Tommy McCarthy: record, next fight and profile →
PalaTrento in Trento, Italy - Cruiserweight contender Tommy McCarthy (16-2, 8 KOs) reignited his career with a twelve round split decision over previously unbeaten Fabio Turchi (17-1, 13 KOs) to win the WBC International title.
Matchroom Boxing Italy are pleased to announce that Fabio Turchi will make the first defence of his WBC International Cruiserweight title against Tommy McCarthy on Friday October 11 at PalaTrento in Trento, Italy - shown live on DAZN.
Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli, Roma - For the vacant WBC international silver middleweight title, Marcus Morrison (21-3, 15 KOs) came from behind to stop Emanuele Blandamura (29-4, 5 KOs) in the ninth round. Morrison started very strong and wobbled Blandamura in the opening round. During some wild exchanges in the third, Morrison once again rocked Blandamura with counter hook.
Italy’s fast-rising Cruiserweight star Fabio Turchi will make the first defence of his WBC International title against Tommy McCarthy at the Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli in Rome on Thursday July 11, live on DAZN.
East of England Arena, Peterborough - For the vacant World Boxing Association International featherweight title, Jordan Gill (23-0, 7 KOs) was explosive as he blasted out Emmanuel Dominguez (24-8-2, 16 KOs) in three rounds.
John Docherty wants to make it four knockouts in a row when he clashes with Manchester's Yailton Neves at the East of England Arena in Peterborough tomorrow, live on Sky Sports Facebook. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Today's Jordan Gill vs. Emmanuel Dominguez press conference ahead of Saturday's action at the East of England Arena in Peterborough on March 2, shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Richard Riakporhe is expecting an easier night’s work when he makes the first defence of his WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title against Belfast’s highly-touted Tommy McCarthy at the East of England Arena on Saturday March 2, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
Tommy Langford versus Jack Arnfield looks to have a new date and venue after Steve Wood won the purse bids. The pair, who will contest the former’s British middleweight title, had been set to square off on February 10 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, exclusively live on VIP Boxing TV. But after promoter Wood managed to secure a terrestrial TV date for the fight, which is a mandatory defence, it is expected to feature on the undercard of George Groves’ WBA Super super-middleweight title defence against Chris Eubank Jr.
The ‘Three Amigos’ may have been the centre of attention ahead of last weekend’s big fight bill at the SSE Odyssey Arena, but there was plenty of hometown talent on display as seven of MTK Global’s ‘Belfast Boys’ were in action in total. Victories for Carl Frampton and Paddy Barnes made headlines – as did Jamie Conlan’s heroic world-title defeat – but the ‘Frampton Reborn’ card also saw Marco McCullough, Tommy McCarthy, Steven Ward and Lewis Crocker emerge victorious on home soil.