As one of the countries with the highest percentage of world champions per capita I suppose its about time we started this!

agree. come on andy lee!

As far as i know there is only 4 irish members on this site and most of them wouldnt give a ****e about irish boxers! they only follow fighters like Mayweather and pacquiao..... goodluck although.

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu139/tomimarg/thumbnailCA6T84DK.jpg
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As far as i know there is only 4 irish members on this site and most of them wouldnt give a ****e about irish boxers! they only follow fighters like Mayweather and pacquiao..... goodluck although.

Well lets see it we can round up some more mugs then eh! I plan on doing more articles so Boxing Scene so it might draw a few more in and get some of the more casual fans a chance to see what is happening with our fighters.

I am working on an Irish P4P List which I have pretty much finished but will hold back on submitting the article until the Lee fight incase that changes it.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vxRM7z378Jk/SvflZE4XuFI/AAAAAAAAb3I/E9_9u8j8MJM/s320/andy.jpg

http://secondsoutcontent.comrz.com/AcuCustom/Sitename/DAM/408/CollinsSteve_lx.jpg

andy lee is cool

any news on john duddys next fight?

any news on john duddys next fight?

supposed to be fighting a C Level fighter on the same card as JCCJ and then if the two win the it will be St. Patricks Day showdown in NYC

are we talking about the south or the north or everyone together?

http://http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00050/mcclosk_50142t.jpg

i do not think we need anything unofficial on this site:boxing:

well lads im new 2 this forum..nice 2 see an irish thread...

lol, i like you all

i like happy..

I see the thread is doing fantastic!

Rogan set for spinal op
http://irish-boxing.com/stories/november09/nov09_rogan_op.html
http://irish-boxing.com/

anyone know the full card for the andy lee fight???

i do not think we need anything unofficial on this site:boxing:

we prefer to leave the official ****e to the Brits! (just kidding guys)

We are the rebels! we dont bow to authority - hence its unofficial - thats how we roll! ;)

I see the thread is doing fantastic!

jesus christ that is some avatar!

beats mine...

Got nothing but abuse for being an andy lee fan so.....

Got nothing but abuse for being an andy lee fan so.....

Oh dear...


:wtf1:

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Poor performance.

:nonono:

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Jermain Taylor like stamina.

:haha:

Craig mcewan would beat andy lee :boxing:

Craig mcewan would beat andy lee :boxing:

And DeGale would beat them both.

:lol1:

And DeGale would beat them both.

:lol1:

Degale is a super middleweight :boxing:

Craig mcewan would beat andy lee :boxing:
Andy beat craig mcewan in the amateurs and so did john duddy bet you didnt know that....

Degale is a super middleweight :boxing:

He can make MW.

Andy beat craig mcewan in the amateurs and so did john duddy bet you didnt know that....

Yeah i knew andy lee beat him as an amatuer, didnt know about duddy tho :thinking:

Anyway thats the amatuers, look how their pro carears have turned out, mcewan is getting a crack at a world title soon, who you think would win between andy lee and john duddy???

He can make MW.

Hes had 4 fights against bums, get back to me when he does something :lol1:

Cause he won an olmpic gold medal dont mean hes going to be some great world champion, hes another fraudly harrison :lol1:

Hes had 4 fights against bums, get back to me when he does something :lol1:

Cause he won an olmpic gold medal dont mean hes going to be some great world champion, hes another fraudly harrison :lol1:

McEwan is ****e!

McEwan is ****e!

He got KOed by Jaidon Codrington!

:rofl:

Duddy would beat andy at the moment he needs a lot of work with defence, inside work and tieing up etc...andy is only 25 while the rest of the guys macklin, mcewan , duddy are 27-30... gennady golovkin is going to be the star in that division.

Duddy would beat andy at the moment he needs a lot of work with defence, inside work and tieing up etc...andy is only 25 while the rest of the guys macklin, mcewan , duddy are 27-30... gennady golovkin is going to be the star in that division.

Korobov beats them all :boxing:

And DeGale would beat them both.

:lol1:

and Macklin would beat all three on the same night!

http://brianpeterspromotions.com/site/images/stories/boxers/Macklin_Dec09_final_blue.jpg

http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/november09/nov09_munroe_on_dunne.html
Wonder if Dunne'll be interested in this fight.Would be quality I think .Hopefully they get it on. Could be a good comeback fight for Dunne .Dangerous for Munroe tho I think .

RTE LIVE

Irish Commentators ftw!

i love em.

Irish Boxing Top 20

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23726

RTE LIVE

Irish Commentators ftw!

i love em.

well its only one really that I think you are referring to - Jimmy Magee - he is pretty ecentric alright. The Irish version of Stuart Hall would be a good comparison. He is there for comedy value for the general public but pisses off the boxing fans.

I like John duddy hopefully he'll get title shot someday soon..but chavez jnr is supposed to be fighting him soon who is 42-0..john duddy should beat him of what i saw when chavez fought rowland on pacquaio vs cotto undercard..he is my fav irish boxer Duddy...

I like John duddy hopefully he'll get title shot someday soon..but chavez jnr is supposed to be fighting him soon who is 42-0..john duddy should beat him of what i saw when chavez fought rowland on pacquaio vs cotto undercard..he is my fav irish boxer Duddy...

there are a few out there better than Duddy but he should have enough in him to overcome JCCJ.

He is fighting on a cracking card in NYC in January on the undercard a the Gamboa and JML fights.

anyone watching pro box live?

good win for macklin he looked well lets see what 2010 brings

anyone watching pro box live?

hyland looks like he is improving

and Macklin would beat all three on the same night!

Well Macklin is Britain's best MW atm.

Well Macklin is Britain's best MW atm.

dream on!

http://www.brandhatton.com/VideoNews/546/Macklin_-_I_cant_afford_to_take_my_eye_off_the_ball.aspx

Beautiful looking flag he brought into the ring with him as well! :boxing:

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matthew macklin would win but lee is quick that could go to his advantage i actually dont know who wud win i just wanna see lee vs duddy

matthew macklin would win but lee is quick that could go to his advantage i actually dont know who wud win i just wanna see lee vs duddy

He's a tricky southpaw but Lee aint he .Did you see the frontpage Macklin's aiming for a world title shot for sometime in 2010.

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23987

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23987

****in crackin article! ;) ;)

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23987

yea ever since he won european him and ricky have been eying up pavlik but i think he should have one more fight before going to pavlik maybe in a america too

I like Pikey's or Gypsies Bare knuckle Boxing. That's Irish isn't?

I like Pikey's or Gypsies Bare knuckle Boxing. That's Irish isn't?

it is indeed! but i wouldnt want to be in one lolz :S

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=338225

Danish Palm Promotions won the purse bid for the fight for the vacant EBU super middleweight title between Mads Larsen and Brian Magee. Palm bid 303,303 EUR while Sauerland came in with an offer for 255,309 EUR. The fight goes ahead January 30 in Aarhus

Brian Magee v Mads Larsen for the EBU title in January. Niether have fought in a year, but both have been beating (less than stellar opposition) in their recent fights.

Bit of a surprise to me this one, 2 almost finished fighters going for the belt. I'll support Magee but dont fancy his chances much. In fairness its been a good while since i've seen either fight (maybe someone can help me out here and giveme a bit of info) but Larsen was the better of the two in their day (imo)

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=107478&cat=boxer

vote Dunne-Cordoba as the FOTY

http://espn.go.com/boxing/

only 3% wtf dunne vs cordoba was by far better than marquez fight

jus dont kill yerself

jus dont kill yerself

.............?????

3% for the dunne vs cordoba fight thats terrible.

3% for the dunne vs cordoba fight thats terrible.

but did you look in the international votes it had 12 percent

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345011

that's very nice of you.

Boxing Scene's Irish Boxing Awards 2009

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=24434

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http://www.gifsoup.com/view/130600/dunne.html

andy lee and jamie kavanagh future world champs

andy lee and jamie kavanagh future world champs

definately looking forward to Jamie turning pro - an exciting boxer with a good personality.

I should have an article about him up later next week.

Was wondering who Kavanagh was.Just put a search on youtube .With Freddie Roach man should defintley make it.Here's a vid I found.
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definately looking forward to Jamie turning pro - an exciting boxer with a good personality.

I should have an article about him up later next week.

good man he sems like a very good prospect

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any news on bernard dunne, duddy and lees next fights?

Just put a check on boxrec mate.The only one that's got a fight scheduled's Duudy.
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=213891&cat=boxer

Sinclair for Prizefighter
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/january10/jan10_sinclair_prizefighter.html

ok same here... i agree..

supposed to be fighting a C Level fighter on the same card as JCCJ and then if the two win the it will be St. Patricks Day showdown in NYC
WOW what a garbage fight!!!! Andy Lee vs. John Duddy would be a good scrap

WOW what a garbage fight!!!! Andy Lee vs. John Duddy would be a good scrap

Why would it be a "garbage" fight?

I actually think it would be a good match up.

john duddy is fighting on an undercard tonight, isnt he ?

he won in the first round was the guy he fought any good?

he won in the first round was the guy he fought any good?
No but duddy keeps winning which is the main thing, hope he is the 1st one ko chavez jnr i really do.

Duddy is a joke, Lee never lived up to his potential. Macklin is our only world class fighter at the moment.

a showdown between any of those 3 in dublin would be huge

Duddy is a joke, Lee never lived up to his potential. Macklin is our only world class fighter at the moment.

