ÇOLORADO SPRINGS, 膝部. (二月 22, 2018) – USA Boxing head coach Billy Walsh was the head coach of his native country’s amateur program in Ireland for 12 years and, 具有諷刺意味的, those two squads will compete in three friendly duals next month on the 2018 美國VS. Ireland Northeast Tour.
一 1988 Ireland Olympian, Walsh coached the Irish Team from 2003 到 2015, and he took over Team USA in 2015, capturing the AIBA’s World Coach of the Year the past two years.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will commence 三月 12 在波士頓的皇家娛樂中心, followed by match-ups on 三月 15 在萬通中心在斯普林菲爾德, 質量。, and Manchester, NH will close out tours on三月 21 在曼徹斯特市中心酒店. 拳擊將開始 7:00 P.M. 美東時間 在這三個城市.
“在一天結束時,” the 54-year-old Walsh admitted, “it is an unusual situation for me. But I’ve been coaching here two years and Team USA is my team now. I didn’t come here for just a few years. When I eventually leave, Team USA will have developed continuity and a solid program.
“I am a true Irishman who developed through a system that won multiple titles and I was the Irish Team captain for five years. I’m helping develop strong relations between USA and Ireland that can help both programs. Ireland has been among the best of the world – amazing considering the geographical size of Ireland — with its fighters’ great hearts along with their technique and skill. There’s a lot of talent and resources in the states, but amateur boxers have been taught to develop skills more for professional boxing. Here there is a variety of different ethnic groups: Mexicans, African-American and Caucasians, 太. It’s truly a melting pot and each has a unique style of boxing. We are now providing coaching education for US programs to be sustainable long term.”
波士頓, 當然, is known for being Irish friendly, 至少可以說. The Mayor of Boston, for example, 是 Marty Walsh. Coach Walsh has only been in Boston once, 10 years ago with his wife for a short holiday.
“I didn’t do or get to see too much,” Walsh added. “but I know that there’s a lot of Irish history in Boston. Boston is a home away from home for the Irish. I have some friends and family there. I even joke that the mayor is my cousin. I understand that there are a lot of Irish in Springfield and Manchester, 還有. I’m looking forward to going to all three cities on this tour.”
Rosters for the USA and Irish teams will soon be announced.
