New Dawn – LIVE UNDERCARD UPDATES
The National Stadium plays host to a stacked card tonight.
JB Promotions bring a ‘New Dawn’ to the South Circular Road.
There are no fewer than 15 fights on the Triller TV broadcast bill.
Of those 14 bouts, four are domestics, two of which are for titles; there are also three female bouts on the card and several debuts. Paul Ryan and Edward Donovan meet on the top of the bill and there is also massive interest in Cathal Crowley and Kevin Cronin’s Irish title fight as well as the greeen strap clash between Dean Walsh and Daniel O’Sullivan.
Sean Murray versus Peter Carr promises to deliver while Tony McGylnn, Gary Spike O’Sullivan, Bayo Alabi, Glen Lynch, Podge Collins, Sarah Murphy, Christina Desmond, Davey Joyce and Daniel Fakoyede also appear.
Irish-boxing.com will be providing live updates throughout the evening.
In the early contests we have seen victories for Davey Joyce, Daniel Fakoyede, John Carpenter, Kelsey Leonard and Glen Lynch, while 18 year old Sarah Murphy has just had a victory in her first professional fight.
Lateef Bayo Alabi v Alexandrue Ionita
Round 1 Bayo Alabi records an early knockdown, a great start for him.
Round 2 A comfortable round for the home fighter, boxing well, some nice shots.
Round 3 Ionate gets told off for talking too much to his opponent, he started the round well, but Bayo Alabi takes over as it continues.
Round 4 Some big shots landed by Bayo Alabi, pace was a little slower than previously.
Round 5 Ionate keeps trying, but takes a few hard shots as Bayo Alabi well in charge.
Round 6 The home fighter rounds off the night by forcing Ionage back to the ropes for the majority of the rounds. The score comes in and it’s a 60-53 victory for Bayo Alabi.
Podge Collins v Michael Osborne
Round 1 Collins comes out very fast and aggressive, Osborne didn’t like it, struggled at times.
Round 2 The action only lasts 38 seconds more. Collins floors his man with a huge right hand and the referee stops it immediately.. Collins moves to 4-0. A great shot to finish it.
Tony McGlynn v Josh Blenkiron
Round 1 A very lively opener, Blenkiron has come to win and started well, but McGlynn did better as the round continued. He has a cut around the bridge of his nose.
Round 2 Good round for Blenkiron, lands the better shots. Looked more comfortable as it went on.
Round 3 A close round. Some good body shots from McGlynn late on might have seen him take it.
Round 4 McGlynn started quite well, but the visitor did better as it went on. McGlynn looks to be tiring a little.
Round 5 A close one. Both men are visibly wilting, McGlynn a little more so. He definitely needs the last round and possibly a knock down or stoppage.
Round 6 A better round for McGlynn. This could go easily be a draw, and that wouldn’t be very unfair to either.
And a draw it is! 57-57. A really entertaining fight, McGlynn did well to dig it out when it looked a bit bleak going into the last round.
Gary O’Sullivan v Mateusz Pawloski
Round 1 A fairly slow start from Spike, who returns for the first time since St Patrick’s Day 2024. Pawloski is comfortable at the moment.
Round 2 Another fairly quiet round, Spike not dominating, not much happening really.
Round 3 Spike takes a fairly big left hand early on, but boxes better later in the round. It has opened up a bit, but still not a huge amount happening.
Round 4 Another close round. Spike landed a couple of decent shots after a minute, but it was another fairly uneventful round. This is a close fight.
Round 5 A better round for the Corkman, landed the bigger shots. May still need the last round.
Round 6 O’Sullivan takes the sixth also. Good round for him. We await the score.
A 58-56 win for Spike. It was in the balance, but he prevails after taking the last two rounds.
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Peter Carr v Sean Murray
Round 1 Both men find their feet, Murray looks composed, a good start for him.
Round 2 Brilliant stuff from Carr. Landed a huge left hand that almost floored his opponent. He dominated the round and Murray was very lucky to stay upright. Can he recover?
Round 3 Murray does far better this round, and probably takes it. He has been cut after a clash of heads.
Round 4 Another good round from Murray, lands the better shots to head and body. Carr needs to get momentum once again.
Round 5 The pace slows a bit. It’s a close round, Murray possibly lands the more eye catching shots. A little bit of afters following the bell, it’s clear there is personal animosity in the ring.
Round 6 Carr clearly takes it. After making a good start Murray did recover, but later Carr almost floored him with a fantastic right hand. However Murray didn’t go down. Could we have another draw here?
It’s not a draw, Carr takes it by 59-56. While Carr won two rounds very clearly, Murray will feel a little hard done by, it was a close fight. To be fair Carr did land the biggest shots on the night and it has gone his way.
Dean Walsh v Daniel O’Sullivan
Round 1 Walsh probably takes the first round of the Irish light middleweight title fight. Showed good footwork but O’Sullivan also had his moments.
