KEVIN +McBRIDE+ TALKS TO HAUSER BOXING
He’s a nice man, amiable and easy-going, a bit reticent when meeting strangers. But the words flow when he feels comfortable. His name is Kevin McBride. And on the night of June 11, 2005, he secured a place in boxing history. On that night at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, he became ‘The Conqueror of Mike Tyson’. “How long has it been?” McBride is asked. “In 10 days, it will be 14 years to the day,” he answers. “But who’s counting.”
McBride was born on May 10, 1973, in Clones, a small town just south of the border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. He was 11 or 12 years old – he’s not sure which – when he had his first fight. His opponent was also from Clones and stopped Kevin in 30 seconds. “But I won my next fight,” McBride says. “And I fell in love with boxing.”