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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2019

זונטיק, אַפּריל 28, ינדאַקשאַן דינער

דאָן מלך, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez
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NEW YORK (יאַנואַר 30, 2019) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (ניסבהאָף) has announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 פּ.ם. און), אַפּריל 28, בייַ רוסאָו ס אויף די בייַ אין האָוואַרד ביטש, ניו יארק.

We’re excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State,” ניסבהאָף president Bob Duffy said. “This year’s inductees did so much to help boxing in New York, whether they were fighters or non-participants. Our goal is to continue to honor New Yorkers in boxing for many more years.

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, two-division world championWilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 קאָס), Canastota welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 קאָס), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 קאָס), (בראָנקס) 1968 יוז. אָלימפּיאַןDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 קאָס), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 קאָס), of Manhattan, און קווינס’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 קאָס).

Posthumous participants being inducted are (בראָנקס) three-time lightweight world champion Jimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 קאָס), ברוקלין וועלטערווייטעל “Bummy” דייוויס (65-10-4, 46 קאָס), (Schenectady) world welterweight championMarty Servo (47-4-2, 14 קאָס), (בראָנקס) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 קאָס), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 קאָס) and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 קאָס) אוןLeachThe Fighting DentistCross (35-10-4, 22 קאָס).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon King, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, refereeArthur Mercante, דזשוניער., and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, קריינען, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, פון ברוקלין.

Each attending inductee (אָדער דירעקט אָפּשטאַמלינג פון) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

די 2019 ינדוקטעעס זענען אויסגעקליבן דורך די ניסבהאָף נאָמינאַטינג קאַמיטי מיטגלידער: Randy Gordonהענרי האַסקופּדאָן מייעסקיRon McNair, אוןניל טערענס.

All boxers needed to be inactive for at least three years to be eligible for NYSBHOF induction, and all inductees must have resided in New York State for a significant portion of their boxing careers or during the prime of their respective career.

ניסבהאָף

CLASS of 2012: קאַרמען באַסיליאָו, מייק מקקאַללום, מייק טיסאָן, דזשייק לאַמאָטטאַ, רידדיקק באָו, Carlos Ortiz, וויטאָ אַנטואָפערמאָ, עמילע גריפפיטה, “צוקער” Ray ראָבינסאָן, Gene Tunney, בעני לעאָנאַרד, טאני קאַנזאָנערי, האַראָלד לעדערמאַן, סטיוו אַקונטאָ, Jimmy Glenn, גיל קלאַנסי, Ray אַרסעל, נאַט פליישער, ביל גאַללאָ און אַרטהור מערקאַנטע, סיסטער.

CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, דזשאַני דאַנדי, סאַנדי סאַדלער, מאַקסי ראָסענבלאָאָם, דזשאָוי אַרטשער, Iran Barkley, מארק ברעלאַנד, באַבי Cassidy, דאַג דזשאָנעס, יינגער דזשאָנעס, יעקב “באַדי” מקגירט, עדי מוסטאַפאַ מוכאַמאַד, באָב אַרום, שעלי פינקעל, Tony Graziano, לערי מערטשאַנט, טעדי ברענער, מייק דזשאַקאָבס, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.

CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, טרייסי האַרריס Patterson, בילי באַקקוס, קעווין קעלי, וואַן לאַפּאָרטע, דזשערי קוני, מוסטאַפאַ האַמשאָ, האָוואַרד דייוויס, קינג, Lou אַמבערס, דזשאַק בריטאַן, טערי מקגאָווערן, טעדי אַטלאַס, Lou דיבעללאַ, סטיוו פאַרהאָאָד, גענע מאָר, Angelo Prospero, ווייטי בימסטעין, קאַס D'אַמאַטאָ, וויליאם מולדאָאָן און טאָם אָ'ראָורקע.

