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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 7, 2016) – Last Friday night’s 12 TH annual Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) Gala Induction Ceremony and Awards Dinner, held in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun, was a major success by all standards. HBO “judge” and International Hall-of-Famer Harold Lederman served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
The Class of 2016 inductees are Stamford amateur coach/boxer Orlando Montalvo, Newington former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, Wallingford boxer Sean Malone, Jr., New Bedford (MA) boxer “Sucra” Ray Oliveira, Waterbury judge/referee John “Duke” Lawson and Mashantucket Pequot Game & Athletic commissioner Kenny Reels.
Lub 2016 CBHOF award winners are its first female Boxer of the Year, Shelly “Shelito Txoj Kev” Vincent; Jacob Marrero, Amateur Boxer ntawm lub xyoo; Mike Mazzulli,Professional Boxing Official of the Year; Heather Concepcion, Amateur Boxing Official of the Year; Pete Hary, Contribution to Professional Boxing; thiab Carlos Nieves, Contribution to Amateur Boxing.
CBHOF president John Laudati announced the imminent opening of the new Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, located in the heart of Mohegan Sun, as well as a scholarship fund to assist young boxers in their pursuit of a higher education as they pursue their boxing dreams.
“Boxing fans will now be able to visit the beautiful Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame when they are in the casino,” Laudati said. “Thank you to the Board of Directors for all of your efforts to make this happen. Special thanks to Maynard Strickland, Don Trella, Mike Mazulli and Kim neeg ua mov ci who spearheaded the effort.
“I would also like to thank my friend, Tom Vaughn, uas nws txiv Tom, Sr., left money to donate to a worthy cause. Tom’s dad was a boxing fan and these funds will be earmarked and grown for future scholarships to young boxers.”
Mus online rau www.ctboxinghof.org rau cov lus qhia ntxiv txog lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej, its 12th txhua xyoo Gala Inductee noj, los yog yav dhau los CBHOF inductees.
All pictures courtesy of Emily Harney Photography:
 2016 CBHOF inductee Kenny Reels
 2016 CBHOF inductee Sean Malone, Jr.
 2016 CBHOF inductee John “Duke” Lawson
 2016 CBHOF inductee Orlando Montalvo
 2016 CBHOF inductee Bob Yalen
 2016 CBHOF inductee “Sucra” Ray Oliveira
 2016 CBHOF Professional Fighter of the Year Shelly “Shelito Txoj Kev” Vincent
 2016 CBHOF Amateur Boxer of the Year Jacob Marrero
 Mike Mazzulli, 2016 CBHOF Professional Boxing Official of the Year
 Pete Hary, 2016 CBHOF Contribution to Professional Boxing
 Heather Concepcion, 2016 CBHOF Amateur Boxing Official of the Year
 Carlos Nieves, 2016 CBHOF Contributor to Amateur Boxing
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HAIS TXOG CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 kom ua raws li kev zoo siab thiab lub hauj lwm kav ntev ntawm koj tus neeg muab kev koom tes nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing. Nws inaugural Induction Ceremony & Noj hmo twb muaj nyob rau hauv 2005. Connecticut tus nplua nuj boxing keeb kwm yuav tsis tau flourished yog hais tias nws twb tsis yog rau lub achievements ntawm cov enshrined nyob rau hauv lub Hall ntawm koob meej.
Raws li ib tug uas tsis yog-profit cov koom haum, lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej yog heev ua mus coj sib ntaus sib tua ntsuj plig ntawm Connecticut thriving los ntawm ntau yam kev siab hlub kev pab.
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