Irish Boxing

Question for Duddy....

Lyell Rematch.....why not?

 

Great write up Slap......

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.

 

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Duddy wins in States
14 March 2010 - By Staff Writer John Duddy moved one step closer to a major middleweight title fight with a hard fought points victory over Michael Medina at Cowboy Stadium on Saturday night.
The New York based Irishman extended his ledger to 29-1 (18KO) with the deserved victory, but was made to fight for every minute of every round to get a split decision nod. Mexican Medina, who in the eighth round was deducted a point for persistent low blows, drops to 23-2-2 (18KO).
The deduction would have had little bearing on the final decision, with the Irishman picking up scores of 96-93, 96-93 and 93-96 in the ten round battle.
The bout, which appeared on the undercard of Manny Pacqiuaio’s WBO welterweight title victory over Joshua Clottey was designed by promoter Top Rank to raise Duddy’s profile in the Hispanic community ahead of a proposed clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr later this year.
And in terms of exposure, Derry native Duddy couldn’t have hoped for much better, boxing in an entertaining contest in front of a live gate of over 50,000.
Duddy is expected to return to action in June on another Top Rank stadium card.

 

See Setanta Ireland have there boxing news back up I wonder if they will be getting us some live boxing on some time soon.

 

Lee called him out a few months back and Duddy wanted no part in it so I reckon he will stick to fighting soft touches in the hope he will get a world title fight down the line. He knows he is a favourable opponent for a voluntary defence due to his popularity so he isn't going to take a risky fight and jeapordise it.

 

i'd lov to get them together in NYC

 

There wouldnt be enough planes to take us all over there,but what a weekend it would be.Lee by late thrilling stoppage maybe on cuts which sets up a rematch in thomand park for the vacant world middleweight belt on the line after Pavlik vacates to go to rehab after been found in a youngstown ghetto trying to pick up a policeman dressed as a middle aged thai ladyboy prostitute.

 

live i dnt think so but they are interested in shows.. but they just cant aford to film them themselves.

 

Cormac has apiece in Irish-boxing about a dolphil show in may. That wouldnt be a bad one, let them in for nothing or practically nothing and dolphil lads get the exposure.Everyones a winner and we get to see more irish lads on tv.

 

I think jonny is saying there is not money there to actually pay the wages of camera men production staff ect....

 

Just watching the KO show on Setanta now. Nice to have any bit of boxing we can

 

serious???

 

Wankers. Scoring over here is tragically bad though. Were the indepenent officials scoring it?