Lee still has time, Duddy is running out of it and Macklin will let us know what he is made of this year - its an exciting time.

I took this photo of Irelands next big thing on Friday!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/4296989397_6acf070141.jpg

Duddy is on the Pac undercard in Texas. Anyone know who he's fighting?

Duddy is on the Pac undercard in Texas. Anyone know who he's fighting?
I doubt even duddy knows yet.

I doubt even duddy knows yet.
hopfuull
y chavez jnr

hopfuull
y chavez jnr

JCCJ is banned after failing a drug test.

I think it will be another junior though ;)

p.s. Duddy would KO JCCJ inside 9

Buddy mcgirt.

John Duddy ---> http://www.johnlewis.com/jl_assets/product/230207040.jpg

John Duddy ---> http://www.johnlewis.com/jl_assets/product/230207040.jpg

whats your point?

whats your point?

It's pretty obvious. I'll give you a clue---------------------------------------------->http://www.johnlewis.com/jl_assets/product/230207040.jpg

It's pretty obvious. I'll give you a clue---]

I know what you are saying. I just want to know what your point is and why you are being so disrespectful towards one of Irelands best boxers.

I know what you are saying. I just want to know what your point is and why you are being so disrespectful towards one of Irelands best boxers.

He's not one of our best boxers, that's the problem. He's completely overrated, building this guy up to be something he's not makes us look stupid in the eyes of the boxing world. And it's no good for him either.

He's not one of our best boxers, that's the problem. He's completely overrated, building this guy up to be something he's not makes us look stupid in the eyes of the boxing world. And it's no good for him either.

Well at least you have decided to discuss the issue!!!

A. His is one of our best fighters. Thats my opinion and probably that of the majority of I fight fans.

And this really intelligent guy agrees with me! (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23726) :notworthy

B. Who over rates him? Who is building him up??

John Duddy is not and never will be a top ten middleweight, the Irish talk about the guy as if he's a contender. A lot of the blame lies with that promotion company in the states (whatever their name is), they did a great job marketing him but it has resulted in a fanbase that knows very little about boxing and just support him because he's Irish.

He has 0 defense, he gets beaten up by journeymen. Can you imagine if he faced some top ten competition like Sturm, Pavlik or Williams? He would be seriously hurt.

And Barry Small Balls giving red K is for little *****es who can't debate a point.

And Barry Small Balls giving red K is for little *****es who can't debate a point.
You need to stop worrying about what people thinks of you for a start..... everybody on the net knows im Andy lees biggest nut hugger! you think thats going to stop me? John duddy is irelands most popular and well known boxer so he gets plenty of support for flying the national tri-colour stateside. Everybody knows his limitations but he is always enjoyable to watch so he has to get the thumbs up! can he beat pavlik? no! sturm? no! sylvester? yes i think he can...... do we support him too much? can you support someone too much? i dont think you can. now dont mistake that for over hypeing because believe me when i say this us irish know johns limatations...

You need to stop worrying about what people thinks of you for a start..... everybody on the net knows im Andy lees biggest nut hugger! you think thats going to stop me? John duddy is irelands most popular and well known boxer so he gets plenty of support for flying the national tri-colour stateside. Everybody knows his limitations but he is always enjoyable to watch so he has to get the thumbs up! can he beat pavlik? no! sturm? no! sylvester? yes i think he can...... do we support him too much? can you support someone too much? i dont think you can. now dont mistake that for over hypeing because believe me when i say this us irish know johns limatations...

You fail..............

Brian Magee v Mads Larsen tonight for the Euro SMW tittle. Hopefully it'ss be on the net 2moro so i can watch it, have to work tonight.

John Duddy is not and never will be a top ten middleweight, the Irish talk about the guy as if he's a contender. A lot of the blame lies with that promotion company in the states (whatever their name is), they did a great job marketing him but it has resulted in a fanbase that knows very little about boxing and just support him because he's Irish.

He has 0 defense, he gets beaten up by journeymen. Can you imagine if he faced some top ten competition like Sturm, Pavlik or Williams? He would be seriously hurt.

But that doesnt really address what we are discussing now does it?

Is Duddy morer popular than other fighters with more talent? Yes! so ask yourself why?

So a Irish guy in New York love Duddy! good for him. They are hardly "real boxing fans" now are they? Being Irish is only one of the reasons behind his popularity - the others include his looks, personality and fighting style. If it was just that he was Irish then why isnt James Moore filling the MSG?

I agree with Barry to a degree. He may not be the best middleweight out there but he is better than you are making about and I find your knocking of him embarrassing to be honest.

I'm talking about Duddy the boxer not Duddy the person. The problem is not the size of his fan base, the problem is you and other ill informed boxing "fans" rate him way above where he actually is.

He gets hit with almost every shot his opponent throws, hence the punch bag analogy.

I'm talking about Duddy the boxer not Duddy the person. The problem is not the size of his fan base, the problem is you and other ill informed boxing "fans" rate him way above where he actually is.

He gets hit with almost every shot his opponent throws, hence the punch bag analogy.

Having a pourous defense doesnt make him a bad boxer - especially because he has demonstrated that he has a quality beard. He has been battered in a number of his fights and to my knowledge has yet to be wobbled.

But you are trying to put him down and make out he is a bum. He is not and he can win a world title as I think he can beat Sylvester. But to address your original points.

A. Hes is one of our best fighters.

B. Who over rates him? Who is building him up?? What are they saying?

If pirog sidestep his EBU shot and goes for world honours straight after mitchell on saturday then its looking more likely we might an all ireland showdown......

to my knowledge has yet to be wobbled.

he can win a world title

Seriously stop, you're making me laugh too hard.

A. Hes is one of our best fighters.

Correct, he is one of our top ten fighters, but that is more down to our lack of talent than his abundance of talent.

B. Who over rates him? Who is building him up?? What are they saying? Just let me compile a list of the 2487569438756 people and their comments.

Here is my piece on the Framptonator!! Enjoy!!

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=25032

Seriously stop, you're making me laugh too hard.

Correct, he is one of our top ten fighters, but that is more down to our lack of talent than his abundance of talent.

Just let me compile a list of the 2487569438756 people and their comments.

When was he wobbled? Seriously I cant remember a time when he was. I stand to be corrected.

So you admit you were wrong and that he is one of Ireland's top fighters. At least that is a start.

"2487569438756 people and their comments" - sounds like you cant actually back your claim up on that either to be honest.

You really are letting yourself down here.

Duddy v Michael Medina on the Pac u/c

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=327282&cat=boxer

If John Duddy has proved anything so far in his boxing career is that he scatters like a pikey in a fridge factory.

Its a better opponent for duddy at least.... might get to see him live on sky sports also now too.

Big Fight night in the national arena tonight be cool to see coleman barret again... i heard something on newstalk this morning about andy lee fighting but i cant find anything on the net about it... anyone heard anything?

Big Fight night in the national arena tonight be cool to see coleman barret again... i heard something on newstalk this morning about andy lee fighting but i cant find anything on the net about it... anyone heard anything?

crackin few fights at the Stadium tonight. Anyone going?

Good win for Frampton last night as well

Frankie Gavin Peter McDonagh tonight .
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Great win for murry tonight looking forward to the rest of his career

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=25332

Tyson Fury got a hand injury right now, but it seems he's one of the interesting prospects.

Was in the gym with the Shamrock Express last night and this Sheriff Street Dubliner is eager to hunt down a fight with Stephan Haughian for the Irish welterweight title.

I will be with him for his fight this weekend in Blackpool so will have more then! Enjoy!

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=451001&cat=boxer

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http://www.youtube.com/user/brianpetersboxing

Frampton fights in Huddersfield this Thursday!

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great win for hyland last night over in italy! and good to see duddy win even tho it wasnt convincing

Hey I am from shankill in Dublin and i care about irish boxers.:damnit:

i lold at your avatar

Seen this man Lindsay eyes European title .Still hope Lindsay and Simpson fight .
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366685

Happy Paddys day lads/lasses

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Yeah Happy St. Patricks Day everybody!!! Im new to this thread but will stick around. "As one of the countries with the highest percentage of world champions per capita" makes me proud to be Irish! I will try to post what i can when i can.

I have posted some of this weeks news below;


HAPPY St. PATRICKS DAY!!! RIP DARREN SUTHERLAND

Power puncher

16 March 2010 - By Leonard Gunning

Barry McGuigan dismissed his young charge's latest victory as meaningless but maintains that Carl Frampton is destined for future greatness by obtaining experience in the gym with top class sparring partners.

Belfast’s boxing punching super-bantamweight prospect Carl Frampton extended his record to 5-0 (3KO) following a one round demolition of unknown and previously unbeaten Hungarian novice Istvan Szabo on the undercard of the Gary Sykes’ victory over Andy Morris for the British super featherweight title at Huddersfield on Friday, March 5.

Frampton cut through Szabo like a hot knife through butter as he continued his march toward a title tilt - but his mentor, former WBA world champion, Barry McGuigan was keen to focus on the experience he is gaining with Britain’s best super bantamweights. McGuigan explained, "He didn’t get the rounds in that we wanted. It was hard to gauge Szabo’s background from the limited information we had but that doesn’t matter, the point is that he is out fighting regularly.

"We are keeping him busy and getting him used to hostile atmospheres, getting him to understand what its like to get ready for a big fight and the most important thing of all is that he is getting the sparring that he needs and that is really where he is learning – not out there tonight.”

