Irish Boxing

Farmpton TKO3 Kassai :bbb

Good man yourself Carlos! Get the fight up on youtube or something :good

Lindasy Pts Tetteh. Not particularly impressive but, **** it, a win is a win

 

Irish Boxing is absolutley buzzing right now. 2009 gave us 2 European titles, a world title and a commonwealth title and a European amateur lb for lb number 1 retain her status as the best female boxer and a bronze at Milan. roll on 2010.

 

Roll on november 14th great weekend of boxing also , andy lee takes on someone ranked higher then himself and then of course the mega fight cotto vs pacman, and the football.....

 

I have to admit I was failing asleep between rounds. But to be fair I dont think he got out of third gear.

 

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I'll try and sort that for you. I'll get on to bazza to get me the clip of sky

 

Frampton impresses on Irish pro debut
06 November 2009 - By Cormac Campbell Carl Frampton looked every bit the outstanding prospect on Friday night with a third-round stoppage of Ignac Kassai at Meadowbank Sports Arena.
In his first appearance on home soil since turning pro earlier this year with Barry McGuigan, Irish Senior Champion Frampton looked strong, controlled and powerful against Kassai. Taking the centre of the ring Frampton picked his shots, covered up well and unloaded when opportunities arose.
The finish, which came in round three, was somewhat premature – but no less inevitable. Having landed three straight lead rights in quick succession, Kasai retreated to the corner encouraging referee David Irving to call off proceedings. Frampton had sold in excess of 200 tickets for the contest, and received a warm reception from the remainder of those in attendance.
Here we have a star in the making.
Dee Taggart, contesting a swing bout that followed the main event, scored a points victory in a tough, keenly contested bout with Englishman Johnny Greaves.
The Omagh native started brightly but faded a little towards the end of the contest. There is no doubting Taggart’s bravery, popularity and ability to entertain – it is no coincidence that a photo entitled ‘Bloodshot’ featuring Taggart recently won the Northern Ireland Sports Photograph of the Year award - but he must work on avoiding brawls if he is to have longevity in the game.
It was to be an unhappy debut for 33-year-old heavyweight hope David Hanna, who suffered a points defeat at the hands of Pavels Dolgovs.
Dropped in the first and hurt in the second, Hanna recovered well and rocked Dolgovs in the fourth and final round. At times the Harry Hawkins trained former Scottish amateur international crowded his work, forcing back his opponent without leaving space to offload his shots. A rematch in which Hanna learns from simple lessons would more than likely avenge defeat.
The Magherafelt undercard also yielded a points victory for cruiserweight David Dolan over Kristian Jaksi. Martin Rogan’s former Prizefighter rival looks stronger at cruiserweight and a rematch with Rob Norton is a real possibility.
There were also victories for Coventry’s Troy James, who looked unexceptional, asides from an impressive second round knockdown of Zsolt Nagy.
Liverpool’s John Donnelly scored a fourth-round stoppage of Isaac Owusu and Paul Buchanan slipped to defeat following a sixth-round stoppage by the powerful Gregorsz Proksa.
Stay tuned to irish-boxing.com this week for an exclusive interview with Paul McCloskey, as well as interviews with Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton, Martin Lindsay and Andy Murray.

 

McCloskey crowned European champion
06 November 2009 - By Cormac Campbell Paul McCloskey became Derry’s first European Champion in 30 years with a ninth-round stoppage of Spaniard Daniel Rasilla on Friday night.
A healthy crowd of 3,000 braved the icy cold of the Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt despite the lure of the concurrent Rogan v Sexton II card at the more luxurious Odyssey Arena in Belfast some 30 miles away. That the majority of those in attendance retained their coats and - indeed scarves - for the duration of the promotion tells its own story, but few will care to dwell on such minor inconveniences when McCloskey’s achievement is considered.
Admittedly this was far from being McCloskey’s finest performance, but in truth any hopes of looking good were made that little bit more difficult by Rasilla’s cagey, negative approach. Having come in at short notice for the injured Souleymane M’Baye there was an expectation that Rasilla would come to the ring hoping to survive rather than to win and so it transpired as he circled the ring at a distance, refusing to engage for six of the contest’s nine rounds.
Despite this, McCloskey won the early rounds at a canter with hurtful lead lefts from his southpaw stance giving Rasilla a taste of the inevitable. That inevitable could have come much sooner had McCloskey elected to unload more right hands early on as Rasilla circled to his left.
Perhaps the turning point of the fight was in the fourth round when at one stage Rasilla’s tiring legs betrayed him, forcing to turn spin a complete 360 degrees. The Dungiven southpaw was ready to pounce, instinctively landing a full bodied left hook before the referee stepped in to break the pair.
From this point McCloskey upped the pressure and began to break up his opponent. In the fifth, Rasilla was send into the ropes by a left hand. A right then buckled his legs, with the bell buying some breathing space.
Rasilla did fight back. In the seventh he landed a clean right and in the eighth a strong one two – which if delivered by a heavier puncher could have posed problems. After the contest McCloskey said that shipping such blows was ‘embarrassing’, a result of complacency and over eagerness.
Taking the shots did encourage to take his performance up a level. In the ninth he caught Rasilla with an enormous right that sent his opponent sprawling into one of the neutral corners. McCloskey then followed this up with a barrage of shots that sent Rasilla to the canvas for the count of nine. Perhaps the contest should have been stopped, but Rasilla was given the benefit of the doubt. Moments later McCloskey landed a hard left, which sent Rasilla heavily to the canvas. The fight was waved off without a count.
Cue wild celebrations.
There is little doubt that greater tests than Daniel Rasilla lie ahead – and McCloskey freely admits that he must up his performance if he is to retain what he has worked so hard to achieve. A World Title chance is not inconceivable, but more than likely McCloskey will defend his title at the Kings Hall early in the New Year, further establishing his growing reputation and fanbase.
Stay tuned to irish-boxing.com this week for an exclusive interview with Paul McCloskey, as well as interviews with Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton, Martin Lindsay and Andy Murray.

