Jono Carroll scored a dream Dublin homecoming as he became IBO super-featherweight world champion in the identical arena as some Irish legends.
‘King Kong’ had a bitter fallout with two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor last yr after a social media spat. But he used Sinead O’Connor’s classic rendition of ‘The Foggy Dew’ – which McGregor made famous – on his method to the ring.
And similar to at UFC Dublin back in 2014, the Dubliner was successful on the 3Arena. Carroll won a controversial split decision over Colm Murphy to assert the belt in his first fight at home in over 12 years.
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Jono Carroll defeats Colm Murphy by split decision at Dublin’s 3Arena
On an evening of blockbuster boxing motion on the 3Arena, the primary of three title fights saw the IBO super-featherweight title on the road. Veteran Jono Carroll needed to travel through Oman amid travel chaos in Dubai simply to get home for his fight.
And he was given a tricky test within the unbeaten 26-year-old ‘Posh Boy’ Murphy, who brought a sizeable contingent of his own all the way down to the packed Dublin venue. One judge, and a number of fans in the world, felt that Murphy’s more crisp and aggressive punching must have scored him the win.
Nevertheless, the hometown star got the choice to secure his first world title on the age of 33 in his thirtieth fight as an expert. Carroll is now in pole position to earn a shot at one in all the more recognized world titles at super-featherweight.
Jono Carroll and Conor McGregor usually are not friends
While fight fans watching on DAZN may have recognized Carroll’s ring walk song as the identical as McGregor’s it was removed from a tribute for the previous lightweight and featherweight champion. They’re from the identical city, but had a bitter fallout last yr.
When Carroll converted to Islam and commenced to post about his religion, McGregor referred to him by a crude term for Muslims. The boxer was immediately offended, and mocked his rival for his 2018 submission defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov which is one in all the touchiest subjects in combat sports.