Irish Boxing

links aint working johnny

 

try these!

LEE REVEAL ALL- Literally
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/march11/mar11_lee_interview.html

Wright Fight Gone Wrong For Macklin
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/march11/mar11_macklin_wright_off.html

 

Over at the scene an article claims that Lee V McEwan winner will be persuaded to have a crack at James Kirkland? Personally I think if Lee came through (not looking to far ahead) this would be a dangerous opponent with heavy hands although skillwise a great match of styles! Kirkland is there to be slipped and countered.

 

winner should get a crack at martinez thet clown kirkland prob be ****ed back in jail before a fight anyway

 

If Lee does win Saturday I would be amazed if DiBella put him in with Kirkland afterwards. If Le wins I think were looking at Lee-Martinez in Atlantic City around August/September.

 

I think the big questions is what are HBO looking at not what "we" are.
Lee needs a big KO win to get that opportunity!

 

ive a feeling hes gonna pull off 1 tbh said it on the brit forum yesterday

 

I dont think so. I think he just needs to look good winning, regardless of whether its KO or points. He was close to getting the chance this fight and the Yanks last memory of him is Vera. Once he wins I think HBO wil OK him. If DiBella can get Berto against Freddy Hernandez and Stevie Forbes on HBO he can surely get this on there

 

I hope your right. Would be class if it happens. As for this weekend can't f*ckng wait. 2 weekends of high profile events and hopefully by the end of it we will have an update on Ormone/Spike/Andy Murray/Dean Byrne or plands for Carlos and Jamie Kavanagh oh yeh and the small matter of being only a month away from Khan V McCloskey:bbb

 

murrays on the khan undercard aint he?

 

If Lee wins he will then fight Vera around may/june time and if sucessfull there fight Martinez early autumn Di Bella said so..

 

Where did you hear this??

 

Lee-McEwan on Saturday

The stage is now set for the much awaited ‘Celtic War ’ between Andy Lee, ‘The Irish Assassin’ and Craig McEwan , ‘The Scottish Braveheart’ to take place this Saturday evening, March 12, as the chief supporting bout to Sergio Martinez - Sergei Dzinziruk WBC world middleweight clash at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States.

The Ireland v Scotland ‘Celtic War’ between Lee and McEwan will be televised live by HBO and comes on the weekend before St Patrick’s Day. Lee expects a strong turnout of Irish boxing fans at the Foxwoods Resort Casino arena to support him from across the East Coast of the US and from Ireland.

Lee commented “It’s always good having a fight around Saint Patrick’s Day. The Irish are great fans of boxing and they support and follow their fighters everywhere. So to be fighting at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Connecticut which is between Boston and New York is a perfect location. I’ve been getting a lot of calls, emails and text messages from people wishing me luck for the fight. There is plenty of interest and excitement about the fight, so the atmosphere should be loud and electric at the event.”

Andy Lee’s boxing

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in the pro ranks has been carefully nurtured and developed over the last 5 years by legendary Kronk manager and trainer, Emanuel Steward. The Kronk fighter (24w, 18ko, 1l) is currently ranked # 5 by the WBA and # 14 by the WBC in the middleweight division and is tipped by many boxing commentators to challenge for a world title in 2011.



McEwan, from Edinburgh, Scotland, a tall southpaw aged 28 is presently ranked # 12 by the WBO and is unbeaten in 19 outings with 10 of his wins coming early by way of KO. McEwan boxes out of the famous Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

Both fighters are at similar stages in their respective

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, a win will potentially propel one of them into world title contention and a loss will send the other into potential obscurity. The stakes are high for each fighter, so the preview of the fight has edge and drama written all over it.

Lee is a very seasoned 26 years old, is a young and hungry fighter and views the opportunity to box on HBO in a chief supporting bout to a world championship title contest as the chance to showcase his talent on the big stage and as the gateway to bigger and better things.

