Patrick Joseph Hyland (born 16 September 1983) is an Irish former

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from

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

. He competed at

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and

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Professional career

Hyland turned professional in September 2004 in the City West Hotel,

, on an

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of a bill that included

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and Peter Buckley. In his debut Hyland beat

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's Dean Ward on points over four rounds.

Irish title

He was the Irish featherweight champion. Defeating Paul Griffin with 3rd-round KO at then National Stadium in Dublin

WBF title

Hyland became the WBF featherweight champion, on 25 June 2011, by defeating France's Philippe Frenois at the

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in Dublin.

Moving to the United States

In September 2011, Hyland moved to

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to link up with Final Round Promotions. Hyland defeated former

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and

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opponent

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by unanimous decision, and his next fight took place against experienced veteran Frankie Archuleta in the

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, New York, on 5 May 2012, a fight in which he stopped Archuleta in the 4th round. On 8 August 2012, he won a unanimous decision over Carlos Fulgencio in the 8 round main event at Sahlen Stadium in

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. This improved his record to 27–0 and set a new Irish record for most consecutive wins ever by an Irish boxer.

WBA interim title shot

On 8 December 2012, Hyland faced fellow unbeaten fighter

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of the

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in the MGM Grand, in

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for the interim WBA title on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV on HBO PPV. In a very competitive fight, the iron-chinned Hyland lost the unanimous decision to Fortuna who seemed to be the busier boxer throughout the bout. WBC World Title Hyland challenged WBC champion Gary Russell Jr on 16 April 2016 at Foxwoods Casino as main event on US TV network Showtime. Hyland lost in round 2 Russell's fast hands to much for Hyland on the night dropping Hyland 3 times in the 2nd round.

Professional boxing record

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyland, Patrick Featherweight boxers Living people 1983 births Irish male boxers People from Tallaght Boxers from County Dublin 21st-century Irish sportsmen