Frampton, a two-weight Irish amateur champion, came to the ring in his now familiar black and gold attire and was soon followed by his taller, lighter Hungarian foe. As the opening bell sounded Szabo started the bout brightly utilising his longer reach and landing a long double jab from an orthodox stance and followed this up with a lunging straight right which caught the Tiger’s Bay fighter on the ribcage.

The brick fisted ‘Jackal’ seemed unperturbed by this assault and stepped forward to land a looping right hook which cuffed Szabo about the temple. Szabo clinched and replied with a right cross which Hungarian off balance and back peddling towards the ropes. The taller fighter regained his composure and prodded out of weak jab which was met by Frampton who countered with a double hook to body and then head which shook Szabo to his core.

Frampton sensed this weakness and closed in with another cuffing right that forced Szabo forward and to touch down with both gloves after only 25 seconds. Szabo stood in his own corner whilst Phil Edwards administered a count of eight. The contest was over ten seconds later when Edwards had seen enough as Frampton crashed in a thunderous right to the body and then jaw of a hapless Szabo and Edwards called a halt to proceedings.

Trainer Gerry Storey was more matter of fact about the bout, "Carl put into practice what he has been trying out in the gym, everything worked according to plan as far as we were concerned.

A lot of people don’t realise the power that he carries and if they sampled what the Hungarian did tonight they wouldn’t be surprised that he went down the way he did.” outlined the Holy Trinity stalwart.

Frampton was happy with his night work but like McGuigan put more stow in the experience he garnered in the professional gymnasiums in England. On the fight itself the Tiger’s Bay banger explained, “You can only beat what is put in front of you and he wasn’t really able to continue once he felt my power.”

Frampton further elucidated, "I did what I had to do. I was firstly looking to get the win, but I had been practicing a few shots including the shot that put him away in the end, luckily he ducked into it and went down so it worked out alright. I am not going to learn much of Szabo but I am getting good sparring.

"I’ve recently been in with Akaash Bhatia and Jason Booth, hopefully I will be getting in with Rendall Munroe as well. Everything is moving along nicely and at this point in time that’s what I want."

This point was underlined by ‘the Clones Cyclone’ McGuigan, "Carl has been in with quality opposition and doing exceptionally well doing eight rounds at a flat out pace going non stop and he looked magnificent, he is a star in the making, I absolutely believe that.

“Carl has the boxing intelligence to transfer everything from the gym into the ring. He is calm, he is level headed, he is self assured and knows what he is capable of and is not concerned about any fighter. We are going to spar with Rendall Munroe, as he prepares for a world title which will be a great step."

As Frampton came through this encounter unscathed he is likely to get another outing in April before he appears on the undercard of Paul McCloskey’s return to the ring in May or June with Belfast's Kings Hall the likely venue.

Hyland claims EU crown

14 March 2010 - By Leonard Gunning

Dublin’s Paulie Hyland claimed the EU super-bantamweight title in emphatic fashion as he outclassed home favourite David Chianella in Italy on Friday.

In improving his record to 17-1 (5 KO) Paulie overtook his two older boxing brothers, Patrick and Eddie, in their very own family pursuit of major titles.

Fitter, fresher and faster; Hyland outclassed and outworked his more experienced adversary to stake a claim as the successor to Bernard Dunne at the top table of Irish boxing.

The bout, broadcast live on Italy’s national broadcaster RAI, was staged in a small but tightly packed venue 11km outside the southern city of Naples and despite Chianella being a northerner from Castel Ritaldi the raucous crowd was vehemently behind their fellow countryman.

The first two rounds were keenly and evenly contested as Chianella marched forward pressuring the 25-year-old Tallaght native. However, quality footwork and head movement ensured that the majority of this early onslaught was in vain and as the fight moved into the fourth round Hyland began to utilise his natural physical advantages of height and reach and began to dominate the fight.

The older shorter fighter slowed going into the middle rounds as Hyland glided around the ring like a ballroom dancer picking his opponent off at will and ensuring that the Italian was permanently on the end of his piston like left jab.

The Golden Cobra trained boxer grew in confidence as the Umbrian faded and then become as comfortable trading punches on the inside landed crunching right uppercuts as he was circled a now forlorn Chianella.

Returning to the long range boxing skills learnt as a youth under his father’s tutelage, Hyland enjoyed a successful spell teeing off at will with combinations of right crosses to head and stiff left uppercuts to the torso which was frequently finished with flurries which landed lightly on his increasingly frustrated foe.

As the fight entered the championship rounds Hyland’s class shone through as his footwork and Floyd Mayweatheresque shoulder rolls ensured that he remained elusive as he stepped in and out of range delivering solid blows to the head and body of Chianella.

For the first time in the fight Hyland now had the Gianni Them trained fighter pinned against the ropes and began to plant his feet and unleash volley after volley of uppercuts and hooks which were now snapping Chianella’s head back.

Had Hyland possessed great punch power then referee Robin Dolpierre would have had no option but to stop the bout at this point. The Italian survived into the final stanza of the contest, but little fuel left in his energy reserve he could just manage to dutifully trudge forward in a zombielike fashion. This cumbersome form of attack was gleefully met by a marauding and still spritely young Dubliner whose lightening hand speed and work rate was incessant throughout.

Team Hyland jumped for joy upon hearing the final bell being rung and Paulie raised his arms to a reluctantly appreciative home crowd. All three European judges scored the bout in favour of Hyland, 117-111, 116-112 and 118-110, awarding him a unanimous point’s victory and the European Union strap. Hyland’s celebrations were subdued but he managed to break into a beaming smile as he greeted a small band of merry supporters who had made the long journey to the Italian city.

Paulie now follows Cavanman Andy Murray as the latest Irish holder of the EU title all will use this honour as a springboard to make a push for shot at Dunne’s former European title. This top spot is now occupied by England’s Rendall Munroe, who defeated Dunne’s conqueror Kiko Martinez in two fights. However, Munroe is being lined up for a shot at the WBC World title and this could leave the door open for Hyland to face Munroe’s compatriot Jason Booth to battle it out for the vacant spot at the top of tree in the European super bantamweight division.

Tribute to tragic Irish boxing star Sutherland

PREVIOUSLY unseen footage of tragic Irish Olympic bronze medallist Darren Sutherland is to feature in a new DVD released next month.
The Navan boxer won a middleweight bronze medal for Ireland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was tipped to be a future world champion.

However, the 27-year-old was found dead last September in his south London flat by his promoter Frank Maloney.

Nicknamed 'The Dazzler', he is remembered in never-before-seen footage on a new DVD.

The part-Caribbean boxer was one of three fighters chronicled in the multi-award winning documentary Saviours, which features three boxers over an 18-month period at St Saviours Olympic Boxing Academy on Dorset Street in Dublin.

Seen in cinemas in 2008, the film won a string of awards but the filmmakers decided to delay the DVD release of the documentary after Sutherland's death last year.

Now, with the permission of his grieving parents Tony and Linda, they have completed a new tribute film to Sutherland which accompanies Saviours on DVD.

By Bernard O'Neill

Saturday March 17 2010

KATIE TAYLOR'S 42-bout unbeaten run was sensationally ended when she lost to former World champion Sofya Ochigava at the Usti nad Labem Gran Prix yesterday.

The Russian, who claimed featherweight (57kg) gold at last year's European Championships but has since moved up to lightweight, beat the Bray woman 8-1 in the semi-final over four two-minute rounds.

The last time Taylor, the reigning World, European and EU champion, lost was to Turkish puncher Gulsum Tatar in the Ahmet Comert Cup final in Istanbul on May 13, 2007.

IABA head coach Billy Walsh said that this was as good a time as any for Taylor to be beaten.

"It is virtually impossible to remain undefeated in amateur boxing and Katie has had an amazing run over the last few years," said Walsh.

"If there was a time to be beaten then this is it, two years out from the Olympic Games in London. The Russian girl is obviously quality opposition -- that's why we send our boxers to these tournaments. We'll take stock of this defeat when Katie returns.

"Katie has another couple of tournaments coming up before she defends her world title in Barbados later this year."

The new women's Olympic weight categories -- flyweight (48-51kg), lightweight (56-60kg) and middleweight (69-75kg) are in operation in Usti nad Labem.

Likewise, a number of world and continental champions at featherweight (57kg) and light-welterweight (64kg) will be moving up and down respectively towards Taylor's 60kg lightweight category.

Ochigava is a certainly a formidable opponent. She beat Ukrainian Julia Tsyplakova -- who Taylor defeated twice at the National Stadium in Dublin last Friday and Saturday -- in her European final and also claimed the boxer of the tournament award at the European Championships.

Elsewhere, Irish champion Eric Donovan outclassed world lightweight champion and AIBA world boxer of the year Domenico Valentino in last night's Ireland-versus-Italy clash at the National Stadium.

Donovan, who retained his lightweight title at the Stadium last weekend, produced a career-best performance to win 11-8.

Ireland's World Youth champion Ray Moylette was also in top form, enjoying a 10-0 victory over Vincenzo Manggiacapre -- the St Anne's clubman dominated from the opening bell.

Moate light-flyweight Gary Molloy lost out 7-2 to Vincenzo Picardi in the first light-flyweight bout of the evening, a 7-2 victory securing the decision for the 2008 EU bronze medallist.

