Irish Boxing

To: the boxing world

I hereby think that to promote the sport of boxing, a channel dedicated to the greatest sport on earth should be created. I know there is a lot of legal issues to get round regarding rights etc but if there can be a golf channel there can be a boxing channel! It can feature weekly highlights, anniversary interviews, studio debate, phone-ins etc. The channel may have the power to actually create the fights that the fans want, should it be successful.

It doesn't have to be the greatest looking production but it could ending up being the very thing that gets the sport talked about again.

If you believe in this cause and think that there should be a boxing channel then please, please sign it. If enough interest is drummed up it can happen.


Shaun Brown Sincerely,

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?boxing09&1

 

Have to agree with everything said there puca this can only be good for irish boxing.

 

Yeah its a real test for Perez. Maybe someone can put the fight on youtube.

 

haughian is fighting billy Walsh for the irish title in craigavon...:good

 

That would be throwing Walsh to the wolves a bit, still it's good to have Irish title fights and good Irish fighters matched against each other. But Haughian will surely win comfortably enough.

 

Lads,

The final card in Cork City this weekend is:

Date:Saturday, January 17 - Venue: SilverSprings Moran Hotel, Cork:
Commission: Boxing Union of Ireland
Promoter/Matchmaker - Gary Hyde
Tickets: Gary Hyde (Contact Number - 00353 87 2424898
SilverSprings Hotel (00353 21 4507533)

Mike Perez v Harry Duiven Jr (6x3 Heavyweight)
Luis Garcia v Mantas Tarvydas (6x3 Super-Middleweight)
Alexei Acosta v Laurent Ucristinel Balmau (6x3 Bantamweight)
Jamie Power v Ciaran Healy (6x3 Light-Heavyweight)

Myself and Paddy are going to go along together if anyone else on the forum is interested? Could be two very good contests to see what Perez and Garcia are made of.

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if anyone is game.

Preview of the show to be posted on Cormac's site before morn.

 

I dont know Power v Healy will be a good one aswell.Power is fun to watch and healy is a willy old campaigner.That makes three good even bouts if you ask me.Poor Balmau!his debut was against Pal Bebak a very talented and seasoned amateur in which he got stopped and now Acosta poor guy hope he enjoys his stay in Ireland

 

A few bits up on irish-boxing.com

 

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=18418&more=1

an article on Billy Walsh about his Irish title fight with Stephen Haughian.

 

Got to agree with that. Haughian is younger fresher and importantly part of the Breen team and that means top of the line training and sparring.
Billy does carry a wallop though so that will be his main hope.
Great to see these fights coming off irish lads should fight each other more often and build up mini rivalries forget about the 0 behind their name.

 

This is a good matchup, Haughian on points
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/january09/jan09_haughian_walsh.html

 

healy the naturally smaller man can win over the full route against powers

 

A preview of the Cork show by Irish boxing.com
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/january09/jan09_hyde_on_cubans.html

 

Jesus yeah, talk about a tough break for Balmau. We all probably are well aware of Bedak (and his brother) especially from his battle with Paddy Barnes. And now to fight Acosta - ouch! Acosta to KO him within two rounds - Acosta is much bigger than Bedak and also Belmau.