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Out of the Blue bouts for McCarthy and Farrell in Estonia

Tommy McCarthy [18(9)-4(2)] and Ruadhan Farrell [2(1)-0] will make out-of-the-blue returns in Estonia on Saturday.

The pair weighed in virtually unannounced for a Fair Play card on Friday and fight in surprise bouts tonight.

McCarthy will look to put some distance between himself and back-to-back defeats to Chris Billiam Smith.

The former European Champion fights Pauls Vilbergs [1(1)-4(4)] at the Tondi 17 Boxing Hall in Tallinn.

Farrell fights for just the third time as a pro and for the third time in four months when he fights Latvian Antons Zacests [5(5)-14(11)] on the bill.

Cruiserweight McCarthy fights over six rounds taking a last-minute chance to fight after spending a week sparring in Estonia, a win regardless should allow a fighter of his standing to go straight back into fights of note.

‘Ruddy’ will fight over six, which will make him BUI Celtic eligible after just three fights.

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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