DARREN Sutherland is hoping to get a few rounds under his belt tonight when he touches gloves with Siarhei Navarka from Belarus on the undercard to the Jamie Moore-Michele Piccirillo European light middleweight title fight at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan.

After his polished TKO win over Bulgaria's Georgi Iliev, Darren Sutherland is looking forward to a short holiday before returning to training on January 10.

Olympic bronze medallist Darren Sutherland admits that climbing into the ring at Dublin City University for his professional debut tonight will be 'a very special moment' in his career.

ONE European champion and two Commonwealth champions went to the scales in defence of their titles but, amid he chaos at The Hub in DCU, fans jostling for a glimpse left no one in any doubt who the star act was at yesterday’s big fight weigh-in when Darren Sutherland, himself a student and former resident on campus, stepped up.

DARREN SUTHERLAND is not just going to be a world champion — he is going to be one of the great world champions — according to his trainer Brian Lawrence.

IRELAND’S Katie Taylor kept her title defence on track and guaranteed a bronze medal when she breezed through her lightweight quarter-final at the 5th AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ningbo City, China, yesterday.