Furey and Casey on song and prove a knockout for fans

NEW heavyweight sensation Tyson Furey stopped Nicolai Firtha in the fifth round of their scheduled 12 rounder at the King’s Hall, Belfast on Saturday when Willie ‘Big Bang’ Casey shared the limelight with an eighth round stoppage against Daniel Kodjo Sassou to re-launch his career.

It was Casey’s first appearance in the ring since his ill fated title fight against the interim WBA super-bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Guillermo that ended in the first round at City West six months ago.

And, while the rustiness of the six month lay-off was evident in the early rounds, once he got going the former European champion lived up to his trade name by disposing of an opponent who went the distance with current Irish featherweight champion Patrick Hyland in his last bout.