Magee bids to showcase world title credentials

WITH two European titles, one Irish title and several reputations on the line, tonight’s mammoth nine-bout televised Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium is overflowing with promise.

And it was hardly surprising that an air of expectancy should surround yesterday afternoon’s weigh-in at Ballsbridge where the German-based Armenian, Roman Aramian, promised to exact revenge for Ireland’s defeat of Armenia in the European championship by stripping Brian Magee of his European super middleweight title.

Magee, however, has the power and the ammunition to button the Armenian and he also has the incentive because today he stands just one fight away from a world title shot after being installed as the WBA’s No1 challenger at super middleweight.