Kevin McBride
Kevin McBride | |
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 McBride (right) vs.Andrew Golota,2007 | |
| Born | Kevin Martin McBride 10 May 1973 Clones, County Monaghan,Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | The Clones Collosus |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 35 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
Kevin Martin McBride(born 10 May 1973) is an Irish formerprofessional boxer[1]who is best known for defeatingMike Tysonin 2005, in what would be the latter's final professional fight. As anamateur,McBridecompeted for Irelandat the1992 Summer Olympics.He is married to Danielle Curran. The couple share two children, a daughter and son.
Professional career[edit]
McBride debuted in December 1992, with a draw against Gary Charlton. In 1997, he defeated Paul Douglas to win the All-Ireland Heavyweight Title, and in 2002 he defeated Craig Tomlinson to add the IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. McBride currently resides in the heavily Irish neighbourhood ofDorchesterinBostonand trains in nearbyBrockton, Massachusetts.[1]
McBride's career-defining performance was a victory overMike Tyson,former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Tyson quit the fight at the end of Round 6 by informing the referee that he would not be able to continue to round seven in theMCI Centerin Washington, D.C.[2]The aged Tyson explained in a post fight interview that his heart wasn't into the sport any more.[3]Tyson announced his retirement after the bout, saying "I'm not going to disrespect the sport anymore by losing to this caliber of fighter".[citation needed]
McBride has suffered seven losses by knockout—including twice against fighters with losing records. Since his fight withMike Tyson,McBride beat Byron Polley, then suffered three upset losses. The first loss was againstMike Mollo,a second-round knockout loss. The second loss was againstAndrew Golota,a sixth-round technical knockout loss after Golota skilfully worked a cut he had opened up over McBride's eye. After three years inactivity, McBride, the 'Clones Colossus', attempted a comeback in an eight rounder on 10 July 2010 at theMid-Hudson Civic CenterinPoughkeepsie,New York, but lost every round—and the bout—in an upset to cruiserweight veteran Zack Page, a journeyman with a losing record as a professional. Despite standing6 ft 6 inand weighing 282 pounds to Page's6 ft 0 inand 205 pounds, McBride was outworked and out punched by his smaller, faster, more aggressive opponent.[4]
On 9 April 2011 McBride fought former cruiserweight and light heavyweight world championTomasz Adamekfor the IBF International Heavyweight and NABO Heavyweight Championship belts at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Adamek won a 12-round unanimous decision.
McBride ended his career after losing toMariusz Wachon 29 July 2011 during a boxing gala held at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut.
McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recallsBarry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone".
Professional boxing record[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abMcBride's Boxing Recordboxrec.com – Retrieved: 14 July 2007
- ^McBride's careerArchived27 September 2007 at theWayback Machinebritishboxing.net – Retrieved: 14 July 2007
- ^No 'guts', no glory for Tyson in defeat – boxing – ESPN
- ^"Boxing – Aguilera wins, McBride upset".Fightnews.com. 10 July 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2010.Retrieved17 September2010.
- ^"Kevin McBride - Boxer".boxrec.com.Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2015.Retrieved14 January2022.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Kevin McBridefromBoxRec(registration required)