Irish super-featherweight boxer Steven Cairns has penned a deal with boxing promoter Probellum just one year on from moving up tbo boxing's professional ranks.
Corkman Cairns - a seven-time national champion at amateur level as well as a silver medallist at the 2015 European Championships - has enjoyed a blistering start to his pro career, with two fights and two wins to his name thus far.
A solid win came on debut over Nicaraguan Rafael Castillo last June and Cairns' profile was raised even higher after a knockout victory over Hungarian Szilveszter Ajtai in November, all of which prompted Probellum into action.
Having put pen to paper, Cairns described it as a goal he had been working towards since he was seven years old.
He said: "[I'm] just really excited to be able to perform on a massive platform and have the backing of Probellum.
"This is what I’ve been working towards since I was 7 years old and the time is now.
"I'm very excited to be signing with Probellum, working with Sam Jones and getting the opportunity to showcase my skills and develop as a fighter on the biggest possible platform.
"I'm looking forward to being very active over the next few years and representing my country at Probellum events across the world, with everybody in Ireland right behind me.”
And that excitement was echoed by his trainer David Coldwell, who also pointed out that a talent such as Cairns needs the right kind of nurturing and guidance at such a young age.
He said: “Steven is a young man who I really believe can go on to achieve big things in this sport, but at 19 it’s about developing and learning, both in the gym and during fights.
“This is why it’s important to have a promoter who shares the same vision as both myself and Steven, and Probellum fits the bill perfectly.
“They, like myself, see Steven as a very exciting long-term project, a fighter who has the potential to develop into one of the superstars of Irish and world boxing at any given time.”
Cairns is the latest addition to a growing stable of boxing talent at Probellum, with the likes of Pat and Luke McCormack, Troy Williamson, Regis Prograis, Nonito Donaire, Donnie Nietes and Lee McGregor on the promoter's books already.
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