Irish title fights added to Dunne undercard

June 5, 2008

Press release

Two mouth watering Irish title fights have been added to the next Hunky Dorys Fight Night, which will be headlined by Bernard Dunne at the National Stadium, Dublin on July 12th.

The “Pink Panther” Jim Rock will return to the ring as he attempts to become an unprecedented 4 weight Irish Champion by stepping up to Light Heavyweight to tackle Jonjo Finnegan.

A second Irish title fight on the card will see two reigning Irish champs clash when Light Welterweight kingpin Andrew Murray moves down a weight to challenge Peter McDonagh for his Lightweight belt. Read the rest of this entry »


McDermott relishing being part of biggest Midlands clash in years

June 5, 2008

Press release

Darren McDermott claims his British Middleweight Title showdown with Wayne Elcock on June 20th is the biggest all-Midlands clash for 28 years.

Dudley’s ‘Black Country Body Snatcher’ argues there has not been a bigger Midlands boxing derby since former world title challenger Pat Cowdell and Dave Needham faced each other in Wolverhampton for the British featherweight title in 1980. Read the rest of this entry »