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Biography of Kevin McBride - Boxer
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Kevin Martin McBride (born May 5, 1973 in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland|Ireland) is an Ireland|Irish boxer. McBride debuted in December, 1992, with a draw against Gary Charlton. In 1997, he defeated Paul Douglas (boxer)|Paul Douglas to win the All-Ireland Heavyweight Title, and in 2002 he defeated Craig Tomlinson to add the IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. He is currently based in Brockton, Massachusetts. McBride's greatest success to date came with an emphatic defeat of former champion Mike Tyson via a 6th-round TKO on June 11, 2005 in the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recalls Barry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone". ==Quotes== "When I hit Mike Tyson, he's going to think the whole of Ireland hit him." "The bigger stronger man will always beat the smaller stronger man. That's boxing." "Simply da best" ==External Links== *http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=0073 86 Kevin McBride at boxrec.com
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