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I think Sinky has great chance of winning Prizefighter. He has a superb amateur pedigree (which suits the format), is a fast starter and holds chilling power.

The line-up isn't the strongest ever and I see Bradley Pryce as Neil's main threat.

 

Id go alone with that




Sinky Says
3 February 2010 - By Neil Sinclair All the names are in the hat for Prizefighter now and I can’t wait.
I think it is fair to say that me and Bradley Price are the most experienced. But there are a few decent boxers in there as well. I will learn more about them closer to the time.
It is a big opportunity as I think the winner will get a major title shot so it can progress my career onwards and open doors – perhaps a European title fight? It would be quite something to be the fourth Irish European champion – I don’t think we’ve ever had three at one time, never mind four.
But for now the focus is Prizefighter. John Breen has won it before with Martin Rogan – the inaugural event and he will be using that knowledge and experience with me.
Everything is in threes and sometimes fours to condition me to the format. I’m sparring, shadow boxing with the gloves on, doing pads – all in threes. It is all geared towards fighting in three round bursts – a bit like learning to sprint instead of running a marathon.
The closest thing to it I’ve ever had was in Dublin in the Irish Championships when I had two three rounders in one day.
One of the most important things is to avoid getting cut or bruised as that would be disasterous. I think I can come through unscathed and emerge as the Prizefighter Champion – anything can happen after that. I know for a fact that the winner will get a title.
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Sinky Says certainly has certainly helped open a few doors for me. Over Christmas a couple of lads came up to me in the Duke of York, a bar in Belfast, and they were saying that they loved the column, so it is always good to get feedback from boxing fans.
A few weeks back I was asked to do co-commentary for Setanta for Brian Magee’s European title fight. It was something I always wanted to do and to get to do it for a fight like that - with someone you know winning a major title - just makes it extra special.
I’m also going to be working on a Friday column for the Newsletter, which should be a bit of fun. Obviously I’m not doing that much that it is taking my eye off the ball in the gym, it is just great to have a platform – and it is something I would like to go into after I finish boxing.
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I had a great night at the National Boxing Awards recently and it was great to see the event get such great coverage in the press. Irish boxing is going from strength to strength and the awards night was a great example of that. A few years back who would have thought that there would be so many boxers active that we could even have an event like that and it is something that I think will grow year on year. I had a great night catching up with boxers past and present – and I’m looking forward to next year’s event where hopefully I will be up for some sort of award!

 

Sinky will prevail. I'll be throwing a few quid on him anyway.

 

3/1 with sky bet lads. Fill yer boots! Shop around and you might even get better odds...

 

lads wat the story with the cubans in cork

 

3 to 1 is great odds for sinky i believe he is the one to beat in this competition,Most of his defeats have come from him gassing a bit in the mid to late rounds thats not going to happen him in a 3 round contest im definetly going to find some shop and get cash on him tomorrow.

 

Defo sticking a few bob on sinky to do the business

 

I'm now a junior member get in!!!

 

You better keep posting here when you're fighting for titles.

 

I definitely think Sinky can win it. Was in Breens yesterday and John is really putting him through his paces. The attention it is getting - with three weeks away is unreal. I was to do Sinky Says, The News Letter were in to do a new column and after he finished training he was doing a half hour photo shoot for the Belfast Telegraph. He's really up for this, in a way I havent seen since he was British Champion

 

Blaney looks good hopefully the irish team can win a few more medals at this , it would be something else if Joe Ward adds another world title to the one he won last year . The young lad mentiond at the end (Neville Giles) who won boxer of the tournament is my girlfreinds little nephew , he wins boxer of the tournament every time he fights in one and is only 12

 

i really hope he can pull it off , he seems like a sound bloke and there was rumours of him fighting rhodes a while back , if he wins he could get a shot , sinky has shown some real form since moving up and he knocked his last opponent out in 4 , thats quicker then rhodes , branco , lauri , magee , cox an many others!!

cormac has there been any news on haughian ???

 

Good stuff:happy:happy




Yanjing Fight Night: Cork Cuban Acosta determined to celebrate Birthday in style


Thursday, 04 February 2010

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Undefeated Cork based Cuban sensation Alexei Acosta turns 22 on Saturday week (February 13th) and he'll be hoping for a double celebration when he features on the Yanjing Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin.

The 2006 World Junior Champion has earned the moniker of “The Hurricane” since turning pro in 2008 and has so far blown away all 9 of his opponents to date leaving a trail of destruction behind him. The Leeside based puncher will be looking to extend his KO record to a perfect 10 in Dublin when he takes on Middlesbrough's Gavin Reid over eight rounds on the undercard of Andy Murray and Oisin ***an's eagerly awaited Irish title clash.
Acosta has yet to travel beyond three rounds as a pro but the prodigious young talent can expect a stiff task from the durable Reid who has something of a track record for upsetting unbeaten prospects having removed the all important zero from the records of English prospects John Donnelly and Stuart McFadyen.

In his last outing in November bantamweight Acosta took a step up in class but still needed just two rounds to despatch former Bernard Dunne opponent and British and Commonwealth title challenger Sean Hughes.

Acosta's bout with Reid is one of seven fights on the Yanjing Fight Night card with for the first time ever four Irish title fights featured on the same night. The clash between Murray and ***an headlines while the vacant Irish Heavyweight belt will also be up for grabs when Galway's Coleman Barrett clashes with Dublin's Colin Kenna in the first Irish Heavyweight title fight for lmost 13 years.

Patrick Hyland will make the first defence of his Irish Featherweight title against Mickey Coveney while Anthony Fitzgerald and Lee Murtagh clash for the vacant Irish Super Middleweight title.

Two other non title fights on the bill will see featherweight prospect Willie Casey and new Belfast pro Jamie Conlan looking to extend their unbeaten records.

Tickets for the Yanjing Fight Night priced €30, €40, €50 and €60 are available from Ticketmaster (phone 0818 719 300 or visit ticketmaster.ie) and all usual outlets.