کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (فروری 26, 2018) – One of boxing’s most beloved boxer of all-time, “آئرش” مکی وارڈ, and the Irishman best known for knocking out legendary مائک ٹایچون into retirement, کیون “The Clones Colossus” McBride, have been selected as honorary team captains, بالترتیب, of Team USA and Team Ireland for the first leg of the three-city 2018 USA بمقابلہ. آئرلینڈ شمال مشرقی باکسنگ ٹور.

The tour commences پیر کے روز, مارچ 12, at the newly renovated Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. The Boston stop, which is being presented by Budweiser, have general admission tickets for $20.00 and a limited amount of $30.00 reserved tickets on sale and are available to purchase online here.

وارڈ, 52, is the pride of Lowell, میسا چوسٹس, where he is a living legend. A three-time New England Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer, Ward fought professionally between 1985-2003, registering a 38-13 (27 کوس) record as a junior welterweight throughout his pro career. He is best known for his epic trilogy with the late ARTURO Gatti, in which he became the first fighter with double-digit losses to earn a $1-million purse (دو بار).

An all-action, crowed-pleasing fighter, Ward was involved in three Fight of the Year honors, the first and third of the Gatti trilogy, along with a memorable match with Emanuel Augustus. Ward was the winner in two (first Gatti and Augustus) of those classic fights.

Boston-native Mark Wahlberg portrayed Ward in, The Fighter, a movie about Micky’s life that won two Academy Awards.

“To be honorary captain of Team USA means a lot to me,” Ward said. “It’s great having elite amateur boxing back in Boston with the national teams from the United States and Ireland. It’s especially exciting for me as an Irish-American.”

The 44-year-old McBride was born in Clones, آئر لینڈ. انہوں نے کہا کہ کے ایک رکن تھے 1992 Ireland Olympic Boxing Team at the age of 19, competing in the Olympic Games in Barcelona, سپین. Two years earlier, he represented Ireland at the European Championships and one of his teammates was بلی والش, Team USA’s current head coach of Team USA and former chief trainer for Team Ireland.

Like other Irish boxers, McBride came to the United States to enhance his professional career, landing in the predominately Irish neighborhood of Dorchester, a working-class section Boston, back in 1999. 6′ 6″, 285-pound McBride started training in Brockton, MA with Goody Petronelli, who had trained شاندار مارون Hagler, and later Packy Collins, the brother of another Petronelli-trained fighter, عالمی چیمپئن Stevie Collins.

McBride fought professionally between 1992-2011, retiring with a 35-10-1 (29 کوس), highlighted by his shocking sixth-round knockout of Tyson in 2005, driving the “Baddest Man on the Planet” into ring retirement.

“I feel good about being honorary captain of Team Ireland,” remarked the still thickly Irish-brogue McBride, who still lives with his family in Dorchester. “I’m honored to be carrying the Irish flag for these fighters. I’m not sure how many of them remember me as the man who beat Tyson. I know some of the Irish coaches and I still support boxing in Ireland as well as America. I just love boxing. And it’s always a pleasure to be with my friend, مکی وارڈ. He’s a good lad.”

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue مارچ 15 اسپرنگ فیلڈ میں MassMutual مرکز میں, بڑے پیمانے پر., concluding مارچ 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 بجے. EST اور ٹکٹوں آنے والے ہفتوں میں خریداری کے لئے دستیاب بنایا جائے گا. ہر شہر تک نمائش کرے گا 12 سروں, which will all be live streamed, مفت کے انچارج, USA باکسنگ کی ویب سائٹ پر (www.usaboxing.org).

Tentatively headlining Team USA’s roster in the Boston dual s 2017 ورلڈ چیمپئن شپ کانسی کا تمغہ ٹرائے Isley کی (اسکندریہ, VA). Four-time 2017 international gold medalist Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, TX), 2016 یوتھ ورلڈ چیمپیئن اور 2017 ایلیٹ نینٹل چیمپئن شپ میں چاندی کا تمغہ, Delante جانسن (کلیولینڈ, OH), اور 2016 یوتھ ورلڈ چیمپئن شپ کانسی کا تمغہ اور 2017 USA باکسنگ سپر ہیوی ویٹ قومی چیمپیئن, رچرڈ Torrez (Tulare, جیسے).

Full team rosters for each city will be released closer to the start of the tour.

مارچ 12: Royale کی تفریح ​​کمپلیکس, بوسٹن, ماس.

مارچ 15: MassMutual سینٹر, اسپرنگ فیلڈ, ماس.

مارچ 21: مانچسٹر شہر کے مرکز میں ہوٹل, مانچسٹر, N.H.

تمام باکسر اور bouts کے تبدیلی کے ساتھ مشروط ہیں.