‘I’m going to be a boxer-puncher – just like always,’ said Yorgey, who played football for Upper Merion High School and later for St. His fight against Camacho was a competitive fight.’Īccording to his Facebook page, Murtagh, who is the current Irish champion, will be sparring every day for three weeks prior to coming to Pennsylvania for the fight. I don’t know much about him but I know he’s a little dirty. ‘But, just because he’s older, you can’t expect him to slow down. ‘Murtagh has a lot of experience,’ said Yorgey. The Irish fighter lost one point in the fourth round for low blows and another in the fifth round for intentional head butting. The fight, which was the first time Murtagh fought outside the U.K., has been described as an ugly, sloppy fight – in its better moments. Ironically, he lost an eight-round unanimous decision in his last fight to Hector Camacho, Jr. Murtagh, who is left-handed and 40 years old, claims that he has tried to emulate two great southpaws – Marvin Hagler and Hector Camacho. I know it’s going to lead to great things.’ ‘I told them that I didn’t care who I fought. ‘They said they’d clear anyone in the top 10 for the title fight against me,’ said Yorgey. The current WBU rankings in the middleweight category are: 1. ‘WBU president Don Lewis said he wanted me to fight for the middleweight world title which is vacant right now.’
‘I got a call from the WBU,’ said Yorgey. Interestingly, Murtagh has been knocked out in 11 of his 15 losses and has just one win by KO in his 33 victories. Yorgey, who is 27-2-1 (12 KOs), will face a veteran fighter who brings a 33-15-1 record to the fight.
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