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One of the true characters of Irish boxing announced his retirement over the weekend. One half of the 'Two Tyrones,' Tyrone McCullagh revealed his gloves have been placed on the hook and he won't fight again. The 31-year-old hasn't fought since his shock defeat to Brett Fidoe a year ago and a lack of activity
MTK Global We got something of an upset earlier today in Bolton, England, as Ricardo Sandoval stopped Jay Harris in the eighth round, winning their IBF flyweight eliminator and moving into position for a shot at the title held by Sunny Edwards. Sandoval (19-1, 14 KO) certainly wasn’t a huge underdog, but he was less tested than Harris (18-2, 9 KO), and going on the road as a 22-year-old. But he had a good strategy of implementing body work — saying after that he saw in Harris’ loss to Julio Cesar Martinez that he could be hurt to the body — and dropping Harris two times on body shots,...
MTK Fight Night returns with clash of flyweight contenders
Tommy McCarthy is living proof that persistence pays off in the end, writes Paul Wheeler BEFORE he was the European cruiserweight champion, Tommy McCarthy was a wide-eyed 11-year-old putting on boxing gloves for the first time under the tutelage of Patsy McAllister at Oliver Plunkett ABC in West Belfast. Born to a mother in London and a father in Belfast, McCarthy was back and forth between the two cities from the age of about six weeks. After his mother sadly passed away when he was seven years old, he lived in Belfast permanently with his paternal grandparents. And it was his grandfather’...