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COLORADO SPRINGS, Լափ. (Փետրվար 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Իռլանդական” 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, հետո, 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 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Երկուշաբթի, Երթ 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 (Երկուշաբթի, Feb. 12) ի 12 կեսօրից. ՈՒ are available to purchase online here.
ԱՄՆ-ն ընդդեմ. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Երթ 15 ժամը MassMutual կենտրոնի Springfield, Mass., concluding Երթ 21 Նյու Հեմփշիրի Manchester Downtown հյուրանոցում.
Բոլոր դուալները կսկսվեն ժամը 7:00 կեսօրից. EST եւ տոմսերը կլինեն հասանելի գնման առաջիկա շաբաթների ընթացքում. Յուրաքանչյուր քաղաք կլինի ցուցափեղկ մինչեւ 12 ավարտվում է, որոնք բոլորը ուղիղ հեռարձակմամբ կլինեն, անվճար է, է ԱՄՆ բռնցքամարտի ի կայքում ( www.usaboxing.org). The tradition started back in the 19րդ century with “The Boston Strongboy,” John. L. Sullivan (Roxbury, MA), 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 Հյուրատետր 38 pro մարտեր, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.
Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, Jake Kilrain (29-5-8, 17 Նոկաուտով), 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 19րդ and beginning of the 20րդ centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 Նոկաուտով), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 Նոկաուտով), and Charlestown welterweight Միկրոֆոն “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 Նոկաուտով), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 Նոկաուտով)
In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “Իռլանդական” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 Նոկաուտով) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion Jimmy Carter, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, սակայն, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.
Arlington heavyweight Tom McNeeley (37-14, 28 Նոկաուտով), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Floyd Patterson, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Սպառվել “Փոթորիկ” McNeeley (47-7, 30 Նոկաուտով) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Երկաթ” Մայք Թայսոնը 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. Մեջ 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 Նոկաուտով), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to Mike McCallum for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.
Steve “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 Նոկաուտով) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody իսկ Pat Petronelli, who handled Marvelous Marvin Hagler throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO վարկածով) 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 Kevin “Clones Colossus- ը” ՄաքԲրայդ (35-10-1, 29 Նոկաուտով), who went on to knock Tyson out and into retirement. ՄաքԲրայդ, who still lives in Dorchester, was a stablemate of former Team Ireland head coach and current Team USA head coach, billy Walsh, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, համապատասխանաբար, մեջ 1988 իսկ 1992.
Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 Նոկաուտով), 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 (WBC) bantamweight title at Hynes Convention Center, by way of a 12-round split decision to Daniel Zaragoza.
Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Jack Dempsey, is Lowell junior welterweight “Իռլանդական” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 Նոկաուտով), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with Arturo Gatti, 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 Gary “Հասկ” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Իշխանություն” Դոհենի (18-0, 13 Նոկաուտով), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Խայթել” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 Նոկաուտով).
The Irish team will announce its boxers later this month after the conclusion of its National Championships.
Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 Աշխարհի առաջնության բրոնզե մեդալակիր troy Isley(Alexandria, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Վրան, Տեխաս), ով շահեց չորս միջազգային ոսկե մեդալ 2017, 2016 Երիտասարդական աշխարհի չեմպիոն եւ 2017 Էլիտ Continental առաջնությունների արծաթե մեդալակիր, Delante Ջոնսոնը (Cleveland, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Aredարեդ Անդերսոն (Toledo, OH) իսկ 2016 Երիտասարդական աշխարհի առաջնության բրոնզե մեդալակիր եւ 2017 ԱՄՆ-Բռնցքամարտի գերծանրքաշային Ազգային չեմպիոն, richard Torrez (Tulare, Ինչպես, օրինակ,). Լրիվ անվանացանկը համար յուրաքանչյուր քաղաքի կհրապարակվի մոտ է մեկնարկից շրջագայության.
USA vs. Իռլանդիա ժամանակացույց
Երթ 12: Royale Entertainment համալիր, Boston, Զանգված.
Երթ 15: MassMutual կենտրոն, Springfield, Զանգված.
Երթ 21: Մանչեսթեր Կենտրոն Hotel, Մանչեսթեր, N.H.
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