Fighting Irish star Fury eyes world title showdown at Croker

TYSON FURY may be the new English heavyweight champion but he left nobody in any doubt about his Irish roots when he made his Dublin debut at the O2 on Saturday night.

The 6’9” Birmingham-based fighter fulfilled the dream he had since he watched Bernard Dunne win the WBA world super-bantamweight title at the 02 last March when he got top billing on the undercard of the Dunne-Poonsawat fight.

But the expected short route victory did not materialise as Tomas Mrazek from the Czech Republic took him the full six rounds, defying the English champion’s onslaughts, although referee Emile Teidt awarded every round to Fury.