LOWELL — As he was slugging it out in the ring at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, Micky Ward wasn’t thinking about making history. A more practical thought entered his mind. “I was just trying to get out ...

After retiring from boxing following his third fight with Arturo Gatti in 2003, “Irish” Micky Ward underwent surgery on both of his eyes in order to repair blurred peripheral vision that was both the ...

Punching never felt as good as it did on Oct. 25, when Box2Burn hosted the Punch 4 Parkinson’s charity organization for a fundraising workout to knock out Parkinson’s. All the boxing buffs were ready, ...

Legendary boxer Micky Ward, best known for his trilogy of fights against Arturo Gatti and who was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the 2010 film The Fighter, is coming to Long Island. A screening of The ...

Micky Ward has revealed that there was talk of having ‘The Fighter' sequel, which would focus on his three-fights with Arturo Gatti. The 2010 film featured Mark Wahlberg as Ward, as he starred ...

The retired Micky Ward -- who was portrayed by Mark Wahberg in "The Fighter" -- is being hospitalized in Massachusetts after he was attacked by a stray dog ... TMZ has learned. Ward's rep tells TMZ ..

Boxer 'Irish' Micky Ward and his brother, boxer/trainer Dicky Ecklund, will be the grand marshals for this summer's Parade of Champions during induction weekend at the International Boxing Hall of ...

One son became a world champion. The other tangled with Sugar Ray Leonard. And the actress who portrayed her in "The Fighter," won an Academy Award. Not a bad life. Here's the AP obit for Alice Ward: ...

Boxing champ Micky Ward took his first blow to the head at 7 years old. Now, the local legend, whose story was portrayed in the 2010 hit ‘The Fighter,’ battles symptoms of chronic traumatic ...

Boxing great Micky Ward, the inspiration for the Mark Wahlberg movie "The Fighter," says he was molested by a family friend from age 9 until he was 12. In Ward's autobiography, "A Warrior's Heart: The ...