By Terence Dooley
Martin Rogan has parted company with trainer John Breen, Martin is in training for his rematch with Sam Sexton, who defeated Rogan in May. Rogan is now training at the St John Bosco gym. A disappointed Breen told The Belfast Telegraph that the split has taken him by surprise.
“It came right out of the blue. I came back from holiday and Martin came up to the house and said he didn’t want me to train him,” revealed Breen. “He was training in the St John Bosco gym rather than mine and said he didn’t want me to have to travel up there and give me that pressure. But hand on heart I wish him well and I hope he wins back the Commonwealth title. I thought I did a good job with Martin. Not many would have thought 18 months ago he could have achieved so much when he was struggling to get a fight so it is disappointing it has come to this.”
Breen worked alongside former pro fighter Eamon Magee, the two men guided Rogan to wins over Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton, and Martin looked the likely winner in the Saxton fight prior to his eye-injury defeat.
Sexton will be rubbing his hands together in glee, the build up to this rematch was hit by claims that Sam has been stirring up sectarian ill-will, these claims were found to be unfounded, but they still served to wind Rogan up, there could be fireworks in Belfast come October the 9th.
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