Archive for April, 2012
Willie Casey left Andreas Evensen with a trip to the local hospital in Frederikshavn, Denmark on Saturday evening. Evensen had a suspected broken jaw and concussion as the fighter vomited whilst waiting for his doping test. Andreas also produced blood during his doping test and as a precaution he attended the hospital.
Willie’s main concern was Eversen’s welfare showing his true professionalism. The pair battle for 12 rounds for the WBA International Featherweight Title with Eve
April 25, 2012
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Congratulations to Joe ‘The Faith’ Hillerby on his 7th consecutive win to become the Northern Ireland Area Light Middleweight Champion.
The Emerald promotion jewel claimed the light middleweight Northern Irish title with a very impressive 98-93 win over Willie Thompson. Hillerby maintained his undefeated status with a dominant victory. The Sandyrow fighter produced the best performance of his novice career boxing clever to beat the Ballyclare man.
Indeed Hillerby, who w
April 25, 2012
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Joe ‘The Faith’ Hillerby will be in the opposite corner to Ballyclare’s Willie Thompson. This is bout number 7 for the unbeaten boxer who is currently 6 (2KO)-0. Several opponents have been mentioned for Joe who is at no. 18 on the Super Middleweight rankings with Willie being confirmed today. This local derby is sure to be entertaining. Joe is excited to box in Belfast for the third time as a pro. ‘After the first four fights on the road I want to repay the travelling supporters with an
April 11, 2012
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Two of Emerald Promotions boxing jewels sparkled in Nottingham over the weekend registering second career wins.
Anthony Cacace and Ray Ginley followed up there knock out debut wins with points victories on the road on Saturday night.
Belfast teenager, Sugar Ray defeated journey man James Tucker 39-37 in a four round contest.
While Cacace looked very impressive en route to a 40-36 reverse over Kristian Laight on the same card.
A small injury picked up novice Ginley means he will not
April 11, 2012
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New Belfast outfit Emerald Promotions expressed their frustrations at the lack of opportunities for their highest profile fighter, Willie ‘Big Bang’ Casey, and has announced that the Southill southpaw will move up in weight and face Andreas Evensen in his home country of Denmark for a shot at the vacant WBA International Featherweight Title on Saturday, April 21.
“This move up in weight is driven by the lack of willing opponents for Willie at Super Bantamweight,” stated an Emerald Pro
April 6, 2012
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