Irish Boxing

New Faces III. Darren Cruise
18 July 2010 - Steve Wellings Featuring as one of two debutants on DolPhil’s August 7 show in Dublin, Roscommon super-middleweight Darren Cruise is aiming to make a splash in the professional game and fast track himself to an Irish title shot.
“I wouldn’t be in this game if I didn’t think I could go the top. First of all I have to get an Irish title shot before I get any further,” explained the confident 20-year-old who mixed with the likes of Kenny Egan in the amateurs.
“I’ve been boxing since I was seven, that’s 13 years training and I’m ready for the next step in my career. I’m always watching professional boxing on the telly and for the last three or four years I’ve been seriously thinking about making the switch.”
Top coach Phil Sutcliffe has offered Darren the chance to realise his dreams and he now travels up to Dublin from Roscommon on a regular basis to train alongside the growing pack of stars in Sutcliffe’s Crumlin gym. Cruise also ticks over in his amateur club in Roscommon.
“I had a good amateur career,” he continued. “Winning seven Connacht titles, which in England would be the equivalent of winning a county title, and four All-Ireland titles, boxing for the national team on 14 or 15 occasions – overall I am happy with my time as an amateur.
“I don’t just have one way of fighting; I can change my style to suit the opponent. I can box or fight and do whatever it takes to win, I set-up as orthodox.”
Darren feels his approach is more suited to the pro game and adds that in the past people have compared his style to Roy Jones.
“I have a weekend job working as a doorman in a nightclub but I will be boxing on a full-time basis and during the week it’s all about the training,” he enthused.
“I’m hoping that a big following will come up to Dublin for the fight and lots of people have told me that they’re going to my debut. I had a big fan base as an amateur so hopefully they will keep following me as a professional.”
In his first paid contest Cruise is scheduled to face slippery Englishman James Tucker, the Doncaster veteran who extended Belfast prospect Brian Cusack on his debut in May. Cruise and Cusack could conceivably clash at some point in the future, but for now Darren is taking aim at the super-middleweight talent in Ireland.
“I don’t think there is anybody in the country that can beat me at my weight,” he said, “so hopefully in four or five fights I can get a crack at the Irish title and then move on from there.”








How good is he:think

 

LOLOL i hail from the north, but added my country as the south

 

good solid fighter hits hard. good amateur pedigree too. i think he will win irish title at least.:bbb:thumbsup

 

Has the Irish team for the Commonwealth's been named yet? Could someone put it up if/when it has been announced.

 

[FONT=trebuchet ms,sans-serif]Jamie Bogovic wants a rematch with Declan Trainor [FONT=trebuchet ms,sans-serif]- by Leonard Gunning, 26 July 2010[/FONT][/FONT]

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[FONT=trebuchet ms,sans-serif]Trainor opened his pro slate with a victory over the previously unbeaten Australian amateur star in Sydney on Thursday, July 23 but the ‘Boss’ Bogovic was unhappy in the manner of the defeat and is looking for a rematch as soon as possible.
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[FONT=trebuchet ms,sans-serif]rest of the article is here ............... http://boxing-ireland.com/20100726_bogovic_rematch_45.html​

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You seem to have convinced Don O'Leary of this Patrick, he was telling me just now he reckons it will be a great fight. You could sell snow to the eskimos! :nut

 

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1882

 

Dont you mean "Proper Ireland" rather than "The South"

 

I'm sure it has more to do with what Prunty's been doing in the Gym! I know everyone thinks I'm talking out my arse but the boy puts in a trojan amount of work and always does whats required of him in training:deal

 

Bit disappointed that you left Prunty's name out of the fray Steve....

 

I call it the south of ireland, just as we have the west if ireland, and the east lol

"we're not brazil we're not a country...." LOL

 

still dont understand why theres none of the hylands on city west show can anyone shed a light why

 

There better be all sorts of pints before and after but not during. I'll be ****ed if I'm paying a fiver for a warm bottle and yingyang or whatever the ****s its called again

 

i dont think there is anybody in the country that can beat me at my weight ..........tell paddy mcdonagh that 11-0 springs to mind:roll: