Neglect a kiss – one thing ‘particular’ goes to begin with a flip on the 3 Enviornment this weekend.
Steven Cairns, the Cork prospect who celebrates victories with a trademark backflip, populates Queensberry’s huge invoice on the 3Arena on Saturday.
He involves the capital promising a giant efficiency, a primary title, and a win that may launch him towards superstardom.
“I’m seeing a particular evening,” he tells Irish-boxing.com
“I’m seeing me successful my first title, doing my backflip, getting a knockout and turning into an Irish celebrity.”
For Cairns, the chance to battle within the well-known Dublin venue represents the fulfilment of a dream that stretches lengthy again.
Effectively earlier than he was combating professionally, he was sitting within the crowd watching a few of the memorable battle nights unfold inside the world. The 2014 Matchroom card, which hosted the 2014 Combat of the 12 months between Jono Carroll and Declan Geraghty, in addition to the emphatic settling of the Spike O’Sullivan and Anthony Fitzgerald grudge, stands out.
“I’ve been coming right here for reveals for nevertheless a few years,” he defined.
“Just about for the reason that begin of my boxing profession I’ve been coming as much as 3Arena reveals. I keep in mind watching Declan Geraghty versus Jono Carroll within the 3Arena. I keep in mind watching Spike O’Sullivan knocking somebody out.
“I keep in mind these nights and pondering, ‘Wow, that is superb. These are the nights I need.’”
Even then, the Irish Takeover believed he would someday attain that stage himself.
“I at all times thought I’d get there and I knew I’d get there,” he mentioned.
“It simply takes years of arduous work, dedication and perception when it seems like there’s no clear path. You retain believing that you simply’re going to get there and ultimately you’ll.”
That perception was examined throughout quieter durations of his early skilled profession when fights have been arduous to come back by.
“There have been occasions I didn’t battle for eight or 9 months,” he revealed.
“However I used to be nonetheless within the fitness center each single day as a result of I used to be pondering I must be prepared in case my alternative comes.
“After I signed with Queensberry Promotions I’ve been lively the final two years and so they say an lively fighter is a contented fighter.”
Now the momentum is constructing heading into the Dublin occasion, the Dave Coldwell-trained Munster man is promising to match what guarantees to be a energetic environment with a efficiency to recollect.
“An enormous efficiency and a giant assertion,” he mentioned when requested for a prediction forward of his rating title battle with Essex’s Arnie Dawson.
“It’s at all times a step up within the profession of Steven Cairns. I’ll go in there exhibiting my boxing IQ, exhibiting that I’m an important boxer – but in addition that I can punch.
“I wouldn’t blink, as a result of it might finish very early.”
Whereas his quick focus is on claiming his first skilled title, the bold prospect is already interested by the larger fights that would observe.
“There’s a variety of fighters on the market,” he mentioned.
“You’ve bought a variety of fighters with Matchroom. As soon as I win this title these are issues that would occur – issues like five-versus-five, Matchroom versus Queensberry.
“I’d wish to be a part of that as nicely.”
