The distance (boxing) 19, 1987. While the International Boxing Federation, which had recently broken away from the WBA, continued to hold onto the position there was no documented medical evidence to show a 15-round fight is more dangerous than a 12-round fight, they eventually voted to shorten their championship distance to 12 rounds as well on June 3, 1988. The last heavyweight 15-rounder title fight was on October 16, 1987 between Mike Tyson and Tyrell Biggs. The last middleweight 15-rounder title fight was a World Boxing Board title match on June 7, 1997 in which Jose Alfredo Flores won a split decision over
Thomas McBride (footballer) the departure of Barry Molloy. Despite becoming a mainstay in the side, Harps were relegated, finishing 11th place in the table. McBride subsequently agreed a new one year contract for the 2018 First Division season. Thomas McBride (footballer) Thomas McBride is a footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland who plays for League of Ireland club Finn Harps. He previously played with Derry City, had 2 stints at Institute and was a youth player for Northampton Town. McBride was also selected for the Northern Ireland Under-18 Schoolboys in 2010. However, he went on to represent the Republic of Ireland at under 19