Cork pro boxers Tommy Hyde and Cathal Crowley are hoping to keep their upward progression going with fights in April

Cork professional boxer Tommy 'The Governor' Hyde will be back in action with a Super Middleweight bout on Friday, April 11th at the Melbourne Pavilion in Australia against Tanzanite fighter Anuary Mlawa.

The 26 year-old southpaw Mlawa will be a tricky fight for Hyde and it will be another step up in class for the Corkman.

He has a record of eight wins (four by KO) and two losses in his career to date, however, the 'Governor' will be looking to to extend his unbeaten record with his 11th straight victory.

Tommy had been due to fight in the Australian city last year, but an ankle injury forced him to take a step back and he is now hoping to get as many Irish faces in the crowd as possible for on the night.

"There's a massive Irish community in Melbourne, so hopefully, we get everyone there in April and have an unreal night together. 

"I'm working very hard over in Manchester at the moment and I'll be in the best shape possible for fight night. I'm chasing titles this year, and this is a step towards that," Hyde said.

Hyde was home recently after taking a break from pre-fight prep with well-known trainer Lee Beard in Manchester as he gears up for his next bout.

“I’ve been over and back to Manchester since the start of January, so training camp is going great and I’m feeling very sharp now ahead of this fight. 

"I’ve got some great sparring with my team mates, English light heavyweight champion Troy Jones and the undefeated Marvin Thompson, so I’ll be ready to show my work in the ring. 

"This is a massive opportunity for me to get to fight in front of a big Irish audience over in Australia and, hopefully, I can bring a sense of home over to them.

“I was supposed to fight there last August and the response I got was savage before having to pull out with an injury but this time it's happening and I can't wait," Hyde added.

Cork's Cathal Crowley will be also in action next month when he will fight in his seventh professional fight on April 12th in a Night Of Champions at the National Stadium, Dublin, however, his opponent hasn’t been named yet.

Crowley’s last outing was last December at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar when he stopped Polish fighter Mikolaj Rabczak at the end of the fourth round.

Crowley will be looking to put in another very good performance as he plans to fight for the Irish Super Middleweight title later in the year.

“I’ve been training hard in Dublin since my last fight in December, working on improving all aspects of my boxing skills under my coach Packie Collins,” Cathal said.

“I got this fight confirmed last month and now it’s time to lock in even more. 

"The fun is only beginning with hard sparring, long runs, sprints and much much more to get me in the best shape of my life for April 12th.

"I’m was over to Madison Square Gardens in New York to see Dubliner Emmett Brennan beat Kerry’s Kevin Cronin live and the plan is to fight Brennan for the Irish title at Super Middleweight this summer.

“Will he take on the challenge, we will have to wait and see?,” Crowley added.