Barr to face Olympic ace; Geordie fighter fired up for Beijing medallist test:.GEORDIE Geor·die 1 n. Chiefly British 1. A native or inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, or its environs. 2. The dialect of English spoken by Geordies. Gary Gary, city (1990 pop. 116,646), Lake co., NW Ind., a port of entry on Lake Michigan; inc. 1909. Gary was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, which purchased the land in 1905 and landscaped it for a city. Barr is to fight Olympic O·lym·pic adj. Of or relating to the Olympic Games. Olympic Adjective of the Olympic Games Adj. 1. Olympic - of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners" 2. silver medallist Kenny Egan on his international comeback. Barr has been called up by England for their international in Ireland on December 12 when he will face the man who beat Tony Jeffries in the Beijing Olympics. It's a tough ask for the Birtley light heavyweight light heavyweight n. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 175 pounds (78.7 kilograms), between super middleweight and cruiserweight. 2. A boxer competing in this weight division. 3. who has made an impressive return to the ring after 12 months idle. However Gary told me: "I believe I have the style to give Egan problems. "I'm over the moon to get an England vest after three and a half years. My last international appearance was in the European Championships of 2006. "I've never met Egan, despite us both being on the circuit for so many years. Obviously he's good, he's the Olympic silver medallist, but I know all about him and I've jumped at the chance to face him." Barr is the current Northern Area champion, having beaten ABA finalist Lawrence Osueke for the belt in his last fight. "That was a good scalp for me," he said. "Health problems kept me out of the ring for a year but I feel fine. "My appetite for boxing never left me and with two victories behind me I'm ready to give it a real go against Egan." Barr won't fight between now and his big England date next month. "There will be squad training with England as well as my work with my club Birtley," said Gary. "I'll be ready by the time the fight comes around." CAPTION(S): UP FOR IT: Gary Barr has jumped at the chance to test himself against Olympic silver medallist Kenny Egan (inset) |
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