Lowell hip hop artist D-Tension released the song, '’One Hit To The Body'’ Which Micky used as his ring entrance music for the On May 18, 2002 Ward Gatt bout. Ward defeated Roy Ashworth on April 7, 2005 by disqualification, after Ashworth committed numerous fouls on Ward, including shoving Ward to the canvas and hitting him in the back of his head. Ward signed with Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports in January 2015 and this was announced to be the first event under the Roc Nation banner. [3]. The scores were 116–112, 119–109, and 119–109 for Ward. In the third round, Ward dropped Dawson with a left hook and dominated the round. [105][106], His trainer, Virgil Hunter, says Ward harnesses his speed and ring intelligence to control distance and pace in fights while maintaining high punch accuracy and counterpunching skills. You know who you are. [6], Ward still lives in Lowell, where he is part owner of both a boxing gym as well as an outdoor hockey rink. [16], 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships, 2017 European Amateur Boxing Championships, "Moylette and Ward win European boxing golds", "Boxing: Irish camp cries foul as Ward's Olympic dream dies", "Boxing: Ward dream in tatters after freak injury", "Jason Quigley to box for gold but Joe Ward beaten at Worlds", "Quigley and Ward return with World Championship medals", "Boxers Michael Conlan, Joe Ward take gold", "Joe Ward has to settle for silver in Doha", "Rio 2016: Joe Ward left to rue docked points as Olympic dream ends", "Another first for Joe Ward as he creates Irish boxing history", "Ward misses out on world championship gold in Hamburg", https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/joe-ward-turns-pro-with-aim-of-becoming-a-future-world-champion-1.3917965, https://www.the42.ie/joe-ward-pro-debut-4839261-Oct2019/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Ward_(boxer)&oldid=973867755, AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 August 2020, at 18:07. As an amateur, Ward won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 Olympics and turned professional later that year. Ward defeated Roy Ashworth on April 7, 2005 by disqualification. On March 20, 2008, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, Ward defeated Rubin Williams by seventh round TKO. The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Split TD after Leija was cut from an accidental head clash. At the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara, Ward met Nikita Ivanov in the light-heavyweight final, where he took the gold medal after a 20-12 victory over the Russian to become Ireland's youngest ever Senior European gold medallist.[3][4]. Whitaker is generally regarded as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all-time. Before Gatti could get up, or the referee's count could hit ten, the bell sounded to end the round. Career. Ward won his next three fights, all by knockout, before going up against Darnell Boone on November 19, 2005. Ward started out slow with Abraham, trying to find a way to penetrate his tight defense. However, following his record-setting fight, Otto - Longest human tunnel travelled through by a skateboarding dog, Ashrita Furman - Most Guinness World Records titles held. Most high-profile bouts obtain the endorsement of a sanctioning body, which awards championship belts, establishes rules, and assigns its own judges and referees. Boxing record for Micky Ward from BoxRec; Team Micky Ward Charities; Sporting positions; Minor world boxing titles: Preceded by Shea Neary: WBU light welterweight champion March 11, 2000 – October 21, 2000 Vacated: Vacant. [82][83][84], Kovalev's manager Egis Klimas announced that negotiations had begun for the rematch between Ward and Kovalev. His maternal great-great-great grandparents Peter McMahon and Ann Quinn were from County Tyrone, Ireland. [88][89] Ward addressed the public by stating, "I'm going to keep it short and sweet. He retired following a fight on the 1 June 1987. Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti, two of which received Fight of the Year awards by The Ring magazine, as well as his relentless pressure fighting style. One of the pre-tournament favourites, Ward was controversially eliminated in his opening bout following two separate points deductions which handed Ecuadorian Carlos Andres Mina a split-decision win.
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