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Gavan Casey Reports from the 3Arena CALLUM WALSH LANDED in a headline slot at the 3Arena ahead of schedule and finished it in minutes.
His task, however, was more straightforward than those of his predecessors, as he led the dance from first bell and put away Runowski with minimal fuss, albeit the Pole protested the count as he rose to his feet at nine only to see the fight waved off by referee David Irvine. As Walsh raised his fist in celebration, the ring was rained upon by plastic cups of beer — just as the Leesider had called for in an effort to reintroduce UFC president Dana White to the atmosphere which had greeted him when Conor McGregor first fought under his banner at the same venue in 2014.
The Cork man, though, continued to attack with spite, punctuating the the first round with a left hook which checked Runowski’s chin and pushed him back towards the ropes. On his undercard, a thrilling Celtic super-middleweight title fight was won by Dublin’s Tokyo Olympian Emmett Brennan, but Kerry’s Kevin Cronin was disgusted by the judges’ scorecards which saw him beaten on a split decision.It was a thrilling, phonebooth war between two of the most genial men in Irish boxing.
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