George Michael "Micky" Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname of "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003.
 He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000.
 Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti (two of which received Fight of the Year awards by "The Ring" magazine), as well as his relentless pressure fighting style.
 In the 2010 film "The Fighter", based on his early career, Ward was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg.
As a Franchise of the National Golden Gloves, the New England Golden Gloves is the annual amateur boxing competition for the New England States.
 It has been held every year since 1945 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts.
 Competitors over the years include boxing greats, such as; Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, and Micky Ward.
 The competitions typically take place in January through February, with the winners heading to the National Golden Gloves in May.
Érik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera III, billed as Once and For All, was a professional boxing match between the three-division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera and reigning WBC Super Featherweight world champion Erik Morales.
 It took place on November 27, 2004, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 Barrera won the contest by majority decision, with two judges scoring it 115-113 and 115-114 for Barrera and the other 114-114.
 The fight was named the 2004 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
Micky Ward (born 9 January 1979 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England) was a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.
 Ward played as a Prop.
The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and starring Mark Wahlberg (who also co-produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo.
 The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund (Bale).
 Adams plays as Micky's girlfriend Charlene Fleming and Leo portrays Micky and Dicky's mother, Alice Eklund-Ward.
 The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary that features the Eklund-Ward family, titled "".
Thomas Patrick Loughran (November 29, 1902 – July 7, 1982) was an American professional boxer and the former World Light Heavyweight Champion.
 Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Loughran as the #7 ranked light heavyweight of all time, while "The Ring Magazine" founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #4.
 The International Boxing Research Organization rates Loughran as the 6th best light heavyweight ever.
 Loughran was named the "Ring Magazine"'s Fighter of the Year twice, first in 1929 and again 1931.
 He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
"Animal Rap" is the lead single by hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks from their third album "Visions of Gandhi" (2003).
 The first vinyl pressing was released in 2002 and the CD pressing was released in 2003.
 The single was the group's first release on Babygrande Records.
 There are two versions of the song; "Animal Rap (Arturo Gatti Mix)" and "Animal Rap (Micky Ward Mix)"—both referencing the rivalry between the boxers.
 The former features an intense orchestral sample (incidental music from the film The Bonfire of the Vanities), matched with Mike Tyson interview clips, and the latter features a melancholy guitar loop, matched with a light, sung vocal sample.
Jack Morrell (b. September 16, 1955) was a light welterweight boxer.
 He ended his career with a record of 19-7-2.
 He was once a championship hopeful out of Lowell, Massachusetts.
 He had fought some contenders in Marlon Starling and Kevin Rooney.
 His son, John Morrell, is the nephew of "Irish" Micky Ward.
 His name is briefly mentioned in the book "Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward".
Dawn Denise George (born April 30, 1959 in Gardner, Massachusetts), better known plainly as Dawn George, is a former female boxer who has competed against some of women's boxing top athletes.
 George moved to Lowell, where Micky Ward, another retired boxer, was born.
The Ring magazine was established in 1922 and since 1945, it has named a Fight of the Year.
 Here is a list of "The Ring" magazine's Fights of the Year:

Question: Micky Ward and The Ring magazine Fight of the Year are from which country?
Answer: American