COLORADO SPRINGS, Лап. (Февруари 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Ирската” and Boston boxing has been synonymous for more than a century, since the Irish first started emigrating to the United States in general, Boston in particular, по Great Potato Famine.

Many Irish and Irish-American boxers have fought in the Greater Boston area, some born and others resettling there. This rich tradition continues next month in a different way when the three-city 2018 САД наспроти. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Понеделник, Март 12, at the newly renovated Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. The Boston stop, which is being presented by Budweiser, will have general admission tickets for $20.00 and a limited amount of $30.00 reserved tickets go on sale today (Понеделник, Февруари. 12) на 12 вечер. И are available to purchase online here.

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Март 15 на MassMutual центар во Спрингфилд, Маса., concluding Март 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 вечер. EST и билети ќе бидат достапни за купување во текот на следните недели. Секој град ќе покажат до 12 краеви, which will all be live streamed, бесплатно, на веб-страницата САД Бокс е (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^та century with “The Boston Strongboy,” Џон. L. Sullivan (Roxbury, М-р), the first millionaire American athlete, as well as the first “gloves” world heavyweight champion and final “bare knuckles” heavyweight champion of the world. An International Boxing Hall of Famer, Sullivan won 38 на 38 про тепачки, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, Џејк Kilrain (29-5-8, 17 КО), lived in Somerville and Quincy, both Boston suburbs. Kilrain (1829-1899) also reigned as world heavyweight champion.

Irish boxers from Greater Boston continued this rich tradition through the end of the 19^та and beginning of the 20^та centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 КО), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 КО), and Charlestown welterweight Мајк “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 КО), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 КО)

In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “Ирската” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 КО) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion Jimими Картер, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, Меѓутоа, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.

Arlington heavyweight Том McNeeley (37-14, 28 КО), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Флојд Петерсон, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Петар “Ураганот” McNeeley (47-7, 30 КО) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Железо” Мајк Тајсон in the latter’s first fight after his release from prison.

In the 1980’s, Irish boxers made their way to Boston to fight; some returned home after their careers, others relocated in the area. Во 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 КО), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to Мајк глобално ниво for the World Boxing Association (ВБА) Super Middleweight World Championship.

Стив “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 КО) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody и Pat Petronelli, who handled Прекрасни Марвин Hagler throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight and super middleweight world titles before moving back to Ireland.

Collins’ younger brother, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion Кевин “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 КО), who went on to knock Tyson out and into retirement. McBride, who still lives in Dorchester, was a stablemate of former Team Ireland head coach and current Team USA head coach, Били Волш, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, соодветно, во 1988 и 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 КО), moved to Las Vegas from Northern Ireland. The luck of the Irish wasn’t with him in Boston in 1997, when he lost his World Boxing Council (Земјите од Западен Балкан) bantamweight title at Hynes Convention Center, by way of a 12-round split decision to Даниел Сарагоса.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Џек Демпси, is Lowell junior welterweight “Ирската” Мики Вард (38-13, 27 КО), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with Артуро Гати, and the first boxer with more than 10 career losses to earn a $1-million purse. Ward’s life was portrayed by another Boston icon, actor Mark Wahlberg, in the award-winning movie, “The Fighter.”

Irish boxers are still coming to Boston to fight. Locally-based Murphys Boxing has promoted numerous shows in Boston featuring world-class boxers such as Гери “Спајк” О'Саливен and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Моќ” Doheny (18-0, 13 КО), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 КО).

The Irish team will announce its boxers later this month after the conclusion of its National Championships.

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 Светското првенство бронзениот медал Троја Isley(Александрија, Соединетите Американски Држави). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Тексас), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 Младинскиот Светски шампион и 2017 Елита Континентал првенство вицешампион, Delante Џонсон (Кливленд, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Толедо, OH) и 2016 Млади Светското првенство бронзениот медал и 2017 САД Бокс Супер национален шампион во тешка категорија, Ричард Torrez (Tulare, КАКО). Целосен список за секој град ќе бидат објавени непосредно пред почетокот на турнејата.

Март 12: Ројал забава комплекс, Бостон, Маса.

Март 15: MassMutual центар, Springfield, Маса.

Март 21: Манчестер центарот на хотелот, Манчестер, N.H.

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