Paul Hyland, (born 19 November 1984 in
Dublin
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, Ireland) is an
Irish
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** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
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professional boxer
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. Hyland is a two-time Irish Professional Super Bantamweight Champion and European Union Champion. Hyland also boxed World Title Challenger
Willie Casey for the EBU (European) Title.
Professional career
Début
Hyland turned professional on 5 November 2004 in
Hereford Leisure Centre,
England
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on an
undercard
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of bill that included
Jason Cook,
Jason McKay and
Scott Gammer. In his début Hyland defeated fellow débutant
Hungarian Janos Garai with a second-round TKO
knockout.
Irish title
He is the former two time
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
super bantamweight title holder, defeating
Marc Callaghan on 5 July 2008. Hyland won this bout on a point score of 98–93.
Hyland's second time winning the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
super bantamweight title was on 5 December in the National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland. This time Hyland won on a 3rd round too win over
Eugene Heagney. Hyland dropped Heagney with a combination of punches to body and head in third round, then a burst of punches from Hyland after the eight count brought the referee's intervention.
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Irish male boxers
Super-bantamweight boxers
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