Matthew Tyndall enters the professional ranks buoyed by the success of fellow former underage beginner standouts Callum Walsh and Steve Cairns.
The 20-year-old Dubliner is the newest title added to the record {of professional} Irish boxers having signed a cope with former BUI and BBBofC Celtic champion Jay Byrne.
The nine-time Irish Nationwide champion makes the transfer assured he can begin making a professional affect with quick impact – and that self-belief comes from how properly two former beginner rivals have taken to pro-life.
Tyndall is utilizing the early careers of Cork duo Walsh and Cairns, each of whom he beat at underage nationwide degree, as a optimistic barometer.
“It provides me a whole lot of confidence seeing how properly each of them are doing,” he tells Irish-boxing.com.
“You assume ‘I can go that far’, even additional with the fitting group. I watched all their fights, each of them are taking everybody aside and doing properly.”
Having wins over UFC Combat Move headliner and Dana White’s favorite boxer, Walsh in addition to pal, Cairns, a fighter Dave Coldwell raves about, provides Tyndall potential future professional rivals, one thing he highlights himself.
“You by no means know, we’re all totally different weights now however within the professionals, you by no means know,” he responds turning down the possibility to place any hyperlinks to mattress.
Discussing each victories, the welterweight hopeful provides: “I fought Callum in my first under-18 closing, that was a tricky combat. I keep in mind getting into the center of the ring and searching as much as him.
“I landed a proper hand to the physique within the first spherical and I knew then.. that gave me confidence. I used to be making him miss and catching him with the backhand – I obtained the choice. Then within the subsequent All Eire’s I beat Cairns within the quarter finals. I obtained a degree taken away and I nonetheless gained the combat.”
Dublin Docklands graduate Tyndall wished to show over final yr. His plans had been ruined by a hand harm, which prompted a break from the game. Away from the health club for the primary time in his younger life, he placed on some weight however is again combating match now and excited to get professional punching.
“I simply really feel prefer it’s the fitting time,” the fighter who misplaced three stone and is on target for a 2023 debut continues. “I really feel like I’m mature sufficient now. I had a little bit of time away from boxing, I’m again 4 months now and I really feel just like the time is correct,” he provides earlier than revealing the tentative plan Byrne has shared with him.
“We’ve got a plan, the plan is to make the debut and get just a few fights in. After I’m 8 or 9-0 then get a Celtic title combat, then Irish, the European and clearly the top objective for everybody is the world title.”
What can followers count on style-wise from a fighter who boasts Paulie Malignaggi as a fan.
“I’d be an aggressive counterpunch,” he says.
“I wouldn’t be entering into like a headless rooster. If I really feel I’ve them harm I’ll go in and end them however I’m extra a make them miss make them pay type of fighter.”