Cuban duo face tough tests

CUBAN pair Alexei Acosta and Luis Garcia, will enjoy star billing at tonight’s boxing/dinner show in the Silversprings Hotel in Cork but the Irish pair of Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan from across the river in Mahon and Jamie Power from Limerick are sure to claim their share of the limelight.

For Spike, it is another stepping stone to greater things but for the 28-year-old Limerick light heavyweight — who won a national intermediate title at super-heavy — it is another opportunity to entertain.

On his last visit to the Silversprings where all the other contests ended prematurely, Power stole the show with one of his typical gritty performances against Martins Kulkus in an action-packed contest that went all of the six rounds.