קאָלאָראַדאָ ספּרינגס, שויס. (מאַרץ 19, 2018) – Retired pro boxer Emanuel Augustus has confirmed his attendance this week at a USA Boxing-hosted reunion of the 2001 פייט פון די יאר, associated with the final stop on the 2018 USA ווס. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour festivities in Manchester, New Hampshire.

די 2001 Fight of the Year was held July 13, 2001, at Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton, NH., and it is still considered one of the greatest matches ever broadcast on ESPN. “איריש” מיקקי וואַרד won an incredibly entertaining, back-and-forth junior welterweight match-up with “boxing cult” hero Emanuel Augustus, by way of a 10-round unanimous decision that was much closer than the judges’ scoring indicated (98-90, 96-91, 96-94).

“Ward versus Augustus was truly the event of the year in boxing and we’re so happy it was held right here in New Hampshire,” said Stephen, who has been in his position as chairman since 1974, “Micky was losing the fight until the later rounds. As the chairperson of he commission, I checked the judges’ scorecards after six or seven rounds and Micky was losing. דעמאָלט, Micky caught Augustus, dropped and really hurt him. He went on to win a great fight.”

The high-profile win positioned Ward for what turned out to be his epic Gatti trilogy, while Augustus went on to become one of the most dangerous, upset-minded opponents in boxing. קעסטקינד, Augustus and the third man in the ring that night, Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger, will host as USA Alumni Association event Tuesday, יאַם. 20 at The Shaskeen Pub & Restaurant (909 Elm St. אין מאַנטשעסטער), סטאַרטינג בייַ 6 פּ.ם. און.

The trio will also be joined by two others closely associated with the 2001 פייט פון די יאר, Chairman of the New Hampshire Boxing and Wrestling Commission, Bobby Stephen, as well as International matchmaker, Eric Bottjer, who made the Ward-Augustus fight in 2001.

All five will also attend the USA Boxing Alumni Association event as well as the following night’s (יאַם. 21) USA ווס. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour finale at the Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Presented by Corona Premium, the Manchester event will start at 7 פּ.ם. EST, and it also serves as a fundraiser for another partner of the show, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club.

טיקקעץ זענען ריזאַנאַבלי פּרייסט בייַ $20.00 פֿאַר גענעראַל אַרייַנטרעטן, $30 for reserved ringside seats, and available to purchase on Seacoast Ticket Agency’s website, www.seacoastticket.com, the official ticket distributor for the event.

“We’re so happy to have the USA-Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour here in Manchester,” Stephen added. “The talent on both squads is extraordinary. We’re honored to have these two teams here for this big event. It’s a credit to USA Boxing and (special events director) Al Valenti, who has done so much over the years for boxing in New Hampshire. Boxing was very popular here many years ago. People turned out in droves to attend the Golden Gloves. There’s a boxing resurgence and that’s so important to teach young people discipline, respect and conditioning that’s so needed today. These amateurs do their best for the love of boxing; they aren’t in it for money like professionals.

“Micky is honorable, a real nice person. It means a lot for local fans and boxers to meet him. We were fortunate to have him fight in New Hampshire on serval occasions and nobody who watched his fight Augustus or his trilogy with אַרטוראָ גאַטטי will never forget.”.

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