Hyland proud in defeat

Patrick Hyland and Brian Magee were left licking their wounds on both sides of the Atlantic on Saturday night after suffering losses in WBA World title fights in the USA and Denmark.

Dublin-born Hyland, fighting on the Marquez-Pacquiao undercard in Las Vegas, lost on a unanimous decision to Javier Fortuna for the WBA Interim Featherweight belt.

All three judges scored the 12-rounder (115-113, 116-112, 118-110) to the unbeaten Dominican Republic southpaw against the Dublin man who suffered the first loss of his 28-fight career.