FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FDNY BRAVEST BOXERS BATTLE THE IRISH NATIONAL POLICE FORCE’S GARDA BOXING CLUB IN FIRST EVER PROFESSIONAL/AMATEUR NIGHT OF FIGHTS

The FDNY Bravest Boxing team will battle the Garda Soichanna’ Boxing Club of the Irish National Police Force on Saturday. March 14th at 7:00PM. This will be the historic first Pro/Am boxing event ever held at Madison Square Garden. The amateur portion of the evening will feature eight three-round matches pitting FDNY members against Irish Police Officers in a battle for the Transatlantic Championship. The professional portion of the card will feature world title contender Patrick “The Punisher” Hyland from Dublin, who has a 29-1 professional record. Co-featured on the card will be NYC Firefighter Will “Power” Rosinsky from Eng. Co. 234. He has a 17-2 professional record and this will be his first bout since joining the NYC Fire Dept. in 2014 Funds raised from the event will benefit Building Homes for Heroes, an organization which helps severely wounded veterans and their families rebuild their lives by providing mortgage free, handicap accessible homes. Each year, the FDNY Boxing team competes in several amateur boxing matches against other Fire Department and Police Departments from around the world. The FDNY Bravest Boxing team has donated more than $100,000 to military related charities. The Bravest Boxing team consists of FDNY members who train for their grueling matches on their own time and live by the motto that they’ll fight “anyone, anywhere, anytime, as long as it’s for a good cause!” Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, at the MSG Box office, at www.theatheratmsg.com or through any team member. For additional information contact FDNY Boxing team President Bobby McGuire at fdnyboxing@aol.com WHERE: The Theater at Madison Square Garden WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 2015 – 7 p.m.

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