Lynn Harvey demolishes opponent on special night in her career

The raucous atmosphere that was generated on Friday night at the Red Cow Hotel was mainly thanks to Lynn Harvey.

As she confidently made her way towards her first taste of professional boxing the crowd became electrified.

Harvey, whose son Tyler was present at ringside, pumped her fists and beamed brightly as her name was announced before the bell rang.

Once it was time to exchange blows, Lynn effortlessly sprang forward and fired a stinging jab at her Bulgarian opponent, Ivana Yaneva, which set up her attacks effectively.

She was relentless in the demise of her opponent and ruthlessly knocked her down within 30 seconds.

Yaneva managed to push herself up to carry on but 59 seconds into the bout, Lynn Harvey launched another assault to once again leave the Bulgarian on the canvas. This time there was no resurgence, the rapid yet thrilling contest was over.

The euphoria evident from Harvey was clear and she celebrated with exhilaration.

Harvey’s eight year old boy Tyler climbed the ropes to share the special moment with his mother.

The Dubliner was mobbed once leaving the ring as everyone present wished to congratulate the only second current Irish female pro boxer on her stunning display.

Speaking to FightstorePROi from her dressing room, Lynn said:

“I wish I was in for longer to show the other stuff I can do. I wanted to stop her but I didn’t think it would be that quick.

“I was planning on ignoring the crowd but there was no way you could have. There was so much good will out there.”

“My coach Daniel told me to feed off the atmosphere and let it give me energy and it did. I always listen to my coach,” laughed Lynn.

“I always hit with my jab first because it always stuns them.

“I will be back in the gym Tuesday preparing for my next fight. I won’t drink tonight but maybe I will have one tomorrow at the MGM show.

“There’s so much more I can do but there’s plenty of time.”

Lynn Harvey is right. There is more she can do. But this is only the beginning of her pro career and in just 59 seconds she demonstrated her punch variety, accuracy and power.

It’s an admirable thing to feel on top of the world and be down to earth at the same time. As well as being an impressive boxer, Harvey has a warming personality that will soon make her one of Irish boxing’s most liked stars.

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