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Kevin Martin McBride (born May 5, 1973 in Clones
Clones

Clones – – is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the border area of Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the BMW region region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish government due to its currently below average economic situation....
, County Monaghan
County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster which are in the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills....
) is an Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992....
 in Barcelona, Spain.

The 6'6" 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
Craig Tomlinson

Craig Tomlinson is a Jamaican soccer striker who plays for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.Tomlinson began his collegiate soccer career at Fresno State University before transferring to Ohio State University for the 1998 season....
 to add the IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. McBride currently resides in the heavily Irish neighborhood of Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts

Dorchester is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester, Dorset in the England county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated....
 in Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
 and trains in near-by Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton, Massachusetts

Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population size was recorded as 94,304 in the 2000 census; the size has roughly stayed about the same since....
.

McBride's greatest success to date came with a victory over Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul, is a retired United States Boxing. He was the List of undisputed boxing champions#Heavyweight and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old....
, who was once world heavyweight champion, via a 7th-round TKO on June 11, 2005 in the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 Tyson announced his retirement after this bout, and hasn't fought since.

McBride has suffered six losses by knockout — including twice against fighters with losing records.






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Kevin Martin McBride (born May 5, 1973 in Clones
Clones

Clones – – is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the border area of Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the BMW region region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish government due to its currently below average economic situation....
, County Monaghan
County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster which are in the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills....
) is an Irish
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992....
 in Barcelona, Spain.

The 6'6" 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
Craig Tomlinson

Craig Tomlinson is a Jamaican soccer striker who plays for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.Tomlinson began his collegiate soccer career at Fresno State University before transferring to Ohio State University for the 1998 season....
 to add the IBC Americas Heavyweight Title. McBride currently resides in the heavily Irish neighborhood of Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts

Dorchester is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester, Dorset in the England county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated....
 in Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
 and trains in near-by Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton, Massachusetts

Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population size was recorded as 94,304 in the 2000 census; the size has roughly stayed about the same since....
.

McBride's greatest success to date came with a victory over Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul, is a retired United States Boxing. He was the List of undisputed boxing champions#Heavyweight and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old....
, who was once world heavyweight champion, via a 7th-round TKO on June 11, 2005 in the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
 Tyson announced his retirement after this bout, and hasn't fought since.

McBride has suffered six losses by knockout — including twice against fighters with losing records. Since the Tyson fight, he has beaten the low-ranked Byron Polley and suffered an upset against Mike Mollo
Mike Mollo

Mike Mollo born February 11, 1980 in Oak Lawn, IL, is a professional boxer in the heavyweight division....
 in a second round knockout. McBride then fought Andrew Golota on October 6, 2007 and lost in the sixth round placing his career in doubt.

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

Finbar Patrick McGuigan Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Barry McGuigan , nicknamed the Clones Cyclone, is a former professional boxing who became a world Featherweight champion....
's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone".

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