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Brave Rogan fails to reclaim title
06 November 2009 - By Steve Wellings It was a case of different fight, same result, as Sam Sexton retained his Commonwealth heavyweight title in the hostile atmosphere of Belfast’s Odyssey Arena. The 25-year-old kept a cool head under pressure and broke the heart and stamina of the local man, causing Rogan to retire after six rounds, citing a damaged left arm.
Despite the pre-fight promises of an all new fighting machine with hidden skills, busting to come to the fore, it was the same old Rogie rumbling forward, with added emphasis on a body attack. Howard Foster had the thankless task of keeping things clean, as Rogan bored in with the head and Sexton held on constantly, stifling his opponent’s rushes.
Rogan was fired-up in the opening exchanges, roughing his man and exciting the crowd without landing too much of significance; his pressure and flurries to the body were still catching the eye. Sexton’s solid jab was used sparsely in the opening three sessions, which was surprising given it kept Rogan at bay and off-balance.
Sam’s quality was counteracting Rogan’s quantity by the fourth and the Falls Road man was falling short, although a right hand off the ropes took Sexton’s attention.
In the fifth round, the inevitable happened and Sexton was hurt. Rogan, sporting a cut on the forehead, had his man lurching around the ring on unsteady legs, grappling for breathing space as trainer Graham Everett looked on anxiously.
A left hook pushed him back to the ropes and I hoped referee Howard Foster wouldn’t respond to the vociferous reaction and withdraw the champion prematurely. He didn’t, and the Norwich man made it back to the corner following a severe warning for incessant holding – more importantly, he had survived and would not be troubled again.
The sixth saw a complete turnaround in events, with Rogan far from continuing the onslaught, he suddenly found himself on the end of the, so far absent, double-jab. Straight right hands followed and the shift in play was evident.
By the final 30 seconds of the round Martin was seriously fatigued and stared down at his boots, swaying across the ring, searching for respite. He slumped on the stool shaking his head as trainer Paul McCullach and assistant Gerard McCafferty attempted futile motivation.
Rogan shook his left hand and the referee was informed; Foster waved it off much to the dismay of the crowd, many of whom had not seen the warning signs. Sexton’s jubilant team flooded the ring and security rushed to quell a couple of irate locals who wanted to crash the ringside party.
MC Mark Burdis announced Rogan’s retirement at the beginning of round seven, due to a damaged left arm. The 38-year-old’s fabulous run that reignited a stagnant domestic scene had come to an abrupt end.
In the dressing room post-fight, an assured Sexton felt he had settled the score after a controversial ending to the first contest: "I came over here last time as a big underdog and I did the job then; I came back to prove a point and I think I did more than enough tonight.
"It was a hostile crowd, as expected, and the Belfast people were behind their man but maybe I’ll get the credit I deserve for coming back here when I didn’t have to.
"He was throwing some good body shots but I’m well covered to the body and no one’s ever going to the hurt me down there. He definitely didn’t pose me any more problems than last time. Rogan can punch and he’s strong but I’m stronger and the better man."
Sexton acknowledged that the fifth round was a turning point, but hard training and preparation enabled him to pull through and come back stronger to finish the bout.
"I wasn’t really surprised by the finish," he added. "I said I was getting stronger all time and any other fighter would have gone down from my shots so all respect to Martin Rogan, he has a tough chin and they were solid shots I was throwing - I could feel them rocking him every time.
"I’m by far the fittest I’ve ever been and we’ve added different things to training; I’m very excited about the rest of my career and I’m a fresh 25. No matter that I’m due to fight for the British title because it is already mine and if we can do bigger fights before that then we’ll take them but the British title is a certainty. Nobody in Great Britain will stand up to me."
Concluding, Sam cast doubts on the reasons for the pullout.
"I’m a fair man and I don’t run people down but was there an injury (to Rogan)? These shots I threw were solid and it took it out of him, breaking his heart. Remember that I’m a sharp, big fella and I fight like a light-heavyweight using the jab and moving around the ring."
Manager and show promoter Frank Warren was equally as enthusiastic: "Sam fought a great fight and he should get the credit for coming to the other guy’s backyard again," he added.

 

That would be excellent. So come on then, tell us all how you feel about last night? Happy with the performance? Feeling good? Did you work on the things you wanted to and all that craic?

 

good man Carlito. Looking forward to it.

 

I submitted an article to Boxing Scene late last night but the feckers aint got it up yet. I'll post it as soon as they do.

 

I felt good last night even tho it was colder inside than out. I happy with my performance! I had to be carful cause he was throwing big wild shots so I was just covering up and countering with straight shots if my own. My uppercut were working well for me aswell. Fair play to him, he was a tough oul ***** he took some big shots but he stayed on his feet. I think it was stoped a we bit early but I was starting to hurt him and there wasn't much coming back.

Overall I was pleased with how I boxed

 

Gutted that they didnt show your fight on Sky Carl. Congratulations, from what I read you looked in brilliant form last night.

Your pal, Jamie Conlan was excellent last night, he won every round on my card and made his awkward opponent miss all night. The only time Anwar hit Conlan with a good shot was in the last round - but Jamie showed he has a good chin. Conlon looks like a well schooled boxer - he is very evasive and accurate with good crisp straights and hooks. Irish boxing is definitely on the up.:bbb

 

Thats the first time Ive seen Conlon and he surprised me how well schooled he was.Its a surprise he never won a national senior title:huh