Jimmy Moore, from the St Francis club in Limerick, was out-pointed 13-7 by Alex Ferramosca in the second light-flyweight duel of the night.

Philip Sutcliffe was edged out by Davide Cenciarelli in a three-round thriller, while Beijing Olympian John Joe Joyce cruised past the challenge of Diego Di Luisa in a one-sided welterweight affair to leave Ireland 5-3 up with four bouts remaining.

The two nations will meet again tomorrow night at the Donegal Celtic Club in Belfast.

- Bernard O'Neill

Irish Independent

it'll do him good sparring with booth, he's been in fine form lately. Watched a 30 second clip of it on youtube. He looked a bit out of his depth (not surprisingly), Booth looked like he was taking it wasy, and Frampton was going hard.

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And if he can get a few rounds with Munroe that'll be good too. One to keep an eye on.

you got a video of Frampton's last fight?

PS cheers for the reports, keep it up!

I cant find a video of that fight anywhere mate. m not sure if uv heard this though its just a 5 minute interview between 'BrickFist' and Buncey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrbgkWitSkc

http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/march10/mar10_lindsay_maloney.html

Couple of vids I found .This looks like a good show i'll probably buy it when it comes out .

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Couple of vids I found .This looks like a good show i'll probably buy it when it comes out .

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it came out last week. Should be available now.

it came out last week. Should be available now.

Quality mate do you koow anywhere that you can buy it over the internet because i've been looking and can't find it .

Quality mate do you koow anywhere that you can buy it over the internet because i've been looking and can't find it .

I cant find it anywhere either! Someone help out please!!

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From last post vid

for Rogan, aside from his impressive boxing achievements, is the positive role that he plays at a grassroots level to Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland – which Rogan refers to as “one community”. Although, this role is a welcome indirect benefit of his boxing career, there is no mistaking the immediate warmth that is visible, etched on every line on his face and nuance of his voice, when Rogan regales a favourite anecdote. Rogan, recalling his large travelling support for the Commonwealth Title fight with Matt Skelton in Birmingham:

“There were fellas from Gardiner Street on the Shankill Road, they were over at the fight as well. They made their way over to Birmingham, they are guys that I would go and sell ticketsto. They were at the fight and afterwards when I had won, I came walking in and there were the guys from the Shankill Road and Falls Road, all standing – cheering and singing together. That was class, I was over the moon – this is brilliant”.

Rogan, at this stage, beaming with pride and breaking into a broad smile, added:

“The good thing was that the guys from the Shankill were standing and ‘beering away’ with the guys from the Falls Road, and they had a great night. I just want to get that back again, if our politicians cant get us together, the people on the ground can – we are the people that can bring it together. And if that is my wee part – then that is the part that I want to do – try and get everyone cheering for the one thing – obviously for victory.”

That is quintessential Rogan. Yes, a proud family man. He is also proud of his Belfast roots and listening to the gratification in his voice, I suspect, even more proud that his entertaining boxing displays has been such a positive force in bringing people together in Northern Ireland as “one community”. In doing so, upholding a proud tradition in Ulster, perhaps, best epitomised by the glory days of the McGuigan bills in the Kings Hall - were the boxing crowd has always been “one community” – each punter, there, to enjoy the noble art.

The theme of fan support continues on our conversation, Rogan points out:

“Whenever I fought Audley Harrison and then Matt Skelton, both away from home, one in London and one in Birmingham. You can’t do it unless you have a fan base. The fans that came over to the Audley Harrison fight was unreal, I think there was about 1000 or 1500 people who came over to see it, and it was the same in Birmingham, it was filled with Irish”.

I ask Rogan what it feels like to walk out in front of 9000+ fans at The Odyssey:

“Oh, fantastic. To hear your name getting chanted and people screaming for you. It’s unreal!”.

And it is not just on a big fight night, that Rogie enjoys appreciative support from his fan base.

“Two days ago I was speaking to a guy and he says ‘my Da follows the boxing a lot and he said that you got him back into watching boxing – he was at the two Odyssey fights and watched you in Prizefighter too. My Da was even telling me when is that big fella Rogan coming back to fight again, he is entertaining, I like watching him”.

Rogan, chuckles with, I think, a mixture of disbelief and flattery, as he continues:

“And his Da said to him ‘that he reminds me of Rocky Marciano – the way he fights, he nullifies people walking after him and he can fight!’

“To be even spoken in the same line as Rocky Marciano!”

Rogie, shakes his head and smiles as he remembers a similar story:

“Dennis Hobson from Sheffield told me the same thing, three years ago, he said you are very like Rocky Marciano - the way you fight, you just punch everywhere – everything goes”.

“So if that is views from people in England and people from here (Northern Ireland), then obviously other people are going to view that and they want to see a fighter like that”.

“Not everyone wants to go and watch a boring heavyweight fight – they want to see a bit of action in it and that is what I provide is the action. An action-packed movie – only it is real [Rogie laughs]”.

The Future

Rogan has just came out of a two-year contract with Frank Warren and is now a free agent and, open to negotiations.

“I don’t think I will tie myself into another contract, unless it is really worthwhile for myself. It is in all promoters’ interests to get me the right fights and get me on their bills because I am a ticket seller. People want to come and watch me fight and every other day I hear people from the Shankill Road and everywhere and when they see me they say ‘when are you coming back?’ People can’t wait for me to come back. I tell them I will be back in June and they say ‘brilliant where is it going to be”.

So, what type of domestic fights would Rogie be interested in?

“To be quite honest, I don’t want to go down this domestic route that has been happening for too long, for too many years. Danny Williams fought Michael Sprott, Michael Sprott fought Matt Skelton, Audley Harrison fought Danny Williams, Danny Williams fought Matt Skelton. And they were just working around a circle, nobody else got a crack at it. I don’t want to be part of that”.

“I want to be fighting the fights, were I am taking on people from America and anywhere else. I don’t want to be caught up on that domestic scene to be quite honest. You don’t go anywhere you stay still – I want to move up. Obviously, get a couple of warm up fights and then get straight back in for a title shot. It is a long road to travel back after an operation”.

So, potentially come back and face someone like Coleman Barrett for the Irish Title?

“Yeah. Coleman Barret is the Irish Champion, who also fought Audley Harrison and Colin Kenna. He has to fight me for the Irish Title now, so I am hoping I can get maybe a warm up fight and then fight him. Which would be a good fight, as he is pretty fast, but I don’t think he has fought anybody like me yet – with as much aggression as I have. It is alright people looking at you and thinking that maybe they can handle you. It is when they are standing in front of you and they are coming at you with the aggression”.

Rogan is also keeping a watchful eye over the upcoming Harrison-Sprott fight and fancies a fight with the winner, particularly a rematch with Harrison:

“Audley Harrision – couldn’t handle me at all. He just couldn’t handle me – he didn’t know what to do. And the same would go again. Audley Harrison is fighting Michael Sprott for the European Title and he says that if he doesn’t win – he will retire. If he wins, I will retire him, as I will fight him for the European Title and I will beat him again. His attitude is 100%, he has got everything back, he has found himself again. I hope he finds himself in the ring again with me for the European Title and I will take it off him. Vice versa, if Michael Sprott wins I will take it off him.

Who do you think will win that one between Sprott and Harrison?

“Michael Sprott is a very intelligent fighter, but if he lets Audley Harrison walk him down it will be a Harrison fight. But if Sprott uses his head and watches the fight that I fought against him (Harrison) then he will beat him - because Harrison just doesn’t like it”.

“High hopes of Audley Harrison are ten years old now. It is coming eleven years now ‘I want to be a world champion – I want to be a world champion’. He is an Olympic Gold Medallist and he has done his country very proud. You will never take away the fact that he is Olympian. I think he needs to get realistic, it is either you train or you don’t train. To me, he doesn’t train. He came in there on Prizefighter, I think @18 stone - he looked enormous. Maybe he is trying to accommodate with his laziness with a bit more power and it seemed to work for him with three stoppages. In saying that, when he fought me I think it was the fittest he had ever been, because he came in great condition, he looked the part and ten rounds weren’t a problem to him. I think he just met a different calibre of fighter than what he normally fights”.

So, in an ideal world, what would Rogie’s upcoming fight schedule look like?

“I would love to fight Monte Barrett. I’d like to get a warm up fight, fight Coleman Barrett and then take on Monte Barrett and then take on John Ruiz and put myself back right up there. And then I can call David Haye out. He can call out the Klitschovs and I will call him [Rogie breaks into laughter]. I would fight anyone of them, as I reckon I could beat any of them”.

As the interview draws to a close I bring up the name of a fellow Belfast pro who is riding on the crest of a wave – Martin ‘Mac Man’ Lindsay:

“He is a good lad. Martin and I were in the same gym together “The Mac” (Immaculata Gym, Belfast). We won our Ulster and Irish Titles together and now we are doing it in the pro game together! He won the British Title and I won the Commonwealth. Two wee lads from the same neck of the woods, now he is moving on - so I am going to have to get myself back up there because he is starting to go ahead of me – so I am going to have to pull the reins in and get back in and take the title back [Rogie laughs].

