The strife of Bryan
Reporters’ star ratings for main events and undercards are based on in-ring entertainment, competitiveness and whether overall expectation was met
MIAMI, FL
JUNE 11
A LITTLE under three hours before Daniel Dubois set about Trevor Bryan in an ageing Miami casino, his trainer Shane McGuigan stood outside the front door of the fight hotel scrolling through his phone.
“The promoters didn’t send a car for us,” he said. “So I’ve booked us an Uber.”
Him and his fighter, as well as father Barry and assistant Josh Pritchard, quietly climbed into the vehicle and set off for the venue, a darkened room used for gambling on a sport called Jai Alai.
Inside the hall, two men loitered a few feet from ringside with mops and buckets. Heavy rainfall for the past fortnight had taken a toll on the roof and as late as Thursday a huge leak was soaking the spot which would become exactly centre ring. Their job, it turned out, was to stem a steady flow of water which appeared to be emanating from beneath the stage.
The decision to hold a fight 10 days inside Miami’s hurricane season seemed like a strange one.
