Tyrone McKenna retained his WBC International Super Lightweight title against Mikey Sakyi . ‘The Mighty Celt’ McKenna (19-1-1, 6 KOs) outpointed Southern Area king Sakyi at the York Hall in London last Friday 22nd November. The championship was part of a tournament called “Golden Contract” and was live on Sky Sports in the UK in association with Matchroom Boxing and on ESPN+ in the US in association with Top Rank. MTK GLOBAL promoted the championship.
The 29-year-old champion scored a convincing points win over Mikey Sakyi. Despite being stung by a body shot in he second round, WBC International champion McKenna (20-1-1, 6 KOs) dominated the bout at York Hall. McKenna said after the championship: “I enjoyed it. I think it is the first fight I’ve ever had without a cut,” McKenna told Sky Sports. “I stuck to the instructions and kept him at range for most of the team. He is very strong and slick but I think I controlled it. “I’m usually in a war, but today I boxed and kept him at range. He is very heavy handed. “He caught me in the second. It was a lovely body shot. I didn’t want to go down as it would give him momentum. “I could have gone down, but I didn’t. Us Irish are made of steel.” McKenna outworked Sakyi in the opening round, applying pressure on the front foot. Sakyi responded in the second and had McKenna in trouble after connecting with a inch-perfect left hook under the ribcage of the Belfast fighter. Sakyi tried to muster a response in the ninth but it was McKenna who landed the cleaner shots, and the Belfast man was comfortable in the final round as he eased to victory.
Tyrone McKenna WUD10 Darragh Foley
Weigh-in started at 13:24 in Clayton hotel
Tyrone McKenna 139.2 Lbs = 63.14 Kgs
Darragh Foley 139.1 Lbs = 63.09 Kgs
All weights done from the first attempt
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Chris Jenkins England
Viktor Postol Ukraine
Prawet Singwancha Thailand
Sergey Sorokin Russia
Giuseppe Lauri Italy
Ricky Hatton England
José Luis Castillo Mexico
Herman Ngoudjo Cameroon
Paulie Malignaggi USA
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Ike Quartey Ghana
Oktay “Cassius” Urkal Turkey
Guillermo Mosquera Zuñiga Venezuela
Jan Bergman South Africa
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Mikhail Krivolapov Russia
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Luis Carlos Dorea Brazil
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