COLORADO SPRINGS, حضن. (فبراير 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ الإيرلنديون” 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, بعد 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 الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية مقابل. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off الإثنين, مارس 12, في مجمع Royale Entertainment المجدد حديثًا في حي المسارح الشهير في بوسطن. 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 (الإثنين, فبراير. 12) في 12 عصرا. و are available to purchase online here.

الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية مقابل. وستستمر أيرلندا الشمالية الشرقية للملاكمة مارس 15 في مركز MassMutual في سبرينغفيلد, كتلة., concluding مارس 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 عصرا. EST وسيتم إجراء تذاكر متاحة للشراء في الأسابيع المقبلة. وسيكون لكل مدينة تسليط الضوء تصل إلى 12 نهايات, which will all be live streamed, شحن مجاني, على موقع USA الملاكمة (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^عشر century with “The Boston Strongboy,” جون. L. سوليفان (روكسبري, 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 من 38 معارك للمحترفين, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, جيك Kilrain (29-5-8, 17 كوس), 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^عشر and beginning of the 20^عشر centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 كوس), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 كوس), and Charlestown welterweight ميكروفون “Twin” سوليفان(28-6-16, 17 كوس), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 كوس)

In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “الإيرلنديون” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 كوس) أسقطت 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion Jimmy Carter, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, لكن, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.

Arlington heavyweight توم ماكنيلي (37-14, 28 كوس), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion فلويد باترسون, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident تلاشى “إعصار” McNeeley (47-7, 30 كوس) famously was stopped in the opening round by “حديد” مايك تايسون 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. في 1984, Ireland-native شون مانيون (42-14, 13 كوس), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to مايك ماكالوم for the World Boxing Association (رابطة الملاكمة العالمية) Super Middleweight World Championship.

ستيف “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 كوس) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody و Pat Petronelli, who handled رائع مارفين هاغلر throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة) middleweight and super middleweight world titles before moving back to Ireland.

Collins’ الأخ الأصغر, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion كيفن “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 كوس), 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, بيلي والش, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, على التوالي, في 1988 و 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 كوس), 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 دانيال سرقسطة.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and جاك ديمبسي, is Lowell junior welterweight “الإيرلنديون” ميكي وارد (38-13, 27 كوس), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with ارتورو جاتي, 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 مارك والبرج, 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 غاري “مسمار” أوسوليفان and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “قوة” دوهيني (18-0, 13 كوس), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion نيال كينيدي (10-0, 6 كوس).

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

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 بطولة العالم الميدالية البرونزية تروي يسلي(الإسكندرية, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, تكساس), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 الشباب بطل العالم و 2017 النخبة بطولة القارية الميدالية الفضية, Delante جونسون (كليفلاند, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (توليدو, OH) و 2016 بطولة العالم للشباب الميدالية البرونزية و 2017 USA ملاكمة سوبر بطل الوزن الثقيل الوطنية, ريتشارد توريز (تولير, مثل). وسيتم إصدار قائمة كاملة لكل مدينة أقرب إلى بداية الجولة.

مارس 12: مجمع رويال الترفيه, بوسطن, كتلة.

مارس 15: مركز MassMutual, سبرينغفيلد, كتلة.

مارس 21: مانشستر داون تاون, مانشستر, N.H.

جميع الملاكمين ونوبات عرضة للتغيير.