‘No One Will Be Able to Live With Me’ – Karl Sheridan Ready to Unleash Pro Potential
The ‘real’ Karl Sheridan is ready to stand up and start punching.
The Dubliner officially joins the pro ranks when he punches for pay for the first time on the No Turning Back card this weekend.
The 23-year-old believes the time is right for the move and that the move is right for him.
Sheridan says he’s always been a ‘made for the pros’ kind of amateur, and as such, believes he goes home when he ditches the vest at the National Stadium on Saturday night.
“Just thought it was the right, the right decision,” he comments when asked about turning over.
“The plan was to finish out last year and then turn over, but I got college down in Athlone, finishing my plumbing apprenticeship. So I was flat out down there.
April now, I’m looking forward to getting going.
“It’s very, very exciting. This is when you see the real me now coming out in the pro ranks.”
Unlike many Irish amateurs who dream of Olympic glory, Sheridan’s path was always different. From early on, he was drawn to the drama and intensity of the professional game. And just like he gravitates toward the paid ranks, the Driminagh graduate is confident, and success will be drawn to him.
“I was always looking at the pro fights,” he says. “Watching the likes of Gatti and Ward, Canelo and Golovkin – they’re the main ones. Gatti and Ward would be my favourite fighters.
“The training me and me dad have been doing was always suited towards the pro style Even when I was 13 or 14, people were saying I had a pro style, that I was made for the pros.
“After a few fights now, that’s when it’ll really start to shine. You’ll see the high engine, the high work rate – no one will be able to live with me,” he adds before reflecting on his amateur innings.
“I won three national championships, one being a senior. I was unbeaten in the Dublins. I’ve four D-League titles as well. I’ve six or eight international cups, boxing in Germany, England, everywhere. Been around now. I was in the final of the Hungary Box Cup twice against top, top lads. So I’ve mixed at a high level.”
Winning is a habit the 23-year-old wants to bring into the pros, starting with his JB Promotions-promoted fight on Saturday and continuing into the title realm.
“Getting Irish titles, that’s the main thing. The Irish title and the Celtic title, they’re the ones you want.
“That’s the route I want to go down, starting off.”