CLASS OF 2015: Saoul Mamby, דזשאָוי גיאַמבאַ, דזשאַני פּערסאָל, האַראָלד וועסטאָן, לאָני בראַדליי, Paul Berlenbach, בילי גראַם, Frankie גענאַראָ, באָב מילער, טאָממי ריאַן, Jimmy Slattery, באָב דאַפי, מייק קאַץ, טאָממי גאַלאַגער, ברוס סילווערגלאַדע, Charley Goldman, דזשימי דזשאָהנסטאָן, סעדריק קושנער, הארי מאַרקסאָן, Damon Runyon and Al Weill.

CLASS OF 2016: אהרן דייוויס, טשאַרלעס מערי, ווילאָמאַר Fernandez, עדווין ווירועט, העקטאָר “מאַטשאָ” קאַמאַטשאָ, שטיינערדיק גראַזיאַנאָ, שטיינערדיק קאַנסאַס, דזשאָו לינטש, דזשאָו מיסעלי, עד בראָפי, דזשאָו דעגואַרדיאַ, ראַנדי גארדאן, דעניס ראַפּפּאַפּאָרט, האָוויע אַלבערט, Freddie Brown, האָוואַרד קאָסעלל, רובי גאָלדשטיין און זשימי דזשאַקאָבס.

CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar אָרטעגאַ, רענאַלדאָ “הער.” סניפּעס, דאַג דעוויטט, “The Bronx Bomber” אַלעקס ראַמאָס, דיק טיגער, דזשאָסע טאָררעס, “נאָנפּאַרעיל” Jack Dempsey, דאָן מייעסקי, ראָן קאַץ, סטאַן Hoffman, באַבי באַרטעלס, האַנק קאַפּלאַן, Al Gavin, אַרטהור דאָנאָוואַן און דן פּאַרקער.

CLASS OF 2018: לאָו “האָניק בוי” וואַלי, דזשייק ראַדריגעז, טעררענסע אַללי, “בייבי” דזשאָו חדשים, קינד שאָקאָלאַד, יעקב דזש. “דזשענטלמען דזשים” קאָרבעטט, דזשאַק מקאַוליפפע, בילי קאָסטעללאָ, Melio Bettina Ralph “טיגער” דזשאָנעס, Charley Norkus, דייוו אַנדערסאָן, פּעטע בראָדסקי, קרייַטעכץ גאָלדמאַן, באַבי גודמאַן, מעלווינאַ לאַטהאַן, ראָן סקאַט סטעווענס, דזשאַני אַדדיע, דזשאַני באָס, מערי גודמאַן, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.

Tickets are priced at $125.00 פּער דערוואַקסן און $60.00 פֿאַר קינדער (ונטער 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, סטאַרטינג בייַ 12:30 פּ.ם. און, as well as dinner (הויפּט ריפּ, פיש אָדער אָף) און עפענען באַר איבער די טאָג. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 אָדערdepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, ריינדזשינג פון $80.00 צו $200.00, דורך קאַנטאַקטינג דופפי. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.com for additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

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קלינגען 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, מעדיציניש הוצאות, אָדער וועלכער דזשוסטיפיאַבלע דאַרפֿן. גיין אויף שורה צוwww.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 מיטגלידער. אַננואַל מיטגלידערשאַפֿט דועס איז בלויז $30.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 כוידעשלעך מיטינגז, עקסקלודינג יולי און אויגוסט. כל אַקטיוו באָקסערס, ליבהאָבער און פאַכמאַן, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 יאָריק מיטגלידערשאַפֿט. געסט פון רינג 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 פּער מענטש. ר

Amateur Boxing: USA vs Ireland New England Tour Closes Out With Fantastic Night of Action in Manchester, נה

Fight Report By: ריטש בערגעראָן

Photography By: Shelly Corriveau

PHOTO SLIDESHOW (contact rich.bergeron@gmail.com for photo copies):

Boxing fans packed the Manchester Downtown Hotel Wednesday night to take in a spectacular night of elite amateur boxing. This was the final stop on a three-city tour of Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire. The scheduled fights featured Team USA amateurs facing the best amateur boxers from Ireland. By the final bell, Ireland managed to finish the eight bouts of the evening with a tie score, their best outcome of the tour. Team USA won the first two duals of the tour in Boston and Springfield, ריספּעקטיוולי, דורך סקאָרז פון 8-4 און 7-3.

