{"id":63872,"date":"2016-10-12T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T18:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=63872"},"modified":"2016-10-12T13:22:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T18:22:33","slug":"dennis-ceylan-ryan-walsh-ready-for-european-title-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=63872","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Ceylan – Ryan Walsh Ready for European Title Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"b1cfeed5-df15-46d8-ac28-8ee963642019\"<\/a>Photo Credit Team Sauerland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dennis Ceylan (17-0-1, 8 KOs) and Ryan Walsh (21-1-1, 10 KOs) both appeared in a confident mood at the final press conference ahead of their European Featherweight title fight on Saturday at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn.<\/p>\n

Ceylan is aiming to become Denmark\u2019s first European Champion for over ten years, while Walsh will be hoping to upset the home fighter and add the European strap to his collection of English and British titles.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media today at the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers hotel, Ceylan said he has had the best preparations of his career, and believes he is ready to write a new chapter in Danish boxing history. <\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I\u2019ve had the toughest training camp of my career and I feel better prepared than ever,\u2019\u2019 said the 27 year-old Aarhus-boxer. \u2018\u2019I\u2019m expecting a close fight, but I believe I\u2019m the better boxer, and I intend to prove that on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I\u2019m not just fighting for myself. I\u2019m fighting for my children, my coach and my country. I want to make everyone proud and repay the support they\u2019ve shown in me. It\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve had a European Champion in Denmark, and I want to put Danish boxing back on the map!\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Standing in his way is the current British Champion Walsh, who shares the home fighters confidence, and plans to spoil Ceylan\u2019s celebrations.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I\u2019m excited to be here in Denmark fighting for the European title,\u2019\u2019 said Walsh. \u2018\u2019I think it\u2019s going to be great fight and I believe Dennis will bring out the best in me, but I\u2019ve been training hard and I\u2019m confident I will win. I\u2019ve already won the English and British titles, so this is the next step for me, and after I bring that blue belt home, the World title is next.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019It has been over 10 years since Denmark last had a European Champion,\u2019\u2019 said promoter Nisse Sauerland. ”And on Saturday night , Dennis can write his name in the record books. It\u2019s a massive fight, one of the biggest this country has seen for many years, and it\u2019s a real 50-50 contest. It will be a tough test for Dennis, but I have seen him in training, he looks in great shape, and I believe he is ready.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The European Featherweight title fight between Dennis Ceylan and Ryan Walsh tops a blockbuster bill at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn. Rashid Kassem faces his toughest career test against British boxer Joe Murray, Abdul Khattab takes on Bartlomiej Grafka, Dina Thorslund faces Oksana Romanova, and professional debutant Mikkel Nielsen meets Andrei Dolhozhyieu.<\/p>\n