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Russell-Hyland, Pedraza-Smith Twin World Title Fights
Субота, Април 16 Ливе На СХОВТИМЕ®
Масхантуцкет, Цонн. (Април 4, 2016) – Always tough Патрик “Punisher” Хиланд (31-1, 15 КОс) will be fighting for Irish boxing history Субота, Април 16 as he challenges WBC Featherweight World Champion Гари Расел Јр. (26-1, 15 КОс) in the 12-round main event, airing live on СХОВТИМЕ од Фоквоодс Ресорт Цасино у Масхантуцкет, ЦТ.
The СХОВТИМЕ Цхампионсхип Бокинг® telecast kicks off at 11 п.м. И/8 п.м. PT with undefeated IBF Super Lightweight World Champion Хозе “Sniper” Педраза (21-0, 12 КОс), од Цидра, Порторико, defending against mandatory challenger Стивен “Swifty” Ковач (23-1, 13 КОс), борећи се из Уједињеног Краљевства.
Hyland is on the verge of joining a pair of exclusive Irish boxing clubs. The 32-year-old from Dublin is attempting to become the first Irishman to be world featherweight champion in 30 године, since Hall-of-Famer Бери “The Clones Cyclone” МцГуиган, in addition to being only the second Irishman – Wayne “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough stands alone right now– to ever wear the coveted green WBC world title belt.
МцГуиган (32-3, 28 КОс), fighting out of Clones, captured the WBA Featherweight Title in 1985, taking a 12-round decision from Eusebio Pedroza, and he successfully defended his crown twice against Bernard Taylor и Danilio Cabrera before losing by decision to Steve Cruz у 1986.
The only other Ireland-born world featherweight titlist was Dave Sullivan (27-12-7, 18 КОс), who was born in Knocknanaff, County Cork, Ирска, but fought professionally out of Boston, Маса. У 1898, Sullivan stopped Solly Smith in the fifth round to become world featherweight champion.
Белфаст, Northern Ireland-product McCullough (27-7, 18 КОс), who was the WBC Bantamweight Champion in 1995-97, is the lone Irishman to ever be WBC World Champion in any weight class.
“Just to be fighting for this title is an honor for me and to challenge a great champion in Gary Russell, Јр. is also an honor,” Hyland said from his training camp at Celtic Warrior Gym in Dublin. “To join great Irish boxing names is a dream come true for me. It will also mean the world to me to win this belt for my and family and, најважније, for my (касно) dad, for all the hard work he put into me and my two brothers since I was eight years old. To look up and say, ‘Dad, we did it,’ will be the best feeling in the world.”
Hyland has fought 10 times in the United States, including a 12-round loss to interim WBA featherweight champion Javier Fortuna in 2012. Hyland lived in Marlboro, New York for a few years when he was promoted by a company headed by then reality television star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.
“I love fighting in the United States,” Hyland added. “There’s always a great atmosphere at fights there and the US is the real home of boxing. Snooki Boxing didn’t work out as planned, but they did a great job getting me the WBA title shot which was a great achievement in their first year in boxing. Нажалост, things didn’t work out after that fight, but I do have great respect for them. I met friends for life from Marlboro who I consider family and they’ll be at my fight as always.”
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