Gary Sykes v. Kevin O'Hara - SKY Friday Fight Night

Vintagekits

Syke'd Up!!

25 May 2010 - By Leonard Gunning

Surely every new champion deserves an easy first defence, right? Against someone who lets say has lost every title fight they have contested but preferably still has a respectable enough record to ensure the punters will rock up, right?

Maybe that is what newly crowned British super bantamweight Gary Sykes 15-0 (KO 4) had in mind when his team invited Belfast’s Kevin ‘Sweet Pea’ O’Hara 17-5 (KO 5) to step through the ropes with the Dewsbury dynamo to battle it out for his first defence of the coveted Lonsdale belt at the Huddersfield Leisure Centre this Friday.

With the bookies having the Yorkshireman, who recently wrestled the vacant title away from Andy Morris in a twelve round thriller at the same venue in March, a 1/4 odds on favourite and the ominous sign of Team Sykes talking up the credentials of O’Hara it seems like an open and shut case not worth even a preview article.

But Team Sykes hadn’t counted on......................... rest of the article is here
http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/may10/may10_sykes_ohara.html

Vintagekits

surprised at the lack of interest. Could be a cracker!

digme

Never heard of O'Hara before,what type of fighter is he?

megadodge

O'Hara is a stocky, strong, aggressive boxer. Doesn't have a particular heavy dig, but has decent skills and is very tough.

He reached at least two All-Ireland senior amateur finals that I can remember but lost both. I always thought the pro game would suit him more, but he hasn't lived up to my expectations.

Vintagekits

Thats a pretty fair assessment of him. I remember him in his second fight at the Odyssey against Jus Wallie and he had a large support in the crowd. Wallie was a wild man in the ring but O'Hara had enough class to exploit it. It was a little like Thiam-Lee. However, he failed to grasp the opportunities handed to him but I hear from gym mates that he has really busted his hump for this one. Too little too late? We shall see.

Vintagekits

No limits for Hungry O'Hara!!

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/no-limits-for-hungry-orsquohara-14820969.html

digme

Should be an exciting fight so. Thanks for the description.

Vintagekits

just had a text from Kevin, weigh in went well and he tipped in at a pound lighter than Sykes. He is feeling good and relaxed and ready to take the title tonight.

digme

Good luck to him anyway,hope he pulls off the upset.

Rob113

Nice one vintage. Actually looking forward to this now. Come on O'Hara!!

Feargal as Luimneach

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Feargal as Luimneach

10-9 O'Hara
An upset on the line

magma69

O'Hara looking good.

If this is close, Dave Parris will **** him over. :mad:

magma69

29-28 O'Hara

Feargal as Luimneach

Level
O'Hara doesn't have the speed of Sykes. He seems a bit static

magma69

Sykes has him worked out.

Feargal as Luimneach

magma69 wrote: »

Sykes has him worked out.

Ya , you're right there.

Rob113

All too easy for sykes now. O'Hara looks completely flat footed. No movement at all.

Feargal as Luimneach

O' Hara needs a knockout but he doesn't have the power for that. Those body punches from Sykes are draining him

Feargal as Luimneach

Poor enough fight, last round had a bit of action though

Vintagekits

it seemed to slip away from O'hara after a promising start.

jimjo

Vintagekits wrote: »

it seemed to slip away from O'hara after a promising start.

Slipped away.. come off it after the second round Skyes was in total control. Although O'Hara had a good 1st & 2nd round and a bit of a late flurry, fighting away from home with that terrible ref from last week, he had to do loads to win but came up way too short...

Being Irish i'd support him no matter what but you have call it as it is, O'Hara was outclassed, simple as.

All the same credit to the guy, never gives up.

Vintagekits

jimjo wrote: »

Slipped away.. come off it after the second round Skyes was in total control. Although O'Hara had a good 1st & 2nd round and a bit of a late flurry, fighting away from home with that terrible ref from last week, he had to do loads to win but came up way too short...

Being Irish i'd support him no matter what but you have call it as it is, O'Hara was outclassed, simple as.

All the same credit to the guy, never gives up.

hush now! I scored the fight 118-110 - so that shows when I thought the fight slipped away. Have a ready of my report on irish-boxing.com if you think I am being to blinded by my support of O'Hara!

Vintagekits

report sent to Irish-Boxing.com

here are a few pics

Vintagekits

Sykes vs O'Hara: Ringside report

29 May 2010 - By Leonard Gunning

Belfast battler Kevin O’Hara 17-6 (5KO) failed in his latest attempt to garner a boxing accolade for himself as he dropped to a unanimous points defeat against British super-feather champion Gary Sykes 16-0 (4KO) at the Huddersfield Leisure Centre, Yorkshire on Friday night, May 28.

A confident O’Hara, who lost his three previous title attempts, came flying out of the traps scoring telling shots. Belfast’s ‘Sweet Pea’ out worked and pressured the local fighter delivering left hooks and landing overhand rights with accuracy flush on the cheek of the static Sykes.

The plot remained the same in the second as O’Hara’s movement disrupted an unsettled Sykes' efforts. While Sykes was throwing more punches the telling shots came from the Irishman. Buoyed by his early success O’Hara came out for the third round by literally chasing Sykes across the canvas but the Dewsbury native soon began to establish his jab which warmed the until then quietened crowd.

the rest of the article is here ............. http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/may10/may10_sykes_wins_points.html

Vintagekits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWHJ0enC6Wo