A mouthwatering all-Irish struggle between Pierce O’Leary and Sean McComb was made for the Eubank-Benn undercard, Eddie Hearn confirmed this weekend.
Nonetheless, the Dublin facet of the potential match-up has elected to a different route for now.
Talking in Las Vegas the Matchroom boss instructed IFL that the bout had been made for April 26 and the undercard of the huge British encounter.
Hearn additionally confirmed Sherrif Avenue’s O’Leary initially agreed earlier than deciding to take an alternative choice.
O’Leary could have his homecoming when he tops a JB Promotions card on the Nationwide Stadium on April 12.
And whereas struggle in Dublin is one thing ‘Massive Bang’ craves and has been calling for, it’s additionally one thing he would more than likely postpone to struggle to struggle on the Benn- Eubank invoice.
Which, in flip, suggests April 12 might be greater than only a Dublin debut. May one thing massive on the road when he fights in his dwelling metropolis within the Spring?
The Dublin Dockland’s graduate had been ordered to struggle an eliminator for the EBU title Dalton Smith received on Saturday night time, it might nicely be that bout.
It’s a irritating flip of occasions for the ‘Public Nuisance’ McComb.
The Belfast southpaw has been determined for a struggle of observe since he suffered a merciless defeat to Arnold Barbosa Jr on the Ryan Garcia – Devin Haney card.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if he can nonetheless discover passage onto the invoice and if he’ll struggle one other opponent on the undercard of what might be one of many greatest fights of the yr.
