‘Massive Horny’ was denied an enormous scalp in controversial circumstances final week.
Sean Turner made a considerably shock return to the ring in Italy final weekend.
Preventing for simply the primary time because the summer time of 2023, and for simply the second time in seven years, the Dublin heavyweight took on Italy’s rising heavyweight, Mirko Carbotti in Rome.
Turner was introduced in, in an try to get a reputation of kinds on the previous beginner of word information, presumably the match makers hoping his lack of exercise made him low danger, comparatively excessive reward.
Nevertheless, the massive punching large man gave each Carbotti and his staff the fright of their life and when he threatened to smash the Lazio native’s duck egg.
Certainly, however a controversial intervention from the referee, the 34-year-old may have registered his finest win since he beat the world-ranked Arnold Gjergjaj in 2017.
The previous Irish beginner worldwide dropped the previous beginner worldwide heavy with a left hook earlier than a minute of the battle had handed.
His opponent rose to unsteady ft however was seemingly handed a get out of jail free card by the referee.
Because the stanza progressed, Turner suffered a reduce over his left eye, which he and most neutrals argued got here from a headbutt. It was additionally felt it was the sort of reduce that could possibly be managed within the nook between rounds. Nevertheless, the referee deemed it a gash too harmful, referred to as off the battle, dominated it got here from a punch and thus Carbotti had his hand raised.
Turner, who registered one of many quickest knockouts in irish boxing historical past on his debut, has been attempting to guilt his opponent right into a rematch since nevertheless it’s most unlikely Carbotti’s staff will permit him repeat immediatley.
