‘Big Bang’ theory holds up

WILLIE “Big Bang” CASEY claimed his place among the legends of Irish boxing in his hometown of Limerick on Saturday night when he sensationally stopped Paulie Hyland in four spectacular rounds to win the European super bantamweight title.

Were it not for the money fans literally lashed on the Limerick southpaw in the 24 hours leading up to the fight, Hyland would have been a clear favourite.

The 25-year-old Dubliner was the one with all the champion qualities – technically brilliant, a slick mover with a punch to match the best. However, he left all that at the ringside as not alone had he opted to take on “Big Bang” on his home turf, but he chose to take him on at his own game and nobody does it better than Casey.