科罗拉多斯普林斯, 膝部. (二月 26, 2018) – One of boxing’s most beloved boxer of all-time, “爱尔兰的” 米奇沃德, and the Irishman best known for knocking out legendary 迈克·泰森 退休, 凯文· “The Clones Colossus” McBride, have been selected as honorary team captains, 分别, of Team USA and Team Ireland for the first leg of the three-city 2018 美国VS. 爱尔兰拳击东北游.

The tour commences 星期一, 三月 12, 在波士顿著名的剧院区新装修的皇家娱乐中心. The Boston stop, which is being presented by Budweiser, have general admission tickets for $20.00 and a limited amount of $30.00 reserved tickets on sale and are available to purchase online here.

病房, 52, is the pride of Lowell, 马萨诸塞州, where he is a living legend. A three-time New England Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer, Ward fought professionally between 1985-2003, registering a 38-13 (27 科斯) record as a junior welterweight throughout his pro career. He is best known for his epic trilogy with the late 阿图罗·加蒂, in which he became the first fighter with double-digit losses to earn a $1-million purse (两次).

An all-action, crowed-pleasing fighter, Ward was involved in three Fight of the Year honors, the first and third of the Gatti trilogy, along with a memorable match with 伊曼纽尔·奥古斯都. Ward was the winner in two (first Gatti and Augustus) of those classic fights.

Boston-native 马克·沃尔伯格 portrayed Ward in, The Fighter, a movie about Micky’s life that won two Academy Awards.

“To be honorary captain of Team USA means a lot to me,” Ward said. “It’s great having elite amateur boxing back in Boston with the national teams from the United States and Ireland. It’s especially exciting for me as an Irish-American.”

The 44-year-old McBride was born in Clones, 爱尔兰. 他的一名成员 1992 Ireland Olympic Boxing Team at the age of 19, competing in the Olympic Games in Barcelona, 西班牙. 两年前, he represented Ireland at the European Championships and one of his teammates was 比利·沃尔什, Team USA’s current head coach of Team USA and former chief trainer for Team Ireland.

Like other Irish boxers, McBride came to the United States to enhance his professional career, landing in the predominately Irish neighborhood of Dorchester, a working-class section Boston, 早在 1999. 6′ 6″, 285-pound McBride started training in Brockton, MA with Goody Petronelli, who had trained 奇妙的马文·哈格勒, 然后 Packy Collins, the brother of another Petronelli-trained fighter, 世界冠军 Stevie Collins.

McBride fought professionally between 1992-2011, 退休 35-10-1 (29 科斯), highlighted by his shocking sixth-round knockout of Tyson in 2005, driving the “Baddest Man on the Planet” into ring retirement.

“I feel good about being honorary captain of Team Ireland,” remarked the still thickly Irish-brogue McBride, who still lives with his family in Dorchester. “I’m honored to be carrying the Irish flag for these fighters. I’m not sure how many of them remember me as the man who beat Tyson. I know some of the Irish coaches and I still support boxing in Ireland as well as America. I just love boxing. And it’s always a pleasure to be with my friend, 米奇沃德. He’s a good lad.”

美国VS. 爱尔兰拳击东北旅游将继续 三月 15 在万通中心在斯普林菲尔德, 质量。, concluding 三月 21 在新罕布什尔州曼彻斯特市中心酒店.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 P.M. 美东时间 和门票将提供购买在未来几周内. 每个城市将展示多达 12 结束, 全部将进行直播, 免费, 在美国拳击网站 (www.usaboxing.org).

Tentatively headlining Team USA’s roster in the Boston dual s 2017 世锦赛铜牌得主 特洛伊艾斯利 (亚历山大, VA). Four-time 2017 international gold medalist 弗吉尼亚福克斯 (Kemah, TX), 2016 世界青年冠军和 2017 精英洲际锦标赛银牌得主, Delante约翰逊 (克利夫兰, OH), 和 2016 青年世界锦标赛铜牌得主和 2017 美国拳击超级重量级全国冠军, 理查德Torrez (莱里, 例如).

Full team rosters for each city will be released closer to the start of the tour.

三月 12: 皇家娱乐中心, 波士顿, 质量.

三月 15: 万通中心, 斯普林菲尔德, 质量.

三月 21: 曼彻斯特市中心酒店, 曼彻斯特, N.H.

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