UNDEFEATED DUBLINER IAN Garry (4-0) will aim to continue his rise in mixed martial arts on Saturday 12 December.
Garry is set to compete at Cage Warriors 119 against English opponent Lawrence Tracey (5-4).
The card will round out a series of three events being staged by the UK-based MMA organisation on consecutive nights, all of which are to take place behind closed doors at London’s York Hall.
Garry has generated considerable attention and a sizeable following since making his professional debut in February 2019.
After winning his first three bouts in the paid ranks last year, he returned in September with a clinical TKO finish of George McManus in the second round.
Under the stewardship of former Cage Warriors middleweight champion Chris Fields and Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Tom King, the 23-year-old welterweight fights out of Team KF in Swords.
Ah yes, we haven’t heard that before from an English born man from West Ham….
@Ben Symes: this one isn’t going to have to play in the horrible culture it appears was created under O’Neill/Keane…..
@Augustus hoop: yea it was their fault that Rice left. Cop on
@Paul Mallon: It may not have been the main reason, but,with Kean’s bullying and O’Neills ineptitude it certainly seems to have had a bearing on his decision
@Paul Mallon: they didn’t help
@Augustus hoop: If you claim to be of a certain nationality and consider yourself Irish, you’re not going to let the behaviour of one or two men change your nationality. Rice was English from the start. Nothing to do with Keane.
@Paul Mallon: it certainly didn’t help
@Stephen Lyons: no claim they are Irish citizens the day of there birth then alienated by management
@bmul: You should try writing sentences that make sense
@Stephen Lyons: ok you say they claim to be Irish in this young man’s case he was born an Irish citizen .
@Stephen Lyons: if only nationality was that simple….. I’ve cousins born and raised in England to Irish parents, who feel both Irish and English (and have passports for both). It’s pretty common and it doesn’t make them any less Irish than me.
A horrible culture and people being dicks all the time would make me want to leave a situation. To be fair it wouldn’t make me (or you – clearly a true Gael) want to play/support another country, but I wasn’t born somewhere else with strong Irish links.
@Augustus hoop: also nothing in what Coventry said deserves the scepticism that I was replying to
@Augustus hoop: so you’ve just contradicted your first comment. If Rice really felt Irish he wouldn’t hafe declared for England simply because of a manager that is clearly only temperarily in the job. Btw I think rice should be ashamed of his actions
@Paul Mallon: I didn’t contradict myself Paul, but nuance isn’t for everyone
@Paul Mallon: it is want simply because of management maybe he just got sick of Irish Americans (nice title for us cousins) and plastic paddy (insult for English cousins).
@Augustus hoop: sure sure. If Rice really felt Irish, regardless of the manager in charge he should’ve gave his all. However he clearly didn’t feel that and O’Neill can’t be held responsible for Rice playing fast n loose with his nationality.
@Paul Mallon: well they could’ve capped him against Moldova and England could never have come calling and he’d never have had his head turned, so I’d say they should get a lot of the blame
@Paul Mallon: Who should be held responsible for a child taking advantage of an opportunity to play international underage football?
Stories up an hour and the moaners are off, yes, Rice got swayed by the money, and Grealish is just a cock, leave off this lad, he’s done nothing but wear the shirt, don’t just assume he’s gonna turn, innocent until proven guilty, and good on him for getting to where he has gotten, keep it up lad
@Seán Ó’Sionúir: totally agree. His mam is Irish so in my book he’s Irish. Leave the lad be.
@Anthony Keane: so if his dad is English he’s still Irish?
@Nigel Barlow: yep born an Irish citizen you can be both
We’ve gained Callum Robinson, Josh Cullen and McGoldrick since we lost Rice. 3 top players with more like Coventry coming through.
We’ve done very well with UK born players over the years.
We’ve had a national football organizational swindling the money for years, yet every time Declan Rice’s or another young UK born players name gets mentioned, then it’s quickly all their fault for the state of Irish football today.
@Stanley Baggins: I remember a lad who played u21 for northern Ireland when he switched to the republic the folk from up the road where told to get over it .
They all say that..England U21 B Team
one week:”My heart is in Ireland”
next week: “I have to make a decision for my family”
@Stevie Doran: who’s they all ?
@bmul: Grealish, Rice, Johansson, McGuane
@Stevie Doran: Only 2 of whom have played for the Irish under 21s