Exciting unbeaten Irish fighter Dean Byrne 12-0 (KO 5) reunites with his former Crumlin Boxing Club coach and mentor Phil Sutcliffe as he is added to DolPhil Promotions already loaded ‘The Homecoming’ bill which takes place at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin on Saturday, August 7.

It certainly will be a ‘Homecoming’ for Byrne, nicknamed ‘Irish Lightening’, as the fighter who based in Los Angeles, USA where he trains at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym has yet to fight on home soil during his unblemished twelve fight career.

The former Irish amateur champion turned professional in 2006 in Australia and enjoy a successful six fight stint Down Under, picking and retaining their national Light welterweight title before flying to America to join up with one of the world’s most illustrious boxing trainers, Freddie Roach.

Since his debut Stateside, Dean has improved his power and technique earning a spot as one of the main sparring partners for the World Pound-For-Pound number one Manny Pacquiao and British star Amir Khan.

Despite this high profile activity, Byrne, 25, has an eye toward the Irish scene and is keen to follow in the footsteps of his hero, fellow Dubliner, Bernard Dunne.

“Maybe I could emulate Bernard Dunne, like me, he spent a few years in America learning his trade and building his record. Then came back home, smashed it and become world champion. So I just say to myself, ‘if Bernard can do it, why can I?’. It’s time to grab to bull by the horns as they say” said a determined Byrne.

Coming off a fifth round stoppage Byrne intends to use Dolphil Promotion’s heavily laidened bill as the springboard to the world title shot that he craves.

 “The plan is to keep busy, I need to keep improving my record. I don’t want to be sitting around waiting – I need fights to achieve my goals. I had a year out of the ring sorting out of the ring and in my return bout I felt the year off in my performance and I don’t want to repeat that.” Byrne confessed openly.

“I don’t plan on the fight going the full six rounds. I am going to show the crowd the best of me and then I plan of getting whoever is in front of me out of there.”

“It’s more important to put on a show in front of my home crowd than in any fight I have had before. I approach every fight like it is a world title fight but this is something different and I will be looking to impress me home fans.” added ‘Irish Lightening’.

Also on the 11 fight bill is Limerick’s Willie ‘Bang Bang’ Casey who returns to Ireland following his victory in the SKY Sports ‘Prizefighter’ series, the All-Ireland of Dublin’s Anthony Fitzgerald and Belfast’s Phillip Townley  and the debut of Ireland’s first ever female professional boxer, Christina McMahon.

Tickets are available from of €40 at www.ticketgroup.ie