Tommy Coyle: record, next fight and profile →
Tommy Coyle believes ‘it’s written in the stars’ that he’ll rip the Commonwealth Lightweight title from Sean ‘Masher’ Dodd at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. The Hull star says he’s back in love with boxing after a great camp with Jamie Moore, and the 28 year old is confident he’ll bag his first belt since October 2014 – and he has unfinished business with the Commonwealth strap.
Sean Dodd believes a win against Tommy Coyle this weekend will secure him the respect he has yet to get. The Commonwealth lightweight champion takes on the former challenger for the belt, from Hull, on Saturday night.
Sean Dodd just keeps rolling –– and he’s been given another chance to prove himself. The Birkenhead lightweight, who is the current Commonwealth champion, outpointed Thomas Stalker last September. Dodd beat ‘El Capitan’ on points at the ECHO Arena in a fight many were torn over.
Tommy Coyle has revealed that he is out of his next fight due to injury. The Hull super-lightweight had been set to take on Tyrone McKenna in Belfast next weekend. Coyle, a former British title challenger at 140 pounds, was meant to meet McKenna on the undercard of Ryan Burnett’s bantamweight unification showdown against WBA ‘Super’ champion Zhanat Zhakiyanov in the first defence of his IBF crown, live on Sky Sports, at Belfast’s SSE Arena.
Matchroom have confirmed that undefeated Belfast-based prospect Tyrone McKenna (14-0-1, 6 KOs) will meet experienced campaigner Tommy Coyle (23-4, 11 early) at Belfast's SEE Arena on October 21, the city's IBF World bantamweight holder Ryan Burnett meets the WBA Super World holder Zhanat Zhakiyanov in the main event.
But after being hurt in the opener against late replacement opponent Rakeem Noble (11-2, 5 KOs) at the Ice Arena in his home city, as part of the undercard to Gavin McDonnell’s brave defeat at the hands of Rey Vargas for the vacant WBC super-bantamweight world title, Coyle spent the evening in hospital.
Hull, Ice Arena - Local favourite Tommy Coyle (22-4) stopped late replacement Rakeem Noble (11-1) in the third round to bounce back from a competitive loss for the British title in July. Coyle is 27 and this is a huge win for him in a crossroads fight.
Rakeem Noble is gunning for the biggest scalp of his blossoming career as he takes on hometown favourite Tommy Coyle at the Hull Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Noble had a great year in 2016, landing the Southern Area Super-Lightweight title in March with a clinical fourth-round KO win over Sohail Ahmed before defending the crown in October with a comfortable points win over previously unbeaten Kay Prospere. The win over Prospere was Noble’s tenth from 11
Tommy Coyle will face a different opponent when he returns to the ring later this week. The former British super-lightweight title challenger, who has been out of action since losing to Tyrone Nurse last July, will make his comeback on Saturday at Hull’s Ice Arena, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Gavin McDonnell can create British boxing history when he takes on Rey Vargas for the vacant WBC World Super-Bantamweight title at the Hull Ice Arena on February 25, live on Sky Sports.