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1. Barnes on track for Olympics
Belfast's Paddy Barnes looks to be on course to secure qualification for London 2012 after retaining his Irish title at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night.


2. Frampton to defend title in Sheffield
Carl Frampton will defend his Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight title in Sheffield on March 17, UTV can reveal.


3. Frampton defends Commonwealth title
Carl Frampton successfully completed his first defence of his Commonwealth super-bantamweight title with a seventh round knockout win over Kris Hughes On Saturday night.


4. World title a 'must-win' for Magee  Video Available
Lisburn boxer Brian Magee is labelling next month's world title fight as a "must-win", if he wants to continue his career in the ring.


5. Magee announces title defence
Lisburn boxer Brian Magee will defend his World title in February.


6. Cuban boxers set for Belfast  Video Available
The Cuban Olympic boxing team is set to be based in Belfast for their final training camp ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in London.


7. Frampton set for January defence
Carl Frampton will make the first defence of his Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title in January, when he faces tough southpaw Kris Hughes in London.


8. Boxing stars attend Frazier's funeral
Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali turned out to pay their respects to former world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier at his funeral on Monday.


9. Belfast joins tributes to boxer Frazier  Video Available
Tributes have been flooding in for former heavyweight boxing champion Smokin' Joe Frazier, after the 67-year-old lost his brief battle with liver cancer.


10. Ex-boxer launches cancer charity event
Former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan whose daughter has battled leukaemia is calling on local sports fans to come out in force to support children and young people with cancer.


11. Rogan fight off after ankle injury
Martin Rogan's showdown with Matt Skelton is off, after the Belfast fighter suffered an ankle injury in training.


12. 'Entertainer' Rogan ready for rematch  Video Available
Belfast boxer Martin Rogan was in jovial mood at a press conference on Monday for his upcoming bout with Matt Skelton, proving his 'entertainer' nickname is well deserved.


13. Conlon loses quarter-final fight
Belfast boxer Michael Conlon has lost by a single point in his quarter final tie at the AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan.


14. Boxer Conlon qualifies for Olympics
Flyweight boxer Michael Conlon has qualified for the Ireland Olympic squad in 2012 after progressing to the quarter-final of the AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan.


15. Barnes exits World Championship
Belfast light-flyweight boxer Paddy Barnes has suffered a surprise defeat at the World Boxing Championship in Azerbaijan.


16. Rogan title fight may move to USA
Belfast heavyweight Martin Rogan could fight for the WBU world heavyweight title in the USA, after the British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction his planned showdown with Luis Andres Pineda at the Odyssey Arena.


17. Rogan's title fight called off
Martin Rogan's WBU heavyweight title fight against Panamanian Luis Andres Pineda at the Odyssey Arena has been called off.


18. McCloskey eyes Maidana contest
Paul McCloskey says he wants to challenge Marcos Maidana for the WBA Light Welterweight title in Belfast, after defeating Breidis Prescott in a thrilling eliminator contest on Saturday night.


19. McCloskey snatches points win  Video Available
Dungiven boxer Paul McCloskey recovered from a first-round knockdown to win a unanimous points victory over Breidis Prescott in an eliminator for the WBA light-welterweight title in Belfast.


20. McCloskey primed for Odyssey clash  Video Available
Paul McCloskey says he has put the spectre of his controversial defeat against Amir Khan behind him, as he focuses on his world title eliminator against Colombian Breidis Prescott at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night.


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