London - Last Saturday night promoter Mick Hennessy announced live on Channel 5 in front of millions of viewers “I’m absolutely proud and delighted to say that we have got a massive fight at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on April 14th, Tyson Fury in a long awaited fight versus Martin Rogan.”
Belfast heavyweight Martin Rogan (14-2, 7KOs) will fight former Commonwealth and British champion Tyson Fury (17-0, 12KOs) on the 14th of April.
Martin Rogan turning up unannounced seemed to go down like a lead balloon with British and Commonwealth champion Tyson Fury as the double belt-holder got a few things off his chest to ‘Big Rogie’ when the future challenger took to the microphone at the media announcement of his next fight.
Martin Rogan has told boxing-ireland.com that his mooted fight with Tyson Fury at Belfast’s Kings Hall on September 17th has fallen apart due to a row over money and Rogie’s dissatisfaction over the manner in which the negotiations were said to be held.
British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has lashed out at his domestic rival, Martin Rogan. Fury is upset that Rogan called him out, threatened to beat him down, and then turned down a lucrative offer for a fight on September 17 at King's Hall in Belfast. Rogan even sat ringside at Fury's last bout to further hype a possible fight between the two of them.
Tyson Fury's first scheduled defense of his British and Commonwealth titles may have taken on some addition meaning.
Former Commonwealth heavyweight champion Martin Rogan says he is fully focusing on his October 22nd EU title challenge against Kubrat Pulev after revealing that Tyson Fury has not contacted him over a possible British, Irish and Commonwealth title bout next month.
Undefeated British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (15-0, 10KOs) is targeting a fall bout for the Irish championship. The opponent being mentioned is Martin Rogan (14-2, 7KOs), but Fury is also willing to face Coleman Barrett (13-1, 2KOs) or Colin Kenna (16-12-3, 7KOs) in his next fight as well. After he capture the Irish, he then wants a European title showdown with the massive Alexander Dimitrenko.
After eight months of inactivity, heavyweight Martin Rogan has two big options on the table for his next ring appearance. Rogan has already been approved for an October 22 date to fight Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev (13-0) for the EU Heavyweight title in Germany. However, up and coming heavyweight Tyson Fury (15-0, 10KOs) is also calling. Rogan would like to face Pulev for the title, but he is also very interested in facing Fury in a possible Belfast clash with the Irish heavyweight belt at stake.
Martin Rogan has given Tyson Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessy the green light to weigh in with a fight offer. Rogan has a EU title tilt against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev in the pipeline yet the 40-year-old former Commonwealth titlist has told the Belfast Telegraph that he would prefer to lock horns with new British and Commonwealth title boss Fury.