Round 2 Walsh does land some nice shots, but they barely deter O’Sullivan who keeps coming forward and lands to the body a number of times. It’s still heating up.
Round 3 Walsh finishes the round particularly well, with a very good left to the body. O’Sullivan certainly had his moments too, but Walsh is a bit more accurate and economical.
Round 4 It’s the same pattern. O’Sullivan is relentless, but Walsh boxes very well off the back foot. He can find openings to head and body and takes the round. But will the O’Sullivan pressure tell at some point?
Round 5 A super round, and for the first time it looked like O’Sullivan’s pressure was making a dent. Walsh was struggling at times, and the body work of his opponent may be making a difference. At one point Walsh went down, and he was a little fortunate it wasn’t recorded as a knock down.
Round 6 Much like the rest of the fight, O’Sullivan kept trying to come forward, but Walsh does land the better shots. At one point O’Sullivan had gathered momentum, but the fight had to be paused to allow tape on his gloves to be adjusted. It was unfortunate timing for him.
Round 7 A good round for Walsh, O’Sullivan has put in a huge effort, but it may be taking a toll on him now. Can he rally?
Round 8 Another great round, which summarised the fight in a nutshell. Walsh started very well, but O’Sullivan roared back into it, putting everything into shots to the Walsh body. A super round.
Round 9 Whatever happens it has been a great effort from Daniel O’Sullivan. Fantastic honesty of effort from him tonight. It’s a close fight, if he were to win the tenth could he yet get the decision?
Round 10 A great round to conclude a hugely entertaining fight. Walsh may have swung it his way with a couple of late eye catching shots.
And it goes to O’Sullivan! It’s a split decision, he takes it 97-95, 94-96 and 96-95. A super fight, and a great reward for a huge effort from O’Sullivan.
Christina Desmond v Joanna Frasczak
Round 1 Desmond’s first round of her pro career saw her come out very fast and force Joanna Frasczak back throughout. A good start. Landed some very good right hands.
Round 2 The fight is stopped midway through the second, with Desmond exerting huge pressure. A brief but flawless start to her pro career. The Cork fans in the Stadium are delighted.
Cathal Crowley v Kevin Cronin
Round 1 Crowley probably shades a fairly even opener.
Round 2 Quite an even stanza, both fighters still settling. Cronin did land some decent shots.
Round 3 Cronin certainly exerted more pressure for a lot of the round, however right on the bell Crowley did land a very good shot. Could that possibly have swung the round the way of the Cork man?
Round 4 A fine body shot from Crowley with 35 seconds left was the best punch of the round. He fought well, although Cronin was bringing the fight to him.
Round 5 Cronin kept up the pressure on what was a somewhat scrappy round. He landed a good late shot that may have swung it for him.
Round 6 The Cork fighter picked off the better shots for the first two minutes. Yet later in the round Cronin found some success and he continues to force the pace.
Round 7 A very good round for Crowley, who is finding the range much better than Cronin and who looks tidier and more economical with his work.
Round 8 The best round of the eight for the Kerry fighter. He found a lot of success and landed some good shots, particularly in the first half of the round. He has some momentum now, can he continue in this manner for the last two rounds?
Round 9 Crowley started well, and while Cronin did keep coming forward, the Cork man did land the better shots. It looks good for him facing into the last.
Round 10 A good final round for Cronin, while Crowley lost his gumshield twice, but avoided a point deduction. A close fight, could that final round be decisive?
And it goes to Cronin! It’s a split decision, 96-94, 97-95 to Cronien, with one judge seeing it as a 95-95 draw. It could have gone either way, but Cronin, who has been so unfortunate at times in the past, did very well in the closing rounds and takes the belt.
Paul Ryan v Edward Donovan
Round 1 Not much to separate them there, not a lot happening yet.
Round 2 Some decent right hands from Donovan probably won him the round. It’s still heating up a bit.
Round 3 A tight round until the closing seconds when three excellent right hands from Ryan may have swung it his way.
Round 4 Some great action in the last minute of the round. Donovan pushed Ryan back to the ropes and landed a number of decent shots, surely enough to take the round.
Round 5 Donovan certainly landed with far greater volume than Ryan, and kept coming forward. On the other hand Ryan did land some excellent shots on the back foot.
Round 6 Good round for Ryan. He showed very good movement and landed some nice shots off the back foot. It’s a close fight, very much in the balance with six minutes left.
Round 7 A close round. Donovan did land some meaty shots in the final minute, which may carry it for him. Both will know they may need the last round.
Round 8 Another close round to round off a very close fight. Both men raise their arms in celebration at the end, but only one can win.
And it goes to Ryan! Referee David Irving scores it his way. The actual score couldn’t be made out when it was announced, but it is academic, Ryan has won and that closes the show.
