Former actor Tyrone McKenna has accomplished his finest Daniel Day-Lewis, declaring ‘there will likely be blood’ when him and Paddy Donovan collide in Croker.
‘The Mighty Celt’ has promised the perfect efficiency of his profession – and an all-out warfare – when he takes on the world title hopeful on the Katie Taylor undercard come September 5.
It’s one other huge combat on a giant stage for the Belfast fighter and McKenna is promising a giant efficiency to match.
The serial entertainer additionally says a giant payday isn’t the explanation he took the combat, claiming he’s coming to play his half in Irish boxing historical past.
“I’m going warfare mentality,” McKenna informed Irish-boxing.com
“There’s going to be blood scattered throughout that ring. I can’t wait. Paddy’s an unbelievable fighter, however I’m coming for the win.
“Persons are saying I’m simply exhibiting up for the cash. I’m not. I’m exhibiting up as a result of I wish to win.
“This can be a life-changing alternative. I’m coaching for a historic occasion, and I’m going to placed on a present.”
Placing on a present each in and out of doors of the ring is second nature to the skilled operator, who retired after defeat to Donovan’s world title nemesis Lewis Crocker three years in the past, and he’s planning one other one on Jones Highway.
An viewers of 80,000 plus appeals massively to him and he suggests the extra eyeballs means elevated need to entertain.
“I can assure I’m going to come back and placed on the perfect I may ever,” he stated.
30 June 2026
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“I’m going to let the followers go house and have a reminiscence of that combat for the remainder of their lives.”
Discussing the facility of Croke Park he provides: “I used to be in Croke Park final 12 months for Oasis and I seemed round and I used to be like, ‘This place is large. It’s insane,
“And I by no means thought {that a} 12 months later I’d be preventing there. It blows my thoughts once I give it some thought.
“80,000 individuals in that enviornment. I believed strolling out to Windsor Park final 12 months that nothing may high it.
“Strolling out to 18,000 individuals, nothing is ever going to high it. And right here we’re a 12 months later.”
