Noel Murphy determined to keep bandwagon going

Having built up an undefeated 8-0 paid record in New York, the Macroom native will fight as a professional for the first time in Ireland when he takes on Spanish novice Avelino Vazquez (4-2) on a Red Corner Promotions bill topped by Dubliner Luke Keeler’s clash with former English middleweight champion Lewis Taylor.
As a former national intermediate champion, Murphy had harboured ambitions of reaching the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but his disgust with a split-decision loss in his first National Elite Championship campaign put paid to those plans and prompted a move to he paid game.