Колорадо-Спрінгс, Коло. (Лютого 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Ірландський” 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, після 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 США проти. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Понеділок, Березня 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 (Понеділок, Лютого. 12) на 12 p.m. І are available to purchase online here.

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Березня 15 в MassMutual центрі в Спрінгфілді, Масса., concluding Березня 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. СТАНДАРТНЕ СХІДНЕ ЧАС і квитки будуть доступні для покупки в найближчі тижні. Кожне місто представить до 12 кінці, which will all be live streamed, безкоштовний, на веб-сайті США боксу (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^ї century with “The Boston Strongboy,” Джон. L. Sullivan (Roxbury, Массачусетс), 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 з 38 про бої, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

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

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

Arlington heavyweight Том McNeeley (37-14, 28 КО), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Флойд Паттерсон, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Пітер “Ураган” McNeeley (47-7, 30 КО) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Залізо” 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. В 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 КО), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to Майк Мак-Каллум for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.

Стів “Celtic Warrior” Коллінз (25-2-1, 18 КО) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody і Pat Petronelli, who handled Чудове Марвін Хаглер throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight and super middleweight world titles before moving back to Ireland.

Коллінз’ younger brother, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion Кевін “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 КО), 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, Біллі Уолш, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, відповідно, в 1988 і 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 КО), 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 Даніель Сарагоса.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Джек Демпсі, is Lowell junior welterweight “Ірландський” Міккі Уорд (38-13, 27 КО), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with Артуро Гатті, 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 Гері “Шип” О'Салліван and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Потужність” Doheny (18-0, 13 КО), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Найл Кеннеді (10-0, 6 КО).

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

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 Чемпіонат світу бронзовий призер Трой Айли(Олександрія, В.А.). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Техас), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 Молодіжний Чемпіон світу і 2017 Elite континентальні чемпіонати срібний призер, Delante Джонсон (Клівленд, Огайо), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Толедо, Огайо) і 2016 Молодіжний чемпіонат світу бронзовий призер і 2017 США бокс супер важка вага Чемпіон, Річард Torrez (Тулар, ТАКИЙ ЯК). Повний список для кожного міста буде випущений ближче до початку туру.

Березня 12: Royale розважальний комплекс, Бостон, Маса.

Березня 15: MassMutual центр, Springfield, Маса.

Березня 21: Manchester Downtown Hotel, Манчестер, N годину.

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