You know Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys. What you might not know is that Ken is a boxing promoter when he’s not on stage. This Saturday night, October 10 at Lowell Auditorium, Danny “Bhoy” O’Connor takes on Gabriel Bracero in a bout that will be televised on NBCSN. I talked to Ken and Danny about bringing boxing back to the Boston area–and to TV sets–and even got Ken to talk a bit about what’s coming up for the Dropkicks. More
Shannon McMonigle is a registered nurse, a Marine, and now…a boxer. She’s on the card for Belles of the Brawl at the House of Blues on Wednesday, October 7, raising funds for Haymakers for Hope. I talked to Shannon about her background, her training, and who she’s fighting for. More
Before Ted Cruz kicked off primary season by declaring his candidacy for the 2016 presidential race, Mitt Romney got out ahead of the crowd back in January by unequivocally stating he would not run. But that doesn’t mean Romney has been out of the spotlight. He’s agreed to box Evander Holyfield for charity, and last night he appeared on The Tonight Show to do a “Mitt in the Mirror” segment with Jimmy Fallon’s Mitt Romney impression. More
