Jason Quigley has teased a possible all-Irish showdown between Sean McComb and Tiernan Bradley.
Quigley, who promotes Rumble In The Hills: Rising Stars in Letterkenny on Saturday, hinted that the unbeaten Omagh fighter might quickly discover himself on a collision course with the Belfast stylist as he continues his rise via the light-welterweight ranks.
McComb, who fights in Monaco subsequent, has been linked with Dubliner Pierce O’Leary, however former World title challenger, Quigley believes there may be one other Irish choice that ‘makes all of the sense on the earth’.
The Donegal man suggests a Belfast Tyrone conflict works and talked about Bradley, who was a bit put out when ‘The Public Nuisance’ was handed a combat with Ben Crocker, a boxer he hoped to rematch just lately, is a viable choice for his GBM stablemate.
“Tiernan has proven his ability, his class, his skill up till this stage and this can be a combat to maintain the ball rolling for him and preserve him busy,” Quigley mentioned. “This might arrange a combat between Tiernan and Sean McComb. That may be a large Irish combat down the road and it might make all of the sense on the earth.”
Bradley, now based mostly in Brighton, is coming off a hard-fought draw with Ben Crocker at York Corridor in April, when the IBF European title was on the road. The 28-year-old began his skilled profession with 4 straight wins in Spain and Belfast between 2020 and 2021, and has quietly constructed a robust popularity as one in every of Eire’s most technically gifted operators.
Quigley — who’s staging the Donegal card in affiliation with Sheer Sports activities Administration and Donegal County Council — mentioned he was delighted so as to add one other unbeaten Irish contender to the invoice.
“I’m completely delighted so as to add one other undefeated Irish expertise,” he mentioned. “Tiernan isn’t a prospect anymore now; he’s a contender on the earth of boxing. It’s sensible for him to be sharing the cardboard along with his brother Callum in Donegal.”
The occasion marks the return {of professional} boxing to Donegal and boasts a lineup full of rising Irish names, together with Eoghan Lavin (6-0, 2KOs), Danny Duffy (2-0), Jason Myers (3-0), Kian Hedderman (1-0), Tiana Schroeder (4-0), Jim Donovan (1-0) and Rhys Owens, the 2024 Irish Elite 60kg champion, who makes his skilled debut.
“We’re actually excited for the cardboard now,” Quigley added. “There’s an actual buzz in regards to the present. I’m completely delighted to be bringing skilled boxing again to Donegal — it’s alive and thrilling right here once more.”
