Sean McComb believes his profession was unjustly derailed after his controversial defeat to Arnold Barboza Jr. final yr — however insists he’s mentally stronger and able to make up for misplaced time.
The Public Nuisance produced a career-best efficiency in opposition to the American on the undercard of the mega Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney battle.
Nevertheless, regardless of widespread opinion, he gained vast the Belfast expertise didn’t get the choice.
The outcome prompted large criticism of the scoring and impressed fury throughout Crew McComb and bemusement of followers internationally.
Many claimed McComb was denied one of many biggest ever Irish boxing away wins, though he factors out it value him extra than simply that.
The Southpaw was denied the alternatives that will have materialised from such a high-profile victory, and as a expertise who proved himself world stage succesful he grew to become a high-risk low-reward poster boy.
“Going into that battle I used to be tremendous assured. When the ultimate bell went, I obtained goosebumps. A surge rushed by means of my physique – I knew I’d modified my life, modified my household’s life eternally. Then the outcome,” McComb instructed Boxing Kings Media.
The cut up determination loss, which many pundits and followers scored for McComb, noticed Barboza Jr. go on to very large alternatives, together with preventing on Riyadh Season exhibits and headlining in Occasions Sq..
“He’s had some loopy paydays. He’s fought three large fights. And I used to be left on the shelf for a full yr. That battle ought to have modified my life,” McComb added.
McComb isn’t bitter and having signed with GBM he’s eager to look ahead, beginning along with his conflict in opposition to xx in Hull this weekend.
Nevertheless, that doesn’t imply he’ll maintain again when requested about that defeat.
“It’s disheartening – very disheartening – however not sufficient to place me off the game. I understand how good I’m. I’ve sacrificed an excessive amount of to stroll away,
“Somebody requested me what I discovered from that battle – and the one factor I’ve discovered is how soiled boxing actually is, and the way corrupt it’s.
“The Canadian decide who gave me the battle was on the bus dwelling with me. He mentioned, ‘I had it 98-92 your manner.’ I mentioned, ‘What the f** had been the opposite two watching?’ He simply shrugged. No one is aware of.”*
“You possibly can’t simply depend on expertise. It’s important to overcome the politics and hold going.”
