科羅拉多斯普林斯, 膝部. (二月 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ 愛爾蘭的” 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, 之後 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 美國VS. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off 星期一, 三月 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 (星期一, 二月. 12) 在 12 P.M. AND are available to purchase online here.

The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue 三月 15 在萬通中心在斯普林菲爾德, 質量。, concluding 三月 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 P.M. 美東時間 和門票將提供購買在未來幾週內. 每個城市將展示多達 12 結束, which will all be live streamed, 免費, 在美國拳擊網站 (www.usaboxing.org).

The tradition started back in the 19^日 century with “The Boston Strongboy,” 約翰·. L. Sullivan (Roxbury, 嘛), 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 的 38 親打架, 30 淘汰賽來, with only one loss and two draws.

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

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

Arlington heavyweight 湯姆·麥克尼利 (37-14, 28 科斯), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion 弗洛伊德帕特森, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident 彼得 “颶風” McNeeley (47-7, 30 科斯) famously was stopped in the opening round by “鐵的” 邁克·泰森 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. 在 1984, 愛爾蘭本地人 Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 科斯), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to 邁克·麥卡勒姆 對於世界拳擊協會 (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.

史蒂夫 “Celtic Warrior” 柯林斯 (25-2-1, 18 科斯) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody 和 Pat Petronelli, who handled 奇妙的馬文·哈格勒 throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight and super middleweight world titles before moving back to Ireland.

柯林斯’ 弟弟, Packie Collins, also moved to Brockton to fight. He later worked with Irish heavyweight champion 凱文· “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 科斯), 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, 比利·沃爾什, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, 分別, 在 1988 和 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, 韋恩 “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 科斯), 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 丹尼爾·薩拉戈薩.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and 傑克·登普西, is Lowell junior welterweight “愛爾蘭的” 米奇沃德 (38-13, 27 科斯), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with 阿圖羅·加蒂, 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 馬克·沃爾伯格, 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 加里 “穗” 奧沙利文 and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “動力” 多尼 (18-0, 13 科斯), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion 尼爾·肯尼迪 (10-0, 6 科斯).

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

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 世錦賽銅牌得主 特洛伊艾斯利(亞歷山大, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, 得克薩斯州), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 世界青年冠軍和 2017 精英洲際錦標賽銀牌得主, Delante約翰遜 (克利夫蘭, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (托萊多, OH) 和 2016 青年世界錦標賽銅牌得主和 2017 美國拳擊超級重量級全國冠軍, 理查德Torrez (萊裡, 例如). 每個城市的完整名單將被釋放接近巡演開始.

三月 12: 皇家娛樂中心, 波士頓, 質量.

三月 15: 萬通中心, 斯普林菲爾德, 質量.

三月 21: 曼徹斯特市中心酒店, 曼徹斯特, N.H.

所有的拳擊手和較量如有變更，.