कॉलराडो स्प्रिंग्स, शर्यतीच्या. (फेब्रुवारी 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, नंतर 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 यूएसए वि. 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, फेब्रुवारी. 12) येथे 12 p.m. आणि are available to purchase online here.

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

All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. 'EST आणि तिकीट येत्या आठवड्यांमध्ये खरेदीसाठी उपलब्ध करून दिली जाईल. प्रत्येक गावी उपलब्ध होणार 12 समाप्त, which will all be live streamed, मोफत, यूएसए बॉक्सिंग संकेतस्थळावर (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^व्या century with “The Boston Strongboy,” जॉन. एल. Sullivan (Roxbury, एम.ए.), 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 च्या 38 प्रो fights, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

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

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

Arlington heavyweight टॉम McNeeley (37-14, 28 कॉस), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion फ्लोयड पॅटरसन, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident पेत्र “चक्रीवादळ” McNeeley (47-7, 30 कॉस) famously was stopped in the opening round by “लोह” 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. मध्ये 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 कॉस), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to माईक McCallum for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.

स्टीव्ह “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 कॉस) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody आणि Pat Petronelli, who handled अद्भुत Marvin 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’ younger brother, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion केव्हिन “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 कॉस), 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 वॉल्श, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, अनुक्रमे, मध्ये 1988 आणि 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 कॉस), 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 डॅनियल ज़ारगोज़ा.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and जॅक Dempsey, is Lowell junior welterweight “आयरिश” Micky प्रभाग (38-13, 27 कॉस), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with पेद्रो 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 गॅरी “अणकुचीदार टोकाने भोसकणे” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “पॉवर” Doheny (18-0, 13 कॉस), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “डंक” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 कॉस).

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

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 जागतिक अजिंक्यपद स्पर्धेत कांस्यपदक विजेत्या ट्रॉय Isley(अलेग्ज़ॅंड्रिया, कार). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, टेक्सास), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 युवा वर्ल्ड चॅम्पियन आणि 2017 एलिट कॉन्टिनेन्टल स्पर्धेत रौप्य पदक विजेता, Delante जॉन्सन (क्लीव्लॅंड, आश्चर्य), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (टोलेडो, आश्चर्य) आणि 2016 युवा जागतिक अजिंक्यपद स्पर्धेत कांस्यपदक विजेत्या आणि 2017 यूएसए बॉक्सिंग सुपर हेवीवेट राष्ट्रीय विजेता, रिचर्ड Torrez (Tulare, जसे). प्रत्येक शहर संपूर्ण रोस्टर दौरा सुरू जवळ प्रकाशीत केले जाईल.

मार्च 12: Royale मनोरंजन कॉम्प्लेक्स, बोस्टन, मास.

मार्च 15: MassMutual केंद्र, स्प्रिंगफील्ड, मास.

मार्च 21: मँचेस्टर डाउनटाउन हॉटेल, मॅनचेस्टर, N.H.

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