The Neilstown Eddie Futch has Paul Ryan ready to secure a life-changing tournament victory.
The Dubliner has been selected to compete in the WBC’s new Riyadh Season ‘career-making’ Grand Prix tournament and contests a quarter-final in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The former underage amateur standout goes into the tournament with a new coach in every sense of the word in his corner.
Stephen ‘Screamer’ Maher, has had the training reins for Ryan’s camp and will fill a role once carried out by the experienced Pete Taylor come fight night.
Considering the magnitude of the bout and from the outside looking in, it looks a risk. However, Ryan is confident he is in safe hands,
Ryan has had a long working relationship with the new coach and believes ‘Screamer’ is the person to get the best out of him.
“I started working with Screamer when I first joined Pete,” Ryan said.
“Screamer was his number two and he’s done every one of my corners since my second fight, so he knows me inside and out.
“We’ve a great relationship and gel really well,” the boxer who only found out his quarter-final opponent on Friday tells Irish-boxing.com.
“Screamers got one of the best eyes in boxing. We work together every morning on the specific stuff we need to iron out. Then it’s one hard spar a week over in the UK, so we’re flying. I know every fighter says it, but this is the best camp I’ve had, and it’s the best I’m moving. The man is Neilstown’s answer to Eddie Futch.”
