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Former Irish National Team head coach Billy Walsh Now rebuilding Team USA boxing program

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2018 USA vs. Irlanda Grigal Boxing Tour:
Baħar. 12 Boston, Baħar. 15 Springfield, Baħar. 21 Manchester, NH

billy Walsh (ċentru) is shown here receiving his Best of 2017 Elite World Championships Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Frar 22, 2018) – USA Boxing head coach Billy Walsh was the head coach of his native country’s amateur program in Ireland for 12 years and, Ironikament, those two squads will compete in three friendly duals next month on the 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Tour.
A 1988 Ireland Olympian, Walsh coached the Irish Team from 2003 biex 2015, and he took over Team USA in 2015, capturing the AIBA’s World Coach of the Year the past two years.
L-Istati Uniti vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will commence Marzu 12 fil Kumpless Royale Divertiment Boston, followed by match-ups on Marzu 15 fiċ-Ċentru MassMutual fi Springfield, Massa., and Manchester, NH will close out tours onMarzu 21 fil Il Downtown Hotel Manchester. Boxing se jibda fi 7:00 p.m. EST fi tlett ibliet kollha.

Tickets for any of these events may be purchased online at http://go.teamusa.org/2nX3Vjc. Kull belt se nuru sa 12 truf, each to be live-streamed, b'xejn, fuq il-websajt USA Boxing tal (www.usaboxing.org).

“Fl-aħħar tal-ġurnata,” the 54-year-old Walsh admitted, “it is an unusual situation for me. But I’ve been coaching here two years and Team USA is my team now. I didn’t come here for just a few years. When I eventually leave, Team USA will have developed continuity and a solid program.
“I am a true Irishman who developed through a system that won multiple titles and I was the Irish Team captain for five years. I’m helping develop strong relations between USA and Ireland that can help both programs. Ireland has been among the best of the world – amazing considering the geographical size of Ireland — with its fighters’ great hearts along with their technique and skill. There’s a lot of talent and resources in the states, but amateur boxers have been taught to develop skills more for professional boxing. Here there is a variety of different ethnic groups: Mexicans, African-American and Caucasians, wisq. It’s truly a melting pot and each has a unique style of boxing. We are now providing coaching education for US programs to be sustainable long term.”
Boston, tal-kors, is known for being Irish friendly, to say the least. The Mayor of Boston, per eżempju, huwa Marty Walsh. Coach Walsh has only been in Boston once, 10 years ago with his wife for a short holiday.
“I didn’t do or get to see too much,” Walsh added. “but I know that there’s a lot of Irish history in Boston. Boston is a home away from home for the Irish. I have some friends and family there. I even joke that the mayor is my cousin. I understand that there are a lot of Irish in Springfield and Manchester, kif ukoll. I’m looking forward to going to all three cities on this tour.”
Rosters for the USA and Irish teams will soon be announced.
Biex tibqa’ aġġornata dwar l-Istati Uniti vs. Irlanda Grigal Boxing Tour għafas hawn.

USA vs. Irlanda Skeda

Marzu 12: Royale Divertiment Kumpless, Boston, Massa.
Marzu 15: MassMutual Ċentru, Springfield, Massa.
Marzu 21: Il Downtown Hotel Manchester, Manchester, N.H.
Kollha boxers u bouts huma suġġetti għal bidla.
INFORMAZZJONI:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
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USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour Kicks-off March 12 fil Boston

