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

[murmagic]

i lold at your avatar

[alza1988]

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

[Irish Hitman]

Happy Paddys day lads/lasses

[alza1988]

[jonesy]

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

[jonesy]

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 ****er 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.

[jonesy]

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.

[jonesy]

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.

[jonesy]

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