کولوراڈو اسپرنگس, گود. (فروری 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ آئرش” 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, کے 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 USA بمقابلہ. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off پیر کے روز, مارچ 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 (پیر کے روز, فروری. 12) میں 12 بجے. AND are available to purchase online here.

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue مارچ 15 اسپرنگ فیلڈ میں MassMutual مرکز میں, بڑے پیمانے پر., concluding مارچ 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 بجے. EST اور ٹکٹوں آنے والے ہفتوں میں خریداری کے لئے دستیاب بنایا جائے گا. ہر شہر تک نمائش کرے گا 12 سروں, which will all be live streamed, مفت کے انچارج, USA باکسنگ کی ویب سائٹ پر (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^ویں century with “The Boston Strongboy,” جان. 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 کے 38 نواز لڑائی, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

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

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

Arlington heavyweight ٹام McNeeley (37-14, 28 کوس), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Floyd میں پیٹرسن, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident پیٹر “سمندری طوفان کے لئے” McNeeley (47-7, 30 کوس) famously was stopped in the opening round by “آئرن” مائک ٹایچون 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. میں 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 کوس), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to مائیک میکیلم for the World Boxing Association (ڈبلیو بی اے) Super Middleweight World Championship.

سٹیو “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 کوس) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody اور Pat Petronelli, who handled شاندار مارون Hagler throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (ڈبلیو بی او) 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 کیون “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 کوس), 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, بلی والش, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, بالترتیب, میں 1988 اور 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 کوس), 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 ڈینیل جرگوجا.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and جیک ڈیمپسی, is Lowell junior welterweight “آئرش” مکی وارڈ (38-13, 27 کوس), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with ARTURO 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 گیری “سپائیک” O'Sullivan کی and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “پاور” Doheny (18-0, 13 کوس), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 کوس).

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

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 ورلڈ چیمپئن شپ کانسی کا تمغہ ٹرائے Isley کی(اسکندریہ, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, ٹیکساس), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 یوتھ ورلڈ چیمپیئن اور 2017 ایلیٹ نینٹل چیمپئن شپ میں چاندی کا تمغہ, Delante جانسن (کلیولینڈ, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (ٹولڈو, OH) اور 2016 یوتھ ورلڈ چیمپئن شپ کانسی کا تمغہ اور 2017 USA باکسنگ سپر ہیوی ویٹ قومی چیمپیئن, رچرڈ Torrez (Tulare, جیسے). ہر شہر کے لئے ایک مکمل روسٹر دورے کے آغاز کے قریب رہا کر دیا جائے گا.

مارچ 12: Royale کی تفریح ​​کمپلیکس, بوسٹن, ماس.

مارچ 15: MassMutual سینٹر, اسپرنگ فیلڈ, ماس.

مارچ 21: مانچسٹر شہر کے مرکز میں ہوٹل, مانچسٹر, N.H.

تمام باکسر اور bouts کے تبدیلی کے ساتھ مشروط ہیں.