mo4ch:>'Up the Ra': Irish boxer criticized for pro-IRA ring walk song on St. Patrick's Day | Mo4ch News

Undefeated former Olympic Irish boxer Michael Conlan has angered some fans after walking to the ring on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York to a song containing lyrics which support the Irish Republican Army.Belfast native Conlan, 27, whitewashed his Mexican opponent Ruben Garcia Hernandez on March 17 in the Hulu Theater inside the world's most famous fighting arena, Madison Square Garden, winning all ten rounds on the scorecards but his career-best performance is in danger of being overshadowed by the song he chose to accompany his entrance to the ring.Conlan opted to have The Wolfe Tones' song 'Celtic Symphony' played through the venue's PA system, a well-known Irish Republican song which contains the phrase: "Up the 'RA'"'The 'RA' refers to the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, who were responsible for dozens of atrocities in Ireland and the United Kingdom during a turbulent era in the histories of both Ireland and the UK whi…