BOXING: Murphy unlucky in close contest
Belfast’s Colm Murphy took on Dublin’s Jono Carroll on the Cacace Dickens undercard in the 3Arena on Saturday night. Murphy went into the fight unbeaten with an impressive (16-0) record whilst the more experienced Carroll looked to build on his 25-3-1 record. ‘King Kong’ Carroll’s last outing came one year ago with a unanimous decision win over Alexander Prado in Dubai but he showed little signs of ring rust and got straight to work from the opening bell. The younger man by seven years Murphy last fought in February where he claimed the Commonwealth Featherweight Title. Tonight the vacant IBO Super-Featherweight strap was up for grabs.
