Luis Garcia will fight Alex Sipos in Liermick - that's a good fight for the Cuban, to test his mettle. Sipos was no kind of fun for Lee, so hopefully he'll show no fear of Garcia and make a fight of it. Perez gets the last fella Fury fought when in Ireland, and who took him the distance. I am loving this card more and more - fair play to Peters and Mutley, its looking like a super night's entertainment. PS - I called Hamish Thomas a Scot lately - my mistake, he's an Irishman and father of Luke Thomas, three-time juvi Irish champ. Dunno why I thought he was a Scot.
Lads, just a quick question. A boxer by the name of Carl Dilks is wondering if is he eligible to fight for an Irish title as his great-grandfather was Irish? I presume he is but maybe someone could confirm it?
Sorry to tell you he's not eligible. The BUI's rule is grandparent or closer. It raises an interesting question though. If somebody's great grandfather and great grandmother were Irish and moved to England, Oz or the US, if their son married the daughter of someone of a similar stock, then their son married another girl of irish stock - do you think the child is Irish? In terms of bloodline there can be no doubt, what do you think?
lads joe ward and chris blaney through to quarters thats 4 irish lads through to quarters ward beat the cuban 8 1 this fella really looks the goods
In terms of bloodline, I would consider the child Irish but whether the child recognises himself or herself as Irish is another question. I'm sure there are a good few Americans who have that particular bloodline.
The real carl frampton! We all no who that was... Ryan Burnett beat a colombian in the last 16. 1 more win for a medal and a place at the junior olympics. I've seen this fella operate and trust me he's gona be a big name
yeah he beat him well 17-4 or something will be good competition for paddy bronze AKA the real Carl Frampton if he stays at 48kg next year burnett beat my mates little brother shane roach 13-0 in the all-ireland youth finals last year and shane is a good little operater himself
CORBETT: IM NOT SCARED OF PRIZEFIGHTER FAVOURITE HIDE DARREN CORBETT insists he is not scared of Prizefighter favourite Herbie Hide and is ready to claim the £32,000 winners prize. The pair are both among eight men in Barry Hearn s latest one-night tournament Cruiserweights II which takes place at the York Hall in London s East End on Friday. However, Corbetts hopes were nearly derailed as he originally weighed in one and a half pounds over the 14st 6lb limit before an impromptu gym session saw him make the weight at the second attempt. Hide, a former WBO heavyweight champion, is clear betting favourite to win but could face ex-Commonwealth champion Corbett in an explosive semi-final. Everyone is running scared of Herbie Hide but I dont care, I would fight him in the first round, said Belfast-based Corbett, who has won 28 of 34 contests. Winning Prizefighter will get me a few quid and a shot at Rob Norton, the British and Commonwealth champion. Ive already beaten him once so why not again? Corbett hopes to win the money for his family, especially as his fifth child, daughter Kealeigh, was born two weeks ago. Corbett is the only man of the eight to have competed in the first Prizefighter Cruiserweights tournament last year, although a freak injury harmed his chances. For the second fight, the semi-final, I lost against Ovill McKenzie but I slipped getting in to the ring and I was bleeding from the shin down. I lost total concentration because of that and I lost the fight. Ive never been overweight in a weigh-in before and its a hassle but wasnt a worry. Im so determined of winning this. Im fighting for the pride and love of my baby. I will fight every single drop of blood I have and I will fight to the last breath. The first quarter-final sees Mark Krence, a two-time contender for the British heavyweight title, fight Dewsburys Zahid Kahut, a qualified solicitor. Jon-Lewis Dickinson, the only undefeated man in the eight, fights Londoner Leon Williams before Corbett gets in the ring with Doncaster s John Anthony. Hide is in action in the fourth fight against 23-year-old Wayne Brooks, who, at 50/1, is the biggest outsider to win the competition in Prizefighter history. Prizefighter Cruiserweights II Odds 8/11 - Herbie Hide 5/1 - Mark Krence 11/2 Jon-Lewis Dickinson 8/1 Darren Corbett 9/1 Leon Williams 22/1 John Anthony 25/1 Zahid Kahut 50/1 Wayne Brooks