Sports Features

A trio of boxing brothers from Cromer won in their first professional appearances at London's ExCel Arena on Saturday, 2 February, 2008.

Flyweight Michael Walsh and twin brothers Liam and Ryan, who box at Featherweight and Bantamweight respectively, won their debuts without stoppages.

The fight made them the first all brother team on the same bill since the Krays fought at the Royal Albert Hall in 1951.

The brothers each gave an impressive display with only one fight going the distance.

"I don't think its even sunk in yet, its absolutely unbelievable. We were expected to go there and set the world alight. To go there and pull it off the way we did, it was something else," said Michael Walsh.

Michael overwhelmed Delroy Spencer in round three, while Ryan took just 11 seconds to knock-out his opponent Riaz Durgahed.

"The bell went, with no thinking, I just went in on auto-pilot, I saw the shot, threw it, thank you very much and it was done," said Ryan Walsh.

Liam beat Daniel Thorpe in the first round.

"I was giving a bit of weight away, so once I did rock him, I was into him from that point," said Liam Walsh.

"I knocked him down but he got back up. I caught him with a good right hand and I don't think he fancied the job after that," he added.

Although the fight was in London, more than 320 fans travelled to support the three brothers, calling themselves Walsh's Farmy Army.

"The fans were unbelievable. None of us could have done what we done without them," said Liam.