Tyson Fury: This is my Olympic gold medal

London (March 27) TYSON Fury says winning the Irish heavyweight title will be like standing on the Olympic podium with a gold medal around his neck.

Fury meets Belfast hard man Rogan for the vacant Irish title at the Odyssey Arena on April 14 four years on from being denied the opportunity to box for Ireland at the Olympics in Beijing.

The Titanic battle between Fury and Rogan, proudly presented by Hennessy Sports, will be broadcast live on Channel 5.

The undefeated former British and Commonwealth heavyweight is determined to show he is a true Irish warrior by knocking out Rogan and then going on to win the World heavyweight title.

The pain of missing out on the Olympics still hurts Fury but he says winning the Irish title will help to ease that pain.

“When I knock out Rogan and get that Irish title around my waist it will be like me winning the gold medal at the Olympics. To win the title in the year of London 2012 will be very special,” commented Fury. “I always knew I was Irish and now everybody knows that those who prevented me from boxing for Ireland at the Olympics in Beijing denied Ireland an Olympic heavyweight gold medalist.

“It hurt me deeply not being able to fight for Ireland at the Olympics and to win this Irish title will be just fantastic. I don’t care about Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko, those guys can wait because winning the Irish heavyweight championship in Belfast means everything to me.

“Wee Rogie is going to give it everything and I hope he has been training hard because I am going to be in the shape of my life. It’s going to be a painful night for wee Rogie.

“I have locked myself away like never before to make sure that I am ready to show the Irish people how good I am and how much it means to be Irish champion.”

Joining Tyson Fury, Martin Rogan will be middleweight sensation Chris Eubank Jr from Brighton, Former Commonwealth Champion Irishman John O'Donnell, Belfast fighters Jamie Conlan, Dee Walsh, Darren Corbett, Tommy Tolan, Ciaran Healy, Marc Mccullough, Conall Carmichael, Moses Matovu and County Mayo’s Michael Sweeney.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the UNFINISHED BUSINESS event at the Odyssey Arena on April 14th are priced at £155, £105, £65, £44, £33 and £27.50 and can be purchased from the Odyssey Arena Box Office on 028 9073 9074, or via Ticketmaster on 0844 277 4455 (24 hour).

Tickets can also be purchased in person from the Odyssey Arena Box Office and the usual Ticketmaster outlets.

Tickets are also available to purchased online from http://www.ticketmaster.ie/

Fight Card – Odyssey Arena Apr 14.

Bill Subject to Change**.

Irish Heavyweight Championship
12 x 3 min rounds
Tyson Fury (Nutts Corner / Manchester) vs. Martin Rogan (Belfast)

Middleweight Contest
6 x 3 min rounds
Chris Eubank Jr (Brighton) vs. TBA

Light Middleweight Contest
8 x 3 min rounds
John O’Donnell (Galway / Shepherd’s Bush) vs. TBA

Bantamweight Contest
4 x 3 min rounds
Jamie Conlan (Belfast) vs. TBA

Cruiserweight Contest
8 x 3 min rounds
Darren Corbett (Belfast) vs. Michael Sweeney (County Mayo)

Middleweight Contest
6 x 3 min rounds
Dee Walsh (Belfast) vs. Tommy Tolan (Belfast)

Cruiserweight Contest
4 x 3 min rounds
Conall Carmichael** (Belfast) vs. Moses Matovu (Belfast)

Light Heavyweight Contest
8 x 3 min rounds
Ciaran Healy (Belfast) vs. TBA

Featherweight Contest
4 x 3 min rounds
Marc McCullough (Belfast) vs. TBA
**Pro Debut

Hennessy Sports proudly presents “Unfinished Business” Saturday April 14 at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast

FURY AND ROGAN TO FIGHT FOR IRISH HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

London (March 25)TYSON Fury and Martin Rogan will fight for the vacant Irish heavyweight title at the Odyssey Arena on April 14.

The Boxing Union of Ireland have confirmed that Fury has the right to box for the title after proving his Irish ancestry with some help from his cousin and World middleweight title contender Andy Lee.

Undefeated former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Fury says he is “thrilled” to be boxing for the Irish title and thanked Lee and his family after they backed his campaign to prove his Irish roots.

“Andy’s father went to the Boxing Union of Ireland and signed an affidavit that my grandmother was Irish so all the talk about me being Irish or not has been put to bed,” explained Fury.

“Fighting Martin Rogan at the Odyssey Arena was always a fight that I wanted and now for it to be confirmed for the Irish title is fantastic.”
Fury says that he is going to be in the shape of his life for the fight, even better than when he won the British and Commonwealth titles from Dereck Chisora last summer.

“I’m not going to make excuses, I had some problems that I was going through in my last two fights but this time I will be in unbelievable shape and I think everyone will be shocked by just how good I look,” added Fury.

Mick Hennessy said: “Tyson has already won the English, British and Commonwealth titles, he now wants to add the Irish and European belts to his collection on route to winning a genuine world title. In doing this he will become the first ever boxer to do so .”

Joining Tyson Fury, Martin Rogan will be middleweight sensation Chris Eubank Jr from Brighton, Former Commonwealth Champion Irishman John O'Donnell from Shepherd's Bush, Belfast fighters Jamie Conlan, Dee Walsh, Darren Corbett, Tommy Tolan, Ciaran Healy, Marc Mccullough, Conall Carmichael, Moses Matovu and County Mayo’s Michael Sweeney.


TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the UNFINISHED BUSINESS event at the Odyssey Arena on April 14th are priced at £155, £105, £65, £44, £33 and £27.50 and can be purchased from the Odyssey Arena Box Office on 028 9073 9074, or via Ticketmaster on 0844 277 4455 (24 hour).

Tickets can also be purchased in person from the Odyssey Arena Box Office and the usual Ticketmaster outlets.

Tickets are also available to purchased online from www.ticketmaster.ie
Fight Card – Odyssey Arena Apr 14.

Bill Subject to Change**.

Irish Heavyweight Championship
12 x 3 min rounds

Tyson Fury (Nutts Corner / Manchester) vs. Martin Rogan (Belfast)
Middleweight Contest

6 x 3 min rounds

Chris Eubank Jr (Brighton) vs. TBA

Light Middleweight Contest
8 x 3 min rounds

John O’Donnell (Galway / Shepherd’s Bush) vs. TBA

Bantamweight Contest
4 x 3 min rounds

Jamie Conlan (Belfast) vs. TBA

Cruiserweight Contest
8 x 3 min rounds

Darren Corbett (Belfast) vs. Michael Sweeney (County Mayo)

Middleweight Contest
6 x 3 min rounds

Dee Walsh (Belfast) vs. Tommy Tolan (Belfast)

Cruiserweight Contest
4 x 3 min rounds

Conall Carmichael** (Belfast) vs. Moses Matovu (Belfast)

Light Heavyweight Contest
8 x 3 min rounds

Ciaran Healy (Belfast) vs. TBA

Featherweight Contest
4 x 3 min rounds

Marc McCullough (Belfast) vs. TBA
**Pro Debut

Men of Steel

Hennessy Sports proudly presents “Men of Steel” Saturday Feb.18 at the Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham. Booth: I’m looking forward to making my Channel 5 debut

London (Feb 13.) Nottingham’s former IBF world title challenger Jason “2Smooth” Booth is looking forward to making his debut on Channel 5 this Saturday (18th February) when he enters the ring and challenges Sheffield’s Kid Galahad for the WBC International Super Bantamweight title. “I’m really looking forward to making my Channel 5 debut; I wish it had come 5 years earlier.” said Booth The 12 round contests will be shown live and exclusive on Channel 5 from 9.55pm. Booth, who has also held the British and Commonwealth belts and fought for the European title three times in his 44 fight career, was apprehensive at first when he got the call from his manager but after thinking it through he decided to accept the fight. “I was training hard before I got the call from my manager and at first I wasn’t sure whether to take it or not as it was only 4 weeks’ notice, but I was offered a good purse and the opportunity to fight live on Channel 5, so I couldn’t turn it down and it was also a 12 round fight and I like 12 rounder’s.” explained Jason. “I’ve watched a few of Kid Galahad’s fights, He’s is a good Brendan Ingle fighter who is an awkward switch hitter and he’s known for being an elusive boxer, his team are writing me off, they think he can step up and beat me but I’m quietly confident I can outwit him. “You also have to question whether Galahad can go the full 12 rounds as he’s only ever completed six.” Added Jason. Booth, in contrast, has completed the championship course 13 times and as manager Jimmy Gill said: “Titles are won in the last six rounds.” Tickets for the WBC International Super Bantamweight title between Kid Galahad and Jason Booth at the Magna Centre on Feb 18 are priced at £30.00, £50.00 and £75, and can be purchased fromTicketline on 0844 888 4402, Ticketmaster on 0844 888 9991, Livenation on 0114 256 5567, HMV on 0843 221 0100 or from the Hennessy Sports Box office on 01925 755 222. Tickets are also available to purchase online from the following websites. www.hennessysports.com,www.ticketline.co.uk, www.ticketmaster.co.uk, www.hmv.com or at www.arenaticketshop.co.uk. Tickets can also be purchased at the HMV stores located in the Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield and the HMV store in Rotherham. Also featuring at the Magna Centre will be Chris Eubank Jr who will be up against Jason Ball over 6 rounds, former British Light Welterweight champion Lenny Daws of Morden who will be fightingChris Truman from Birmingham, local fighter Karl Bell, Leigh Wood from Nottingham and Jason Cunningham from Doncaster. Go on line www.hennessysports.com for more information about the Feb. 18 show. Click on the picture above to watch the CHANNEL 5 promo. Fight Card – Magna Centre Feb 18. Bill Subject to Change**. Vacant WBC International Super Bantamweight Title 12 x 3 min rounds Kid Galahad (Sheffield) vs. Jason Booth (Nottingham) Middleweight Contest 6 x 3 min rounds Chris Eubank Jr (Brighton) vs. Jason Ball (Doncaster) Light Welterweight Contest 8/10 x 3 min rounds Lenny Daws (Morden) vs. Chris Truman (Birmingham) Middleweight Contest 4 x 3 min rounds Lee Noble (Barnsley) vs. TBA Bantamweight Contest 4 x 3 min rounds Jason Cunningham (Doncaster) vs. Delroy Spencer (Wolverhampton) Super Bantamweight Contest 4 x 3 min rounds Leigh Wood (Nottingham) vs. Pevels Senkovs (Mansfield) Cruiserweight Contest 4 x 3 min rounds Karl Bell (Rotherham) vs. TBA Lightweight Contest 4 x 2 min rounds **Leo D’Erlanger (Sheffield) vs. TBA **Pro Debut