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COLORADO SPRINGS, ಲ್ಯಾಪ್. (ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ ಐರಿಷ್” 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, ನಂತರ 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 ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off ಸೋಮವಾರ, ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 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 (ಸೋಮವಾರ, ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ. 12) ನಲ್ಲಿ 12 p.m. ಮತ್ತು are available to purchase online here.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 15 ಸ್ಪ್ರಿಂಗ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್ ರಲ್ಲಿ MassMutual ಕೇಂದ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಾಸ್., concluding ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.
All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. ಇಎಸ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಬರುವ ವಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಖರೀದಿಗೆ ಕೊಡಲಾಗುವುದು. ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ನಗರದ ವರೆಗೆ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಲು ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ 12 ತುದಿಗಳನ್ನು, which will all be live streamed, ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ, USA ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಜಾಲತಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ( www.usaboxing.org).
The tradition started back in the 19ನೇ century with “The Boston Strongboy,” ಜಾನ್. ಎಲ್. Sullivan (Roxbury, ಎಮ್ಎ), 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 ಆಫ್ 38 ಪರ ಪಂದ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.
Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, ಜೇಕ್ ಕಿಲ್ರೇನ್ (29-5-8, 17 ಕಾಸ್), 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 19ನೇ and beginning of the 20ನೇ centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 ಕಾಸ್), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 ಕಾಸ್), and Charlestown welterweight ಮೈಕ್ “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 ಕಾಸ್), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 ಕಾಸ್)
In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “ಐರಿಷ್” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 ಕಾಸ್) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion ಜಿಮ್ಮಿ ಕಾರ್ಟರ್, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, ಆದರೆ, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.
Arlington heavyweight ಟಾಮ್ ಮೆಕ್ನೀಲೆ (37-14, 28 ಕಾಸ್), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion ಫ್ಲಾಯ್ಡ್ ಪ್ಯಾಟರ್ಸನ್, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident ಪೀಟರ್ “ಹರಿಕೇನ್” McNeeley (47-7, 30 ಕಾಸ್) famously was stopped in the opening round by “ಐರನ್” ಮೈಕ್ ಟೈಸನ್ 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. ರಲ್ಲಿ 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 ಕಾಸ್), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to ಮೈಕ್ ಮೆಕಲ್ಲಮ್ for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.
ಸ್ಟೀವ್ “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 ಕಾಸ್) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody ಮತ್ತು Pat Petronelli, who handled ಅದ್ಭುತ ಮಾರ್ವಿನ್ ಹ್ಯಾಗ್ಲರ್ 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’ ತಮ್ಮ, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion ಕೆವಿನ್ “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 ಕಾಸ್), 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, ಬಿಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಲ್ಷ್, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ, ರಲ್ಲಿ 1988 ಮತ್ತು 1992.
Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 ಕಾಸ್), 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 ಡೇನಿಯಲ್ ಝರಗೊಜಾ.
Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and ಜ್ಯಾಕ್ ಡೆಂಪ್ಸೆ, is Lowell junior welterweight “ಐರಿಷ್” Micky ವಾರ್ಡ್ (38-13, 27 ಕಾಸ್), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with ಆರ್ಟುರೊ ಗಟ್ಟಿ, 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 ಗ್ಯಾರಿ “ಸ್ಪೈಕ್” ಒ 'ಸುಲ್ಲಿವಾನ್ and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “ಪವರ್” Doheny (18-0, 13 ಕಾಸ್), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion ನಿಯಾಲ್ ಕೆನಡಿ (10-0, 6 ಕಾಸ್).
The Irish team will announce its boxers later this month after the conclusion of its National Championships.
Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಷಿಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಚಿನ ಪದಕ ವಿಜೇತ ಟ್ರಾಯ್ Isley(ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂಡ್ರಿಯ, ವಿಎ). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, ಟೆಕ್ಸಾಸ್), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 ಯೂತ್ ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಮತ್ತು 2017 ಎಲೈಟ್ ಕಾಂಟಿನೆಂಟಲ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಷಿಪ್ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ, Delante ಜಾನ್ಸನ್ (ಕ್ಲೀವ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (ಟೊಲೆಡೊ, OH) ಮತ್ತು 2016 ಯೂತ್ ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ಷಿಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಚಿನ ಪದಕ ವಿಜೇತ ಮತ್ತು 2017 USA ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಸೂಪರ್ ಹೆವಿವೇಯ್ಟ್ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್, ರಿಚರ್ಡ್ Torrez (TULARE, ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ). ಪ್ರತಿ ನಗರಕ್ಕೂ ಒಂದು ಪೂರ್ಣ ರೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಪ್ರವಾಸ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುವುದು.
ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಐರ್ಲೆಂಡ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ವೇಳಾಪಟ್ಟಿ
ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 12: ರಾಯೇಲ್ ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಕಾಂಪ್ಲೆಕ್ಸ್, ಬೋಸ್ಟನ್, ಮಾಸ್.
ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 15: MassMutual ಸೆಂಟರ್, ಸ್ಪ್ರಿಂಗ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್, ಮಾಸ್.
ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 21: ಮ್ಯಾಂಚೆಸ್ಟರ್ ಡೌನ್ಟೌನ್ ಹೋಟೆಲ್, ಮ್ಯಾಂಚೆಸ್ಟರ್, N.H.
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