Boxing: Reid the great survivor

Like some horror-film monster, 'The Grim Reaper' came back from the dead in Belfast on Saturday to scythe down local hero Brian Magee and keep himself alive for a few more scenes.

Stirring stuff from a fighter who looked down and out after losing a dubious points decision to Germany's Sven Ottke in Nuremberg last December.

Since landing a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Reid's career has followed a curious route, sometimes splendorous, often meandering.