HE WAS THE big underdog going into last night’s WBC featherweight championship title bout and Patrick Hyland could not pull off an upset.
The Dubliner was stopped in the second round by American Gary Russell Jr; this is how it happened:
The 31-year-old was looked at by doctors after the bout in the ring with Russell Jr watching on.
Ireland a hotbed of rugby football? Seriously?
@Richard Ford: Really, you felt it necessary to make such a comment?
@Der Calnan: . It’s a legitimate point.
@Richard Ford: Only in south Dublin, and parts of Limerick & Cork cities.
GAA / soccer would be far more widely played than rugby union.
@Colm O’Sullivan: Yup. I agree entirely. That’s the point I was making.
Don’t want to be a harbinger of doom for the lad, but if he’s this injury prone at 20, it’s not a great sign. The new brighton gaffer doesn’t appear to rate him at all either. Maybe Potter might be good for him if he goes to the Hammers.