Dubliner Patrick Hyland's hopes of pulling off an upset and becoming a world champion were dashed last night following a second round knock-out.

A flurry of punches ended Hyland's hopes after three knock downs in short succession, meaning Gary Russell Jr retained his WBC Featherweight belt on his first defence of the title.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Damn I got knocked the fuck out 😂😂 No I&#39;m ok <a href="https://twitter.com/mrgaryrusselljr">@mrgaryrusselljr</a> is a beast hats off to him! No shame getting beat by the best.<br>I&#39;ll be back 👍🏼</p>&mdash; Patrick Hyland (@Pajpunisher) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pajpunisher/status/721604377354637312">April 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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