WE are sorry to report that racecourse fighting has finally spread to Ireland. Leopardstown, we’re looking at you.

Hang on, it seems that it was all above board. Just days after the Dublin Racing Festival, Leopardstown’s Pavilion building hosted an amateur boxing night. It was organised bSy Jay Byrne Promotions and broadcast all over the world.

It was a first for the venue and it looks like the promoters were very happy because they plan to stage another fight night on April 4th. Now, who in the racing world can we put forward to go three rounds?