An interesting thought, Lindsay, who has just signed a contract with Frank Maloney, signalling the entrance of Maloney Promotions to the lucrative Belfast market: how about Rogan and Lindsay on the same bills? In the short term, it could be the headline ticket to fill the Odyssey and in the longer term, appropriate Lindsay with more of Rogan’s mainstream fan base? Either way, here’s to hoping for the return of the big time boxing to The Odyssey – preferably with Rogie on the bill.

great stuff, Rogan Barret would be good, then a rematch with Audley, would be good to see him back. Gotta love the mans cheek calling out Haye. He better pray Haye doesnt answer that call!

Also, good idea about sticking him and Lindsay on the same bill so more irish people get to see Lindsay. he has a very passionate support, but couldnt fill the odyssey by himself. Also, Rogie needs to go back to Breen's gym.

war ROGIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quality mate do you koow anywhere that you can buy it over the internet because i've been looking and can't find it .

I think Tesco in Ireland are stocking it.

British title fights for Irish fighters .I read on ESB the other day Simpson might be getting named Lindsay's mandatory .Hopefully he is it says Lindsay's next defence will probably be the first week in July .
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/april10/apr10_magee_smith.html
http://www.bbbofc.com/notices.php

British title fights for Irish fighters .I read on ESB the other day Simpson might be getting named Lindsay's mandatory .Hopefully he is it says Lindsay's next defence will probably be the first week in July .
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/april10/apr10_magee_smith.html
http://www.bbbofc.com/notices.php
is that just a random rumour about Simpson or does it have a bit of substance (couldnt find anything on the links u provided except that Lindsay will probably be fighitng in July)?

If Magee and Lindsay are on the same bill then i'll def go to that. And if Simspon is the opponent i'll be well chuffed.

I fancy Magee to beat Smith in a bit of a war, what world belt will it be an eliminator for do u know?

is that just a random rumour about Simpson or does it have a bit of substance (couldnt find anything on the links u provided except that Lindsay will probably be fighitng in July)?

If Magee and Lindsay are on the same bill then i'll def go to that. And if Simspon is the opponent i'll be well chuffed.

I fancy Magee to beat Smith in a bit of a war, what world belt will it be an eliminator for do u know?

Not sure about the McGee fight mate .It was the pro trainer man who posts on ESB Billy Nelson who said Simpson will probably be named mandatory .He works in Simpson's corner sometimes man.

Not sure about the McGee fight mate .It was the pro trainer man who posts on ESB Billy Nelson who said Simpson will probably be named mandatory .He works in Simpson's corner sometimes man.
happy days, better late than never.

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a massive weekend of Irish boxing ahead!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAvrNALqsU

This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who is currently training Miguel Cotto for his June 5 fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman. Steward is also currently working with unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and middleweight contender Andy Lee, who scored a second round technical knockout against Mamadou Thiam last weekend. Here is what Emanuel had to say on a variety of subjects:

On how long before he believes Andy Lee will be ready to face an elite level middleweight:
“Believe it or not I have a meeting this week with someone actually related to Pound for Pound fights, so maybe within the next six months—a world title fight. He’s ready for a title fight it’s just that it’s been so hard to get a major fight with anybody. Even the fight with (Brian) Vera, it was a very tough fight. A good fight, he was ahead on the points, scored a knockdown, and just went all out trying to finish the guy got exhausted himself. So it wasn’t like he was dominated or beaten up soundly or whatever. It was a good fight and it’s been very difficult to get quality fights, to be honest with you, in the whole middleweight division today. It’s very bad. It’s probably about the least attractive of all the major divisions right now. (Kelly) Pavlik is gone, (Arthur) Abraham is gone, and we got a new champion and I don’t know what he’s going to do—whether (Sergio) Martinez is going to stay at middleweight or junior middleweight. He might fight as a junior middleweight because that’s where it seems the money is with the junior middleweights and the welterweights. In this division I told him (Lee) he could possibly be a star if he could get a title fight..

On how he believes Andy Lee has improves since the loss to Brian Vera:
“First of all, no excuses—we never complained about the stoppage, and didn’t say ‘Oh well, he had survived the storm and he even actually landed a punch as the referee stopped it’, meaning Andy. Andy never complained and I didn’t complain. He came to that fight very weak. He had a very bad cold to the degree that he only weighed 158. He’s never been that light. He couldn’t train for about four days, but he wouldn’t cancel the fight and I wouldn’t cancel. He said it was his American TV debut and he refused to cancel. So it was a mistake we made when I gambled on, and I gambled and we almost had him but we lost. In all sports people lose. You’re only as good as your last performance, but it wasn’t a disgraceful loss where he was outclassed. At the time he was very exhausted and cut and Vera, who I spoke to since then, said if that if the fight had went another thirty/forty seconds he might have been stopped. He said, ‘I was totally exhausted and I was just backing away myself and Andy was still coming at me’, but regardless of that he lost. We learned from that in the next fight, which people said I was crazy putting him with Willie Gibbs—a very tough fighter, and he had Gibbs hurt in the second round I think, but he paced himself, never got too excited, and I think he stopped Gibbs in the final round which was the tenth round. But he learned from the experience of going all out. Sometimes when you have an opponent hurt, in particular a guy like Vera who when you would hit him, because his balance was so bad, that also he would be falling and you would think he was hurt because of bad balance. So he learned how to pace himself and look for longer fights in case it goes, so we learned from that experience, too. I’ve since offered Vera ten times what he got from that fight and he has turned us down, so it’s something where we’ve just decided to move on.”

On whether he would be interested in having Andy Lee face the winner of Chavez-Duddy:
“We would welcome that. So easy, we look at that as an easy fight for Andy, either one of those, but I don’t know what’s going to happen. Right now there is not any middleweight I would favor over Andy, including Martinez.”

On Miguel Cotto’s preparations for his June 5 fight against Yuri Foreman:
“The preparations are going very good. He’s doing more than I expected. I thought he would have a rough time of adjusting from the head bent down elbows out type style and changing it to my style which is more of a balance style. The first thing I teach is balance, balance, even distribution of weight, and a left jab. So he’s doing extremely well and he’s been boxing ten-twelve rounds and not even getting exhausted. We’re mainly working on a lot of good balance moves. The biggest problem in this fight for me is Yuri is such a good fighter himself. It’s not so much just what Miguel is doing, but Yuri Foreman is a very underappreciated fighter. I think his talent, his boxing skills, and his speed is totally unappreciated, and therefore I had told Miguel that when I went to Las Vegas recently for the (Floyd) Mayweather fight with (Shane) Mosley I was talking with Sugar Ray Leonard. He said, ‘Steward, that’s one fighter that I would never have wanted to fight, even in prime’, I said, ‘I know’. Yuri Foreman’s going to be a very difficult fight for anyone.”

On what he saw in Cotto’s last fight with Manny Pacquiao that makes him believe he can improve Miguel as a fighter:
“Well I thought that Miguel was fighting way bending down too low. I mean, Manny Pacquiao is about 5’6” but actually if you look, he was taller when they were actually boxing. He was bending his head down so far and his feet were so far apart that he was not able to put combinations together because of the bad balance that he gradually drifted into. Actually, when he was hurt I think around the fourth round after doing very well in those first few rounds mainly with his left jab, but he couldn’t put combinations together because of his bad balance and when he was hurt the first time he said he never saw the punch, I think it was an uppercut type punch, because he was bending down so low with his hands in a position where he couldn’t see punches coming up underneath. The second time when he was hurt again it was from a punch again when he was bending down too low, it was on the side of his head. So I saw then that his problem was bending down too low. He’s 5’7” or 5’8” but he fights, and I actually stopped one of the workouts and showed him. I said, ‘When you’re fighting let me show you how low you have your head—you’re 4’11. That’s how low you have your head down and your natural movements are not going to happen because you’re in such an awkward position.’ So that’s what we worked on him—moving around with his weight evenly balanced because originally in his career when he first started out he was a beautiful boxer-puncher.”

On whether he believes it’s too soon following the Pacquiao loss for Cotto to jump up in weight and face a champion of Yuri Foreman’s caliber:
“Well, I’ll be very honest with you—the match was made before I got involved so I had no choice. I’ve always had a great amount of respect for Miguel as a fan. In most all of his fights I saw he’s always been one of my favorites. He’s been in so many very physical grueling fights. I mean I’m going back to 140 in his fight with (Ricardo) Torres, I remember the same night when Wladimir Klitschko was fighting Sam Peter. Now that fight was drama with Wladimir down three times, but I don’t know, when you look back at the Torres fight earlier, because I was in the dressing room it’s like, ‘Oh my God! Torres is in trouble, Miguel is about to finish him, and then all of a sudden nope, nope. Cotto is down himself. You come back and that Cotto’s coming back’. That fight, and the fights that he has with Zab Judah, even though he won the fight he took a lot of punishment, the (Antonio) Margarito fight, even the close fight with Shane Mosley, Pacquiao—he’s had a lot of tough fights, and I think the reason that the fans like him so much and me myself, he never, never has been a complainer. Even the Margarito fight, he could have complained about the hand wraps afterwards, he said, ‘It was my fault, we didn’t check the wraps, I have no complaints’, and those type of qualities is what made me respect him a lot. Coming in to training for this fight, yes, I would have myself preferred he adjusted to the weight a little bit gradually with someone other than a very big physical fighter or a very super fast talented guy like Yuri Foreman, but it is what it is and from here on in I just have to do what I can. But I’ve had to do this before with (Evander) Holyfield in his second fight with Riddick Bowe which to me was almost impossible in every way but we were fortunate to win. This is an extremely tough assignment here. The weight division, as you said, after campaigning most of his career at 140 and then go to 154 with an undefeated super fast talented fighter and after coming off of so many really tough fights but today a lot of fighters, once they made those big super fights they really don’t seem to get up for anything but big fights and that may be the situation here. We’re just going to be prepared and do the best we can and I’m feeling very confident about the way he’s looking, but regardless of what or who in any era, Yuri Foreman would have been a difficult opponent.”

