Cruiserweight Timms top attraction on Castlebar card

IAN TIMMS, a former three- time national amateur champion, will headline the card at cruiserweight when professional boxing returns to Castlebar on May 23.

The Mayo town proved an ideal centre for Bernard Dunne’s rehabilitation after his shock loss to Kiko Martinez before the Dubliner went on to win the WBA world super bantamweight title.

This time the Royal Theatre will be the venue for an exciting show promoted by Cork businessman Don O’Leary and former European bronze medallist, Phil Sutcliffe, who form DolPhil Promotions and are coming off the back of a success at Dublin’s City West Hotel where the middleweight pairing of Anthony Fitzgerald and Robbie Long served up a memorable contest.