Coatbridge boxer Mark McKeown says a huge local crowd made it feel like a home show when he fought in Sunderland earlier this month.McKeown beat Mexican Uriel Lopez at Probellum Unstoppable at Sunderland’s Rainton Arena on December 18, winning by unanimous decision after six punishing rounds.That was on the same card as fellow Coatbridge legend and Keir Hardie Boxing Club teammate Ricky Burns, who beat Argentina’s Emiliano Dominguez Rodriguez, and McKeown was delighted with his night’s work, and the response they got.McKeown, 27, said: “It was brilliant.
We had a great build-up to it and it was a fantastic fight against a tough Mexican, who had formerly won the WBC Latino Super Bantamweight title, so it was a good win for me.“The Mexicans
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