On whether he believes Manny Pacquiao would be a more spirited competitor against Floyd Mayweather than Mosley was:
“Definitely, you know that with Manny and I think that’s another reason that makes that so appealing. What I was looking for and most of the fans, nobody necessarily favored Mosley to win, but most people I think expected a much more highly spirited competitive energetic type fight from him. Floyd shut him done, but nevertheless, I just thought even in the second round he still seemed jittery and a little insecure and I think it goes back to the interview the night before. With Manny Pacquiao the public knows, even though a lot of them think Mayweather will win, they still feel that he would finally be getting that challenge the way that Hearns, Duran, Leonard, and Hagler those guys fought each other because everyone is still looking for that type of a challenge for Floyd. I think the fight will happen. I think the fact that it’s not a fight that necessarily the managers, the promoters, or the fighters want. The fans have made the fight. When they demand a fight like that the way they did for the first Hearns-Leonard fight. The fight has to be made.”

His evaluation of Tomasz Adamek’s impressive victory over Chris Arreola and whether or not he would consider Adamek as a possible opponent for Wladimir Klitschko if they are unable to secure a fight with David Haye:
“I would definitely say that. I was so, so surprised and impressed with Adamek’s performance. I mean he boxed well. I never saw him box so beautiful, and he took the blows when he had to from a big heavy handed guy and just beat him out in every way. He outboxed him and out-gutted him in California, in a place where he had never been to. I was just really impressed. Right now when you look at the big shortage of appealing heavyweights I think after David Haye that would be the next best fight that people would want to see with Wladimir. I definitely want to see him with someone that’s fast. There are so many slow lumbering heavyweights out there and nobody has one punch punching power to me but Haye and Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali never knocks people out with one punch, really, but Wladimir has that extremely explosive one punch punching power and David Haye has it and they both have suspect chins and both are going to explosive early so I think that’s the dream fight, but after that, I think just off of that last performance of Tomasz Adamek, he’s definitely the next guy that the public would want to see and I as a fan would want to see fight Wladimir Klitschko.”

On the reported negotiations that are taking place between the Klitschko and Haye camps:
“Well, I haven’t spoke to Wladimir. He text me after Andy Lee’s fight Saturday and said to say congratulations to Andy, but I don’t know, I’ll be speaking to him in the next few days but I know that’s the fight that he wants very badly and I think next to the Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather fight, that’s going to be one of the most appealing fights for our sport. It would be a good heavyweight fight. We need one, and that’s the only one. It’s not like there’s a variety of them, it’s really that one and after that would be with Adamek, but still, Adamek just really broke into the scene. Haye and Klitschko would have a tremendous big international flavor and the fact that both guys have verbally been going at it now for nearly two years. I think the fight will take place because I don’t think anyone wants to see Haye run off and fight Valuev again or Holyfield or all these other crazy things that’s been mentioned. He’s the one that started the verbal attack and then when Wladimir stepped up to him and called him out he’s become extremely quiet now. I mean his manager and trainer do the talking. He doesn’t even speak any more. I know that he’s got second thoughts about the fight but I think the fact that he’s out there and he started it and Wladimir now has now stepped it up and started verbally abusing him, the fight will take place.”
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**** sake 'that's an article and a half

any more information?

any one is exciting

that's amazing

Nash backs McCloskey
2 June 2010 - Press Release

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 Derryman 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 11.

Nash lifted the European Lightweight crown in 1979 and would go on to defend the title twice including a successful first defence against Scottish boxing legend Ken Buchanan before falling short in a World title tilt against another Scottish boxing icon, Jim Watt. Now involved with the Ring Boxing Club in his native Derry Nash has kept a close eye on McCloskey's progress since first watching him as a young amateur.

“I've followed Paul's career right from his amateur days with St Canice's in Dungiven,” said Nash. “John Duddy was with us in the Ring BC and we used to take him down to Dungiven for sparring with Paul and Eamon O'Kane and they used to return the favour by coming up to us as well. Paul was always a quality operator and it was obvious from a young age that he was going to be very, very, good.

“He's a very difficult opponent for anyone because firstly he's a southpaw but he's also very hard to hit. He has a great left hand, a fantastic right hook and he can punch to the body as well.”

Nash was ringside in Magherafelt last November to see McCloskey capture the title with an impressive stoppage win over Spain's Daniel Rasilla on a night which saw memories of his own European triumph come flooding back.

“Myself and Paul were lucky because we both got our European title chances on home soil. I really enjoyed Paul's win in Magherafelt because it brought back so many great memories for myself. It was great to see another Derryman claiming a European title and the atmosphere there was tremendous as I'm sure it will be in The King's Hall as well.”

Nash had to travel to Denmark for his first defence against Ken Buchanan but McCloskey will have home advantage when he headlines at The King's Hall for the first time.

“Having home advantage makes a big difference and it will be a big boost for Paul but Lauri is an experienced guy so I'm not sure that it will affect him all that much.

“I've watched him and he's a tough, experienced operator who knows the game. He's only been beaten by good fighters like Ricky Hatton but I know that Paul will train just as hard for this fight as he did to win the title so I'm sure he can keep a hold of the belt.”

Nash believes that McCloskey is on the cusp of a World title opportunity and he's confident that the unbeaten southpaw can bring World title glory to Derry.

“Paul is 30 now so I'd like to see him get this fight out of the way and then maybe have just one more defence before going in for a World title.

“I think he's more than ready for a World title fight and I'd love to see him in with Amir Khan. We all know that Khan has a lot of defensive problems and I think Paul could have the beating of him. The other good champion out there at light welterweight is an American, Tim Bradley and I think that Paul could beat him as well and bring a World title back here.

McCloskey's clash with Lauri headlines a big night of championship boxing at the King's Hall while in the chief supporting bout Lurgan's Stephen Haughian takes on former British champ, Kevin McIntyre for the Celtic welterweight title. European number three Andy Murray, Belfast starlets Carl Frampton and Jamie Conlan as well as Joe Rea, Ciaran Healy and Cuban sensation Alexei Acosta will also be in action.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8736926.stm

Andy Murray won by tko last night on the Mccloskey undercard just a stay busy fight against a 9 -18 fighter but what was impressive is your man before the fight only lost 1 fight by stoppage Murray took him out in the second i think hes a class act

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ye i like the look for andy murray tbh, very young lets hope he takes his time and stays busy

ye i like the look for andy murray tbh, very young lets hope he takes his time and stays busy

Ya i think he solid in every area as you say there hes staying busy fighting again the end of this month so thats 3 fights in the space of a month being very active

did dky only show McCloskey and the Celtic WW fight?
Thats all i saw, not sure if i missed a fight though, i wanted to see Frampton to see what he was like

Nice work Slappy.:)

Jamie Kavanagh fighting tonight could be big talent for the future

http://www.myspace.com/savioursfilm

did anyone watch the Kavanagh fight, and if so how did he look, i see boxrec has him winning by UD

Btw i don't suppose the cork card 2moro is being shown anywhere, either on TV or Internet?

did anyone watch the Kavanagh fight, and if so how did he look, i see boxrec has him winning by UD

No man and i dont think rte are showing that card tomorrow.Good if Andy Murray could get another stoppage win hes on a very good roll 3 fights in a month

Andy Murray won by stoppage again tonight as did Gary O Sullivan Mike Perez Alexei Acosta Luis Garcia and Willie Casey all men won by stoppage according to boxrec.Murray seems to be adding power to his game i think hes going to be big trouble for John Murray who outside of Mitchell is englands best lw hope this fight gets done so Andy can showcase his skills on a higher level

Ugh Chavez Jnr bate Duddy around im sad to say, but what really annoyd me was Bob Arum at the end, he wants to sell out Madison Square Garden in New York for Duddy vs Yuri Foreman. WHY WOULD HE DO THAT WHEN HE COULD SELL OUT CROKER FOR TWICE AS MUCH FOR DUDDY VS ANDY LEE!!

http://boxing-ireland.com/index.html

duddy would beat foreman imo, duddy needs a better trainer tho...

did anyone watch the Kavanagh fight, and if so how did he look, i see boxrec has him winning by UD

http://boxing-ireland.com/jamie_kavanagh_10.html

Duddy Fight Report

John Duddy 'Destroyed' by Chavez Jr

Ireland’s John Duddy 29-2 (KO 1) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 41-0-1 (KO 30) fought the fight of their lives as Chavez Jr confounded his critics and break the heart of 1,000’s of Irish fight fans by demolishing the ‘Derry Destroyer’ over twelve rounds to retain his unbeaten record and collect the WBC Silver middleweight title in front on a packed Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas on June 27.

Cesar Chavez Jr has the unenviable tasks of attempting to fill the shoes of his three weight world champion father and all round Mexican icon Julio Snr, but unlike many before him, the son has shown heart in his latest effort to match the achievements of the father and did not wilt under the pressure of the dogged and determined Irishman.

