Patrick Hyland, is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 professional boxer

Professional Boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...

 who fights in the featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 division.

Debut

Hyland turned professional in September 2004 in the City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland on an undercard of bill that included Jim Rock

Jim Rock

Jim Rock, nicknamed the Pink Panther, is an Irish professional boxer and current IBC middleweight and Irish super middleweight champion....

 and Peter Buckley

Peter Buckley (boxer)

Peter Buckley is a retired English journeyman boxer in the Welterweight division.Although he most commonly fought in the Welterweight division, he has competed at a number of weight divisions up and down on either side.-Pro career:Buckley turned pro in October 1989, when he fought at the...

. In his debut Hyland beat Birmingham's Dean Ward on points over four rounds.

WBF Feather weight world title

Patrick Hyland became the WBF Feather Weight World Champion on the 25th June 2011 by defeating France's Philippe Frenois in the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

USA

In September 2011 Hyland moved to New York

New York

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 to link up with Final Round Promotions http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/-Patrick-Hyland-chases-his-dream-with-Jersey-Shore-Snookis-help-133155323.html.

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