Professional boxing returns to Donegal for first time in over a decade

Skilled boxing returns to the hills of Donegal in November.

Joe Ward leads a stellar forged for ’Rumble In The Hills’, which is able to happen on the Aura Leisure Advanced in Letterkenny on November 18.

‘Rumble In The Hills’ is the most recent present hosted by Elite Sheer and incorporates a sequence of terrific skills and blockbuster bouts within the splendid space, which is able to home a 2,000 capability.

Former Irish newbie star Joe Ward (9-1, 5KOs) will headline the evening in his first bout in Eire as a professional.  The 29-year-old is a three-time European newbie gold medalist, who additionally received two silver and one bronze on the newbie World Championships and represented Eire on the 2016 Olympic Video games.

In the primary occasion in Letterkenny, the Moate southpaw will face Prince Oko Nartey (11-1, 10KOs) over eight rounds at mild heavyweight.

‘Prince of God’ Nartey arrives in Eire having secured ten of his eleven victories inside the gap.

Rising Belfast ace James McGivern (7-0, 2KOs) will function within the co-headline bout. ‘The Pure’, a Commonwealth Youth Video games gold and Commonwealth Video games bronze medallist, will problem for the Celtic light-weight title.

The Walsh brothers, Liam and Paddy, will look to construct their respective skilled data.’Kingdom Child’ Liam Walsh (5-0-2, 2KOs) and ‘Fairly Boy’ Paddy Walsh (2-0, 1KO) shall be towards yet-to-be-confirmed opponents.

Dubliner Craig O’Brien (13-3, 2KOs) will return to motion within the north west and Donegal’s London-based super-middleweight Danny Boyle (2-0-1) will get an opportunity to showcase on a house present.

Ukrainian super-welterweight Maksym Molodan (2-0), who’s now primarily based in Eire, is again after quick-fire wins over Dmytro Klochko and Mykola Trofymenko in September and can look to announce himself in model to his new Irish viewers.

Commonwealth Video games bronze medallist Tyler Jolly (2-0, 2KOs) is two-from-two as a professional and can carry his thrilling skills to Donegal having crushed Vojtech Majer and Frank Madsen to date this yr, whereas whereas Galway heavyweight Jason Myers will make his professional debut and Navan super-feather Cain Lewis (3-0-1) goals to keep up his unbeaten report.

“The cardboard is stacked with unbelievable expertise,” mentioned Jason Quigley of Sheer Sports activities.

“It’s an honour for us to have Joe Ward as one of many primary fights. I boxed with Joe and competed with him for years as an newbie. If you happen to have a look at his resume, he was one of the vital profitable within the newbie scene. Joe is working with Lou DiBella in New York and we’re working collectively on bringing Joe dwelling for this combat.

“James McGivern is a completely improbable expertise and he can actually go locations. James and Tyler Jolly have received Commonwealth Video games medals and so they have fan-friendly kinds that may make them particular.

“The Walsh brothers are a number of nationwide champions who’re nice skills and are very thrilling within the ring.

“It’s essential to get native boxers on the native reveals. Once we’re bringing this to Donegal, we felt that it was vital to provide a Donegal boxer a crack on the present. Rising a fanbase from the roots up is significant in boxing and this can do Danny Boyle the world of fine. Will probably be good for the individuals of Donegal to shout on one in every of their very own.”

This would be the first time in 13 years {that a} skilled present shall be held in Donegal. World middleweight title challenger Quigley believes this may be the daybreak of a brand new period for the game in his native county.

He mentioned: ‘“The Aura is a wonderful venue and it’s good for us to be trying ahead to bringing individuals in and placing Donegal on the map.

“I’m delighted to have the chance to place skilled boxing again in Donegal once more. I might find it irresistible if this might begin one thing new, one thing contemporary, one thing for boxing within the county. A present like this may present younger boxers within the county what’s forward of them. It may possibly encourage children to provide it a correct go and while you’re doing that it’s essential to carry the fanbase alongside.

“I really need the individuals of Donegal to get behind this. This shall be an awesome evening and a few wonderful fights will create a cracking environment. This shall be an evening to recollect and there shall be moments that may all the time reside within the minds of the people who find themselves there. This may very well be a turning level for a brand new period in skilled boxing within the space.”

Professional boxing returns to Donegal for first time in over a decade was final modified: October 4th, 2023 by Employees Author