Paddy Barnes: record, next fight and profile →
Leigh Park light-heavyweight, Joel McIntyre (17-2), heads into the next edition of the Ultimate Boxxer series at The Indigo at The O2 on November 2 and unveiled his tactics to triumph in the tournament.
Belfast heroes Carl Frampton, Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan are basking in a boxing ‘boom’ for the city and looking forward to MTK Global’s October 5 show – live on BoxNation.
Paddy Barnes is more convinced than ever he will win a world title after coming up short against WBC world flyweight champion Cristofer Rosales at Windsor Park. Most in the stadium had Barnes edging ahead of his visitor on points before a vicious body shot ended the fight in the fourth – leaving the Belfast hero devastated.
A FANTASTIC EVENING was had by nearly all on Saturday and it was one of those nights where we had our fingers firmly crossed that all the pieces would fall into place to pave the way for some spectacular fight nights before the end of the year. Our headliner Carl Frampton, in front of his adoring Belfast public at Windsor Park, did his bit in some style against the very game Aussie Luke Jackson. Carl looked a class apart and quite possibly in the best nick of his career.
Rosales, Barnes Fight Photos Gallery - Cristofer Rosales retained his world title with a stoppage win. The Nicaraguan, who went to Japan and stopped Daigo Higa earlier this year to win the crown, stopped Paddy Barnes inside four rounds at belfast’s Windsor Park football stadium, exclusively live on BT Sport.
Paddy Barnes was taken to hospital in the wake of his world title defeat. The three-time Olympian was knocked out inside four rounds by Cristofer Rosales on Saturday. Barnes took on the Nicaraguan and was attempting to snag his WBC world flyweight title in front of a boisterous Windsor Park crowd in Belfast, exclusively live on BT Sport.
Windsor Park, Belfast - WBC flyweight world champion Cristofer Rosales (28-3, 19 KOs) proved to be way too much for previously undefeated Paddy Barnes (5-1, 1 KO), who was knocked out in the fourth round. The fight started very fast with both boxers mixing it up. By the third round, Rosales was just the stronger and more constant fighter.
WHEN WE FIRST entered into dialogue over Carl Frampton joining forces with ourselves and BT Sport towards the end of last year, two objectives were uppermost in his thinking. The winning of further world titles was and is an obvious ambition for someone of Carl’s calibre, but more than that he wanted a summer showdown at the national stadium in his home city.
Already Ireland’s most decorated amateur boxer ever, on Saturday mighty atom Paddy Barnes begins his quest to become the finest prizefighter in the Emerald Isle’s rich pugilistic history.
By Cliff Rold - It wasn’t long ago that flyweight was the hardcore pick for best division in boxing. A cast of characters led by Roman Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada made a series of memorable fights. What followed was the inevitable movement to higher weight divisions. Yesterday’s flyweight wave is today’s still hot...