Kevin McBride, the boxer who famously defeated Mike Tyson, talks about his new profession as a tree surgeon and reflects on his victory over Tyson.
's professional career span an incredible 20 years as he had his last fight in June 2005 after making his debut back in 1985. Tyson was also on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in boxing history as he succumbed to Buster Douglas in Tokyo, Japan.His last-ever outing as a professional came against Kevin McBride, who scored a big stoppage victory over the boxing icon.The Irishman, however, failed to build on his incredible win as he subsequently lost six of his next eight fights.
He walked away from the sport following his defeat to Mariusz Wach in 2011 and now lives a different life.In 2020, speaking ahead of Tyson's exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr, McBride opened up about his new profession - a tree surgeon."I work with a tree surgeon now. He has me dropping trees, clearing snow, shouting 'timber' and all that. It is good,"Naturally, McBride touched on his famous night in Washington, DC, revealing he doesn't rewatch his win over Tyson despite the sheer magnitude of the victor
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