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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 result of that final fight and all the memorable wars he participated in during his 51 bout career. Ward, who struggled mightily on the outskirts of big time boxing, plying his craft primarily on the east coast, finally broke through to the mainstream during a hellacious battle with Emanuel Augustus on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights in 2001. Always a local fan favorite, the fight catapulted the left-hooking Irishman when the bout was declared the “Fight of the Year”. He would only fight four more times after that but he had finally made his mark. [details]
