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European Champion Paul McCloskey and mandatory challenger Giuseppe Lauri have weighed in ahead of their clash in the main event of the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at The King's Hall in Belfast tomorrow. Pictures courtesy of Press Eye.
As he prepares to make the first defence of his European Light Welterweight title Paul McCloskey doesn't have to go too far afield for advice from another man who has been there and done that. Fellow Derry man Charlie Nash accomplished the same feat in 1979 winning the European Lightweight title and he's backing McCloskey to emerge with his title intact when he meets mandatory challenger Giuseppe Lauri in the main event on the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at The King's Hall, Belfast on Friday, June 11th.
World rated Middleweight Andy Lee believes that Limerick could have European Champions in both boxing and rugby to celebrate in 2010. The Limerick southpaw will have his next professional outing in his native city on Saturday, May 15th on the Yanjing Fight Night when he headlines a star studded night of championship boxing at the University Sports Arena in the city.
World Junior amateur champs Perez, Garcia and Acosta link up with new management and bring in World class sparring as they step up preparations for their return to the ring.
Please find below statements from Bernard Dunne and Brian Peters following Bernard's decision to hang up his gloves.
Cuban KO sensation Alexei Acosta faces a major step up in class this Saturday when he takes on former World Champion Felix Machado in a unique Latin American duel on the Yanjing Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin.
European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin will link up with new trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles next week as he begins preparations for the first defence of his title. Macklin defends his belt against the highly touted Dmitry Pirog in April and he will prepare for the unbeaten Russian at Roach's legendary Wildcard Gym.
His name might not be overly familiar to Irish sports fans but Peter Maher holds a unique place in Irish boxing history. The Galway man was the first ever Irish Heavyweight Champion winning the title in 1890 before going on to win the World Heavyweight title in 1895.
The dawn of a new decade signifies the beginning of another exciting period for Irish boxing with the stars of the next generation being showcased on the Yanjing Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, February 13th. For the first time ever a record breaking 4 Irish titles will be up for grabs on the same night with the Heavyweight, Super Middleweight, Lightweight and Featherweight belts on the line. The event will be headlined by the long talked about clash between unbeaten Cavan star Andy Murray and Dublin's Oisin “Gael Force” Fagan in their Irish Lightweight decider.
Cuban Super Middleweight sensation Luis Garcia and new Belfast pro Jamie Conlan are the latest additions to the undercard for the Sierra Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, December 5th. The card is headlined by European Middleweight Champ, Matthew Macklin as he takes on Uruguayan Champ Rafa Sosa Pintos in a non title contest with the event live on RTÉ TWO.