Irish Boxing

RIP Darren sutherland

 

Yeah man, its been a sad week:verysad

 

well lads heres the confirmation!

Tyson Fury set for Irish debut on Dunne Undercard

Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury will make his Irish debut at The O2, Dublin on Saturday week on the undercard of the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight night. Fury will feature as a special attraction on the undercard of Bernard Dunne’s first defence of his WBA World Super Bantamweight title against number one contender Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.

The 6 foot 9 inch Fury is fresh from the eighth straight win of his pro career, a 10 round points win over leading British heavyweight John McDermott last weekend and he says he’s fighting fit for his Dublin date.

“I can’t wait to fight at The O2,” revealed Fury. “I was ringside there when Bernard won the World title in March and what a night that was. The atmosphere was incredible, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything like it so I’m really looking forward to boxing there myself now and putting on a show for the Irish fans.

“I had hoped to fight for the Irish heavyweight title on the show but nobody seems to want to fight me for it. I’m very proud of my Irish roots and I represented Ireland as an amateur on a few occasions so it would be great to win the Irish title as a pro. My dad was born in Tuam and my grandmother on my mum’s side was a Tipperary woman. In fact myself and Andy Lee are actually second cousins - his Granny and my Granny were sisters.”

The Hennessy Sports promoted Fury only turned pro last December but is already one of the most talked about heavyweight prospects in recent years having already racked up eight straight wins with seven of those coming via knockout. He was forced to go the distance for the first time last weekend with McDermott and he admits that it was not his best performance.

“I wasn’t happy with my performance against McDermott,” said the Manchester based Fury. “My preparation for the fight wasn’t too clever. I haven’t been able to get good sparring over in England so for the McDermott fight I actually did some sparring in Ireland and Germany. To be honest I probably overdid the sparring and ended up doing too much in Germany. I was sparring between 8 and 10 rounds every day which in the long term will stand to me because it was great experience but it meant that by the time I got in the ring with McDermott I was missing the snap that you need in your punches.

“I still thought I won the fight pretty comfortably though and I know a lot of people who were at the fight saw it that way as well but the commentary on TV made it sound a lot closer than it was. I think if you watch the fight back with the sound off it becomes a completely different fight. In my opinion the commentary was terribly biased towards McDermott.

“I’ve watched it back on tape a few times and I thought I won it by 6 rounds to 3 with one even. I certainly wasn’t happy with my own performance because it was the worst of me and the very best of John McDermott on the night. I think I did prove however that I have the chin, stamina and heart for the game even though I didn’t show any of my talent on the night. I had him going in the last two rounds though and had it been a 12 round fight I believe I’d have stopped him because he had nothing left at that point.”

Fury aims to be in top form in Dublin and says he will dedicate his performance to the memory of the late Darren Sutherland. “It’s come as a complete shock to everyone in boxing. To think that Darren was at my fight last weekend and now he’s no longer with us. He came across as a really nice lad and it looked like he was really going to do big things in the pro game. He’s a real loss to Irish boxing and my heart goes out to his family.

Promoter Brian Peters also paid tribute to Sutherland saying, “It’s been a very difficult week for the sport with Darren’s passing. He had the charisma and ability to become a huge star and it’s a tragedy beyond comprehension that such a shining light has been extinguished. My thoughts are with his friends and family who have lost a son, a brother and a friend and we’ll certainly be looking to mark his passing by paying tribute to him at The O2 next weekend.

Bernard Dunne headlines the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at the O2 on Saturday, September 26th while unbeaten Cavan star Andy Murray will defend his European Union Lightweight title against former Italian Champ Pasquale Di Silvio in the chief supporting contest.

Reigning Irish Welterweight champion, Stephen Haughian will also feature on an action packed card alongside two of Dublin’s favourite fighting sons with current Irish and IBF International Featherweight champ Patrick Hyland and former Irish Lightweight champ Oisin ***an featuring in separate bouts. The undefeated Hyland will face former Commonwealth title challenger David “Silent Danger” Kiilu.

 

Thanks for that Paddy. I hope they can find a good opponent for Furey:thumbsup

 

a little birdy tells me that jamie kavanagh the world youth silver medalist from crumlin, dublin will be hooking up with freddie roach in the wildcard gym and joining dean byrne

 

hopefully it works out

 

Hey guys, my computers been broke for donkeys but I came on here as quick as I could to say Rest In Peace Darren Sutherland. Such a tragedy, a genuine talent and a real waste, I really wished he's talked to someone but I guess with all of the pressure on him was just too much.

I suffered from severe depression and had to quit boxing altogether, it's hard enough getting into the ring but in that state of mind it really is torture. I would literally break down into tears in the dressing room after a tough sparring session it got so bad.

So I have some idea as to what Darren might have been feeling, it's not so simple as quitting when your a prospect who's just turned pro, moved away from your family and all eyes are on you like Sutherland though. It's the age old Maxim about boxing and sports in general, the physical is only ten percent.

What a shame, and what a nice guy. R.I.P

 

It will be a hand picked opponent most likely some one with a glas chin that will go down at the first punch!

Fury was bollixed last week!

 

I called it didn't I? And I got absolutely **** on for it. "Wahhhh!!! why do people have to be so negative about prospects??!?! No wonder the sport is dying!!!!!" Yeah if the future of boxing is Tyson Furey it deserves to die. Furey is a faster version of Valuev.

 

good post mate...darren could have been a great...

 

kavanagh can punch...hes made for the pro game

 

I called it at the end of august

he was never going to fight anyone dangerous 2 weeks after McDermott

 

Yeah it goes to show we all have our deamons

 

i dont think this will happen...no way

 

I knew they wouldn't call off the fight on the Dunne card and I knew after the McDermott fight that it wouldn't be for the Irish title.
If he had blasted McDermott out of there in 3/4 rounds they may have tried to get an Irish title fight but that was always going to be extremely unlikely.

If they had called off the fight at the O2 it would have been very bad PR.
1. They'd be giving the impression that the McDermott fight was very hard for Fury(which it was) and that maybe he needs to step down in class again for a while.
2.They'd be missing a huge opportunity to gain exposure in Ireland on what will surely be the biggest card in Ireland this year.

You can guarantee whoever the opponent is though, he'll be someone that Fury should take out in a few rounds.