Perez ‘will get world title shot’

MIKE ‘THE REBEL’ PEREZ will be in line for a world heavyweight title shot inside two years, according to his manager Gary Hyde, who insisted he was not surprised at the devastating manner in which the Cuban demolished Luis Oscar Ricail less than a minute and a half into Sunday’s scheduled eight-rounder at the INEC in Killarney.

“The Argentine came here with a big reputation — 24 wins and 17 of them knock-outs — and he was no pushover having mixed it with some world class fighters so I was hoping he might give us a few rounds at least,” Hyde said.

“When Mike was going into the ring I was pleading with him to slow it down. I did not want him to blow this guy through the ropes.