The Irish Abroad – Padraig McCrory, Kurt Walker and Kieran Molloy plan their attack on Germany
Saturday: Leon Bunn-Padraig McCrory Light Heavyweight Showdown & Unbeaten Prospects Kieran Molloy and Kurt Walker Highlight Germany Fight Card LIVE on ESPN+
Fight action starts on ESPN+ at 1:05pm ET / 10:05am PT / 6:05pm BST
Light heavyweight contender Leon Bunn hopes to author a signature victory win over undefeated Belfast boxer Padraig McCrory in a 12-round main event this Saturday, Oct. 22 at Fabriksporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
In addition to Bunn-McCrory, two of Top Rank’s most dynamic young talents from Ireland — featherweight Kurt Walker, 27 from Lisburn, Borthern Ireland, and junior middleweight Kieran Molloy, 23 from Galway, Ireland — will see action in separate six-rounders.
Southpaw Molloy will fight 38-bout veteran Sandro Jajanidzez, while Commonwealth Games silver medalist Walker steps up against Colombia’s Yin Caicedo (6-4-3, 2 KOs), who has never been knocked out.
Fight action will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ at 1:05pm ET / 10:05am PT / 6:05pm BST
Bunn (18-0, 9 KOs) formerly held the IBF International belt and defended that strap in a career-best victory over former world title challenger Enrico Koelling in November 2019. He’s won three bouts since the Koelling triumph, most recently stopping Tunisian southpaw Islam Teffahi.
McCrory (14-0, 8 KOs) is an all-action fighter from Belfast who has knocked out his last four foes in five rounds or less. He is coming off a one-sided fifth-round destruction over former world title challenger Marco Antonio Periban.
What have they said?
LEON BUNN: "I feel great and I'm glad to be here in Frankfurt, in my hometown, to fight for a world title. I'm happy that Wasserman made this a reality. I've trained hard for this fight. I'm always in training because I always hoped that an opportunity like this would come across. I gave it my all in camp with Conny these last weeks and I am sure that all the work we've done will result in victory on Saturday night. I will do everything I can to win that belt."
PADRAIG MCCRORY: "This is a fantastic opportunity for me. Leon Bunn is a great fighter, but I've come here to win that world title. Traveling doesn't matter to me, my Irish fans will make for an atmosphere like we'd be fighting at home."
Undercard
Bilgenur Aras (7-1, 5 KOs) vs. Oksana Romanova (10-33-1, 3 KOs)
6 x 2-minute rounds, bantamweight
Daniel Dietz (6-0, 6 KOs) vs. Gyorgy Kutasi (5-15, 3 KOs)
6 rounds, heavyweight
Allen Bauer (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Renato Balogh (1-0)
4 rounds, super middleweight
Richard Lewicki (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Merab Turkadze (6-17-1, 2 KOs)
4 rounds, middleweight
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