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On Saturday, March 14, the historic first Pro/Am boxing event ever to be held in Madison Square Garden will take place. The evening of Irish Boxing will start with the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums leading the FDNY Bravest Boxing team into the ring to take on the the Garda Siochann’ Boxing Club of the Irish National Police Force in the 2015 Transatlantic Championship.
The two teams have squared off twice before with each team having scoring one victory. If history repeats itself it will be one heck of a donnybrook.
As in the past, The FDNY Bravest Boxing team will donate funds raised from this event to Building Homes for Heroes.
This organization builds mortgage-free handicap accessible homes for our veterans returning home from the war on terror and with severe injuries. Several of these brave young men will be on hand at the event to take in the action.
Immediately following the amateur portion of the program fans will be treated to the long awaited return to the ring of NYC Firefighter Will “Power” Rosinsky. The hard hitting light heavyweight was a 4x Golden Glove Champion and has a 17-2 professional record.
The only blemishes on his record were a loss to former middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik and a disputed decision to the still undefeated Edwin Rodroguez,
The main event will feature world title contender Patrick” The Punisher” Hyland from Dublin, Ireland. He sports a 29-1 professional record with his only loss coming to WBA Featherweight Champ Javier Fortuna in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
This is his first appearance in the “Mecca of boxing” and he is eager to fight in front of his Irish American fans.
It’s going to be an exciting night of boxing for a really great cause, plus a fantastic way to kick off the St.Patrick’s Day weekend.
Tickets cost $35, $65 and $100 for ringside.They are on sale now at theatheratmsg.com, ticketmaster (866)858-0008 and the MSG Box Office.