The Kronk Fighter commented “I am very confident of winning this fight, training has gone extremely well and I’m physically and mentally prepared. I am totally focussed on the job I have to do, on March 12 my aim is to put on a good performance and take care of business. I’m in against an undefeated, hungry and tricky technical boxer with a snappy jab, so there is a lot to be said about that. However, I have the talent any

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to out box McEwan and also the tools to knock him out. Even if it goes into the trenches I’m ready and armed for a bloody war. Believe me I aim to win; This is an all or nothing fight.

‘I’ve been watching tapes of McEwan’s fights and

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him every day and coming up with and devising a plan with Emanuel to exploit his weaknesses while we have been working out in the gym. I am going to expose his short comings and flaws, I can’t reveal my plans at the moment, but you will see them on March 12.”

Lee has trained for the last 6 weeks in the Miguel Cotto, WBA super light middleweight world champion’s training camp at ‘The Heavyweight Factory’ gym in Hollywood, Florida. The Kronk fighter looked sharp in sparring, working with both orthodox and southpaw sparring partners getting useful rounds under his belt in preparation for the fight.

Emanuel Steward, firmly believes his fighter has the tools and weapons in his arsenal to beat McEwan ‘Andy is an experienced strong fighter and carries a powerful punch in either hand; he is an intelligent boxer who can read a fight and can adapt his style with ease during a fight. He has plenty of heart and can dig deep in the trenches to win a fight. Andy has had prefect conditioning for the fight and our camp could not have been better.’

The last time Lee fought close to St Patrick’s Day, was at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on March 16, 2007, he produced a spectacular knockout that sent Carl Daniels, former world light middle weight champion crashing to the canvas in round 3. A finish like that would certainly impress his Irish fan base at the venue and the TV Sports executives at HBO.

Lee is on a 9 fight winning streak and moving in the direction of a world title

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. He turns 27 in June and wants to make his mark in the boxing world scene this year, but for this Irish fighter it is one fight at a time and he is not looking past March 12.

Tickets for ‘Diamond Elite’: Martinez vs. Dzinziruk” and ‘Celtic War’: Lee vs. McEwan are priced at $450, $250, $125, $75, and $50, and are available now through the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods box office. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mgmatfoxwoods.com, by calling the box office at 1-866-646-0609, or in person at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods box office.

For Andy Lee fans in Ireland, the ‘Celtic War’ will be televised by Setanta Sports Ireland. ​

Article posted on 09.03.2011 5 comments

 

Khan-McCloskey: Paul says he’s going to wipe the deck with Amir on 4/16

March 8th, 2011
By William Mackay: In looking at how carefully WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) picked out his next opponent Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s) over the other possible opponents to fight on April 16th at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, you would think that the fight is pretty much in the bag for Khan already. However, don’t tell that to the 31-year-old McCloskey because he really thinks he’s going to win this fight and is hoping that Khan is overlooking him on 4/16.

McCloskey, speaking to the bournelocal.co.uk, said “Part of me hopes he is taking me lightly because I’ll wipe the floor with him.” I think it’s safe to say that Khan is taking McCloskey lightly because that’s why he probably chose him rather than facing knockout artist Breidis Prescott, who already knocked out Khan in the 1st round. Khan could have fought Prescott and likely made much more money and received more press attention. Instead, Khan opted for the light-hitting McCloskey to fight. What does that tell you? It tells me that Khan looked to take the easier fight and doesn’t see McCloskey as the same kind of threat that he does Prescott. It’s doubtful that McCloskey has the tools to beat Khan even if Amir takes McCloskey lightly. We’re talking about a guy that has never fought a top tier opponent during his career, let alone beating one.
McCloskey has given a high ranking by the WBA [ranked #5] without ever having fought anyone in the top tier to receive it. This is very reminiscent of how the WBA ranked another opponent of Khan, Dmitriy Salita, at number #1 in 2009 when Salita had never fought anyone in the top tier. Why McCloskey has been given a high ranking without having proven himself is beyond me. Khan will win but it won’t mean much because McCloskey is an unproven unknown.

 

What time is Andy Lee in the ring on Saturday???