Kevin McBride Polish boxer, having lost earlier to Andrzej Gołota and Tomasz Adamek. It is speculated that McBride will announce the end of his boxing career. McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recalls Barry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone". Kevin McBride Kevin Martin McBride (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish retired professional boxer who is best known for defeating Mike Tyson in 2005, in what would be the latter's final fight. 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
Boxing on NBC (or technically, WNBT, which would eventually becoming NBC's flagship affiliate, WNBC) became the first American television network to broadcast a boxing match. Emanating from Yankee Stadium in New York City, Bill Stern provided the blow-by-blow commentary for the fight between Lou Nova and Max Baer. On the premiere episode of "Cavalcade of Sports" (airing on September 29, 1944), NBC broadcast a 15-round bout between Willie Pep and Chalky Wright. On June 19, 1946, at Yankee Stadium, Joe Louis defeated Billy Conn in the first televised World Heavyweight Championship bout ever. 146,000 people watched it on TV, also setting a record