Kevin Martin McBride (born 10 May 1973) is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2011. At regional level, he held the Irish heavyweight title in 1997. As an amateur, he represented Ireland at the 1992 Olympics. McBride is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory against Mike Tyson in 2005.

Professional career 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 Boxing Record boxrec.com – Retrieved: 14 July 2007

McBride's career-defining performance was a victory over Mike Tyson, former undisputed world heavyweight champion. Tyson quit the fight at the end of Round 6 by informing the referee that he would not be able to continue to round seven in the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. britishboxing.net – Retrieved: 14 July 2007 The aged Tyson explained in a post fight interview that his heart wasn't into the sport anymore.No 'guts', no glory for Tyson in defeat – boxing – ESPN 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 seven 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 and weighing 282 pounds to Page's and 205 pounds, McBride was outworked and out punched by his smaller, faster, more aggressive opponent.

On 9 April 2011 McBride fought former cruiserweight and light heavyweight world champion Tomasz Adamek for the IBF International Heavyweight and NABO Heavyweight Championship belts at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Adamek won a 12-round unanimous decision.

McBride ended his career after losing to Mariusz Wach on 29 July 2011 during a boxing gala held at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut.

McBride's nickname, "The Clones Colossus", recalls Barry McGuigan's sobriquet "The Clones Cyclone".

Personal life He is married to Danielle Curran. The couple share two children, a daughter and son.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes46LossMariusz WachKO4 (12), 29 Jul 2011 45Loss35–9–1Tomasz AdamekUD129 Apr 2011 44Loss35–8–1Matt SkeltonUD39 Oct 2010 43Win35–7–1Franklin Egobi39 Oct 2010 42Loss34–7–1Zack PageUD810 Jul 2010 41Loss34–6–1Andrew GolotaTKO6 (12), 6 Oct 2007 40Loss34–5–1Mike MolloTKO2 (12), 7 Oct 2006 39Win34–4–1Byron PolleyTKO4 (10), 1 Apr 200638Win33–4–1Mike Tyson6 (10), 11 Jun 200537Win32–4–1Kevin MontiyTKO5 (10), 18 Mar 2005 36Win31–4–1Marcus RhodeKO3 (10)4 Dec 2003 35Win30–4–1Lenzie MorganKO1 (10)9 Aug 2003 34Win29–4–1Najee ShaheedTKO9 (12)17 Mar 2003 33Win28–4–1Craig TomlinsonKO3 (12), 25 Oct 2002 32Win27–4–1Reynaldo MinusKO3 (10)26 Jul 2002 31Win26–4–1Gary WinmonTKO2 (10), 24 May 2002 30Loss25–4–1DaVarryl WilliamsonTKO5 (8), 18 Jan 2002 29Win25–3–1Rodney McSwainPTS103 Nov 2001 28Win24–3–1Willie PhillipsPTS1011 Aug 2001 27Win23–3–1Domingo MonroeKO1 (?)26 Jun 199926Loss22–3–1Michael MurrayTKO3 (8), 11 Apr 199825Win22–2–1Yuriy YelistratovTKO1 (8), 22 Nov 199724Loss21–2–1Axel SchulzTKO9 (10)30 Aug 199723Win21–1–1Paul DouglasTKO5 (10), 2 Jun 199722Win20–1–1Stoyan StoyanovKO1 (6)28 Apr 199721Loss19–1–1Louis MonacoTKO5 (6)7 Feb 199720Win19–0–1Tui ToiaTKO2 (8)14 Jan 199719Win18–0–1Roger McKenzieTKO6 (6)3 Dec 199618Win17–0–1Shane WoollasKO2 (8)6 Nov 199617Win16–0–1Steve GarberTKO7 (8), 2 Jul 199516Win15–0–1Atelea KalheaKO1 (6), 13 May 199515Win14–0–1Jimmy HarrisonTKO1 (?)22 Apr 199514Win13–0–1Carl McGrewTKO5 (6), 4 Mar 199513Win12–0–1Carl GaffneyTKO1 (6), 7 Feb 199512Win11–0–1John LampreTKO1 (6)10 Dec 199411Win10–0–1Dean StoreyTKO3 (6)12 Nov 199410Win9–0–1Graham ArnoldTKO2 (6)24 Sep 19949Win8–0–1James TruesdaleTKO3 (?)26 Aug 19948Win7–0–1Stanley Wright617 Jun 19947Win6–0–1Roger BryantTKO1 (4), 4 Jun 19946Win5–0–1Edgar TurpinTKO1 (4), 6 May 19945Win4–0–1John Harewood3 (4)1 Dec 19934Win3–0–1Chris CoughlanPTS413 Oct 19933Win2–0–1Joey Paladino2 (4), 15 Sep 19932Win1–0–1Gary Williams413 Feb 19931Draw0–0–1Gary Charlton617 Dec 1992

References

External links

Tyson vs. McBride, an in-depth look at the fight