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WBF light middleweight ring king Henry Coyle reigned supreme defeating Damon Antone over eight rounds in America last night.
Coyle traded Geesala and the West of Ireland for the bright lights of Belvedere and shone accordingly registering an impressive win 80-71, 80-72, 80-72.
The Chicago based pugilist came close to stopping his most recent foe in the latter stages of the one sided dust up, but was content enough with his sixth consecutive win.
Coyle, now who pushed his record to 17-2, will now be looking for sterner tests and will hopefully return West soon.
Editor of Irish-Boxing.com. 6 Responses to Coyle wins Belvedere Bash
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Steve Serafin says:
OMG.. please don’t get giddy.. I meant 9-37.. Good Lord, the guy wasn’t even ranked in the top 500..ha, ha! I stand corrected! Now, did you get that job yet?
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Dee Taggart says:
Hi Steve, Henry is a gentleman! and not the only fighter by any means to fight opponents thats the nature of the business. He was a good amateur and has a big heart, so dont be so sure he wont surprise you.Pick on someone whos not a great fella, there are loads.
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Hello Dee,
Thanks for the note. I will take a step back. I am sure Henry is a Gentleman. No doubt. However, as a boxing fan, and a objective one at that I don’t have to stand idly by while those who surround young fighters like Henry take advantage of their marketability while ignoring thier obvious lack of Boxing talent and skills. Being a “good amateur” as you pointed out means nothing when you get into the professional ranks. And, having a good heart is equally unimportant!
As you stated, Henry is a gentleman. Enough said on the topic. I agree!
Lets get to the point.. After nearly 20 professional fights Henry has not fought anyone above his rank. Nor, has he fought anyone worth anything (except the men who have beaten him soundly). It would not surprise me if he continues this slow progression in order satisfy his Father’s and familys egomaniac vision and financial rewards. Fair play. Unfortunately, I do hope he isn’t injured in the process.
More importantly, I am not picking on the young man. I wish him TOTAL success. Most importantly, I wish him good health and I am hope he finds more suitable employment before he gets his head ripped off!
ps..please check boxrec.com.. Everything I am talking about can be checked out..
All the best, Steve
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Mike Turlow says:
Here, here Steve.. I agree whole-heartedly.
Boxing is full of good intentioned lads although too many times do we see marketable characters thrown into the lions den in order to satisy the wants and needs of others. For example, the above might wake up one day and be 50 – 2.. But, the day he squares off against a real fighter he will be in the hospital wondering “wtf” was I doing? Hopefully, this won’t happen.
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PS.. Boxing needs to take a good hard look at where it is and where it is going. The commissions are sitting back letting too many mismatches happen everyday. Sooner or later a tragedy is going to happen and one of our fine lads are going to get hurt!
Ok. Lets get real for a moment. This guy and those like him are a joke and definitely don’t do boxing any service. If this pretender wants to be considered a real contender than he needs to fight real fighters and not bums. My grandmother could be some bum who is 37-9. WTF? Someone should tell young Hank to hang up the gloves and quit bowing to his Father’s grandiose plans for him before he gets hurt. The second this young, untalented Mayoian fights a real fighter (a Cork man for example) he will end up in the intensive care.