чашмаҳои Колорадо, Муддат. (Феврал 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Ирландӣ” 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, баъд аз 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 ИМА новое. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Душанбе, Март 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 (Душанбе, Feb. 12) дар 12 Земле. ВА are available to purchase online here.

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Март 15 дар Маркази MassMutual дар Спрингфилд, Муҳити., concluding Март 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 Земле. ЗСШ - ЗАМОНИ СТАНДАРТИ ШАРҚӢ ва чиптаҳои хоҳад дастрас барои харид дар ҳафтаҳои оянда дод. Ҳар як шаҳр намоиши хоҳад кард, то ки ба 12 ақсои, which will all be live streamed, ройгон, дар сомонаи ИМА бокс кард (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^уми century with “The Boston Strongboy,” Юҳанно. L. Sullivan (Roxbury, 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 аз 38 задухурдҳо тарафдори, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, Jake 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^уми and beginning of the 20^уми 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 Майк “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 KOs), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 KOs)

In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “Ирландӣ” 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, Аммо, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.

Arlington heavyweight Том 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 Душкино Паттерсон, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Петрус “Тўфони” McNeeley (47-7, 30 KOs) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Оҳан” Майк Тайсон 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. Дар 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 Майк McCallum for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.

Стив “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 KOs) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody ва Pat Petronelli, who handled Аҷиб Марвин 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 Кевин “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, Билли Уолш, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, мутаносибан, дар 1988 ва 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 Дониёл Сарагоса.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Jack Демпси, is Lowell junior welterweight “Ирландӣ” Micky Уорд (38-13, 27 KOs), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with Артуро Гатти, 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 Гари “Хӯшае” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Ҳокимият” 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 Қаҳрамонии ҷаҳон медали биринҷии Трой Isley(Искандария, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Техас), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 Ҷавонон Ҷаҳон қаҳрамони ва 2017 Elite Continental Чемпионати медали нуқра, Delante Ҷонсон (Кливленд, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Толедо, OH) ва 2016 Қаҳрамонии ҷаҳон ҷавонон биринҷӣ медали ва 2017 ИМА бокс Super гаронвазн Champion миллӣ, Ричард Torrez (Tulare, БА МИСЛИ). Дар рӯйхат пурра барои ҳар як шаҳри хоҳад наздиктар аз оғози сафари озод.

Март 12: Complex Royale Entertainment, Бостон, Омма.

Март 15: Маркази MassMutual, Спрингфилд, Омма.

Март 21: The Hotel Манчестер Даунтаун, Манчестер, N.H.

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