Duddy came into the fight as heavy underdog. Few fancied the New York based fighter's chances of getting a decision at the Alamodome and pointed the Cesar Chavez family’s close association with the WBC organisation and the fight between Cesar Chavez Jr’s father and Pernell Whitaker almost 17 years ago at the very same venue. Many ringside observers felt that Whitaker was robbed of the WBC welterweight title when the fight was judged a draw which meant JCC Snr retained his long unbeaten record.

the rest of the article is here ............................... http://boxing-ireland.com/john_duddy_cesar_chavez_5.html

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Darren_Sutherland :sad:

Poor Duddy the man has the heart and chin. It is a shame his defence has gone to **** over the years. Great to look at all action fight but he takes too much at times. Be interesting to see where he goes after that fight.

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Thanks for the fight!!^^

Thanks for the fight!!^^

No bother man

Setting his sights a bit low I think.

http://boxing-ireland.com/brian_magee_wants_prizefighter_9.html

Setting his sights a bit low I think.

http://boxing-ireland.com/brian_magee_wants_prizefighter_9.html
ffs i was hoping he pulled out of that fight last month against smith? (think thats who it was) as he as getting a world shot.

wtf is he doing?

Northern Irish European super-middleweight champion Brian Magee has offered the ultimate incentive to Wednesday's night's Prizefighter Super Middleweight fighters - lift the trophy and get a shot at my title.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11067_6238445,00.html

Thanks to share this information

There saying now Darren S utherland mightnt have commited suicide http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/body-of-boxer-sutherland-to-be-exhumed-464485.html

There saying now Darren S utherland mightnt have commited suicide http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/body-of-boxer-sutherland-to-be-exhumed-464485.html

That's sad for his family man.They must be going through hell
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Irish boxing's weight by weight rankings

Some divisions look pretty strong whilsts others are pretty weak.

Still not bad for a country with a population of 6m.

http://www.boxing-ireland.com/100704_irish_weight_rankings_15.html

Just seen you's Irish are getting Saviours on RTE 27th July .Hopefully they stream it like the Dunne Cordoba fight .

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http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/now-just-press-button-a-2253392.html
Ross Whittaker's documentary Saviours, which chronicles a period in the life of the late Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland, airs on RTE1 TV at 10.10pm on Tuesday July 27.

Posting a couple of links to streams man for when saviours comes on , 27th July .
http://www.livetvcenter.com/rte_463.asp
http://www.rte.ie/live/
http://www.peepat.com/tv/rte_7228.aspx

This is the latest on Sutherland man .I just searched google.

The family of the late boxer Darren Sutherland say they believe that the conduct of a second post-mortem into his death will only assist in putting all relevant matters before the coroner when the inquest into his death is reconvened later this year.
The Sutherlands released a statement through solicitors James Evans and Desmond Doherty last week following an application for an exhumation of the boxer's remains in St Finian's Cemetery in Navan, which was noted at last week's meeting of Meath County Council. The decision to seek an exhumation licence was one taken after very careful and indepth consideration of all issues by the family, the statement added.
"Their only motivation for taking this step is to ensure some certainty is brought to the circumstances surrounding Darren's death," the statement continued.
"They are firmly of the view that the only forum for determining the facts surrounding Darren's death is through the judicial process and not otherwise. In due course, they will be giving evidence before the coronial inquest into their son's death,"
The initial hearing was adjourned last September after the Olympic bronze medal-winner was found dead in his flat in south London.
Toxicology tests are among the medical investigations being carried out in Britain into his death.
Police have already said they are not treating his death as suspicious. The inquest was opened and adjourned at Croydon Coroner's Court.
It is not known how long the coroner's investigation will take and when the hearing will resume.
Shortly after Darren's death, his father, Tony, publicly declared that he was sure his son did not suffer from depression. An emotional Tony Sutherland said on RTE's 'Late Late Show' that the family was still waiting for answers about his son's death. Tony Sutherland also told how his son was acting normally the night before he died.
http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/navan/articles/2010/07/14/3998549-sutherland-family-issue-statement-on-exhumation-application/

Frankie Gavin may fight for Irish title

http://www.boxing-ireland.com/funtime_frankie_32.html

Martin Rogan video interview

http://www.boxing-ireland.com/20100713_rogan_video_31.html

Frankie Gavin may fight for Irish title

http://www.boxing-ireland.com/funtime_frankie_32.html

God i hope its Dean Byrne he fights.Id be surprised though because bith are still undefeated prospects but the winner gets a good name on his resume

Martin Rogan video interview

http://www.boxing-ireland.com/20100713_rogan_video_31.html
thats right i forgot McBride fought last weekend in the states. Any rumours about a fight between Rogan and McBride. Or is that Rogan just talking.

Rogan wants to fight Haye too lol. Bad idea. Rogan Chisora would be good to watch.

It'll be good to watch no matter who he fights.

just chat - I think its more likely to see him in against Coleman Barrett

God i hope its Dean Byrne he fights.Id be surprised though because bith are still undefeated prospects but the winner gets a good name on his resume

I'd be happy to see Michael Kelly or Dean or even Oisin ***an.

http://boxing-ireland.com/20100717_michael_kelly_frankie_gavin_36.html

Just seen you's Irish are getting Saviours on RTE 27th July .Hopefully they stream it like the Dunne Cordoba fight .

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http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/now-just-press-button-a-2253392.html
Ross Whittaker's documentary Saviours, which chronicles a period in the life of the late Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland, airs on RTE1 TV at 10.10pm on Tuesday July 27.
Oh thanks for that info, i didnt even know this was made. Thanks!:boxing:

Lee fighting next friday in America in a keep busy fight lad hes fighting is 11 and 3.Hes saying he could be getting a shot at Sturm soon enough id be very surprised if it goes ahead any time soon http://www.joe.ie/003703/1/1/story/lee-eyes-fight-with-wba-champion

Any of you's Irish posters know any good streams for RTE 1 .I can find one for RTE live but not RTE 1 .
https://www.tribune.ie/magazine/article/2010/jul/25/saints-and-winners/

Any of you's Irish posters know any good streams for RTE 1 .I can find one for RTE live but not RTE 1 .
https://www.tribune.ie/magazine/article/2010/jul/25/saints-and-winners/

Rte Live is RTE1&2. it has 2 links one for each channel

Dean Byrne has been added to the Willie Casey bill in Dublin - thats 11 fights in total.

Time to get tickets - this is not to be missed.

http://boxing-ireland.com/20100727_lightening_bang_48.html

That was a good aul documentary there, RIP Darren Sutherland..
He woulda been our next World Champ...

agree. come on andy lee!

dope..............

That was a good aul documentary there, RIP Darren Sutherland..
He woulda been our next World Champ...

I couldn't see it man , gutted .Hopefully it gets uploaded on the internet :boxing:

I couldn't see it man , gutted .Hopefully it gets uploaded on the internet :boxing:

It will be on RTE player in the next few weeks.

Andy Lee won last might by a ko in the 5th.Very good documentary on Saviours Sutherland seemed like such a sound lad

Andy Lee report

http://boxing-ireland.com/20100731_andy_lee_james_cook_53.html

Big Fight night in the national arena tonight be cool to see coleman barret again... i heard something on newstalk this morning about andy lee fighting but i cant find anything on the net about it... anyone heard anything?

Still not seen Saviurs man .Defintley going to buy it asap .Just seen Sutherland's body got exhumend man ,sad .Must be emotional times for his family man .Just lost my graanda the other week man emotional as well carrying his coffin .
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McCloskey to defend his Euro belt against Barry Morrison in Letterkenny on Oct 2nd

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8924211.stm

Belfast super-bantamweight Carl Frampton will fight former European title challenger Yuriy Voronin at Belfast's Ulster Hall on 18 September.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8902693.stm

Brian Magee to defend Euro belt on sept 11th against Roman Aramyan in Dublin and is now WBA #1 contender and will get a shot if he doesnt lose between now and the end of the super 6.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8937399.stm

I want to see Macklin cross the Atlantic and take on some of the Americans, he'd get popular quick in the states

THE parents of Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland said yesterday that they believed a Northern Ireland pathologist would provide them with a detailed examination of the circumstances surrounding their son's death -- after reports that the pathologist had raised the possibility of third-party involvement in the 27-year-old's death in Britain.

The highly respected boxer was found dead in his apartment in 2009. He was found hanging in an apparent suicide.

However, reports in The Star quoted a letter from forensic pathologist Professor Jack Crane, who the family has hired, criticising the post-mortem examination and saying the boxer's hands were tied behind his back.

He wrote in a letter: "The presence of a ligature, even if only loosely tied around the wrists, raises some concern about the possibility of a third party."

Prof Crane, the North's state pathologist, who reviewed the initial post- mortem results, described it as "wholly inadequate".

He said it included no description of the ligature found around Darren's neck, no description of how it was knotted, an "inadequate description" of the marks on his neck,and "a lack of detail in respect of the ligature around the wrists".

He described the toxicology report as "meaningless" because it did not specify what drugs or alcohol were screened for.

"The standard of the autopsy is, in my opinion, inadequate and below the standards required by the Royal College of Pathologists," Prof Crane said.

Darren's inquest was opened and adjourned last September and a hearing is due to be held in November. Derry solicitor Des Doherty, who is advising the family, said: "In view of the contents of Prof Crane's report and his concerns about the possibility of the involvement of a third party in Darren's death, we were left with no option other then to advise our clients to consider exhumation."

