Spike’s fight-night postponed

The rise of the Rebel has been put on hold after injury yesterday put paid to Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan’s weekend fight night in Cork.

And the weekend of February 23 is now being targeted for the rescheduled bout as O’Sullivan defends his WBO international middleweight title against the London-based Zimbabwean, Farai Musiyiwa.

“We’re hoping to confirm the date by the weekend,” Mike O’Regan, promoter of the ‘Rebel Rising’ event, said last night.