Irish Boxing

Tolan vs McDonagh rematch for the title would be a good one !!! :bbb

 

Bazz, Tolan chalked up an 8 rounder against Jeffries and now qualifies for the title.

I dont think McDonagh would have an issue with fighting Tolan again and nor would Tolan.

I will be supporting Tolan as the choice for this title shot

The Falls Road Hooligans v The McDonagh Brothers in a Irish title double header

:good

 

John Duddy to fight Andy Lee on HBO, Martinezs undercard . I read this on a twitter , can any of the irish lads confirm this ?

 

Its a done deal lads and it will be in Foxwoods ? says Dan Rafael.

 

Lads who the **** is Dan Ambrose? does he know anything about boxing, I have read some of his articles about other boxers and if their not ppv stars he runs them into the ground .

 

Where's foxwoods?

 

Is that in Conneticut. Terrible location to try and get to.

This fight should be headlining in the WaMu that week.

Great exposure for winner though.

Some week for Irish boxing.

 

Dzinziruk’s name may be somewhat more familiar by March 12, when 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio Martinez defends his WBC middleweight title against HBO’s favorite Ukrainian at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.

Promoter Lou DiBella had hoped to showcase Martinez at the Madison Square Garden Theatre that night, but that plan was doomed by the relative anonymity of the opponent. Dzinziruk, the soon-to-be 35 year-old WBO junior middleweight champion, is undefeated in 37 pro fights, but his only US appearance came in his stoppage of Daniel Dawson on a ShoBox card in California last May. Filling even the 5,000-seat Theatre loomed a tough sell in New York, where fight fans know their Sergios from their Serhyis; ergo, the change in venue.

Once DiBella pulled the plug on the Garden Theatre, many leapt to the assumption that the Dzinziruk fight would be in Atlantic City, where Martinez’ last three fights took place, but TSS sources confirmed that it would take place at the Connecticut casino, which will be hosting its first title fight since Carl Froch-Jermain Taylor in April of 2009.

It will be the second title defense for Martinez (46-2-2), who followed his upset win over Kelly Pavlik last April with a stunning second-round knockout of Paul Williams in November.

With the fight card scheduled for the weekend before St. Patricks Day, DiBella’s first choice in opponents had been Irish middleweight Andy Lee, but HBO turned thumbs down on both Lee and Sebastian Dzik, who as the WBC’s “interim” champion, represented Martinez’ mandatory. Precisely why the network considers Dzinziruk more telegenic remains unlearned.

The good news for Irish boxing fans is that Lee (24-1) will box on the Foxwoods show, as will another popular 160-pounder, John Duddy (29-2). The bad news is that they won’t be fighting each other. While insisting on Dzinziruk as Martinez’ opponent, HBO will show only the main event of the live card. In the absence of TV money, it would be impossible to satisfy what Lee and Duddy would want for fighting each other.

Having Lee on the card provides yet another benefit for the Irishman’s manager/trainer Emanuel Steward: Since he will be working the corner instead of manning an HBO microphone on March 12, Steward won’t have to spend the next two months learning how to pronounce Dzinziruk’s name.

 

stupid location to put the fight.

Steward will not be in the corner D-Nunan as its Cotto vs Mayorga that night.

 

Read Dan rafaels twitter Duddy vs Lee is a done deal and will be televised as the opening bout on HBO.

 

If it does come to fruition and the Lee-Duddy fight takes place on the same night as Cotto-Mayorga, the assumption is that Steward takes Cottos fight.

How much of a difference does it make when you have your own trainer in your corner for a fight? Do you guys think that Lee and Cotto will train together in the buildup to their fights so Manny can be involved with both? Who will be in Andys corner should this come off and Manny is not available?

 

Ya I feared that alright, surely he will be in Cottos corner but id be happy to be wrong

 

Dan Rafael:
"Was told Sergio Martinez-Dzinziruk on 3/12 on HBO will be at Foxwoods, not NYC. HBO gave in & will do opening fight: Andy Lee-John Duddy."

I dont know what to believe now? anyone know the real story?

 

what u mean. they agree with eachother??? the fight is on

 

that would be a good match again .I'd look forward to see that I'd back mc donagh to win the rematch being a Westmeath native .