The Kingdom Warrior has earned himself shot at an Irish title.
Brilliant Kevin Cronin made the switch to the super middleweight division a successful one when he defeated Nicaragua’s Santos Madreno in the Parochial Hall in Cork last night.
The Milltown man, roared on by a huge travelling army from Kerry, produced a power-packed performance to earn a third round stoppage in a planned six-round bout against his Spain-based opponent.
He is now expected to be granted a dream match with Celtic champion Craig McCarthy for a shot at a national title.
McCarthy was at last night’s showdown and entered the ring afterwards to congratulate Cronin.
The Kingdom Warrior (26) out-boxed and out-moved Madreno on the night and he simply had too much power, guile and a far superior reach for his veteran opponent to contend with.
Cronin said on Twitter afterwards: “Job done. That atmosphere – Kerry took over. Now time for me to get my title”.
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