Team USA middleweight Troy Isley was named Most Outstanding Boxer of the night
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Maart 16, 2018) – Team USA defeated Team Ireland, 7-3, gisteraand (Donderdag) on the second stop of the three-city 2018 USA vs. Ierland Noordooste Boxing Tour, at MassMutual Center MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.
Team USA defeated Team Ireland in team scoring, 8-4, last Monday in the first dual and it also clinched the team title last night, holding a 2-0 advantage with one more match-up to go in the series.
Donderdag night’s final score was somewhat misleading, al, much more competitive than the final team score may indicate, as the first five matches ended in 2-1 split decisions, all in favor of Team USA.
Gifted California bantamweight Marc Castro won his second straight bout on this tour,defeating George Bates, 2-1, in die Fight of the Night.
Most Outstanding Boxer of the night, Virginia middleweight Troy Isley, die 2017 Elite World Championship bronze medalist, locked up the team victory and series clincher in the seventh match of the night with an up-close-and-personal unanimous decision over game Irish middleweight Gerard Frans.
The USA vs.
Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour concludes Woensdag, See. 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.
The action will commence at 7:00 namiddag. EN for up to 12
world-class amateur bouts,
which will all be live streamed, verniet, op die webwerf VSA Boks se (
www.usaboxing.org).
Presented by Corona Premium and serving as a fundraiser for another partner of the show,
the Manchester PAL Boxing Club, kaartjies is $20 vir algemene toelating, $30
for reserved ringside seats,
and available to purchase on Seacoast Ticket Agency’s website,
www.seacoastticket.com,
the official ticket distributor for the event.
Irish heavyweight Kiril Afganasev edged 2017 US National bronze medalist Adrian Tillman, 3-0, for the second consecutive time on this tour. The taller Afranasov was too strong inside, weer, for Tillman.
American light heavyweight Khalil Coe decisioned six-time Irish National champion Caoimhin Hynes for the second time in a row by the identical scoring, 3-0, by effectively using his superior height and reach advantage.
Eight-time Irish National Champion Brett McGinty avenged his opening night loss, winning a 2-1 decision against National AAU champion Nikita Ababiy.
Hotklou Paddy Donovan gave Ireland its first win of the night, upsetting Cleveland welterweight Quinton Randall, 'n 2017 Elite World Championship team member, in the sixth match, by way of the first 3-0 unanimous decision of the evening.
2016 Jeug Wêreld Kampioen Delante “Tiger” Johnson took a split decision from Irish light welterweight Kevin Ferguson, 2-1.
California light welterweight Charlie Sheehy kept the American freight train rolling, taking a split decision from eight-time Irish National champion Wayne Kelly.
In a rematch of last Monday’s match, heavy-handed American welterweight Oshae Jones, 'n 2017 Elite Women’s Continental Championships silver medalist, won a hard-fought split decision over Grainne Walsh for the second time in a row. Jones dropped Walsh in the opening round, but the Irish boxer battled back in another second spirited confrontation.
In the opening match of the evening, Virginia light welterweight Amelia Moore, in her first international bout, upset World Championships silver medalist lightweight Kellie Harrington, 2-1.
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SPRINGFIELD RESULTS
Swaargewigte
Kiril Afanasev, Dublin, Ierland
WDEC (3-0)
Adrian Tillman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
LIG swaargewigte
Khalil Coe, Jersey, City, New Jersey, USA
WDEC (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, Ierland
Middleweights
Brett McGinty, Derry, Ierland
WDEC (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Troy Isley, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
WDEC (3-0)
Gerard Frans, Anrtim
WELTERWEIGHTS
Paddy Donovan, Limerick
WDEC (3-0)
Quinton Randall, Katy, Texas, USA
LIG WELTERWEIGHTS
Tiger Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
WDEC (2-1)
Kevin Ferguson, Atrium
Charlie Sheey, Brisbane, Kalifornië
WDEC (2-1)
Wayne Kelly, Laois, Ierland
Liggewigte
Marc Castro, Fresno, Kalifornië, USA
WDEC3 (2-1)
George Bates, Dublin
WOMEN WELTERWEIGHTS
Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio, USA
WDEC (2-1)
Grainne Walsh, Offaly, Ierland
VROUE LIGTEWIGTE
Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
WDEC (2-1)
Kellie Harrington, Dublin, Ierland
USA: 7 IERLAND: 3
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Maart 21: Die Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, N.H.