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“Fightin’ Irlandiż” boxing history
Rich in Boston
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Frar 12, 2018) – “Fightin’ Irlandiż” 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, wara l- 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 vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour kicks-off It-tnejn, Marzu 12, fil-Kumpless tad-Divertiment Royale li għadu kif ġie rinnovat fid-distrett famuż tat-teatru ta’ Boston. Il-waqfien Boston, li qed tiġi ppreżentata minn Budweiser, will have general admission tickets for $20.00 u ammont limitat ta $30.00 reserved tickets go on sale today (It-tnejn, Frar. 12) fi 12 p.m. U are available to purchase online hawn.
L-Istati Uniti vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour se jkompli Marzu 15 fiċ-Ċentru MassMutual fi Springfield, Massa., jikkonkludi Marzu 21 fil-Manchester Downtown Hotel fi New Hampshire.
Id-duals kollha se jibdew fi 7:00 p.m. EST u biljetti se jkunu disponibbli għax-xiri fit-ġimgħat li ġejjin. Kull belt se nuru sa 12 truf, li kollha se jkunu live streamed, b'xejn, fuq il-websajt USA Boxing tal (www.usaboxing.org).
The tradition started back in the 19th century with “The Boston Strongboy,” John. 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. Sala Internazzjonali tal-Fama tal-Boxing, Sullivan won 38 ta 38 tissielet pro, 30 coming by knockout, with only one loss and two draws.
Another Hall-of-Famer from that era, Jake Kilrain (29-5-8, 17 Kos), 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 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries with world champions and top contenders such as welterweight Paddy Duffy (31-3,16, 18 Kos), Lawrence welterweight Mike Glover(Cavanaugh – 30-5-5, 16 Kos), and Charlestown welterweight Mike “Twin” Sullivan(28-6-16, 17 Kos), and Newton bantamweight Jimmy Walsh (33-10-20, 14 Kos)
In the 1950’s, Woburn lightweight “Irlandiż” Tommy Collins (61-12, 44 Kos) was dropped 10 times at the Boston Garden by world champion Jimmy Carter, until he finally succumbed in the fourth round. His gutsy performance, madankollu, earned him an appearance on the popular Ed Sullivan Show.
Arlington heavyweight Tom McNeeley (37-14, 28 Kos), unsuccessfully fought for the world title in 1961, stopped in the fourth round of his Toronto fight versus defending champion Floyd Patterson, and McNeeley’s son, Boston-native and later Medfield resident Peter “Uragan” McNeeley (47-7, 30 Kos) famously was stopped in the opening round by “Ħadid” Mike Tyson 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. Fl 1984, Ireland-native Sean Mannion (42-14, 13 Kos), who had moved to the Dorchester section of Boston, lost a 15-round decision in Madison Square Garden to Mike McCallum for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship.
Steve “Celtic Warrior” Collins (25-2-1, 18 Kos) moved to Everett, later to Brockton, to work with Goody u Pat Petronelli, who handled Marvellous Marvin Hagler throughout is Hall of Fame career. Collins captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) 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 Kevin “Il-Kloni Colossus” McBride (35-10-1, 29 Kos), 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, billy Walsh, at the European Games. Both were also Ireland Olympians, rispettivament, fil 1988 u 1992.
Another Ireland Olympian, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough (27-7, 18 Kos), 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 Daniel Zaragoza.
Arguably the most famous and popular Irish-American boxer, outside of Sullivan and Jack Dempsey, is Lowell junior welterweight “Irlandiż” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 Kos), 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 Gary “Spike” O'Sullivan and undefeated super bantamweight TJ “Power” Doheny (18-0, 13 Kos), as well as undefeated rising stars such as “Sting” Ray Mayotte and New England & Massachusetts heavyweight champion Niall Kennedy (10-0, 6 Kos).
The Irish team will announce its boxers later this month after the conclusion of its National Championships.
Headlining Team USA’s roster is 2017 Kampjonat Dinji medallist bronż Troy Isley(Lixandra, VA). USA Boxing’s team will also include Virginia Fuchs (Kamp, Texas), who won four international gold medals in 2017, 2016 Żgħażagħ Champion tad-Dinja u 2017 Elite Kampjonati Kontinentali medalist fidda, Delante Johnson (Cleveland, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight National Champion Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) u 2016 Kampjonat Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ medallist bronż u 2017 USA Boxing Super Heavyweight Champion Nazzjonali, Richard Torrez (Tulare, BĦAL). A roster sħiħa għal kull belt se jiġu rilaxxati eqreb lejn il-bidu tal-mawra.
USA vs. Irlanda Skeda
Marzu 12: Royale Divertiment Kumpless, Boston, Massa.
Marzu 15: MassMutual Ċentru, Springfield, Massa.
Marzu 21: Il Downtown Hotel Manchester, Manchester, N.H.
Kollha boxers u bouts huma suġġetti għal bidla.
INFORMAZZJONI:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing
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USA Boxing tħabbar Istati Uniti vs. Irlanda Grigal Boxing Tour

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Jannar 29, 2018) — USA Boxing ħabbret illum it-tliet ibliet li se jospita l- 2018 USA vs. Irlanda Grigal Boxing Tour.
Boston, Manchester (NH) u Springfield (MA) se tilqa 'żewġ ta' timijiet boxing dilettanti aqwa tad-dinja għall duals ħbiberija. Kull belt se nuru sa 12 truf, li kollha se jkunu live streaming, b'xejn, fuq il-websajt USA Boxing tal.
Il-mawra se kick off Marzu 12 fil Kumpless Royale Divertiment Boston, segwit minn Matchups fuq Marzu 15 fiċ-Ċentru MassMutual fi Springfield, Massa. Manchester se tagħlaq l-duals fuq Marzu 21 fil Il Downtown Hotel Manchester. Boxing se jibda fi 7:00 p.m. EST fi tlett ibliet kollha, u biljetti se jkunu disponibbli għax-xiri fit-ġimgħat li ġejjin.
Id-delegazzjoni Amerikana se jkun immexxi minn Coach Kap billy Walsh (Colorado Springs, CO), li rrappreżentaw l-Irlanda fil- 1988 Olimpjadi qabel isiru l-kap tal-programm boksing Irlandiż għal aktar 10 snin.
Headlining roster Team USA se jkun 2017 Kampjonat Dinji medallist bronż Troy Isley (Lixandra, VA). Tim USA Boxing ser jinkludi wkoll għadd ta up-u-li jkunu waslu bħal 2016 Żgħażagħ Champion tad-Dinja marc Castro (Fresno, BĦAL), li qed tagħmel ħafna antiċipat debutt elite internazzjonali tiegħu din is-sena.
s American oħra jinkludu 2016 Żgħażagħ Champion tad-Dinja u 2017 Elite Kampjonati Kontinentali medalist fidda, Delante Johnson (Cleveland, OH), 2017 USA Boxing Heavyweight Champion Nazzjonali Jared Anderson (Toledo, OH) u 2016 Kampjonat Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ medallist bronż u 2017 USA Boxing Super Heavyweight Champion Nazzjonali, Richard Torrez (Tulare, BĦAL). A roster sħiħa għal kull belt se jiġu rilaxxati eqreb lejn il-bidu tal-mawra.
It-tim Irlandiż, li se jkun taħt il-gwida tal-ex champion tad-dinja u head coach Bernard Dunne, se jħabbar boxers tagħhom fil-konklużjoni tal-Kampjonati Nazzjonali tagħha fi Frar.
USA vs. Irlanda Skeda
Marzu 12: Royale Divertiment Kumpless, Boston, Massa.
Marzu 15: MassMutual Ċentru, Springfield, Massa.
Marzu 21: Il Downtown Hotel Manchester, Manchester, N.H.
Kollha boxers u bouts huma suġġetti għal bidla.
INFORMAZZJONI:
Twitter: @USABoxing
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing