Irish Boxing

I read McGuigans son won a disputed decision last night in the senior Ulster Championship Finals last night.
Was anyone there last night and could we get a full list of results.?
Will mc guigan put up a serious challenge for the national crown next year
I remember Mc Cauley boxing as a junior he had a great future but went off the radar for about 5 years glad to hear he is back.

 

Its a shame the crowd jeered the boy.Young McGuigan looks a bit of a prospect.

 

That computer scoring can cause ructions at times, and can be responsible for boxers losing heart in the game.

 

Yeah the scoring can be dodgy to say the least.The national senior finals were very badly scored and led to alot of bad publicity for amateur boxing.I have never been to the to the ulster seniors but i hear the atmosphere is second to none.I feel sorry for both the boxers mc Cauley clearly thinks he was wronged and that will always be at the back of mc guigans mind every time he thinks about this win.not fair on either of them.

 

6 ko wins....boy this guy can punch....peters should bring him back to Ireland for a fight...he sounds exciting

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Vintagekits#Irish_Boxing_Pound_for_Pound_List

better?

 

sold out - great news!! Ulster boxing is still so far ahead of the rest of the country

 

How ye lads, long-time lurker, first-time poster.

Ardy, I'm from Cork like Gary O'Sullivan. Did a small piece on his this week for a newspaper. Amateur record of 175 wins from 190 contests and five national titles, according to himself. And a distant cousin of the Boston Strong Boy John L Sullivan to boot. Extract below.

He's going to be on the July 12 card in the National Basketball Arena, run by Tommy Egan Promotions, and it will be on TV3.

Which, incidentally, was booked weeks ago. Apparently, Brian Peters organised a Dunne card the same night to combat the new promoter in town's show, which is Tommy Egan.

White-collar fans might know Tommy Egan from the "Celtic Tigers" shows around the country. He's a sound fella, has a big thing about people taking Irish professional titles very seriously. His aim is to have at least three Irish pro titles on the line on July 12.

That's where the Hyland-O'Hara rematch talk came from. Negotiations still ongoing, it was incorrect to announce that a rematch was confirmed already. Egan would like to have the Hyland fighters on the card, plus more Irish talent.

Believe it or not, Jamie Moore is the first name confirmed for the card on July 12. It won't affect his European title shot against Zaurbek Baysangurov, and there has been no fallout whatsoever with Frank Maloney. He is fierce excited about the prospect of fighting on a national TV station, TV3, as opposed to a digital channel like Sky.

He has had so many setbacks trying to enhance his career prospects that he jumped at the chance to fight in Ireland. He will fight for the Irish light-middle title - if successful he will be the first to have won Irish, British and Commonwealth titles. Add a European title if he beats Baysangurov. Who knows, maybe a world title shot someday?

His mother comes from Tulleroan, Kilkenny, and he gets over at least 3 or 4 times a year to all his folks there. Has a long-held aspiration of someday headlining a packed stadium in Kilkenny for a Euro or world title. Takes the Irish heritage very seriously, to be fair.


Here's an extract from the Gary O'Sullivan piece:

"Gary O’Sullivan is an intriguing prospect. He is managed by Paschal Collins, brother of former world super-middleweight champion Steve and has racked up three victories in his first three contests. All three were by knockout. Two in the first round.
There have been rumours for years that he was itching to move from the amateurs into the professional game - his body punching and raw power have been long talked about in the bars of Cork. He has been compared to Ricky Hatton for his sheer aggression and the great Ronald “Winky” Wright for his composure and intelligence.
From the tough neighbourhood of Mahon on Cork’s southside, “Spike” felt it was only a matter of time before he switched to the pay game.
“The amateur body wanted me to stay in the game but I felt the pro game suited me a lot more. I am very fit, have good stamina and I can hit with power. Since I was six years old, I have wanted to become champion of the world.
“With Paschal as my manager and Tommy promoting, I think it could be a real possibility down the line. Obviously I am still a novice in the pro-game, but if I stay focused and concentrate on one fight at a time, then who knows where I could end up?
“I fought in America for my second contest and won with a first round knockout. My opponent was giving it loads at the weigh-in, trying to psych me out of it. He was wasting his time. Nobody is going to distract me from my goal of becoming the champion of the world some day. Evander Holyfield was my idol growing up - his preparation, heart and courage are things I take on board.
“Andy Lee is a good friend of mine - we were the only Munster lads in the amateur team so we became good buddies. He’ll be back for sure. But there’s a lesson in his defeat - don’t get caught up in the hype. I’ll keep the head down, work hard and get the experience under my belt until I‘m ready to step up.”
Tommy Egan is excited about O’Sullivan’s chances. Fair enough, promoters are always going to big up their fighters, but O’Sullivan deserves the plaudits, Egan insists.
“This young man has everything required to reach the top. Paschal Collins is a good buddy of mine and had told me about this ferocious light-middleweight that he had. You’d naturally be sceptical but when I saw him for myself, I was blown away. He has all the tools to become a champion of the world. He‘s as exciting as Barry McGuigan - that same intensity.”
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention: Spike O’Sullivan is a distant cousin of the Boston Strong Boy, the legendary John L Sullivan. Who? The first ever heavyweight champion of the world back in the 1880s, that’s who."

 

great post...thanks for all that info :thumbsup

 

Thanks for the welcome, Ardy.

The Jamie Moore fight came up purely by accident. I was doing a story on a young lad, Joe Lawlor, from Wexford, who has cystic fibrosis. His sister died from it last November. So Joe decided to do a charity cycle in her memory, from Dublin to Wexford - a gruelling trip for a young lad with CF. He's a boxing nut, and Jamie Moore is one of his heroes.

So I rang Jamie to get a few words - he has done charity work for CF in Salford for years. When he heard, he insisted on ringing Joe himself to wish him luck. Joe nearly wet his pants in excitement when the phone rang.

I rang Jamie after to thank him, that's how we got talking about fighting in Ireland. I passed his number on to Tommy Egan and it went from there.

I swear to God, if there is a nicer fella in any sport than Jamie Moore, then I haven't met him. Unbelievably courteous, couldn't do enough for ya. He still rings from time to time to see how young Joe is getting on. An absolute gent.

 

I'll second that - Jamie is a really nice fella. He came to do a training session at the gym I go to in Manchester and you couldnt meet a more down to earth fella.

p.s. welcome Podge. got a link to that article?