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Gary Cully - Bouncing Back

Gary Cully knows all about The Rocky Road at this stage. With massive momentum at his back, he went into 2023 certain that he was on the fast track to world title glory. And things got even better when he secured a co-headline slot on the Katie Taylor homecoming bill last May. But he watched Taylor’s fight with Chantelle Cameron from the back of an ambulance following a shock stoppage defeat to Mexico’s Jose Felix. Taylor picked herself up for the rematch with Cameron and ‘The Diva’ had to do the same, even more so, when big-time boxing returned to the 3Arena in Dublin in November. He opted to take the same dressing room, wear the same gear and replicate the same ringwalk for a must-win comeback fight against Reece Mould. He may not have been overly happy with the performance but the Naas man admits that getting the win was all that mattered on the night. We headed down to meet Cully at UNIT 3: Health and Fitness in his hometown, even sampling a fine cup of coffee from his adjacent café, suitably called Diva Coffee Co. And, before training alongside the world title hopeful for the day to see just how seriously he takes his business, we spoke about the impact of the Felix loss, what it was like to lose his O, the struggle to find his feet again and the long-term plan – alongside long-time coach Niall Barrett – before his next fight. And it’s a tough one again, with Cully back in against two-time European champ Francesco Patera on the Josh Taylor v Jack Catterall bill in Leeds on May 25 – exactly a year to the day since his life-changing defeat in Dublin.

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Gary Cully - Bouncing Back

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