Irish Boxing

They are dropping like flies out of the elites. Donnelly, Roy Sheehan, Conor Wallace all out

 

steven donnelly and david joe joyce both really need to turn pro, and joe ward

 

Doubt Ward would succeed as a pro.....fitness/work ethic problems

 

From the Ring lads

Andy Lee is set to make his return after a nearly 15 month layoff against KeAndrae Leatherwood on March 18 at Madison Square Garden on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin’s middleweight championship against Danny Jacobs, RingTV.com has learned.
Lee-Leatherwood will take place immediately before the HBO PPV portion of the telecast on the freeview broadcast, according to promoter Tom Loeffler. The bout between Lee and Leatherwood was put together by promoter Lou DiBella, who handles Lee. “We’re excited to have Andy on the show,” Loeffler told RING. “He’s fought at MSG (three) times before. He’s undefeated. We’re definitely excited to have him on the card.”
The southpaw Lee will be fighting a day after Irish Olympian Michael Conlan makes his pro debut at Madison Square Garden’s Theater on St. Patrick’s Day. “I think it helps,” Loeffler said of the back-to-back shows. “I think it helps both cards — that’s the way I look at it. There will be 20,000 people at MSG on Saturday night. A lot of those are coming in from out of town. I’m sure a lot of our fans will go to the Conlan fight on Friday and then we’ve had a lot of requests for people staying there for the Conlan fight and they want to buy tickets for our show, as well. It will be a nice boxing weekend at MSG.”
Lee (34-3-1, 24 knockouts) hasn’t fought since he lost his WBO middleweight title to Billy Joe Saunders by a majority decision on Dec. 19, 2015 in Manchester, England. The last time he fought at Madison Square Garden, Lee flattened John Jackson with a sensational fifth-round knockout in June of 2014 on the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez undercard after Lee had been hurt several times.
Alabama’s Leatherwood (19-3-1, 12 KOs) isn’t a familiar name but he’s won five straight since he was knocked out by Taronze Washington in the fourth round in 2015, a loss he avenged in his next fight. He was also stopped by John Jackson in 2011 in the sixth round. The 28-year-old Leatherwood has been active, boxing four times in 2016.

 

Ray Moylette to turn pro on the 4th of March. Talented boxer, he could be very successful.

 

Oh no! A prediction of success by Marty! Ray if you're reading this - give up now - you're doomed laddie, doooooomed!

 

Andy Lee is coming out of retirement. He will certainly become the latest in a long line to prove the old adage "they never come back".
Strange there wasn't more demand for a rematch with Billy Joe. Andy ran him very very close and was the defending champ. When you think of the demand for a Carl - LSC rematch, their fight wasnt as close as Andys and Billys...

 

A win March 18 will set up a check out fight versus GGG.
A fight I in no way could see Andy winning but it should give him enough cash to retire and good luck to him.

 

Why did Andy go all quiet after Billy Joe took his title. He actually had/has a good case for a rematch with Billy Joe. Is there some problem with Andy I wonder? I mean health wise , family problems or something that kept him so quiet lately?

 

Very funny, don't know if Ray has the power needed to make it very far in the pro game but he certainly has the skill. So I'm hoping he has a bit of power once he puts on the smaller gloves.

 

Of course I join you in wishing ray all the best, Marty.

 

Good talent but I would be worried about the fact he had 3 wsb fights and lost them all.
Wsb is in my opinion the true reflection of how a good amateur will do in the process game

 

Theres a lot of other contributing factors to Rays lack of success at WSB. Who trained him? will his new professional team be better. Was Ray unlucky in his WSB opponents? How far will his opponents progress in the pro or amateur game. I know the jury is out with Ray but if he can tap into the talent that we all know he has then maybe, just maybe

 

Elite semi finals weekend and even with the large number absent still some good contests to look forward to,
56k seems to be the king of the weights though,down to the last 4 three have already won the elite crown in the last two years and the other lad (metcalf) has been in 2 finals,Great group but hard to look past the defending champ,
As an outsdier i think tiernan bradley will give Dean Walsh a tough test,,
Who else you guys got?

National Elite Championships National Stadium Dublin

February 10th

S/Finals (7pm)

48kg Carol Coughlan (Monkstown D) V Kristina O’Hara (St John Bosco A) (o hara)
49kg Blaine Dobbins (St Josephs Derry) V Connor Jordan (St Aidans) (dobbins)
52kg Brendan Irvine (St Pauls Antrim) V TJ Waite (Ormeau Road) (irvine close)
57kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart) V Tiegan Russell (Fr Horgans) (duffy)
57kg Amanda Coughlan (Paulstown) V Moira McElligot (St Michaels Athy) (mc elligot)
56kg Kurt Walker (Canal) V Evan Metcalfe (Crumlin) (walker)
60kg George Bates (St Marys Dublin) V Gary McKenna (Old School) (bates)
64kg Sidhbh Greene (St Brigids Eden) V Emma Agnew (Delagan) (green)
64kg Sean McComb (Holy Trinity) V Patrick Linehan (St Marys Dublin) (mc comb)
69kg Dean Walsh (St Ibars) V Tiernan Bradley (Sacred Heart O) (walsh close)
75kg Emmett Brennan (Glasnevin) V Fearghus Quinn (Camlough) (brennan)
81kg Joe Ward (Moate) V Michael Frayne (St Marys) (ward)
91kg Darren O’Neill (Paulstown) V John Joe McDonagh (Crumlin) (o neill)
91+kg Damien Sullivan (Emerald Antrim) V Martin Keenan (Rathkeale) (kennan)

February 11th

S/Finals (7pm)

52kg Thomas McCarthy (Mayfield) V Adam Courtney (St Marys Dublin) (courtney)
56kg Myles Casey (St Francis) V Stephen McKenna (Old School) (casey v.close)
60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel) V Amy Broadhurst (Delgean) (broadhurst)
60kg Gerard Matthews (St Pauls Antrim) V Patrick Mongan (Olympic) (mongan)
64kg Cheyanne O’Neill (Ahtlone) V Ciara Ginty (Geesala) (o neill)
64kg Benaldo Marime (Holy Trinity) V Wayne Kelly (Ballynacargy) (kelly)
69kg Tina Donnelly (Corinthians) V Grainne Walsh (Spartacus) (walsh)
69kg Peter Carr (Crumlin) V Brett McGinty (Oakleaf) (mc ginnty)
75kg Stephen Broadhurst (Delagan) V Caoimhin Hynes (Holy Trinity) (braodhurst)
81kg Anthony Browne (St Michaels Dub) V Sean Allen (Arlow) (browne)
91kg Cormac Long (Rathkeale) V Kenneth Okungbowa (Athlone) (okungbowa)
91+kg Bernard O’Reilly (Portlaoise) v Thomas Carty (Glasnevin (carty)

 

Where?
WWho did he sign with?
Always thought he'd make a good pro. Im surprised more of Irelands top amateurs dont go pro.
I was sure Ward would go pro after the olympics