Irish Boxing

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Lindsay ready for title defence
10 November 2009 - By Cormac Campbell British featherweight champion Martin Lindsay is already back in training ahead of a New Year title defence, just days after outboxing Alfred Tetteh in Magherafelt.
Lindsay outclassed Ghana’s Tetteh in a tune up bout on the undercard of Paul McCloskey’s EBU title victory over Daniel Rasilla at the Co Derry venue. Despite having been out of the ring since April, Lindsay turned in an impressive performance. That said, he was less than satisfied with his own performance.
"I didn’t really get out of second gear but I’m just happy to get eight rounds under my belt," he told irish-boxing.com.
Lindsay also picked up a slight thumbnail injury in the eight-round contest but doesn’t see it as being anything serious.
"It’s sore but it will be ok. It’s just a staved thumb, a bit of ice and it will be ok in a couple of days.
"Everytime I was hitting him with a jab I was getting a bit of pain. The harder the fight you don’t feel things like that because the adrenaline kicks in. But when you are getting things your own way you feel niggles like that."
Lindsay stated that they are hopeful that the New Year defence against Welshman Jamie Arthur will take place in Belfast, with a venue and date yet to be confirmed.
"I was happy to get the eight rounds and shake off a bit of rust before the British title defence, which hopefully will be in Belfast," he added.
"I remember him (Arthur) winning the Commonwealth Games as a strong come forward fighter. But he has been knocked out a couple of times. Hopefully I can exploit the weaknesses that are there. I will be picking more punches and getting more power in them than I did tonight. His confidence will be high after a couple of good wins, but so will mine. I’m on cloud nine, so it will take someone good to beat me."

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Murray back in training
10 November 2009 - By Cormac Campbell Unbeaten Cavan stylist Andrew Murray has told irish-boxing.com that he is well on the road to recovery after breaking his collarbone in September.
Murray had been set to defend the EU lightweight crown he won against Daniel Rasilla as chief support on Bernard Dunne’s unsuccessful WBA title defence against Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym when a training injury struck.
"It was disappointing, but I’m getting better now," he said.
"I’ve started back with some light punching and I’m happy with how it is coming on. Even from the start of the week to the end of the week you notice a difference.
"Hopefully then I can get a date around the New Year and get back in action."

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if he does move up theres 2 Irish feathers that would be more than a handfull for Dunne and both have ko power Martin Lindsey & Pajo Hyland both unbeaten & both have titles

 

If Dunne moves up he'll have to lose badly first before he starts fighting Hyland or Lindsay. He's not going to drop down to their level if he carries on. Lindsay might have a sniff but Hyland hasn't beaten anyone. Also, i really don't think an Irish title is what he's gunning for now.

 

The nerve of this boyo:-(






O’Brien looking to Rock the Irish Middleweights

Irish – Canadian middleweight Matt O’Brien is hoping to upstage local hero Andy Lee when he has his first professional outing in Limerick on Saturday’s Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena. Lee’s clash with reigning French and European Union Champion Affif Belghecham headlines the event with O’Brien featuring on the undercard. While Irish fight fans are familiar with current Irish middleweight stars such as Andy Lee, Matthew Macklin, John Duddy and Jim Rock the name Matt O’Brien may not be as instantly recognisable but he believes all that is about to change.

O’Brien boasts an impressive resume of 17 wins from his 18 professional contest and on Saturday night he will aim to add to that record against Cameroon’s Jean Rodrigue Kamdoum in a bout that will be shown live on Canadian network, Super Channel (from 5.30pm ET in Canada).

O’Brien hopes that the fight will set him on a collision course with Ireland’s leading middleweight’s and he’s already targeting a clash with Jim “The Pink Panther” Rock. "To be honest he’s the guy I really have my sights set on right now. There’s something about him just makes me want to bash him up. Maybe it’s his pink shorts but for my money he just seems to cherry pick easy fights for himself and then go around calling himself an ‘Irish Champion’.

“If Rock has the courage to step in to the ring with me I will knock him out and retire him for good so that he can concentrate on selling cars full time!”

O’Brien is a little more respectful of his U.S. based Irish middleweight rivals such as Lee and John Duddy. “I’ve watched Andy Lee fight and I think that would be a great challenge for me,” revealed O’Brien. “He’s tall and has a long reach and he’s scored some impressive knockouts. We both have almost identical records in the pro’s and we both have something to prove so I’m looking forward to seeing him up close this weekend.

"John Duddy is another tough Irish middleweight and my style is quite similar to his. If we were to fight it would definitely make for one exciting fight for the fans to say the least so that’s another fight I’d relish.”

O’Brien has more than a fighting style in common with Duddy. He also shares a common opponent in big punching Walid Smichet. The Canadian based Tunisian KO’d O’Brien in the tenth and final round of their St. Patrick’s day weekend encounter in 2007 before going on to drop a controversial majority decision to Duddy less than 12 months later.

O’Brien has been out of the ring since that defeat but he claims he now has a renewed focus for the sport and has taken on board the hard lesions learned against Smichet.

