MICKY WARD RUMORS & GOSSIP
Danny O’Connor Brings Boxing ‘Back to the City,’ Takes Next Step With Match at TD Garden
2012 was a banner year for local boxer Danny O’Connor.
For a guy who purports his mission to be bringing boxing “back to the city” (more on that phrase later), it’s not necessarily mission accomplished, but the 27-year-old Framingham native absolutely made some major strides towards expanding the sport’s popularity in New England. Back in May, O’Connor headlined the first...
Gatti, Hill to enter Hall of Fame
Arturo ''Thunder'' Gatti didn't live to see his finest day.
Gatti, who won world championships in two different weight classes, heads the class of 2013 to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The honor, announced Monday, comes three years after his untimely death.
A native of Calabria, Italy who was raised in Montreal, Gatti retired in 2007...
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December 10, 2012
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Micky Ward: I was molested as a child
Boxing great Micky Ward, the inspiration for the Mark Wahlberg movie "The Fighter," says he was molested by a family friend from age 9 until he was 12.
In Ward's autobiography, "A Warrior's Heart: The True Story of Life Before and Beyond The Fighter," the retired boxer wrote of his attacker, who was 10 years older, "He never asked me to do anything...
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May 30, 2012
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Weights from Lowell: Micky Ward & Dicky Eklund nephews Joe McCreedy & Sean Eklund featured
All of the participants for tomorrow night's "Homecoming" professional boxing card, at Lowell Memorial Hall, weighed-in tonight at the nearby Hookslide Kelley's Sports Bar & Grill.The card features the nephews of Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund - Joe McCreedy and Sean Eklund. View the complete weigh-in results right here.
Credit: Daniel Militz
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McCreedy & Eklund workout photos, notes
Lowell boxers "Irish" Joey McCreedy and Sean Eklund held an open workout this past weekend at Micky Ward's Gym in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. McCreedy is trained by Dicky Eklund. Sean is the nephew of Dicky and Ward, who is his head trainer. Right here, you can find some photos and quotes from the media session.
McCreedy and Eklund are featured in the May 9 "Homecoming...
Boxing returns to Lowell, Mass, home of Micky Ward, on May 9th
Professional boxing returns to Lowell, Massachusetts - home of "Irish" Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund - for the first time in seven years, on Wednesday night, May 9 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Local fan favorites "Irish" Joe McCreedy and Sean Eklund, whose uncles are Micky and Dicky, will fight in front of their hometown fans for the first time as pros on...
Venue argued in suit over late boxer's Gatti death
A wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Arturo Gatti's daughter is a blatant attempt to capitalize on the late boxer's fame and reputation in New Jersey and should be dismissed and instead moved to Brazil, where he died, attorneys for Gatti's widow argued Friday.
Erika Rivera, mother of Sofia Bella Gatti, filed a wrongful death suit last fall against Gatti's...
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January 20, 2012
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Micky Ward Taking up Training with Junior Welter Prospect Levan Ghvamichava
'Irish' Micky Ward training 'The Wolf'; Unbeaten light welterweight prospect Levan Ghvamichava
Irish boxing manager Gary Hyde announced today that he has come to an agreement with "Irish" Micky Ward to train his hot prospect, light welterweight sensation Levan "The Wolf" Ghvamichava.
Ghvamichava (6-0, 5 KOs), who is a native of Georgia living...
'Irish' Micky Ward training 'The Wolf' Unbeaten Light Welterweight Prospect Levan Ghvamichava
Irish boxing manager Gary Hyde announced today that he has come to an agreement with "Irish" Micky Ward to train his hot prospect, light welterweight sensation Levan "The Wolf" Ghvamichava.
Ghvamichava (6-0, 5 KOs), who is a native of Georgia living in Belfast, will relocate in February to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he will train under the guidance of...
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January 05, 2012
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Micky Ward training ‘The Wolf’ Levan Ghvamichava
Irish boxing manager Gary Hyde announced today that he has come to an agreement with "Irish" Micky Ward to train his hot prospect, light welterweight sensation Levan "The Wolf" Ghvamichava. Ghvamichava (6-0, 5 KOs), who is a native of Georgia living in Belfast, will relocate in February to Lowell, Massachusetts, where he will train under the guidance of...
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