Tyrone McCullagh: record, next fight and profile →
Tyrone McCullagh’s hopes of getting his once promising professional career back on track came unstuck when he was stopped in the third round by journeyman Brett Fidoe on the off-TV undercard of MTK’s show in Bolton.
Tyrone McCullagh is all set for his first fight for over 16 months on today's MTK Fight Night - and he hopes that can lead to a busy summer of activity.
Tyrone McCullagh went to a library (14-0, 6 KOs) after he got the contract to take part in the MTK Golden Contract Featherweight tournament. McCullagh and close friend Tyrone McKenna, who is involved in the Super Lightweight equivalent, didn’t need much persuading to participate in the brand new format which has landed at the semi-final stage for the contenders of the 126lbs and 140lbs events which take place on Friday night at York Hall in London.
A huge night of action takes place at a sold out York Hall on Friday, live on Sky Sports in association with Matchroom Boxing, and on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank. A Golden Ball was added into the semi-final draw, with the fighting selecting it able to choose their opponent from the three remaining fighters that selected the red balls.
Ryan Walsh is one of four men remaining in the #GoldenContract featherweight tournament, and he’s made his thoughts perfectly clear on his rivals. The featherweight semi-finals, along with the super-lightweight semi-finals take place on a bumper night at York Hall on February 21, live on Sky Sports in association with Matchroom Boxing and ESPN+ in association with Top Rank.
The Golden Contract tournament will return to London’s iconic York Hall on February 21 to stage the final fours of the two divisions – live on Sky Sports in the UK in association with Matchroom Boxing and on ESPN+ in the US in association with ESPN+.
Tyrone McKenna and Tyrone McCullagh have switched their training base to Dublin to work with Pete Taylor. The talented MTK Global-managed duo, who had previously been based at Danny Vaughan's gym in Holytown, near Glasgow, Scotland, have linked up with Katie Taylor’s father.
York Hall, Bethnal Green, UK - In the fought bout of the MTK Golden Contract featherweight tournament, Leigh Wood (23-1, 13 KOs) stopped previosuly undefeated David Oliver Joyce (11-1, 8 KOs) in the ninth round, Joyce had been down twice in the fight.
British featherweight champion Ryan Walsh, undefeated Olympian Davey Oliver Joyce, WBO European super-bantamweight holder Tyrone McCullagh, Commonwealth champion Leigh Wood, EBU EU champion Carlos Ramos, Cuban king Hairon Socarras, IBF European champion Jazza Dickens, and WBC Latino champion Carlos Araujo are all competing in the event which takes place at York Hall.