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Agyarko ready to show Belfast fans they have a prospect worth following


The Ulster Hall isn’t new to Caoimhin Agyarko [3(1)-0] he has been there before as a fight fan.

However, the Belfast fighter gets to fight there for the first time this coming weekend and claims there  is something extra special about his first appearance at legendary fight venue on the undercard of Tyrone McKenna and Darragh Foley’s eagerly anticipated clash.

The Holy Trinity graduate fights at home for the first time in two years and for the first time since he ditched the vest and elected to go pro.

Having registered three wins across the Irish Sea, the 22-year-old is now excited by the prospect of showing the people of his home town what his pro capabilities.

“I’m excited to be back on home soil,” Agyarko told Irish-Boxing.com.

“It’s my first time to fight at home in over two years and first time as a professional so I’m really looking forward to it,” he adds before reflecting on some memorable moments he had outside the ring at the historic venue.

“The Ulster Hall is a great venue. I’ve not boxed there yet, but I remember watching Sean McComb versus Ryan Linburg,  Mark O’Hara against James Fryers. That was a great night of boxing also Anto Cacace versus Stephen Donnelly which was a great fight.”

While he is likely to fight in England a lot, the Queensbury signed fighter believes it’s important he keeps touching base with his home town.

“I want to build a fan base here more so than anywhere else. The Irish fans are next to none, without doubt the best in the world and always get behind their fighters.”

The Belfast fight faithful get to see the middleweight in action in somewhat of a step up on this weekend #MTKFightNight.

‘Black Thunder’ will take on Paul Allison [6(1)-2(1)-1] over six rounds. The 30-year-old Stranrear fighter was once himself a prospect back around the turn of the decade.

In 2012 however he was stopped by Chris Eubank Jr before being outpointed by Gary McCallum in a vacant Scottish middleweight title fight.

The middleweight points out he has step up previous having faced Yasin Hassani, who had won all of his three fights via knockout before their meeting, but McCallum certainly has more pedigree. 

“It’s a good step up for me against someone with a winning record even though I beat a guy who was 3-0 with three knockouts. I’m expecting a tough fight. I think he’s game enough only being stopped once. I am looking forward to the test,” he comments on the opponent.

Facing such an opponent in just his fourth fight could be deemed a risk, but the prospect believes agreeing to such a fight is further proof of the faith his team have in him.

“My team think I’m more than ready for a step up and I’m happy that they’re confident in me. Now it’s my job to show how good I am. I can only predicts a win, but  I’ll be looking to outdo my last performance.”

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Jonny Stapleton

Irish-boxing.com contributor for 15 years and editor for the past decade. Have been covering boxing for over 16 years and writing about sports for a living for over 20 years. Former Assistant Sports editor for the Gazette News Paper Group and former Tallaght Voice Sports Editor. Have had work published in publications around the world when working as a freelance journalist. Also co-founder of Junior Sports Media and Leinster Rugby PRO of the Year winner. email: editoririshboxing@gmail.com

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