By Terence Dooley
Cavan’s Andy Murray scored a 5th round TKO win over Oisin Fagan at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night and then went onto declare that the best is yet to come. Murray, who moved to 18-0 (9 early), told the assembled press that his form is improving with each successive victory.
“I definitely felt a lot better than before the Alex Bone fight,” said the 27-year-old boxer when speaking to Steve Wellings of Irish-Boxing.com. “There was no pain in sparring for this fight and my tactics worked on the night so I’m delighted with the performance. My movement gave him problems and I had worked beforehand on stepping off to one side and giving him angles.”
He continued: “I took a few shots early but once I switched on and realised he wasn’t going to hurt me, I took over. I brought in the hooks and uppercuts and used my distance to jab him off. The stronger the opponent, the better you will see me perform. There are even bigger performances in me yet.”
Promoter Brian Peters believes that the three-time national champion is going to blossom over the course of the coming year. Indeed, recent title wins over Peter McDonagh, for the Irish lightweight title, and Daniel Rasilla, a twelve rounds point win for the EBU-EU 135lb strap, bode well for Murray’s future.
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