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Jono Carroll defies the odds to win Prizefighter and his interview afterwards is brilliant

Published 03:10 7 Dec 2014 GMT

Updated 03:16 7 Dec 2014 GMT

Conan Doherty
Jono Carroll defies the odds to win Prizefighter and his interview afterwards is brilliant

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You'll never beat the Irish.

Stephen Foster, Gary Buckland, Michael Devine, you are no match for Jono Carroll. Remember that name.  Carroll stormed to Prizefighter success tonight with three impressive points wins and him only three fights into his professional career.  Before tonight. The 22-year-old really made a name for himself from nowhere as far as the rest of the world were concerned as he turned it on live on Sky Sports in London to outclass three different lightweight opponents and go on to collect the trophy and a handy £32,000 cheque to boast. And Carroll was overcome with emotion after closing out the competition and exclaimed that "dreams come true." At one stage, Jono was 14/1 underdog going into this competition but as he brilliantly remarked in his interview with Sky Sports afterwards, "I would've put money on that."

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