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Irish Super Middleweight Prospect Tommy Hyde Improves To
15-0 With 10th KO
Fighting at home for only the fourth time during his pro
career, Irish super middleweight prospect Tommy “The
Governor” Hyde (15-0, 10 KOs) kept his undefeated with a
third-round knockout last night (Sat.) in the “Revolution”
main event.
The 6’ 4”, 26-year-old Hyde dominated his British challenger
Mick “The Hammer” Hall (15-4, 2 KOs), hurting him early and
often until the end mercifully came late in round three.
“I’m delighted to get another good win at home in front of a
loud Irish crowd,” Hyde said after his fight. “I was happy
with my performance and felt like I brought some of the
things we have been working on in the gym into the ring on
fight night. I have been working hard with my coach, Lee
Beard, in Manchester, and feel like I’m improving and
showing it in every fight. I’m already looking forward to
the next one and I’m excited to see what the next
opportunity is.”
“It’s great filling these small halls and at the same
building,” commented event promoter and Tommy’s father, Gary
Hyde. “Tommy was in with an experienced fighter. Tommy took
full control of the right in round 1. He kept Hall on his
back foot and as soon as he felt Tommy’s power, he was just
trying to survive. Tommy landed a jab to the body, double
jab to the head, and followed up with a vicious right
uppercut that broke Hall’s nose. He lost any of his earlier
ambitions and was counted out.”
Two other decorated Irish amateur boxers from Cork,
pro-debuting welterweight Ryan McCarthy (1-0, 0 KOs) and
light heavyweight Brian “Bone Breaker” Long (4-0, 2 KOs),
also turned in impressive, winning performances on points in
front of their joyous hometown fans.
McCarthy, a 2024 Irish Elite Champion, defeated his
Brazilian foe Wendall “Para” Da Costa Santos (3-8-4, 0 KOs),
40-35, while Long, a 2024 Irish National Immediate Champion,
shutout Londoner Ife Jarrett (0-13-1), 40-36.
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