It has been a great start for the Irish fighters on a historic night in Croke Park, as Katie Taylor gets her deserved send-off in front of 83,000 people.
Heavyweight sensation Adam Olaniyan moved to 4-0 after making light work of his opponent inside one round.
He set about Matej Hudak, with blistering combinations, and the Czech fighter didn’t want any of the barrage that came his way as the Jobstown native marked becoming the first heavyweight to fight at Croke Park with a victory.
Bobbi Flood entered the stadium where he grew up watching the Dubs in and put on a complete performance to defeat Jack Swallow by decision.
‘Flash’ was forced to chase the journeyman around the ring, but vicious bodyshots and composed boxing led to a 40-36 victory for the 21-year-old Cabra native.
The night started off with an unfortunate error, as Paul Ryan defeated Paddy Gallagher, but Gallagher was read out as the winner.
Ryan entered the stadium spectacularly, and went on to win by decision, which was announced in his favour after the fact.
In what was an attritional six-round bout, the judges scored it 58-55.
Joe McGrail defeated Derryman Matthew Boreland, as the scouser delivered a stinging liver shot in the fifth round to take the victory.