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कोलोराडोस्प्रिङ, ल्याप. (फेब्रुअरी 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ आइरिस” 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, पछि 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 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका बनाम. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off सोमबार, मार्च 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 (सोमबार, Feb. 12) मा 12 p.m. र are available to purchase online here.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue मार्च 15 स्प्रिङफिल्ड मा MassMutual केन्द्र, आम।, concluding मार्च 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.
All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. EST र टिकट आउँदै सप्ताह खरिदका लागि उपलब्ध गराइनेछ. प्रत्येक शहर सम्म प्रदर्शन हुनेछ 12 अन्त, which will all be live streamed, निशुल्क, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका बक्सिङ वेबसाइटमा ( www.usaboxing.org).
The tradition started back in the 19th century with “The Boston Strongboy,” यूहन्ना. एल. Sullivan (Roxbury, एमए), 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 को 38 समर्थक झगडे, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.
Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, जेक Kilrain (29-5-8, 17 KOS), 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 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 KOS), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 KOS), and Charlestown welterweight माइक “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 KOS), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 KOS)
In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “आइरिस” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 KOS) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion Jimmy Carter, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, तथापि, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.
Arlington heavyweight टम McNeeley (37-14, 28 KOS), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion फ्लोइड पत्तेरसों, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident पत्रुस “तूफान” McNeeley (47-7, 30 KOS) famously was stopped in the opening round by “फलाम” माइक टायसन 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. मा 1984, आयरल्याण्ड-मूल Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 KOS), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to माइक McCallum for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.
स्टीव “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 KOS) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody र Pat Petronelli, who handled अद्भुत Marvin Hagler throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (पाउरोटी) 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 केभिन “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 KOS), 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, बिली वाल्श, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, क्रमशः, मा 1988 र 1992.
Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 KOS), 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 दानियल जरागोजा.
Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and ज्याक Dempsey, is Lowell junior welterweight “आइरिस” Micky वडा (38-13, 27 KOS), 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 गैरी “स्पाइक” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “पावर” Doheny (18-0, 13 KOS), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 KOS).
The Irish team will announce its boxers later this month after the conclusion of its National Championships.
Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 विश्व च्याम्पियनशिप कांस्य medalist ट्रय Isley(अलेक्जेन्ड्रिया, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, टेक्सास), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 युवा विश्व च्याम्पियन र 2017 कुलीन कन्टिनेन्टल च्याम्पियनशिप चाँदी medalist, Delante जनसन (क्लिभल्याण्ड, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) र 2016 युवा विश्व च्याम्पियनशिप कांस्य medalist र 2017 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका बक्सिङ सुपर हैवीवेट राष्ट्रीय च्याम्पियन, रिचर्ड Torrez (Tulare, यस्तो रूप). प्रत्येक शहर लागि पूर्ण रोष्टर भ्रमण सुरु नजिक जारी गरिनेछ.
संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका बनाम. आयरल्याण्ड तालिका
मार्च 12: रोयाले मनोरञ्जन कम्प्लेक्स, बोस्टन, मास.
मार्च 15: MassMutual केन्द्र, स्प्रिङफिल्ड, मास.
मार्च 21: को म्यान्चेस्टर Downtown होटल, म्यानचेस्टर, N.H.
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