Sam Eggington vs Dennis Hogan Down Under
Dennis Hogan will face England's Sam Eggington for the IBO world super-welterweight title in Australia on October 8, after Australian promotion No Limit Boxing outbid Ben Shalom of BOXXER to stage the world fight on home soil for the challenger.
The Kildare native, based in Australia, takes on defending champion Eggington in Newcastle, New South Wales.
The 37-year-old contender previously lost world title fights to Jack Culcay in 2015 and Jaime Munguia and Jermall Charlo in 2019 before suffering another defeat against Tim Tszyu (not a world title fight) early last year.
But the 'Hurricane' has beaten Australian fighters Tommy Browne and Wade Ryan since then and is confident his long-time dream can come true against Eggington.
He told foxsports.com.au.: “I’ve done all the hard work in terms of what needs to be done. I’ve done it all. I’ve been there and I’ve done it well for the most part.
“This time, I get to stay here and focus on my training while he’s got to travel. I’m feeling really good about that.
“If I was to fight him anywhere, I would still feel confident. But just knowing that I get to have that, it’s another box ticked for me.”
