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... Collins to get chance NI EL BENN'S loss could be Steve Collins' gain if Mike McCallum agrees to take on the Boston-based Dubliner for his WBA middleweight crown. Benn turned down a shot at the title because he did not feel ready, and 25-year-old Collins ...

Published: Thursday 07 December 1989
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 80 | Tags: none

Dubliner lands a USBA Boxing crown Super vvi for Col

... Dubliner lands a USBA Boxing crown Super vvi for Col STEVE COLLINS, virtually unknown in Ireland outside boxing circles, won the U.S.B.A. middleweight title when he outpointed local boxer Kevin Watts in the early hours of this morning in Atlantic City ...

Published: Wednesday 10 May 1989
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 148 | Page: 59 | Tags: none

'Shrimps' on brim

... Jamaica world title double, with another Jamaican, Mike McCallum, scheduled to defend his W.B.A. middleweight crown against Steve Collins a week later. Clarke is currently ranked as the No. I challenger for Thai Sot Chitalada's W.B.C. title. He could, of course ...

Published: Sunday 24 December 1989
Newspaper: Sunday Independent (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 32 | Tags: none

Storey sets sights on title Boxing

... stage the contest made at I2st. and, if successful, Storey will then set his sights on a revenge match against Dublin—born Steve Collins. Now based in Boston, Collins, ranked tenth in the WBA middleweight list and the current North American champion, outpointed ...

Published: Tuesday 15 August 1989
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 265 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

For the Record SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, DECEMBER 17, 1989 31 McAuley to defend I'.\( I. By GERRY CALLAN

... of eight days early in the new year. As exclusively revealed in the Sunday Independent last week, Dublin middleweight Steve Collins will challenge Mike McCallum for the WBA title at the Point Depot on Saturday, February 3. And that is exactly a week after ...

Published: Sunday 17 December 1989
Newspaper: Sunday Independent (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 337 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Cabra's champ!

... Cabra's champ! THERE are no demons lurking out there for Steve Collins. As a professional boxer he knows that the most fearful demons are in his own psyche. He steps into the ring on February 3 in the Point Depot, Dublin, with Mike McCallum in an attempt ...

Published: Monday 18 December 1989
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 933 | Page: 49 | Tags: none

Super Storey set for crown

... professional championship fight for each man. Storey's first was last year in Boston when he lost a decision to Dublin's Steve Collins in a fight billed for the Irish title. Collins, of course, is now a very live world middleweight contender. Burke, on the ...

Published: Tuesday 19 September 1989
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 477 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

ON THE

... McNeill and Alex Ferguson have moved quickly to deny that a McGrath move is imminent. By PAUL HYLAND DUBLIN middleweight Steve Collins is ready to take on the world and a WBC title bout with Mike McCallum is just around the corner if he can beat world-ranked ...

Published: Tuesday 23 May 1989
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 489 | Page: 52 | Tags: none

NEWSLINE

... reason why he won't then his next fight will be in front of the most influential boxing audience it is possible to find. - Steve Collins, he says unreservedly, is the fastest developing middleweight in the world. The improvement he has made in the last year ...

Published: Sunday 19 November 1989
Newspaper: Sunday Independent (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 484 | Page: 33 | Tags: none

Magnum of cheer for Rathfarnham

... at the Ringside Club tomorrow night. Two Irish champions. Gordon Joyce, the Cork light-welter who boxed as a guest, and Steve Collins (St. Saviours) will be inaction. Collins faces Rod Douglas, three times British ABA middleweight champion and Los Angeles ...

Published: Friday 16 May 1986
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 609 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

We'll be lucky, to stop the Hungarians

... Varadi's vast experience produced a tremendous viusly brilliant, Terry could be overwhelming. Christie who, after threaten- Steve Collins, the Irish punch to knock out Ening to pulverise Hungarian middleweight scored a gland's, NickKershaw, a man middleweight ...

Published: Friday 14 February 1986
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 625 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

McCormack's shock retiral

... double up in same %eights because of the dearth of talent at light-fly weight and middleweight. Irish middle eh:in:pion Steve Collins has turned pro. while Pat Tinnes . , whu boxed against Cuba, h4d his nose broken in the fitiht against Bernardo Comas. ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1986
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 766 | Page: 45 | Tags: none