I am honoured to be here Slappy, have been an admirer for a while. :yep I get enough exposure of craptalk on BoxRec without having to go wander around the other threads on here.
Lads Patrick Hyland is fighting for the EU title on June 12th in Dublin. Pickering 'had no interest in the fight' however. By all accounts Peters is the promoter and he has to now find a rated opponent. More details tomorrow-or just get Tuesdays Irish Mirror!
Yeah thought as much about Pickering. Its not a title he'd have much interest in and I can't imagine he'd be in for a big payday. Not a lot in it for him at this stage. Hopefully the can get a live body in and make it an interesting night. Peters pulling the strings on this one makes me more hopeful of that.
The "Midnight Train from Georgia" Vladimir Chanturia rolls into Belfast bbb This content is protected
Pictured with manager Gary Hyde and co-trainers Tony Dunlop and former Martin Rogan coach Paul McCullagh. Vladimir beat Ruslan Chagaev in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. This content is protected
The 12-1 (8 KO's) heavyweight makes his debut on Alio's Holiday Inn show on May 8th. His opponent will be Tomasz Zeprzalka of Poland. This content is protected