Moore's pro debut fixed for New York
Wicklow's James Moore is to make his long-awaited professional debut in New York next month.
The 2001 World Amateur bronze-medallist has returned to the Big Apple following an interview for his sports visa. Light middleweight Moore is scheduled to fight an as-yet-unnamed opponent over four rounds at the Manhattan Center on Friday, August 4.
Moore, 27, is being managed Stateside by Mayo native Eddie McLoughlin, who said of the two-time Irish champion: "We're very excited to have James on board. He's one of the most sought-after amateurs in Ireland."
On the same night as Moore's maiden bout, Irish middleweight champion Matthew Macklin, 23, will make his US debut in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Macklin, whose father is from Roscommon and mother hails from Tipperary, claimed the middleweight belt against Michael Monaghan on the undercard of Bernard Dunne's last Dublin outing in May.
Washington middleweight Larry Brothers is the rumoured opponent for Macklin's US bow at the Borgata Hotel Casino. The Atlantic City card is being staged by Golden Boy Promotions, a firm owned by six-times world champion Oscar De La Hoya.
