Steven Cairns is hoping to secure a Cork homecoming fight later this year after recently taking his professional record to 6-0.
The 21-year-old defeated experienced fighter Michal Dufek in Uzbekistan on June 16 after a two-week sparring camp in America where Vergil Ortiz Jr, who fights Lithuanian Eimantas Stanionis for the WBA World Welterweight title on July 8, was among the fighters he did rounds with.
Cairns, who was accompanied to the Central Asian nation by his dad, trainer Dave Coldwell and sports scientist Tommy Munday, stopped Dufek inside the first round in what was another impressive performance.
