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SHANNON pro boxer David Ryan will fight for the Irish super lightweight title in December, with ‘The Machine’ set to face Kildare’s Senan Kelly. Both fighters are undefeated, Ryan at 6-0 and Kelly at 9-0, and the fight will take place in Waterford on December 7. It will be on a card topped by Deise fighter Dylan Moran and Belfast’s Tyrone McKenna. It will be Ryan’s third fight of 2024, and the highlight of his career so far came in May when he picked up the BUI Celtic title, the first belt of the former kickboxer’s boxing career. On Tuesday he said he was delighted that the Kelly fight has been locked down. “I’m buzzing to be honest with you,” he said. “It was hard work to get it over the line, having it on a neutral show and all of that.” Ryan’s last victory, when he took that BUI Celtic title with a victory over Tony McGlynn, was almost …
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