"Up until that point in my career I had never even been knocked down and I went into that fight thinking I never would be,” said O’Brien. “I made the mistake of blindly going for a knock out in the last round, even though I was way ahead and winning on all the judges’ score cards.

“I just got caught by a big punch. I momentarily lost focus after boxing Smichet’s ears off for nine and a half rounds but we all know how tough and dangerous a warrior Walid is. I watched him beat Duddy from pillar to post after that and he was very unlucky not to get the decision.

“The defeat taught me that I need to take my time in the ring. I know I have the skills to outbox anyone, but I think my Irish blood tells me to go to war every time. So I just need to take the lessons learned in that fight and bring that in to my future fights.

O’Brien says he’s delighted to be resuming his career by making his first professional appearance in Ireland. “It’s really exciting to be going back to my roots and my family is really proud that I’m going to be fighting in Ireland. We’re family that’s always kept our Irish heritage and values close to our hearts. It’s always been a big part of who we are.

“I consider Canada to be one of the best countries in the World to live in, and it’s very unique in that it allows people to keep their heritage and culture alive and that’s a wonderful thing. My family was forced to leave their home in County Cork generations ago but I’m really looking forward to coming home and proving my fighting Irish spirit.”

O’Brien recently inked a promotional contract with Adam Harris of Hennessy Sports Canada and it already seems to have added new impetus to his pro career. “My friends and fans are all rallying behind me, they are just thrilled that this fight and all my future fights will be televised live in Canada on Super Channel. They have already been calling and emailing me to say that they have ordered the network so even though I’ll be on the other side of the Atlantic they’ll be able to tune in and see me in action.”

Limerick duo Jamie Power and Willie Casey will join O’Brien on the undercard to Lee V Belghecham alongside Lee Murtagh and John Waldron who will also feature.

Doors open at the University Arena from 6pm with the first bout at 7:20. Fans wishing to catch all the action from the crucial World Cup play off from Croke Park between Ireland and France will also be catered for with the game shown live on the big screens at the arena on what promises to be a massive night of sport in Limerick.

RTÉ TWO’s live coverage of the event begins at 10:30 directly after their broadcast from Croke Park.

Tickets for the Yanjing Fight Night priced from €40 are available from Ticketmaster (phone 0818 719 300 or visit ticketmaster.ie), The George Boutique Hotel in Limerick and all usual outlets.

 

If Dunne is to move up I wouldn't rule him out of fighting Lindsay and I think that could be a great fight to watch the main reason is Lindsay is ranked high with the IBF he is 7. For Dunne it will be a risk and for Lindsay if he beats Dunne it is a great win over a former World Champion and he will know that he is able for a title fight at World level.
If he stays were he is he needs to fight Munroe I feel he has the ability to beat Munroe and it would be a quicker step back up to a world title fight. Munroe will avoid him so it is a catch 22 situation for Dunne hopefully we find out more soon.

 

He could well fight Lindsay. Good point about the rankings. Depends which belt he targets really when he moves up. Lindsay is now #9 with the IBF by the way. That said Dunne - Lindsay is a possibility. Even if Dunne beat Lindsay it wouldn't prepare him for a step back up to world level.

Anyway, SBW is about to clear out. All the quality is going to be at FW within the next 18 months. If, and as I have said its a big IF, he can make SBW properly still then he should stay down at it

 

HAHA yeah i thought that myself! It gave me a good laugh!

 

Agreed

Jaunma is going to move and Cabby will chase after him

vazquez and marquez have already made the move up

 

Just saw Bunce on some Setanta show. Great stuff apart from the fact the host was a clueless ****

 

Martin Lindsey is unfortunately going to have to defend his British title against Jamie Arthur in Wales. Frank Maloney won the purse bid and has scheduled it for Friday 5th of February at the Newport Centre, Gwent.

The EBU have called for Paul Hyland and David Chianella to fight for the EU Super-Bantamweight title but no other details are available at the moment.

Andy Murray is going to have to defend his Lightweight EU title v Hoang Sang Nguyen but yet again no other details are available yet.
Nguyen is 1-1 with Daniel Rasilla having been outpointed by Rasilla 2 years ago, before getting revenge by stopping him in 2 rounds last year.

Shame about Lindsay, but he should still be able to get the job done and look forward to bigger fights.

 

Stopped Rasilla in 2 rounds? Hmm, interesting. Rasilla is very limited but he looks very, very game at least. It would have to be a good shot to take him out that early I reckon. Might just be an awkward night for Murray based on that very limited info

 

fecking bad news there for martin...dont no much about arthurs only he won the commonwealth games gold:good

 

Right I'm calling this fight Lee to win by stoppage! Now whats your call.

 

Thats exactly what I thought straight away. How the **** does some Yank know that Jimbo sells cars for a living.

Without a doubt that scamp Tomas is behind this. "Matt, we need to big your profile up, say this about our boy Jim and that will get you some attention"

I'll check with Jim.