Undefeated cruiserweight contender Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne (16-0, 6 KOs) expected to have his dreams come to fruition on Saturday night when he was scheduled to face Guillermo Jones for his WBA World cruiserweight championship. Coyne’s dream was put on hold when Jones pulled out of the fight citing that he suffered an injury in training camp. Coyne, while very disappointed, vows to put on a clinic versus the undefeated Dave McNemar (13-0, 10KOs) who has stepped in as a last minute replacement.
“Words can’t express my disappointment. I put my heart and soul into this training camp and I was ready to do something great on Saturday in a world title bout. Unfortunately because he (Jones) fell out of the ring and broke his love handle it is not going to happen. What can I say? I have to pick up the pieces and move on. McNemar stepped in on short notice. He is a tough, rugged guy. He is obviously not of Jones’ caliber but we are going to go in the ring and handle business. We are not going to miss a beat,” said Coyne.
Coyne is grateful for the tremendous support he has received from his hometown fans. The “Irish Outlaw” has sold a lot of tickets and looks forward to putting on a show for them on Saturday night. He can’t wait to reward their loyalty with a world title shot, “The situation is unfortunate but the show must go on. We have a tough guy ready to stand in and put on a good fight. I am going to put on a spectacular performance on Saturday night. It is going to be a great show on a great card and I am happy to be part of it. After we handle business on Saturday we look forward to moving forward to a title shot.”
Coyne versus McNemar takes place on June 25th at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, on the undercard of the HBO televised Devon Alexander-Lucas Matthysse main event.