Kevin McBride

Kevin McBride
McBride (on the right) in October 2007
Statistics
Real name	Kevin Martin McBride
Nickname(s)	The Clones Colossus
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 Clones, Ireland
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	35
Wins by KO	29
Losses	10
Draws	1
No contests	0

Kevin Martin McBride (born 5 May 1973 in Clones, County Monaghan) is an Irish boxer,^[1] who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

McBride debuted in December 1992, with a victory 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 neighborhood 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, via a 6th-round TKO on June 11, 2005 When Tyson quit the fight 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 anymore.^[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 in his corner during the Andrew Golota fight at the Madison Square Garden in October 2007.

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 skillfully 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 July 10, 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 April 9, 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.

His most recent defeat was on July 29th, 2011 against Polish boxer Mariusz Wach, during a boxing gala held at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut. It was Mcbride's third consecutive defeat against a Polish boxer, having lost earlier to Andrzej Gołota and Tomasz Adamek. It is speculated that McBride will announce the end of his boxing career.

McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recalls Barry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone".

Kevin McBride is married to Danielle Curran. They have one daughter, Grainne and one son, Caoimhín (Kevin) Jr.^[6]

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions), 11 Losses (8 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	35-10-1	Mariusz Wach	KO	4	29/07/2011	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	WBC International Heavyweight Title. McBride knocked out at 2:25 of the fourth round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	35-9-1	Tomasz Adamek	UD	12	09/04/2011	Newark, New Jersey, United States	IBF International/WBO NABO Heavyweight Titles. 108-119, 107-120, 108-119.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-8-1	Franklin Egobi	SD	3	09/10/2010	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Prizefighter Tournament Heavyweight Quarter-Final. 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	34-8-1	Matt Skelton	UD	3	09/10/2010	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Prizefighter Tournament Heavyweight Semi-Final. 28-29, 28-29, 28-29.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	34-7-1	Zack Page	UD	8	10/07/2010	Poughkeepsie, New York, United States	72-80, 72-80, 74-78.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	34-6-1	Andrew Golota	TKO	6	06/10/2007	New York City, United States	IBF North American Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the sixth round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	34-5-1	Mike Mollo	TKO	2	07/10/2006	Rosemont, Illinois, United States	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.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	34-4-1	Byron Polley	TKO	4	01/04/2006	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	33-4-1	Mike Tyson	TKO	6	11/06/2005	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Referee stopped the bout after the sixth round. Tyson retired after the fight.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-4-1	Kevin Montiy	TKO	5	18/03/2005	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fifth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-4-1	Marcus Rhode	KO	3	04/12/2003	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30-4-1	Lenzie Morgan	KO	1	09/08/2003	Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-4-1	Najee Shaheed	TKO	9	17/03/2003	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	IBC Americas Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-4-1	Craig Tomlinson	KO	3	25/10/2002	Revere, Massachusetts, United States	IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. Tomlinson knocked out at 2:31 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-4-1	Reynaldo Minus	KO	3	26/07/2002	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-4-1	Gary Winmon	TKO	2	24/05/2002	Revere, Massachusetts, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the second round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	25-4-1	DaVarryl Williamson	TKO	5	18/01/2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the fifth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-3-1	Rodney McSwain	PTS	10	03/11/2001	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-3-1	Willie Phillips	PTS	10	11/08/2001	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-3-1	Domingo Monroe	KO	1	26/06/1999	Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	22-3-1	Michael Murray	TKO	3	11/04/1998	Southwark, London, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-2-1	Yuriy Yelistratov	TKO	1	22/11/1997	Manchester, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the first round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21-3	Axel Schulz	TKO	9	30/08/1997	Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany	McBride was knocked down in the ninth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-1-1	Paul Douglas	TKO	5	02/06/1997	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	BBBofC Northern Ireland area/Irish Heavyweight Titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-1-1	Stoyan Stoyanov	TKO	1	28/04/1997	Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	19-1-1	Louis Monaco	TKO	5	07/02/1997	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the fifth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-0-1	Tui Toia	TKO	2	14/01/1997	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-0-1	Roger McKenzie	TKO	6	03/12/1996	Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0-1	Shane Woollas	TKO	2	06/11/1996	Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-0-1	Steve Garber	TKO	7	02/07/1995	Dublin, Ireland	Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 of the seventh round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-0-1	Atelea Kalhea	KO	1	13/05/1995	Sacramento, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-0-1	Jimmy Harrison	TKO	1	22/04/1995	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0-1	Carl McGrew	TKO	5	04/03/1995	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0-1	Carl Gaffney	TKO	1	07/02/1995	Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0-1	John Lampre	TKO	1	10/12/1994	Portland, Maine, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-0-1	Dean Storey	TKO	3	12/11/1994	Dublin, Ireland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-0-1	Graham Arnold	TKO	2	24/09/1994	Wembley, London, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-0-1	James Truesdale	TKO	3	26/08/1994	Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0-1	Stanley Wright	PTS	6	17/06/1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0-1	Roger Bryant	TKO	1	04/06/1994	Reno, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0-1	Edgar Turpin	TKO	1	06/05/1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0-1	John Harewood	TKO	3	01/12/1993	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0-1	John Harewood	TKO	3	01/12/1993	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0-1	Chris Coughlan	PTS	4	13/10/1993	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0-1	Joey Paladino	KO	2	15/09/1993	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Paladino knocked out at 2:32 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0-1	Gary Williams	PTS	4	13/02/1993	Manchester, United Kingdom	40-39.
Draw	0-0-1	Gary Charlton	PTS	6	17/12/1992	Barking, London, United Kingdom

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Kevin McBride from BoxRec