Darragh Foley explained his all-time lottery ticket stunt came as a result of Blake Minto’s pledge to give half of his knockout bonus to a mental health charity, a scenario that Foley believes “has as much chance as winning the lottery”.
Foley (20-4, 9KO) faces local star Minto (14-3, 3KO) at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre as one of the 20 fights on offer at Super Saturday.
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No Limit CEO George Rose has promised to hand over a $10,000 bonus to the fighter who delivers the best knockout of the night and Minto pledged to donate it to a mental health charity should he win it via a video.
Upon viewing the clip, a light bulb immediately went off in the Dublin native’s head and it played out in wild fashion at the official press conference as he flashed two Lotto tickets: one for Minto and one for himself.
“I watched a video and he’s saying if he knocks me out, he’s going to be very nice and going half of it to give it to mental health,” Foley told foxsports.com.au.
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“Something that’s never, ever going to f***ing happen. So I wanted to put it into comparison by buying him a lotto ticket.
“Plus it’s his birthday as well. It’s not every day you’re 30 years old. I wanted to give him an early birthday present.
“I’m going to give him his birthday bashings on Saturday, you can be sure of that. But I wanted to give him an early birthday present. That’s how it came about. He has as much chance as winning the lottery.”
Foley himself is no stranger to a cheeky stunt, famously hurling nappies at George Kambosos Jr. at the Alexandria Basketball Stadium in 2015.
Yet the 34-year-old, who celebrated his own birthday two weeks ago, insists he’s “just having fun” up on stage.
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“I’m just being me,” Foley said.
“I don’t keep a score of stunts pulled. I’m no stuntman, I just like having a bit of fun up there.
“There’s too many people up there that are afraid of the sound of their own voice and that’s not me.
“I have conviction in everything I say and do. If I say I’m going hunting that knockout bonus, I’m not going to go up there and say I’m not. I do what I say and I say what I do.”
Foley himself is hunting the five-figure bounty, something he has been extremely vocal about in the lead-up to Saturday’s extravaganza.
However, he remains adamant that Rose will put $15,000 on the line instead of $10,000.
And he’s already mapped out how he will spend it.
“I’ll put a bit behind the bar for the afterparty,” Foley said.
“Maybe $5000, keep the other $10,000 for my little baby daughter.”