Yesterday, solicitors for Darren's parents, Anthony and Lynda, said: "The purpose of making the exhumation application was taken after very careful and in-depth consideration by the Sutherland family of all issues surrounding Darren's death at Bromley, Kent, on 14 September 2009. They feel that a second post-mortem on Darren's body was necessary and that any subsequent report arising out of this examination will allow all relevant facts to be put before the coroner at the pending coronial inquest into Darren's death.
Sutherlands seek to exhume son's body for re-investigation into boxer's death
"For this purpose, the Sutherland family engaged the services of Professor Jack Crane of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Belfast to re-examine the circumstances surrounding Darren's death. Professor Crane is an eminent and distinguished forensic pathologist who the Sutherland family believe and trust will provide them with a thorough and detailed examination of the circumstances surrounding Darren's death.

"Whilst the Sutherland family do not wish to comment on the specifics of the recent media reports, they wish to state that they are simply focused on having all of the facts surrounding Darren's death put before the coroner when the hearing reconvenes."

- Don Lavery

Sunday Independent
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/sutherlands-seek-to-exhume-sons-body-for-reinvestigation-into-boxers-death-2316064.html

Same thing happened in the Gatti case man second aurtopsy .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8632360.stm

i havent head any rumours as to why anyone would want to kill him though. U heard anything (Darren, not Gatti)?

i havent head any rumours as to why anyone would want to kill him though. U heard anything (Darren, not Gatti)?

No mate it happened on my birthday tho man .It says his hands were tied so there could have been a third party. Don't know what happened hope his family get some sort of justice .It's sad a whole family destroyed man. Just like the Gatti case man it was a purse strap not hands tied .

Also in the Gatti case he had a fractured adams apple which was unusuall .Here's how hanging works man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging

Also in the Gatti case he had a fractured adams apple which was unusuall .Here's how hanging works man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging
it is a bit strange his hands possibley being tied, but can they really tell anything by exhuming him? Hes been dead a right while, will there be any skin left to examine?

A mate was telling me he seen a corpse that was dead for 2 months before it was found (hes a cop), he went into graphic detail about it, how the skin on its arms was moving with maggots underneath the skin, how it had no eyes and bits of its face was missing, nasty stuff. Darrens been dead for about a year hasnt he? There would be very little left at this stage, only bones.

it is a bit strange his hands possibley being tied, but can they really tell anything by exhuming him? Hes been dead a right while, will there be any skin left to examine?

A mate was telling me he seen a corpse that was dead for 2 months before it was found (hes a cop), he went into graphic detail about it, how the skin on its arms was moving with maggots underneath the skin, how it had no eyes and bits of its face was missing, nasty stuff. Darrens been dead for about a year hasnt he? There would be very little left at this stage, only bones.

I'm not sure mate tbh .I used to always wonder how long it took as well .

I promise you all im the next big thing to come out of ireland!!!!

Born in Galway but raised in New York i have the irish heart in me, 1-0 right now with 1ko in the second round...

Only 15 yrs old so i have a ways to go but dont doubt me im not scared of any race, if you breathe the same air as me and bleed the same blood as me your mine for the taking

Ok lets hope we could do with a few more prospects

Do ye guys know if there are any decent irish boxing sites?
I know that theres a few nice articles at www.rulehibernia.com but it's not a dedicated boxing site and then there is www.boxing-ireland.com but I don't really like that one. Is there any more?

you're all bums

I promise you all im the next big thing to come out of ireland!!!!

Born in Galway but raised in New York i have the irish heart in me, 1-0 right now with 1ko in the second round...

Only 15 yrs old so i have a ways to go but dont doubt me im not scared of any race, if you breathe the same air as me and bleed the same blood as me your mine for the taking

u fight under the irish or US flag?

u fight under the irish or US flag?
alot of people brought irish flags to my fight.. when i go pro ill have both, i go on vacation to ireland every year but i live in new york so ill grow my fanbase here

Body of Darren Sutherland exhumed ahead of inquest
The body of Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland has been exhumed from a cemetery in County Meath.
The 27-year-old Irish middleweight, who won bronze at the Beijing Olympics, was found hanged in his London flat by manager Frank Maloney last September.
The Metropolitan Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.
The body was taken to a Navan hospital for a second post mortem examination, which was requested by his family ahead of an inquest later this year.
Sutherland's family did not go into detail about their call for another post-mortem, but said they would "assist in putting all relevant matters before the coroner".
Sutherland turned professional a few months after winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Games, winning his first four four fights.
He secured Ireland's third boxing medal in Beijing by beating world silver medallist Alfonso Blanco Parra, before being beaten by eventual gold medallist, Britain's James de Gale.
Meath County Council granted a licence to have the boxer's remains dug up from St Finian's Cemetery in Navan.
A statement from the Sutherland family, read by their solicitor, said: "Whilst they are not at liberty to go into the specific reasons for their application given the pending coronial inquest into their late son's death, they feel that the conduct of a second post-mortem into Darren's death will only assist in putting all relevant matters before the coroner when the inquest into Darren's death is reconvened later this year.
"They are firmly of the view that the only forum for determining the facts surrounding Darren's death is through the judicial process and not otherwise."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8960508.stm

It has been confirmed that the body of Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland has been exhumed.

The 27-year-old was found dead at an apartment in London last September and was buried in Navan in Meath.

Darren Sutherland won a bronze medal for boxing at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

He then turned professional and won four fights prior to his death.

His body was discovered at an apartment in the London suburb of Bromley almost a year ago.

Last July, Meath County Council granted his family a licence to have his body exhumed, a process that was carried out this morning at St Finian's Cemetery in Navan.

It is understood it is to allow a pathologist from Northern Ireland to carry out an examination on his remains.

http://new.breakingnews.ie/sport/body-of-boxer-sutherland-exhumed-471700.html

I promise you all im the next big thing to come out of ireland!!!!

Born in Galway but raised in New York i have the irish heart in me, 1-0 right now with 1ko in the second round...

Only 15 yrs old so i have a ways to go but dont doubt me im not scared of any race, if you breathe the same air as me and bleed the same blood as me your mine for the taking

Best a luck to ya man

you're all bums
fuk off back to wales ya feather fisted mank

ill get my boy pavlik to knock out that welshman gary locket again

Seen the prizefighter winner Willie Casey fighting Kiko Martinez for the EBU belt .Should be good man
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http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=467291&cat=boxer

Brian Magee defended his Euro SMW belt after Roman Aramyan didnt come out for the 9th round.
The fight is on rte player atm, not sure if u can view it outside ireland?

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1080231

Magee is now Ward's mandatory challenger. Depending on what happens with the super 6 he may get his shot sooner rather than later. Whether or not Ward fights him or drops the belt to fight someone more notable after the completion of the super 6 (or if the tournament isnt completed) we'll have to wait and see. But Magee will fight for the title one way or another. Happy days!

Lindsay won a UD over Yauheni Kruhlik over 8 rds. It was 2 divisions above his weight class so no complaints about not stopping him. As Smith is out with a hand injury, Lindsay will be fighting Simpson (who was robbed v Smith) next. Should be a cracker of a fight.

Duddy would beat andy at the moment he needs a lot of work with defence, inside work and tieing up etc...andy is only 25 while the rest of the guys macklin, mcewan , duddy are 27-30... gennady golovkin is going to be the star in that division.

here is the full details and some photos from the weigh-in

http://boxing-ireland.com/20101002_paul_mccloskey_morrison_weighin_36.html

when RTÉ put a link up on the site I will post it here.

mccloskey fight report and undercard results

http://boxing-ireland.com/20101002_mccloskey_barry_morrison_22.html

Kiko pulls out to level Casey facing Paulie Hyland in an All-Ireland clash for the European title!

http://boxing-ireland.com/20101023_kiko_witdraws_casey_fight_59.html

:boxing:

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UP THE IRISH!!!!!!! deans a cool dude i hope freddie can bring him places, ireland is in dier need of a world champ

This looked like some atmospehere man .
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Orange and lemon
Raincoats roll and tumble
Together, just liked fruit tipped from a tray
Pineapple wet heads
Watch new hairdos crumble
As scenery sunlight shifts away

Ballet for a rainy day
Silent film of melting miracle play

Apples and cherries
Are varnished in water
Despite, striped awnings bright dismay
I push my paintbrush
To conjure a new world
While this one is slowly washed away

Ballet for a rainy day
Silent film of melting miracle play
Dancing out there through my window
To the backdrop of a slow descending grey

When it rains it rains
All the colors in my paintbox
When it rains it rains
Tickets for the front row seats
Up on the rooftops

Orange and lemon
Raincoats roll and tumble
apples and cherries
Together, dropped in diamond disarray

Ballet for a rainy day
Silent film of melting miracle play
Dancing out there through my window
Behind the curtain silver falling
Ballet for a rainy day
Silent film of melting miracle play
Dancing out there through my window
To the backdrop of a slow descending grey






'lllllllllllllampOOn'

Magee v Bute gonna be announced tomorrow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9294000.stm

Belfast boxer Brian Magee is set to challenge IBF super-middleweight champion Lucian Bute for his world title in Canada on 19 March.

Official confirmation of the contest is expected on Friday.

Magee had been expected to fight for the WBA version of the title in January after being named as a mandatory challenger to Dimitry Sartison.

In September, Magee made the first defence of his European title in Dublin by stopping Armenian Roman Aramian


Glad to see him getting a title shot and a pay day. Bring the upset on!!