Career
Hyland turned professional in September 2004 in the City West Hotel, Dublin, on an undercard of bill that included Jim Rock and Peter Buckley. In his debut Hyland beat Birmingham"s Dean Ward on points over four rounds. In September 2011 Hyland moved to New York to link up with Final Round Promotions.
This improved his record to 27–0 and set a new Irish record for most consecutive wins ever by an Irish boxer.
On 8 December 2012, Hyland faced fellow unbeaten fighter Javier Fortuna of the Dominican Republic in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Interim WBA World Title on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez IV on Home Box Office PPV. In a very competitive fight, the iron-chinned Hyland lost the Unanimous Decision to Fortuna who seemed to be the busier boxer throughout the bout.
