Cousins fight for pride of the Liberties

BATTLING cousins Patrick Hyland and Paul Griffin will touch gloves in anger for the first time when they battle it out for the vacant Irish featherweight title at the National Stadium on April 19 on a bill that will feature all three Hyland brothers with Edward set to contest the Irish super featherweight belt with Kevin O’Hara from Belfast.

Destination Events in association with Pat Hyland and Pat Ryan promote the All-Ireland Championship Fight Night, featuring the two title fights with the third of the Hyland brothers, Paul, Cork men Billy Walsh and Gary O’Sullivan, Declan Timlin and new heavyweight Ian Timms on the undercard.

Dubbed the “Battle of the Liberties”, the Paul Griffin-Patrick Hyland fight has been talked about for the past two-and-a-half years.