Undefeated Walsh relishing return to ring as title put on line

CORK welterweight Billy Walsh, accused in the past of ducking Stephen Haughian, insists this has never been the case and is ready to prove it by taking on the Lurgan man in his own back yard.

Walsh, a former national senior champion from the St Colman’s club in Shanagarry, will put his hard won Irish title on the line when they touch gloves at the Craigavon Leisure Centre on Saturday, February 7, and he intends to keep his undefeated record intact by retaining the title he won in a bloody battle with Jamie Gorman in Cork.

Promoter Brian Peters had thrown down the gauntlet to Walsh by accusing the Corkman of ducking Haughian but Walsh, who had been preparing for a show in Youghal that subsequently fell through, says he’s more than happy to step up to the plate.