Kevin McBride
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McBride (right) vs. Andrew Golota, 2007
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| Real name | Kevin Martin McBride |
| Nickname(s) | The Clones Colossus |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born |
5 May 1973 Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 35 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
Kevin Martin McBride (born 5 May 1973) is an Irish professional boxer who is best known for defeating Mike Tyson in 2005. As an amateur, McBride competed for Ireland at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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.
McBride's career-defining performance was a victory over Mike Tyson, former undisputed world heavyweight champion, via a 6th-round TKO on 11 June 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. The aged Tyson explained in a post fight interview that his heart wasn't into the sport any more. Tyson announced his retirement after the bout, saying "I'm not going to disrespect the sport anymore by losing to this caliber of fighter".
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.
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