Katie Taylor's homecoming was supposed to give the sport a shot in the arm

IT WAS one year ago, and the anniversary has almost passed unnoticed. Katie Taylor v Chantelle Cameron in Dublin's 3Arena. Taylor's first fight as a professional in Ireland, her first in the country since before the 2016 Olympics.

On Saturday night in Riyadh, one of the biggest shocks of the year in professional boxing took place. Joe Cordina, a two time IBF world super-featherweight champion, was the hottest of favourites against Anthony Cacace. But Cacace took his belt with a TKO in the eighth round. Any time he seemed to be making progress, though, a quick kick in the teeth would follow. His rise to becoming an unlikely world champion is a true Cinderella Man story but did you hear or read much about him since Saturday night? Manchester City's four-in-a-row, Jurgen Klopp's long goodbye, Shane Lowry's shot at a major, Davy being Davy over a correctly awarded 65...that's what dominated the headlines.

Media resources are squeezed like never before and there are few boxing specialists on the beat in Ireland now. That has squeezed out boxing coverage almost completely with some outlets. A fair few of those who covered the boxing beat in Ireland have either retired or been made redundant in recent years. A few notables, like the tireless crew that man irishboxing.com, still plough an increasingly lonely furrow. Doing it for the love of the sport, a love that is tested far too often.

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