Promoter Jay Byrne revealed he’ll take his fast-paced child steps down South Round Street and into the well-known Nationwide Stadium this yr.
The JB Promotions boss confirmed he plans to run ‘the perfect home card Eire has seen’ in April and can maintain it on the world’s first purpose-built boxing stadium.
The fighter turned battle maker entered the promotional sphere in late 2023 and promoted prolifically all through 2024.
After seven Warehouse on the Purple Cow playing cards throughout 12 months, Byrne is now trying to broaden and improve.
He spreads his wings and flies to Belfast in December and has what he predicts might be a large present within the Nationwide Stadium come April 12.
“This yr we transfer into Belfast. Now we have a present on February eighth for the fighters signed to our administration from up there. We need to accommodate them combating at dwelling too,” he tells Irish-boxing.com.
“Then April 12 now we have our first stadium present on the Nationwide Stadium in Dublin. I hope to ship one in every of if not the perfect home playing cards Eire has ever seen for that date. As all the time it’s small steps at a quick tempo.”
It’s an enormous declare from the previous BUI and BBBofC Celtic champion however he has delivered on his guarantees up to now.
He has promoted seven playing cards throughout 12 months, 55 fights on his personal payments, 5 of which have been title bouts, and has added 4 straps to his secure.
Actually, so spectacular was ‘The Negoitiors’ first yr as a promoter that the Boxing Union of Eire named him their Promoter of the Yr.
“I’m completely over the moon with the award,” he feedback.
“It might not be a bodily award or a ceremony award however to be recognised by The Boxing Union of Eire for our laborious work and energy all year long means a lot.
“It’s an honour to be referred to as the perfect promotor in Eire for 2024. We’ve mentioned since day one it’s small steps and that’s what we’re doing. It’s been small reveals constantly and hopefully, with holding constant, we are able to land some mainstream TV and media protection, which in flip will assist develop boxing in a optimistic approach within the Republic of Eire.
“Seven reveals in 12 months was nice and doubtless unprecedented however we wanted to maintain boxers busy and we are going to proceed to try this this yr.”
