Thomas Carty scored a last-minute knockout win on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron vs Katie Taylor 2 – but fans were not impressed by his performance.
The 28-year-old missed wildly for most of the eight-round affair before he finally managed to catch Dan Garber, who brought a 5-1 record into the fight and put him away with just 41 seconds left.
Carty, who has a wealth of sparring experience having helped Anthony Joshua in his camp for both of his clashes with Oleksandr Usyk, improved his professional record to 7-0 with six KOs.
The Irish heavyweight has also sparred Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte and Lawrence Okolie – but he struggled with his opponent’s evasive style.
For the first six rounds, neither man landed anything of note.
Carty was the aggressor, but he was head-hunting against a fighter who seemed content to lose a decision in his biggest fight yet.
‘The Bomber’ finally damaged his rival in round seven before closing the show and triggering wild celebrations from those inside Dublin’s 3Arena in the following frame.
Although the crowd loved what they saw – in the end – fans watching at home flooded social media to criticise the heavyweight bout.
One fan said: “This Carty fight has got to be one of the worst fights I’ve ever watched, no quality whatsoever.”
Another tweeted: “This might be the worst fight I’ve ever watched.”
Someone else commented: “This Carty fight is f****** garbage.”
Carty enjoyed a much better performance on the undercard of Taylor’s first fight with Cameron in May as he scored three knockdowns in an impressive stoppage win over Jay McFarlane.
The southpaw KO artist revealed during fight week that he has been asked to spar Joshua and Fury ahead of their upcoming fights against Otto Wallin and Usyk.
So, there’s no rest for Carty after a tough night at the office.
