Final

There was disappointment and heartbreak this evening for Portlaoise boxer Christian Cekiso at the National Finals in Tallaght. The Portlaoise Boxing Club man went up...

Portlaoise boxer Cekiso bidding for glory at National Finals

One member of Portlaoise Boxing Club will be hoping to win a National title on Saturday at Dublin’s National Stadium. Christian Cekiso will hope to...

World champion Doheny to feature in new TV series on boxing

Portlaoise southpaw boxer TJ Doheny is set to feature in a new multi-part documentary series on Eir Sport. 'The fighter' TV series is set to...

Doheny sets sights on unification bout after successful title defence

Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny successfully defended his IBF World Super-Bantamweight Title overnight and immediately set his sights on a unification bout with Daniel Roman. The Knockmay man defeated...

BREAKING: Portlaoise boxer Doheny retains World Title in New York

Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny has done it. The Knockmay man has held onto his Junior Featherweight world title by defeating Ryohei Takahashi in the Madison...

‘Real life Rocky story’ continues for Doheny as he says he is eager for...

Ahead of defending his world title in New York tonight, boxer TJ Doheny says he would love to fight in Portlaoise in the future. The...

All you need to know as TJ Doheny set to defend World Championship title...

Back in August, Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny did what very few Irish men have managed to do - win a World Title. There was stunned...

Doheny to take to the US to defend his world title

From Knockmay to Madison Square Garden - 2019 could be set to to be the year of TJ Doheny. Portlaoise native Doheny rocked the nation...
Michael O'Reilly banned

Banned Laois Olympic boxer O’Reilly still dreaming of world title

A Laois boxer who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016 but has been banned from competing again until July 2020 following a failed...

What’s next for Portlaoise boxer TJ ‘The Power’ Doheny?

Less than 24 hours after Portlaoise boxer TJ 'The Power' Doheny was crowned a World Boxing champion, talks of his next fight have already...

The joyous Twitter reaction as TJ Doheny becomes champion of the world

Against all the odds, TJ Doheny became a World Boxing Champion this afternoon. The Portlaoise native, who resides in Australia, defeated the reigning champion in...

Who is the newest world boxing champion? We speak to the TJ Doheny’s former...

Today TJ ‘The Power’ Doheny achieved something that only 20 other Irish men have managed – become a World boxing champion. The 31-year-old’s road to here...

WATCH: Portlaoise pub goes mad as TJ Doheny becomes World Boxing champion

Laois watched in awe as Portlaoise native TJ Doheny became the IBF Junior Featherweight Champion of the world. Doheny was in Japan this morning where he...

BREAKING: Portlaoise boxer Doheny becomes WORLD CHAMPION

Portlaoise boxer TJ 'The Power' Doheny has become the IBF Junior Featherweight Champion of the world. The Portlaoise native was in Japan this morning where...

Portlaoise boxer Doheny gearing up for World Title bout

TJ 'The Power' Doheny is gearing up to attempt to do something that only 20 other Irish men have managed - become a World...
TJ Doheny won again last night

Glory for Portlaoise boxer Doheny as world title fight looms

In the early hours of the morning, a Portlaoise man took another giant step in his career. TJ Doheny, who now lives in Bondi Junction, Australia,...
Michael O'Reilly banned

Laois boxer banned for 4 years following failed drugs test

A Laois boxer who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016 has been banned from competing again until July 2020. Sport Ireland and the Irish...