STEADY EDDIE

Revenge is sweet for Doyle as he outscores old conqueror Mooney

WITH the first domestic promotion of 2019 having taken place in the plush surrounds of Kensington’s Millennium Gloucester Hotel only 24 hours earlier, and with there only having been one show north of the border since November, this Paul Graham offering at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel was one of two Scottish shows vying for the attention of fight fans on Burns Night. Topping the bill at Strathclyde Business Park was Glenboig’s former Commonwealth super-lightweight title challenger Eddie Doyle, who was looking to avenge a loss against Worcester’s ever-game

Michael Mooney. Mooney had dropped Doyle en route to a third-round stoppage success in Paisley exactly five years earlier, but despite his best attempts, there was to be no repeat here, with the Scotsman earning an 80-72 victory. Tony Nellins returned for the first time in almost two years as recently as November, and he wasted no time in registering another win here. A 40-36 triumph was his reward at the end of a one-sided bout against fellow Belfast man Alec Bazza. Another Belfast boxer who recently returned from a lengthy layoff is

Luke Wilton. He mirrored the achievement of Nellins by claiming a 40-36 verdict over Middleton southpaw Steven Maguire. After 10 straight defeats, Telford’s Dean

Jones began the new year with a win, outpointing one-fight Wishaw novice Barrie

Mcrorie 59-56. Meanwhile, Edinburgh’s John Mccallum, who has said that this will be his last year in the sport, had initially been set to meet Bangor’s Casey Blair. However, a change of plan now sees Mccallum box in Glenrothes next month.