Boxing nomad Steven Cairns is pleased to be house this weekend – though he isn’t locking away his passport in hopes he will get a 5 v 5 Saudi battle!
Having stepped on the canvas in Spain, Germany, Britain, Denmark and as far afield as Uzbekistan, the 22-year-old steps onto house soil on Friday.
The Cork prospect comes house on a giant card, sharing the ring with Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira on the Belfast Brawl invoice on the SSE Area.
It’s an opportunity for Cairns Insurgent Military to come back out in greater numbers than regular and he predicts a ‘particular’ night time.
“I’m excited to lastly be combating in Eire and combating in entrance of my supporters, with my previous few fights being away I’ve missed that buzz of combating in entrance of your personal family and friends, so I’m very excited for that,” he tells Irish-boxing.com.
“It’s a fantastic card to be on filled with nice fighters and making my Queensberry debut stay on TNT sports activities in Eire, will probably be a really particular night time.”
The conflict is the Dave Coldwell-trained fighter’s first beneath the Queensberry banner and he believes he has teamed up with Frank Warren and co simply on the proper time and never simply because the TNT allinged promotional outfit are able to make an Irish push.
The previous underage newbie standout likes the actual fact Warren is working with Turki Alalshikh and placing on huge Riyadh Season payments.
“I feel Queensbury are the perfect promoters on the earth and may convey me all the way in which to world titles, with all the brand new Saudi offers taking place it’s introduced them to a brand new stage, who is aware of I is perhaps combating in a 5vs5 quickly!”
Earlier than any potential 5 v 5 clashes, ‘The Irish Takeover’ has to come back via a giant step up on Friday.
The prospect fights a giant punching aggressive puncher with upset potential Brazilian in Gomes de Oliveira. Irish followers will keep in mind the away fighter from the exercise he gave Kurt Walker and anybody who has adopted his profession since will notice he’s been bother for a bunch of prospects.
Greater than seeing it as a problem, the Queensberry boxer sees it as a chance, an opportunity to make it an announcement.
“I’m excited,” he declares.
“He’s a troublesome and recreation opponent. He’s been within the ring with alot of high prospect coming via, so I’ll be trying to make an announcement. I plan on placing on a dominant efficiency and getting that KO,” he provides earlier than revealing he believes he’s on the title path.
“We’re stepping as much as 8 rounds now. I’ll in all probability have 2 or 3 of them and hopefully battle for my first strap afterward this 12 months or the beginning of subsequent 12 months.”