 

Wednesday’s fights were not all about winning, אָבער. For the majority of the boxers involved it was a great opportunity to fine-tune their techniques and get some much-needed international competition experience. Some of Wednesday night’s best performers will also likely be representing their respective countries in the upcoming 2020 אָלימפּיקס.

 

 

The main event of the night featured 2016 Youth World Championships Bronze Medalist Richard Torrez dominating 3-time Irish National Champion Dean Gardiner. The Irish fighter’s towering height and long reach simply could not overcome the fast pace and excellent defensive posture of the shorter American.

 

Torrez spent the first round executing masterful feinting and punch slipping while scoring with some bombing hooks. Torrez changed levels, used slick head movement, and never let his foot off the gas as Gardiner plodded forward with an unbalanced and wild approach in the early going. A thudding body shot connected for the Irishman in the first, but not much else.

 

Torrez kept up the quick work rate in the next frame, unleashing left and right hooks and landing cleanly through much of the round. He scored to the body and head easily, though much of the round saw his opponent covering up and waiting for openings. One straight left from Torrez sent his opponent reeling for a moment, but the taller man recovered and did land a phenomenal left hook to the head of Torrez as he was fighting off the ropes. Gardiner tried landing mostly straight punches on the outside and seemed unable to turn over his punches in close.

The third round saw both fighters slugging it out until the final bell with one of the wildest back and forth exchanges of the night, but it was too little and too late for Gardiner. He just could not get his range dialed in. Torrez just outworked his opponent again and landed a few slick uppercuts to go with his thundering right and left hooks. He used the jab sparingly but effectively, spending much of the final frame targeting Gardiner’s body. Torrez earned the Unanimous Decision win with his performance and didn’t take more than a handful of hard shots in the process.

 

Kelly Harrington, a World Championship Silver Medalist from Ireland, likely had her team’s most masterful performance in cruising to a unanimous decision victory over Stacia Suttles in the opening bout of the night. Suttles struggled to keep herself at the ideal punching range against the unrelenting attack of Harrington in the first round, spending much of the three minutes bobbing and weaving to try to avoid the crisp combinations of her opponent. Suttles did land her jab fairly consistently, and she did begin to put some combos together late in the round, but Harrington is an absolute expert when it comes to head movement. She looked as if Floyd Mayweather, דזשוניער. was one of her coaches as she utilized a hands-low technique with constant feints, punch slipping and level changing. The first round saw her landing a beautiful straight left to the head and a fantastic body and head punching combination that landed solidly. She unleashed some fierce hooks, although a few were wild haymakers. Below is a picture of Harrington during one of just a few brief moments in the fight where she brought both hands up to protect her face.

