Joe Ward is promising a landmark evening in Galway — one he believes will change the course of his profession.
The 30-year-old will face Lerrone Richards on June twenty eighth at Pearse Stadium, and whereas the placement is only a quick drive from his Westmeath house, Ward sees it as a large leap towards actual recognition.
A 3-time European Championships gold and two-time World Championships silver medal winner, the Moate favorite is one in every of Eire’s biggest ever amateurs. Certainly, he earned trinkets and respect galore throughout his time within the vest and was recognized all over the world for his abilities.
That success and notoriety hasn’t been translated to the professional ranks with the southpaw struggling to make a critical influence. The rationale for that lack of momentum has nothing to do with expertise and all the things to do with a scarcity of alternatives, so to get a British title to share the ring with in Connacht this June is so large it’s profession altering suggests the Jimmy Payne skilled mild heavyweight.
“It’s most likely solely 45 minutes from my home, but it surely’s going to be an enormous evening for me. That is my breakthrough struggle.”
“To get somebody like Richards to return to Eire to struggle me is big. He was British, Commonwealth, and European champion — an enormous title at 168,” he provides earlier than suggesting victory and a efficiency of notice will see Ward gatecrash disuccsion surrounding the stacked and thrilling mild heavyweight combine.
“A win right here in devastating vogue places me in with the highest fights at 175.”
Ward has been anticipating alternatives to show himself, however feels he’s been repeatedly ignored by prime British mild heavyweights. In consequence he’s greater than decided to seize this second with each palms.
“I’ve been calling out the likes of Buatsi, Lyndon Arthur, Willy Hutchinson — none of these fights occurred. Richards is on that degree, and now it’s my time to ship.”
Ward seems on the GBM promoted, Kieran Molloy topped, DAZN broadcast invoice alongside Sean McComb, Kian Hedderman and others.
