Tims ready for the big time as pro debut beckons

THE absence of four-time champion, Ian Tims, raised some eyebrows at this year’s national senior boxing championships.

But now the Dubliner is all set for his professional debut against a yet-to-be-named opponent on the undercard to the middleweight clash between Irish champion Matthew Macklin, and former world champion Yori Boy Campas at the National Stadium on March 22.

Tims, from Clondalkin, won back-to-back Irish senior heavyweight titles in 2006 and 2007, having made the transition from light heavyweight.