Sean Monaghan: record, next fight and profile →
Earlier this month undefeated light heavyweight prospect Sullivan Barrera (15-0, 10KOs) took to Twitter to call out undefeated highly ranked contender Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15KOs) as seen below. Barrera, who was a highly decorated amateur in Cuba, sent this brief statement to BoxingScene.com to reiterate his desire to face the popular Monaghan who draws big crowds in New York.
In the opening bout of the Top Rank card, welterweight Egidijus Kavaliauskas scored a spectacular second round knockout over Jaime Herrera in a scheduled eight round bout. Herrera had scored consecutive wins over Top Rank prospects Michael Finney and Mike Jones, but ran into a wall in Kavaliauskas. At the beginning of the second round, Kavaliauskas dropped Herrera twice. Moments after getting up, Kavaliauskas landed a left hook to the head that dropped Herrera hard to the canvas. Referee Pat Russell immediately waved the fight over at 46 seconds.
Former two-division champ Tim Bradley returns to the ring for the first time since his rematch loss to Manny Pacquiao in April, as he faces divisional gatekeeper Diego Chaves in a 12-round headliner Saturday evening at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout airs live on HBO as part of a televised tripleheader (Saturday, 10:00PM ET).
Las Vegas, Top Rank Gym - Ryan Burton catches up with undefeated light heavyweight contender Sean Monaghan to discuss his upcoming stay busy fight on the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino, which is headlined by Timothy Bradley vs. Diego Chaves. Monaghan talks about the current division king Sergey Kovalev, getting a crack at WBA 'regular' champion Juergen Braehmer and more.
Las Vegas, Nevada --- Undefeated (22-0) Light Heavyweight contender "Irish" Seanie Monaghan of Long Island,NY arrives in Las Vegas for his upcoming feature fight on the undercard of Timothy Bradley vs Diego Chaves, Saturday, Dec. 13, inside the Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Promoted by Top Rank in association with Golden Boy Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and Tecate, Bradley vs Chaves will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. ---- Photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
Popular East Coast light heavyweight contender Sean Monaghan (22-0, 14KOs) feel ready for a major title shot. Highly ranked by most of the major sanctioning bodies, Monaghan is eager to face three of the current beltholders - WBA 'regular' champion Juergen Braehmer, IBF/WBA champion Bernard Hopkins, or even WBC champion Adonis Stevenson. Braehmer, Stevenson and Hopkins recently defended their titles and have no upcoming dates scheduled. WBO champion Sergey Kovalev already has a set return date on August 2nd against Blake Caparello.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with undefeated light heavyweight contender Sean Monaghan to discuss his decision win over veteran Elvir Muriqi, the terrible cut that he suffered over his left eye in the contest, what he wants to do next for his career and more.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - Light heavyweight banger Seanie Monaghan (22-0, 14KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over his most experienced opponent to date, veteran Elvir Muriqi (40-7, 24KOs). Monaghan scored a knockdown in the fourth, but he was cut bad, above both eyes, in the ninth and his face was a bloody mess until the end of the bout. Monaghan was too strong and too aggressive for Muriqi in most of the rounds. All three judges scored it 99-90.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that undefeated light heavyweight contender Sean Monaghan (21-0, 14KOs) will face division veteran Elvir Muriqi (40-6, 24KOs) on June 14th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The card will be top by two HBO televised title fights. Ruslan Provodnikov defends his WBO 140-pound title against Chris Algieri and WBO 154-pound champion Demetrius Andrade faces mandatory challenger Brian Rose. Banner Promotions, Top Rank and Star Boxing are co-promoting the card.
Bill "Two Scoops" Emes catches up with undefeated light heavyweight contender Sean Monaghan to discuss his upcoming return, scheduled to be part of the Ruslan Provodnikov vs. Chris Algieri HBO televised event on June 14th from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.