Chisholm on the up with London deal

BOXING interest will be focused on Bethnal Green over the coming weeks in the build-up to Wayne McCullough’s long-awaited return but another Irishman has been quietly building a new professional career for himself in the area over the past year.

Corkman James Chisholm has already won all four of his professional fights and is set to take another step up in class if a planned fight against Birmingham’s Nicky Cooke materialises.

“That’s the plan at the moment,” said the 22-year-old former Greenmount boxer who has won five national