Suttles caught Harrington with some glancing and flush shots in the second round, but she seemed to be having trouble getting power behind her punches. She did trade some decent right hands with her opponent, but it was clear by the end of the round that she just wasn’t going to be able to find any rhythm in the fight due to the craftiness of her opponent. Harrington spent the same round perfecting her range with crisp 1-2 combos and wild lead rights connecting. Harrington also scored some powerful left hooks with a picture perfect straight right landing just a few moments later.
The third round was more of the same for both fighters. Suttles worked much of the frame to track her opponent down, but every time she unloaded, she paid for it. One particularly solid left hook landed late in the round, but it just wasn’t enough. Harrington spent much of the last three minutes trying to connect with winging right hands. She landed one of her hardest punches of the fight late in the round and momentarily stunned her opponent before the bell to end the fight. Harrington took away a unanimous decision and looks to be one of the most promising boxers at her weight in the running for the 2020 אָלימפּיקס.
Yet another example of height somehow being a disadvantage played a role in the other female fight on the card. Team USA’s Leah Cooper (#2 US Female Middleweight) used ducking and feinting to avoid the taller Aoife Burke’s long reach. Cooper fought from a semi-crouch, making it hard for Burke to land with any significant power on the majority of her punches. The 8-time National Irish Champion
had a few spots in the fight where she regained control of the action, but Cooper made the right adjustments to minimize the threats.
Cooper executed a swarming attack to begin the first round, firing off 1-2 combos and backing Burke up. She remained patient and persistent throughout the frame, staying low and out of range of Burke’s power shots. Burke exhibited excellent defense, but she could only manage to throw and land one punch at a time. She showcased a crisp jab throughout the round, but it just didn’t deter Cooper. Burke had her best moments of the round toward the final bell, mixing up shots to the body and head, including a hard right hook to the head.
Burke came out for the second round on fire, storming Cooper with rapid fire 1-2 combos and hooks. She also mixed in a slick uppercut that found Cooper’s chin. Cooper weathered the storm, only falling into the trap briefly. She regained her composure, landed some excellent counter punches, and turned what might have been Burke’s best round into the Irish champ’s worst. Cooper remained calm and cool, despite taking some of the hardest shots her opponent landed in the fight. She landed some superb 1-2 combos after Burke’s attack fizzled, eventually opening a cut near Burke’s left eye and bloodying her nose. Cooper’s hard body punching also sent Burke crouching down to the canvas briefly after a solid right hook.
Burke started the third round a bit late after getting checked out and cleared by the ringside doctor. She again started out with a flurry of bombing punches. She targeted the body and the head, but Cooper collected herself once again and went back to work. She changed levels well and began connecting with furious hooks, first to the body and then back up to the head. She also kept up an active jab and landed multiple 1-2 combos. Burke did manage another late flurry in the closing moments of the fight, but Cooper still came away with the unanimous decision win.
Team USA Lightweight James Browning came into Wednesday night’s bout with Ireland’s Francis Cleary as a two-time USA Boxing Champion. Cleary, a nine-time Irish National Champion, represented Browning’s first crack at international competition. Both fighters had their moments, but it would be Browning getting the win at the end of three entertaining, back-and-forth rounds of action.
Browning spent the first round establishing a higher work rate than his opponent and using lots of movement to avoid Cleary’s attack. He also landed a consistent jab, mixing up his body and head shots well. Though he won the round, Browning took plenty of risks and paid the price. Cleary picked his spots and unleashed the more clean and powerful punches when he was able to land. He just couldn’t connect enough, and he clinched out of trouble almost every time he wound up fighting in close quarters.
Clearly landed some more sharp bombs in the second frame, getting more aggressive and starting to track down his constantly moving opponent. A thumping left hook near the end of the round connected with Browning’s head and impressed the packed house of fans. נאָך, Browning remained busy and did well in the slugging exchanges between the two fighters. He was often wild, but the work output kept Cleary from stealing the round.
Cleary came out for the third round with renewed ferocity, engaging in a wild brawl with Browning. It was the best round of the fight for Cleary, and Browning could not maintain the elusiveness he displayed in the prior rounds. The Irish fighter landed another booming left hook in the round, featured perfectly-timed counters, and kept punching right up to the bell. Browning definitely appeared to be frustrated and tired by the end of the fight. נאָך, two out of the three judges were sure he deserved the win, earning a split decision victory.
The next bout pitted eight-time Irish National Champion Wayne Kelley against 13-time US National Champion Adrian Benton in a close welterweight battle. Both young fighters had bright spots in the match, but Kelley managed to squeak out the split decision victory with a crafty, gutsy effort.
Benton had the better first round thanks to a swarming attack. He worked in and out of range with 1-2 combos and sparing hooks. He used all his angles well, pivoting out of trouble and into effective range with ease. Kelley struggled to land counters until the final moments of the round when he landed his own flurry of 1-2 combos.
