कोलोराडो स्प्रिंग्स, गोद. (फ़रवरी 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ आयरिश” 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, के बाद 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 सोमवार, 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 (सोमवार, फ़रवरी. 12) पर 12 बजे. व are available to purchase online here.

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue मार्च 15 स्प्रिंगफील्ड में MassMutual सेंटर में, मास।, concluding मार्च 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 बजे. EST और टिकट आने वाले हफ्तों में खरीद के लिए उपलब्ध करा दिया जाएगा. हर शहर के लिए ऊपर प्रदर्शन किया जाएगा 12 सिरों, which will all be live streamed, निःशुल्क, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका मुक्केबाजी की वेबसाइट पर (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^वें century with “The Boston Strongboy,” जॉन. एल. सुलिवन (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 की 38 प्रो झगड़े, 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 19^वें and beginning of the 20^वें 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” सुलिवन(28-6-16, 17 KOs), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 KOs)

In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “आयरिश” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 KOs) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion जिमी कार्टर, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, हालांकि, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.

Arlington heavyweight टॉम 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 फ्लोयड पैटरसन, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident पीटर “तूफान” McNeeley (47-7, 30 KOs) famously was stopped in the opening round by “लोहा” 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. में 1984, Ireland-native 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 मैकेलम विश्व मुक्केबाजी एसोसिएशन के लिए (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.

स्टीव “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 KOs) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody व Pat Petronelli, who handled बढ़िया मारविन Hagler 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’ छोटा भाई, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion केविन “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, क्रमश:, में 1988 व 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 डैनियल ज़रागोज़ा.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and जैक Dempsey, is Lowell junior welterweight “आयरिश” मिकी वार्ड (38-13, 27 KOs), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with आर्टुरो गट्टी, 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 “कील” 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 नियाल कैनेडी (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 चैम्पियनशिप कांस्य पदक ट्रॉय Isley(सिकंदरिया, वीए). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, टेक्सास), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 युवा विश्व चैंपियन और 2017 अभिजात वर्ग महाद्वीपीय चैंपियनशिप में रजत पदक जीतने, Delante जॉनसन (क्लीवलैंड, ओह), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (टोलेडो, ओह) व 2016 युवा विश्व चैम्पियनशिप में कांस्य पदक विजेता और 2017 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका मुक्केबाजी सुपर हैवीवेट राष्ट्रीय चैंपियन, रिचर्ड टोरेज़ (Tulare, जैसे कि). प्रत्येक शहर के लिए एक पूर्ण रोस्टर दौरे के शुरू के करीब जारी किया जाएगा.

मार्च 12: रोयाले मनोरंजन परिसर, बोस्टन, सामूहिक.

मार्च 15: MassMutual केंद्र, स्प्रिंगफील्ड, सामूहिक.

मार्च 21: मैनचेस्टर डाउनटाउन होटल, मैनचेस्टर, N.H.

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