Casey and Hyland have Euro vision

WILLIE ‘Big Bang’ Casey and Paul Hyland were primed for battle as they weighed in for tonight’s all-Ireland European title thriller at the University Arena in Limerick.

And injured Kiko Martinez, who vacated the EBU super-bantamweight title to clear the way for the first European title fight between two Irishmen, was taking a close look when they weighed in.

Casey tipped the scales at a comfortable 8st 9lbs 3ozs while Hyland warranted a second look when he climbed on just 3ozs under the 8st 10lb limit but the Dubliner insisted afterwards that there were absolutely no problems with weight.