Kelley started the second round with much more energy and poise. He landed early and often, winging left hands and opening up a cut on Benton’s lip. Benton slipped some of the more dangerous punches, blocked shots well and landed some crisp, hard shots of his own. His best exchange was a left and right hook to the head that landed near the middle of the round.
Kelley slowed down a bit in the final round, unable to find his ideal range. He landed some hard right hands, a well-placed body shot and unloaded with a late flurry. Benton kept busy early in the round and artfully ducked under a bombing right hook from Kelley. The judges seemed more impressed with Kelley’s composure in the final two rounds as Benton kept getting drawn in to sloppy brawling. Kelley edged out the win by a 2-1 margin.
The light welterweights came next, producing another tight contest. Ireland’s Caoimhin Ferguson fought Team USA’s Charlie Sheehy with a slightly better tactical approach, earning another split decision victory for his squad.
Sheehy took on a more cautious and patient approach in the first round, waiting for the perfect moment to throw and land. His best punches of the round included a hard right hand to the body and a starching jab. Ferguson put in more work in the frame, scoring on multiple hooks to the head and unleashing wild and crazy flurries a few times. One particular left hook crashed hard into Sheehy’s head in the final moments of the round.
Ferguson landed some decent shots in the second round, but Sheehy was much more composed. He worked around the wild-swinging, hard-charging assault by keeping his distance and scoring from outside with some crisp rights to the chin. The fighters exchanged some hooks to the body and wound up in a clinch before the end of the round.
Sheehy struggled to string punches together in the final round. Though he had a nice straight right hand working for him, Ferguson was able to penetrate his defense. Ferguson landed a thumping left hook early and went on to land a few more bombs before losing his mouthpiece in one exchange. Likely knowing he needed to finish strong to get the judges on his side, Ferguson rushed in with a final torrent of hooks in the final seconds. He earned a 2-1 decision win for his tenacity.
Welterweights Kieron Molloy (ירעלאַנד) and Freudis Rojas, דזשוניער. (USA) squared off in another bout. Both fighters are previous World Championship Bronze Medalists with Molloy also claiming nine Irish National titles and Rojas winning the US nationals 10 times so far. It was another close shave win for Team Ireland.
Rojas was clearly the more active fighter in the first round. He used a consistent jab and increased his work rate through the frame. He ket busy on offense right up until the bell. Molloy began the round winging shots and trying to figure out his range. He unleashed a bit late in some of the more fierce exchanges, couldn’t figure out how to get his combinations going, and had a tough time catching up with the faster Rojas. Molloy did land some excellent straight lefts, כאָטש.
The next round went much better for the Irish southpaw. He started with an uptick in his punch output, though he still struggled to land combos. At one point in the round, Molloy connected with a huge straight left, followed up by a nice power jab, slowing down his opponent. Rojas kept coming forward but couldn’t capitalize on scoring opportunities in the round. A late flurry of punches from Rojas wasn’t enough for him to steal the round.
Rojas landed some excellent shots in the final round, going downstairs to the body frequently. He also caught Molloy against the ropes, blasting him with straight punches. Molloy fought the smarter round, כאָטש, picking the best times to throw and often catching Rojas with his hands down. His best exchange of the round featured a huge 1-2 connecting to the head and a wild left hook to the head. A final swarm of punches from the Irish fighter closed the show and earned him a 2-1 split decision win.
Team USA’s Nikita Ababiy scored a hard-fought win in a wild affair before the main event with Team Ireland’s Gerard French. The first round saw Ababiy jabbing well. The American came into the fight with a very non-traditional boxing stance with one hand low, but his posture seemed to be effective in luring his opponent into punching range. Ababiy landed some booming hooks and a nice left uppercut that backed up French. דערווייַל, French concentrated on trying to land counters. He had a lower work rate but also didn’t take too much punishment.
French spent the second round trying to exchange in close quarters. He landed more shots later in the round, including some heated right hooks in the final moments. Ababiy connected with some thumping shots in the round and showcased some nice defense as well. He mixed up his shots to the body and head, throwing and covering up to wait for the next opening. Ababiy landed a nice left hook to the head followed up with a picture perfect right uppercut in the final minute. He ended the round well on his way to his first win.
The final round saw Ababiy slow down a bit, but he was still effective enough to carry the frame. French managed some crisp left hooks to the head, but he couldn’t figure out the different style his opponent brought to the ring. The American cruised to the unanimous decision win.
The night also began with the only stoppage on the card thanks to a wild brawl between local 132-pound Manchester, NH novices Michael Correa and Abhisek Thapa. Correa took off across the ring upon hearing the opening bell and unleashed one wild flurry after another. Thapa didn’t let the tornado swallow him up, כאָטש. He ust covered up and waited for his opportunities. It only took a couple minutes for Correa to start tiring out from the relentless attack. Thapa then waded in to land some of the most impressive shots of the night, forcing the referee to stop the fight for three standing eight counts before the end finally came with a whirlwind of power punches from Thapa.

