IRISH BOXER DENNIS Hogan is middleweight champion of Australia after he beat Nathan ‘King’ Carroll.
‘Hurricane’ Hogan, who is now unbeaten in 16 bouts, won a unanimous decision 97-93, 98-92, 99-93 on Thursday night in Brisbane.
The Kildare man, who is a former Irish amateur international, has taken Australia by storm since turning professional three years ago
Now his whirlwind career looks set to gather significant pace after he swept to the pugilistic pinnacle of Oz .
Hogan and Carroll previously fought for a Queensland title 18 months ago with Hogan emerging victorious by way of TKO.
But despite that triumph, he went into tonight’s contest as underdog against a vastly improved Carroll, who KOd his way to the national title in March.
Hogan in action during the 2010 Irish nationals, where he was beaten by Ken Egan (INPHO/James Crombie)
The fight was broadcast live across Australia on Fox Sports but Hogan, 28, insisted he would not be fazed by the hype.
“I have fought on TV before as an amateur for Ireland and my last fight with Carroll was also actually shown on TV. I loved it each time, and I feel the big stage brings out the best in me.”