Connor Coyle [17(7)-0] he will be looking to literally cash in when he fights next.
The middleweight from Derry wasn’t underestimating him when he told Irish-boxing.com he had a big fight in the UK in the works last week.
Matchroom has just confirmed that ‘The Kid’ will trade leather on the undercard of the huge Eubank Jr vs. Conor Benn undercard.
Coyle will fight Felix Cash [15(10)-0] on the ‘Born Rivals’ lineup at London’s O2 on Saturday 8th October. On the line in Ireland’s battle against England will be the WBA intercontinental middleweight title.
Coyle was in the ring as recently as this past Saturday, defeating Silverio Ortiz at the Alessi Gym in Tampa, FL.
Speaking of the build up to that fight, there are hints that something BIG will be confirmed soon, and that has been the case.
The recent NABA title winner faces Cash in the kind of fight he has been asking for. Cash, who Jay Byrne took the distance from in 2017, is an undefeated former British and Commonwealth champion who has names like Jack Cullen, Jason Welborn and Denzel Bentley on his record. He certainly represents the best Coyle has faced, but again it’s exactly the kind of opportunity the Florida-trained center from Derry has asked for.
The full billboard is as follows:
· Olympic gold medal star Galal Yafai will defend his WBC international flyweight title against Gohan RodrÃguez GarcÃa.
· It’s a family affair for Harlem Eubank, who fights on his older cousin Chris Jr’s undercard and faces Spaniard David Martin in six rounds.
· Ellie Scotney looks for another title as she challenges Mary Romero for the European super bantamweight title.
· Light heavyweight star Lyndon Arthur returns in quick succession after returning to action in September.
· World-ranked middleweight Felix Cash continues his pursuit of world title honors by taking on undefeated Connor Coyle for the WBA Intercontinental title.
· Heavyweight great Matty Harris is on the hunt for a third straight first-round knockout victory and will face Chris Healey for six.
· Shannon Courtenay makes a welcome return to the ring against Gemma Ruegg.
· Former Team GB talent Chloe Watson rounds out the lineup, with the flyweight talent taking on former world champion Nancy Franco in a six-round bout.
