Kevin McBride
Kevin Martin McBride (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish retired professional boxer[1] who is best known for defeating Mike Tyson in 2005, in what would be the latter's final fight. As an amateur, McBride competed for Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is married to Danielle Curran. The couple share two children, a daughter and son.
| Kevin McBride | |
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 McBride (right) vs. Andrew Golota, 2007 | |
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Kevin Martin McBride |
| Nickname(s) | The Clones Colossus |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 10 May 1973 Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 35 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
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 of Dorchester in Boston and trains in nearby Brockton, Massachusetts.[1]
McBride's career-defining performance was a victory over Mike 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 the MCI Center in 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".[4]
McBride has suffered six losses by knockout—including twice against fighters with losing records. Since his fight with Mike Tyson, McBride beat Byron Polley, then suffered three upset losses. The first loss was against Mike Mollo, a second-round knockout loss. The second loss was against Andrew 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 the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, 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 standing 6 ft 6 in and weighing 282 pounds to Page's 6 ft 0 in and 205 pounds, McBride was outworked and out punched by his smaller, faster, more aggressive opponent.[5]
On 9 April 2011 McBride fought former cruiserweight and light heavyweight world champion Tomasz Adamek for 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 to Mariusz Wach on 29 July 2011 during a boxing gala held at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut.
McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recalls Barry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone".
Professional boxing record
| 35 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions), 10 Losses (7 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 35–10–1 |  |
KO | 4 | 29 July 2011 |  |
WBC International Heavyweight Title. McBride knocked out at 2:25 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 35–9–1 | |
UD | 12 | 9 April 2011 |  |
IBF International/WBO NABO Heavyweight Titles. 108–119, 107–120, 108–119 |
| Loss | 35–8–1 |  |
UD | 3 | 9 October 2010 |  |
Prizefighter Tournament Heavyweight Semi-final. 28–29, 28–29, 28–29 |
| Win | 35–7–1 |  |
SD | 3 | 9 October 2010 | |
Prizefighter Tournament Heavyweight Quarter-Final. 29–28, 29–28, 28–29 |
| Loss | 34–7–1 |  |
UD | 8 | 10 July 2010 | |
72–80, 72–80, 74–78 |
| Loss | 34–6–1 | |
TKO | 6 | 6 October 2007 |  |
IBF North American Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 34–5–1 | |
TKO | 2 | 7 October 2006 |  |
WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:44 of the second round after McBride was knocked down three times in the fight. |
| Win | 34–4–1 | |
TKO | 4 | 1 April 2006 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 33–4–1 | |
RTD | 6 | 11 June 2005 | |
Referee stopped the bout after the sixth round. Tyson retired after the fight. |
| Win | 32–4–1 | |
RTD | 5 | 18 March 2005 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 31–4–1 | |
KO | 3 | 4 December 2003 |  |
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| Win | 30–4–1 | |
KO | 1 | 9 August 2003 | |
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| Win | 29–4–1 | |
TKO | 9 | 17 March 2003 | |
IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 28–4–1 | |
KO | 3 | 25 October 2002 | |
IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. Tomlinson knocked out at 2:31 of the third round. |
| Win | 27–4–1 |  |
KO | 3 | 26 July 2002 | |
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| Win | 26–4–1 | |
TKO | 2 | 24 May 2002 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the second round. |
| Loss | 25–4–1 | |
TKO | 5 | 18 January 2002 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 25–3–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 3 November 2001 |  |
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| Win | 24–3–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 11 August 2001 | |
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| Win | 23–3–1 | |
KO | 1 | 26 June 1999 | |
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| Loss | 22–3–1 | |
TKO | 3 | 11 April 1998 | |
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| Win | 22–2–1 |  |
TKO | 1 | 22 November 1997 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the first round. |
| Loss | 21–2-1 |  |
TKO | 9 | 30 August 1997 | |
McBride was knocked down in the ninth round. |
| Win | 21–1–1 | |
TKO | 5 | 2 June 1997 | |
BBBofC Northern Ireland area/Irish Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 20–1–1 |  |
TKO | 1 | 28 April 1997 | |
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| Loss | 19–1–1 | |
TKO | 5 | 7 February 1997 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 19–0–1 |  |
TKO | 2 | 14 January 1997 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the second round. |
| Win | 18–0–1 | |
TKO | 6 | 3 December 1996 | |
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| Win | 17–0–1 | |
TKO | 2 | 6 November 1996 | |
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| Win | 16–0–1 | |
TKO | 7 | 2 July 1995 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 15–0–1 | |
KO | 1 | 13 May 1995 |  |
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| Win | 14–0–1 | |
TKO | 1 | 22 April 1995 | |
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| Win | 13–0–1 | |
TKO | 5 | 4 March 1995 | |
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| Win | 12–0–1 | |
TKO | 1 | 7 February 1995 | |
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| Win | 12–0–1 | |
TKO | 1 | 10 December 1994 | |
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TKO | 3 | 12 November 1994 | |
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| Win | 10–0–1 | |
TKO | 2 | 24 September 1994 | |
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| Win | 9–0–1 | |
TKO | 3 | 26 August 1994 |  |
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| Win | 8–0–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 17 June 1994 | |
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| Win | 7–0–1 | |
TKO | 1 | 4 June 1994 | |
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| Win | 6–0–1 | |
TKO | 1 | 6 May 1994 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the first round. |
| Win | 5–0–1 | |
TKO | 3 | 1 December 1993 | |
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| Win | 4–0–1 | |
TKO | 3 | 1 December 1993 | |
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| Win | 3–0–1 | |
PTS | 4 | 13 October 1993 | |
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| Win | 2–0–1 | |
KO | 2 | 15 September 1993 | |
Paladino knocked out at 2:32 of the second round. |
| Win | 1–0–1 | |
PTS | 4 | 13 February 1993 | |
40–39 |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 17 December 1992 | |
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References
- McBride's Boxing Record boxrec.com – Retrieved: 14 July 2007
- McBride's career Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine britishboxing.net – Retrieved: 14 July 2007
- No 'guts', no glory for Tyson in defeat – boxing – ESPN
- "Tyson won't 'disrespect' boxing by fighting on | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- "Boxing – Aguilera wins, McBride upset". Fightnews.com. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.