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Sep 17, 2023 · On Saturday night, Ward expressed grief while talking about his former trainer’s death. He said Mickey O’keefe helped him out, not just with boxing, but life in general. Mickey O’keefe was in Ward’s corner when he won the World Boxing Union’s Intercontinental light welterweight title against Louis Veader in Boston in 1996.
Mickey O’Keefe. Police Sgt. Mickey O’Keefe laughed when actor Mark Wahlberg and director David O. Russell asked him to play himself in the critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated film The Fighter. The real life mentor and trainer of both “Irish” Micky Ward and his brother Dickie Ecklund, O’Keefe agreed to audition after ...
Yes. The true story behind The Fighter movie reveals that both Micky and Dickie acted as consultants on the film, which was shot over the course of 33 days in Lowell, MA in 2009.
Jun 12, 2022 · The depiction of Micky Ward training under policeman Mickey O’Keefe is also rooted in reality, with O’Keefe appearing as a fictionalized version of himself. The movie explores Micky’s relationship with his girlfriend and future wife, Charlene Fleming, in great detail.
Feb 20, 2011 · Especially for a regular Joe like Mickey O'Keefe, a veteran Lowell police officer who never acted a lick in his life. But when Mark Wahlberg is in your corner saying you've got acting chops,...
Sep 17, 2023 · O’Keefe even played himself in the Oscar-winning movie, “The Fighter,” about the boxer he helped train — Lowell phenom, “Irish” Micky Ward. And, as Ward pointed out, O’Keefe did it ...
Sep 15, 2022 · O'Keefe was a youth boxing champ before joining the military and later becoming a police officer. He opened a boxing gym in Lowell during his recovery from alcohol abuse (per Daily News). The...