 

There was also a guest appearance made by the boxer Floyd Mayweather, דזשוניער. still calls his toughest opponent ever, Emanuel Augustus (3-34-6, 20 קאָס). Augustus participated in a reunion the previous night with “איריש” מיקקי וואַרד (38-13, 27 קאָס), celebrating one of the best fights in the history of the sport, which took place on July 13, 2001. Augustus stuck around for the fights and even came into the ring to showcase that he still has the same punching prowess that made him one of the most entertaining fighters of his era.
“We learned from this tour that we’re right up there with the best teams in the world,” Team USA head coach Billy Walsh said. “Team Ireland is a very good, young team. We’re going to have a good team to send to Tokyo (2020 אָלימפּיקס). I’m proud of my team. They all worked very hard. We didn’t have some of our best boxers because some were competing in an International tournament We do have a good crop of 18-19-20 year-olds who will make up our 2020 Olympic team.”

Team Ireland also brought their own production crew to film all the action for those who couldn’t be there:

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USA and Ireland battle to 4-4 draw Americans capture three-city team title, 2-0-1, on USA vs. אירלאנד נאָרטהעאַסט באָקסינג טור

MANCHESTER RESULTS
MANCHESTER, נ.ה. (מאַרץ 22, 2018) – Last night’s third and final stop on USA Boxing’s 2018 USA ווס. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour ended in a 4-4 draw at Downtown Manchester Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. Team USA won the team tour title, 2-0-1.
Team USA had won the first two duals of the tour in Boston and Springfield, ריספּעקטיוולי, דורך סקאָרז פון 8-4 און 7-3.
We learned from this tour that we’re right up there with the best teams in the world,” Team USA head coach בילי וואַלש האט. “Team Ireland is a very good, young team. We’re going to have a good team to send to Tokyo (2020 אָלימפּיקס). I’m proud of my team. They all worked very hard. We didn’t have some of our best boxers because some were competing in an International tournament We do have a good crop of 18-19-20 year-olds who will make up our 2020 Olympic team.
Team Ireland led last night’s team scoring, 4-3, going into the final match of the night, a super heavyweight rematch. די 2016 Youth World Championships bronze medalist ריטשארד טאָררעז once again defeated there-time Irish National Champion Dean Gardiner,
Third time was the charm for Brooklyn middleweight Nikita Ababiy, who broke into the win column with a 3-0 unanimous decision over Gerard French, keeping the Americans hope alive to deadlock the final score with one match to go.
In a battle between southpaw welterweights, nine-time Irish National Champion and World Championships bronze medalist, Kieron Molloy took a 2-1 split decision over Freudis Rojas, דזשוניער., a 10-time national champion and World Championships bronze medalist.
Irish light welterweight Caoimhin Ferguson won a 2-1 split decision victory over California light welterweight Charlie Sheey to give Team Ireland a 3-2 advantage.
