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DARREN SIGNS WITH FRANK
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IRELAND'S Olympic bronze medallist Darren Sutherland is the first Olympian from the home nations to turn professional and will be managed and promoted by Frank Maloney.

Sutherland, 26, has signed a three-year contract with Maloney and makes his professional debut in home city, Dublin on Thursday December 18.

The historic homecoming will be staged at Dublin City University where Sutherland is studying Sports Science.

Sutherland will campaign as a super-middleweight and his fights will be exclusively televised live by Sky Sports.

Maloney said: "From the minute I watched Darren in the Olympics he was the only fighter I wanted to sign."

"I believe he will become the my fifth world champion following in the path of Lennox Lewis, Paul Ingle, Scott Harrison and David Haye.

"This is a long term mission and will be an incredible journey. I invite the Irish public to join Darren on what will be a fantastic ride.

"On a personal level I haven't felt this excited since the day Lennox Lewis signed with me in April 1989."

Sutherland's medal in Beijing was one of the finest achievements ever by an Irish sportsman in the Olympics.

After a first round walkover, Sutherland outpointed Algeria's Nabil Kassel and Venezuelan Alfonso Blanco before losing to eventual middleweight winner James DeGale in the semi-final.

Sutherland had won four of their previous five encounters against the Englishman and it would be no shock if their paths crossed in a major professional fight

Sutherland is expected to work with several British and American trainers before deciding who to team up with.

Maloney expects to announce the Irishman's first professional opponent next month.

Ticket for Sutherland's professional debut at DCU will be on sale next month, and the card will also feature leading British and Irish fighters.
DARREN SUTHERLAND FACT FILE
Born: 18th March 1982
Birthplace: Dublin
Stance: Orthodox
Nickname: The Dazzler
Amateur Club: St Saviour's ABC
Amateur Honours:




2008
Irish Olympian - Bronze medallist
Gold Medallist in European Olympic Qualifier, Greece
Irish National Senior Champion

2007
Irish National Senior Champion.
Gold medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Croatia.
Gold medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Finland.
Bronze medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Germany.
European Union Champion, Ireland.
Silver medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Ukraine...
Gold medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Germany.
Last 16 of World Championships, USA.

2006
Irish National Senior Champion.
Four Nations Champion, Ireland.


2005
Gold medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Liverpool.
Gold medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Albania.
Gold medallist in Multi-Nation Tournament, Russia.
Quarter-Finalist, World Championships, China.

2003
Win – Ireland V Germany (home).

Bronze medallist in All Ireland Senior Championships.
2002
Irish Under-21 National Champion – 75kgs.

Bronze medallist in All Ireland Senior Championships
2001
Irish Under-21 Champion – 71kgs.
Win – Ireland V France (away).
Win – Ireland V France (away).
Win – Ireland V Poland (away)


2000
Irish Intermediate Champion – 71kgs
Leinster Champion – 71kgs.


1999 (in England)
Quarter-finalist Junior ABA Championships – 71kgs.
North-East Counties Junior ABA Champion – 71kgs.
NABC North-East Regional Finalist – 67kgs.

Yorkshire Champion – 67kgs
1998 (in England)
NABC National Semi-finalist – 67kgs.
NABC National Regional Champion – 67kgs.
NABC Northern Counties Champion – 67kgs.

Yorkshire Champion – 67kgs.

[twenty six]

Great news.
I wonder if he'll come back to Sheffield to train ?

[Old bones Ian]

must of been a good deal, i could see alot of the promoters going for Sutherland. I'm looking forward to seeing him in the pro's

[Chambers2]

That's an excellent signing for Frank! Sutherland was the boxer from the olympics who stood out to me as being most suited to the pro ranks

[sweetscience]

That's an excellent signing for Frank! Sutherland was the boxer from the olympics who stood out to me as being most suited to the pro ranks

eh

surely not from the whole games, do you just mean GB/Ireland

[Chambers2]

That's an excellent signing for Frank! Sutherland was the boxer from the olympics who stood out to me as being most suited to the pro ranks

eh

surely not from the whole games, do you just mean GB/Ireland

I only really watched the GB and Ireland boys, so effectively yes

[Poncey]

Great signing. I personally think he'll do the best in the Pros of the medal winners.

[sweetscience]

great signing

but.. if sutherland was white the yanks would have defo snapped him up

i hope a UK promoter signs the Ukraine feather and not some german outfit which im sure will - he was awesome

[TerribleTerry]

Lomachenko was definitely the talent of the games for me and whilst Sutherland will make a good pro I reckon that Billy Joe Saunders will end up going on to achieve the most in the pros (out of the British and Irish lads), based on potential.

[DavidPayne]

The Italian who battered Price looked a handful.

[Chambers2]

The Italian who battered Price looked a handful.

yeah good call, did he win the final? was he against the Chinese Giant?

[charlieb]

Agree about Saunders, he definitely looked handy.

Sutherland too, but he seemed to be more brute force than boxer, he reminds me a little of a young Robin Reid. Too early to say.

I also think Degale's being sold a bit short.

[TerribleTerry]

The Italian who battered Price looked a handful.

yeah good call, did he win the final? was he against the Chinese Giant?

Yes, Camarelle stopped the big Chinese lump in the final.

He has been around seemingly a very long time yet is still the right side of 30. I think someone said he is in the police in Italy and is well looked after so it is unlikely he will turn his vest in..

[TerribleTerry]

Boxing Monthly did a round up of the best prospects from the Olympics this month and i think they identitfied the Ukranian heavy who went out early - you would have thought he would be a nailed on cert to turn pro.

[Chambers2]

Cheers for the info Gents

[steve689]

Why is his debut on a fecking Thursday night bill?

[Old bones Ian]

Cammarelle will be amateur for at least the next year, as the worlds are going to be held in Milan his home city, so he wants to defend his title there.
He may well look at the pro's after that, he would be a huge draw in Italy.
I was impressed with him in the olympics, he looked in complete control of every minute he was in the ring. He beat a boxer Marko Tomasović, a brawler Oscar Rivas, a tall puncher David Price and a bit strong hometown favourite Zhang Zhilei.

At no time did Cammarelle look troubled by any of these styles

[ApolloCreed]

Isn't Saunders a traveller though? Surely that can't be good for a pro career...