Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan set for first world title shot at 37

The bout will be the Cork boxer's first crack at a world title 

Spike O’Sullivan celebrates ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Cork boxer Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is preparing for the fight of his life after securing a shot at a world title.

O’Sullivan will face Cuban-American Erislandy Lara for the WBA world middleweight crown at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on May 28, as part of a co-headline with Gervonta Davis v Rolando Romero.