Irish Boxing

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see BBBC have orderd rematch of Fury vs Mcdermot

 

hahaha

About time they did something right! i personally had it a draw but if i had to lean one way it would have been for mcmuffin

 

I have terrible feeling that Stephen Haughian will be shown,Peters seems to like him for some reason.Pajo should be shown and Haughians fight should be on the list after Pajo,Power and Fury in that order but its just a feeling i get.I have nothing against Stephen mind you i think hes a decent boxer but not exciting and entertaining like the three mentioned above.

 

I can't see how they would show Pajo - he's managed by someone other than Brian Peters. Same goes for Jamie Power and Mike Sweeney. Simple as that, I would think.

Maybe Tyson Fury 'cos Peters and Hennessy are tight, but I think it will be Haughian. And to be honest, I would be happy if it was. I've always found him good value - I really enjoyed the Grasselini fights.

Plus we need more stars in the making - television exposure will help him sell tickets in the future, give him a bit more weight with the casual fan, which means more boxing shows for us.

 

Go on Macklin!:good

 

anyone know what time dunne ponsawaat are due in the ring at fellas im in work till 11.00 and wont be home till 11.10

 

it was about half 11 as far as i can remember last time so i'd say you'll be safe enough.

 

Work through your brake and leave a hour early to make sure you get home on time. You might catch a fight or two before the main event.

 

it says on sweeney facebook page that his fight is being shown live on rte

 

Thats interesting, this will be the fight before Dunne

 

A mate of mine that works at the Point promised me the full running order for this Friday so I'll post it up when he sends it to me.

 

Deadly, thanks man

 

Macklin guns for European crown

Thursday, 24 September 2009 16:06
Rookie promoter Ricky Hatton believes he can guide Irish star Matthew Macklin to a world title - providing he wins the vacant European middleweight crown on Thursday night.
Born and raised in Birmingham to Irish parents, Macklin has fought on Bernard Dunne undercards and headlined a Pro Box Live victory over Luis Campas last year.
He is now looking to make up for lost time after years of frustration and recently vacated the British title he won in March without even defending it.

The 'Hitman' told Press Association Sport: 'Matthew Macklin is a close personal friend of mine and regardless of that I think he's one of the most exciting fighters in Britain at the moment.
'He's already been in one of the best British title fights in recent years against another one of my friends, Jamie Moore, and he's never looked as good as he did when he won the British title in his last fight against Wayne Elcock.
'I think the manner in which he won that fight shows he's ready to move on to the European stage already.
'After that, I think we've got a possible world champion in the making, I really do.
'His career has been a little bit on the back-burner and that defeat against Jamie Moore didn't help, but as great a fight as it was, there were reasons for his defeat.
'He probably didn't let on how much he was struggling at the light-middleweight limit. But he's at middleweight now and he has never looked back to be honest.
'Against Elcock he looked absolutely fantastic.'
Finnish opponent Asikainen, 33, is a former European champion and both Macklin and Hatton expect a competitive clash.
'To be honest, I hadn't really got going in the Elcock fight, it was over before it started,' said Macklin.
'This will be a much tougher fight than the Elcock one. Asikainen has a good defence, is well schooled with good movement and good footwork so it's going to take longer.
'But once I get into my rhythm I will show my skills and will be able to produce a performance that makes a statement.'
Hatton added: 'He's got a very tough fight but it's a fight I think he can come through and if Matt wins this he goes straight into the top five with the world governing bodies' rankings,' he said.
'It's a big, big fight for him.
'I think Matthew's a little bit frustrated. He's probably always dreamed of becoming a world champion and I think that dream can still come true.'
'But as far as his progress has gone he has struggled for fights, he's had problems, the Moore fight was a setback and I think he's a frustrated man.
'I think his last performance brought the confidence back to him and hopefully he'll be adding the European title to that British title and I think it will be a great night for him.'