ЦОЛОРАДО СПРИНГС, Круг. (Фебруар 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Ирски” 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, posle 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 САД против. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off Понедељак, Март 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 (Понедељак, Јан. 12) у 12 п.м. И are available to purchase online here.

САД вс. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Март 15 у МассМутуал центру у Спрингфиелд, Маса., concluding Март 21 у хотелу Манцхестер Довнтовн у Њу Хемпширу.

All the duals will begin at 7:00 п.м. ЕСТ а улазнице ће бити на располагању за куповину у наредним недељама. Сваки град ће приказати до 12 крајеви, који ће се сви преносити уживо, бесплатно, на сајту УСА Бокс је (ввв.усабокинг.орг).

The tradition started back in the 19^тх century with “The Boston Strongboy,” Јохн. Л. Sullivan (Roxbury, Мр), 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 од 38 про туче, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.

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

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

Arlington heavyweight Том МцНеелеи (37-14, 28 КОс), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Флоид Паттерсон, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Петар “Ураган” McNeeley (47-7, 30 КОс) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Гвожђе” Мајк Тајсон 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. У 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 КОс), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to Мике МакКаллум for the World Boxing Association (ВБА) Super Middleweight World Championship.

Стеве “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 КОс) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody и Pat Petronelli, who handled Марвелоус Марвин Хаглер throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (ВБО) 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 Кевин “The Clones Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 КОс), 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, билли Волш, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, односно, у 1988 и 1992.

Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 КОс), 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 (ВБЦ) bantamweight title at Hynes Convention Center, by way of a 12-round split decision to Данијел Сарагоса.

Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Јацк Демпсеи, is Lowell junior welterweight “Ирски” Мицки Вард (38-13, 27 КОс), who was involved in three Fight of the Year award winners, two from his epic trilogy with Артуро Гатти, 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 Гери “Шиљак” О'Сулливан and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Снага” Doheny (18-0, 13 КОс), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 КОс).

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

Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 Светско првенство бронзане медаље трои Ислеи(Александрија, ВА). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, Тексас), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 Омладина светски шампион и 2017 Елите Цонтинентал првенство сребрне медаље, деланте Џонсон (Кливленд, ОХ), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Толедо, ОХ) и 2016 Омладински Светско првенство бронзане медаље и 2017 САД Бокс Хеавивеигхт Национални Шампион, Ричард Торес (Туларе, КАО ШТО СУ). Комплетан списак за сваки град ће бити пуштен ближе почетку турнеје.

Март 12: Роиале Забава комплекс, Бостон, Маса.

Март 15: МассМутуал центар, спрингфиелд, Маса.

Март 21: Је Манцхестер Довнтовн, Манчестер, Н.Х.

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