Eight-time Irish National champion and European Championships bronze medalist Wayne Kelley won a 2-1 split decision versus Cincinnati light welterweight Adrian Benton, the 13-time national champion making his International match debut.
In his International debut, two-time USA Boxing champion James Browning won a 2-1 decision over Irish lightweight Francis Cleary, a nine-time Irish National champion and European Championships silver medalist, in a very entertaining lightweight match.
צי ניט. 2-rated American middleweight Leah Cooper dropped her opponent, eight-time National Irish National champion and European Championships bronze medalist Adolfe Burke, en route to a 3-0 יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס.
World Championship silver medalist Kellie Harrington defeated lightweight Stacia Suttlesfor the second time on the tour by the identical score, 3-0, giving Team Ireland its first lead of the tour, albeit temporary, in last night’s tour opener.
In a Special Manchester Lightweight novice class match, Michael Correa (Manchester PAL) דיפיטיד Abhisek Thapa (Title Boxing) when the referee stopped the contest in the opening round.
Complete individual & team results:
MANCHESTER RESULTS
(tour records in parenthesis)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS
ריטשארד טאָררעז, Tulare, קאַליפאָרניאַ, USA
UDEC (3-0)
Dean Gardiner, Tipperary, ירעלאַנד
מידדלעוועיגהץ
Nikita Ababiy (1-2), ברוקלין, ניו יארק, USA
UDEC (3-0)
Gerard French (0-2), Antrim, ירעלאַנד
וועלטערוועיגהץ
Kieron Molloy (2-0), Galway, ירעלאַנד
SDEC (2-1)
Freudis Rojas, דזשוניער. (0-1), לאַס וועגאַס, נעוואַדאַ, USA
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS
Caoimhin Ferguson (1-1), Antrim, ירעלאַנד
SDEC (2-1)
Charley Sheehy (1-1), Brisbane, קאַליפאָרניאַ, USA
Wayne Kelley (1-1), West Meade, ירעלאַנד
SDEC (2-1)
Adrian Benton (0-1), Cincinnati, אָהיאָ, USA
ליגהטוועיגהץ
James Browning (1-0), Tempe, אַריזאָנאַ, USA
SDEC (2-1)
Francis Cleary (0-2, Mayo, ירעלאַנד
WOMEN MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Leah Cooper (1-0), Ozone Park, ניו יארק, USA
UDEC (3-0)
Aolfe Burke (0-1), דובלין, ירעלאַנד
WOMEN LIGHTWEIGHTS
Kellie Harrington (2-0), דובלין, ירעלאַנד
UDEC (3-0)
Stacia Suttles (0-2), בראָנקס, ניו יארק, USA
USA: 4

IRELAND: 4
SPECIAL NEW HAMPSHIRE LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE MATCH
Michael Correa, Manchester PAL, מאַנטשעסטער, נה
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Abhisek Thapa, Title Boxing, מאַנטשעסטער, נה
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Team USA knocks off Team Ireland, 7-3 on USA Boxing’s 2018 USA ווס. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour stop #2; SPRINGFIELD RESULTS

Team USA middleweight Troy Isley was named Most Outstanding Boxer of the night

SPRINGFIELD, מאַסע. (מאַרץ 16, 2018) – Team USA defeated Team Ireland, 7-3, last night (דאָנערשטיק) on the second stop of the three-city 2018 USA ווס. אירלאנד נאָרטהעאַסט באָקסינג טור, at MassMutual Center MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.

