波士頓 (三月 13, 2018) – Team USA defeated Team Ireland, 8-4 , last night (星期一) on the first stop of the three-city 2018 美國VS. 愛爾蘭拳擊東北遊, at Club Royale Entertainment Center in Boston’s historic theater district.
Two of the best amateur boxing squads in the country, featuring numerous 2020 Olympic hopefuls, had a major showdown to the delight of the mixed crowed of supporters of both programs.
“It was a fantastic night of boxing,” said Team USA head coach 比利·沃爾什, who used to guide Team Ireland’s boxing program. “The real winners were the boxing fans, American and Irish, supporting these two young teams. I was really happy with our performance as well as theirs.”
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour continues 本週四 (海. 15 在) the MassMutual Center in Springfield, 質量。, and concludes 星期三, 海. 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.
All the duals will begin at 7:00 P.M. 美東時間 和門票將提供購買在未來幾週內. 每個城市將展示多達 12 結束,
which will all be live streamed, 免費, 在美國拳擊網站 (
www.usaboxing.org).
Honorary captains 愛爾蘭的” 米奇沃德 和 凱文· “The Clones Colossus” McBride, 分別, led Team USA and Team Ireland into the ring.
A USA Alumni Association gathering was held prior to the show.
In the final bout of the night, American super heavyweight 理查德Torrez, 該 2016 青年世界錦標賽銅牌得主和 2017 USA Boxing Elite National champion, closed the show in style against four-time Irish National Champion Dean Gardiner, 3-0.
Bombs away was the theme in the heavyweight match as Irishman Kiril Afganasev powered his way past 阿德里安·蒂爾曼, 2-1.
Lanky American light heavyweight Khalil Coe decisioned six-time Irish National champion Caoimhin Hynes.
Three-time European champion Michael Nevin edged 2016 Youth World Championship team member Nikita Ababiy, 2-1, in a back-and-forth middleweight contest.
One of America’s brightest prospects, 2017 Elite World Championship bronze medalist 特洛伊艾斯利, showed everything in his arsenal against eight-time Irish National champion Brett McGinty, emerging with an impressive unanimous decision in a toe-to-toe middleweight clash.
Eight-time Irish National champion Kierion Molloy won a split decision over American welterweight Quinton Randall, 一 2017 Elite World Championship team member.
In a special match-up between two Internationally decorated light welterweights,2016 世界青年冠軍和 2017 精英洲際錦標賽銀牌得主, Delante “虎” 約翰遜, took a split decision from eight-time Irish National champion 韋恩·凱利.
Keyshawn戴維斯 pounded Irish light welterweight George Bates en route to a dominating unanimous decision victory, in which the American showcased his numerous skills.
American lightweight 馬克·卡斯特羅, who moved up one weight class, turned in an auspicious “Elite” class debut, 擊敗 Francis Cleary by way of a unanimous decision. The highly-regarded Castro was a two-time World champion as a junior and youth boxer.
Aggressive American welterweight Oshae瓊斯 won a hard-fought split decision versus Grainne Bates in an action-packed match from start to finish. Jones was a 2017 Elite Women’s Continental Championships silver medalist.
World Championships silver medalist lightweight Kellie Harrington won a unanimous decision over American lightweight 斯西亞薩特爾斯 in a very competitive match.
Four-time 2017 international gold medalist 弗吉尼亞福克斯 opened the night with a victory over Irish flyweight Lauren Hogan, when the referee stopped the contest in the second round.
Complete individual & team results:
BOSTON RESULTS
超重
理查德Torrez, 萊裡, 加利福尼亞州, 美國
WDEC (3-0)
Dean Gardiner, Tipperary, 愛爾蘭
權重股
Kiril Afanasev, 都柏林, 愛爾蘭
WDEC (2-1)
阿德里安·蒂爾曼, 科羅拉多斯普林斯, 科羅拉多州, 美國
輕重量級
Khalil Coe, Jersey, City, 新澤西州, 美國
WDEC (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, 愛爾蘭
middleweights的
Michael Nevin, Laois, 愛爾蘭
WDEC (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, 布魯克林, 紐約, 美國
特洛伊艾斯利, 亞歷山大, 弗吉尼亞州, 美國
WDEC (3-0)
Brett McGinty, 歌謠, 愛爾蘭
WELTERWEIGHTS
Kieron Molloy, Galway, 愛爾蘭
WDEC (2-1)
Quinton Randall, Katy, 得克薩斯州, 美國
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS
Tiger Johnson, 克利夫蘭, 俄亥俄, 美國
WDEC (2-1)
韋恩·凱利, Laois, 愛爾蘭
輕量級
Keshawn Davis, 諾福克, 弗吉尼亞州, 美國
WDEC (3-0)
George Bates, 都柏林, 愛爾蘭
馬克·卡斯特羅, 弗雷斯諾, 加利福尼亞州, 美國
WDEC (3-0)
Francs Cleary, Mayo, 愛爾蘭
WOMEN WELTERWEIGHTS
Oshae瓊斯, 托萊多, 俄亥俄, 美國
WDEC (2-1)
Grainne Bates, 都柏林, 愛爾蘭
WOMEN LIGHTWEIGHTS
Kellie Harrington, 都柏林, 愛爾蘭
WDEC (3-0)
斯西亞薩特爾斯, Bronx, 紐約, 美國
WOMEN FLYWEIGHTS
Ginny Fuchs, Kemah, 得克薩斯州, 美國
RSC2 (1:57)
Lauren Hogan, Offaly, 愛爾蘭
美國: 8 愛爾蘭: 4
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