Team USA defeated Team Ireland in team scoring, 8-4, last Monday in the first dual and it also clinched the team title last night, holding a 2-0 advantage with one more match-up to go in the series.
דאָנערשטיק night’s final score was somewhat misleading, כאָטש, much more competitive than the final team score may indicate, as the first five matches ended in 2-1 split decisions, all in favor of Team USA.
Gifted California bantamweight מאַרק קאסטרא won his second straight bout on this tour,defeating George Bates, 2-1, in the Fight of the Night.
Most Outstanding Boxer of the night, Virginia middleweight טרוי יסליי, די 2017 Elite World Championship bronze medalist, locked up the team victory and series clincher in the seventh match of the night with an up-close-and-personal unanimous decision over game Irish middleweight Gerard French.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour concludes מיטוואָך, יאַם. 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire. The action will commence at 7:00 פּ.ם. און for up to 12 world-class amateur bouts, which will all be live streamed, פּאָטער פון אָפּצאָל, אויף USA באָקסינג ס וועבזייַטל (www.usaboxing.org). Presented by Corona Premium and serving as a fundraiser for another partner of the show, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club, tickets are $20 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.
Irish heavyweight Kiril Afganasev edged 2017 US National bronze medalist Adrian Tillman, 3-0, for the second consecutive time on this tour. The taller Afranasov was too strong inside, אַמאָל ווידער, for Tillman.
American light heavyweight Khalil Coe decisioned six-time Irish National champion Caoimhin Hynes for the second time in a row by the identical scoring, 3-0, by effectively using his superior height and reach advantage.
Eight-time Irish National Champion Brett McGinty avenged his opening night loss, winning a 2-1 decision against National AAU champion Nikita Ababiy.
סאָוטהפּאַוו Paddy Donovan gave Ireland its first win of the night, upsetting Cleveland welterweight Quinton Randall, אַ 2017 Elite World Championship team member, in the sixth match, by way of the first 3-0 unanimous decision of the evening.
2016 יוגנט וועלט טשאַמפּיאָן Delanteטיגער” זשאנסאן took a split decision from Irish light welterweight Caoimhin Ferguson, 2-1.
California light welterweight Charlie Sheehy kept the American freight train rolling, taking a split decision from eight-time Irish National champion Wayne Kelly.
In a rematch of last Monday’s match, heavy-handed American welterweight Oshae Jones, אַ 2017 Elite Women’s Continental Championships silver medalist, won a hard-fought split decision over Grainne Walsh for the second time in a row. Jones dropped Walsh in the opening round, but the Irish boxer battled back in another second spirited confrontation.
In the opening match of the evening, Virginia light welterweight Amelia Moore, in her first international bout, upset World Championships silver medalist lightweight Kellie Harrington, 2-1.
Complete individual & team results:
SPRINGFIELD RESULTS
כעוויווייץ
Kiril Afanasev, דובלין, ירעלאַנד
וודעק (3-0)
Adrian Tillman, קאָלאָראַדאָ ספּרינגס, קאָלאָראַדאָ, USA
ליכט כעוויווייץ
Khalil Coe, Jersey, City, ניו דזשערזי, USA
וודעק (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, ירעלאַנד
מידדלעוועיגהץ
Brett McGinty, Derry, ירעלאַנד
וודעק (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, ברוקלין, ניו יארק, USA
טרוי יסליי, אלעקסאנדריע, ווירזשיניע, USA
וודעק (3-0)
Gerard French, Anrtim
וועלטערוועיגהץ
Paddy Donovan, Limerick
וודעק (3-0)
Quinton Randall, Katy, טעקסאַס, USA
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS
Tiger Johnson, קליוולאַנד, אָהיאָ, USA
וודעק (2-1)
Caoimhin Ferguson, Atrium
Charlie Sheey, Brisbane, קאַליפאָרניאַ
וודעק (2-1)
Wayne Kelly, Laois, ירעלאַנד
ליגהטוועיגהץ
מאַרק קאסטרא, פרעסנאָ, קאַליפאָרניאַ, USA
וודעק3 (2-1)
George Bates, דובלין
WOMEN WELTERWEIGHTS
Oshae Jones, Toledo, אָהיאָ, USA
וודעק (2-1)
Grainne Walsh, Offaly, ירעלאַנד
WOMEN LIGHTWEIGHTS
Amelia Moore, אלעקסאנדריע, ווירזשיניע, USA
וודעק (2-1)
Kellie Harrington, דובלין, ירעלאַנד
USA: 7 IRELAND: 3
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