Arthur Mercante, Jr. was the third man in the ring for the March 13, 1999 world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Louis that ended in a draw
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NEW EBORACUM (March 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, nuper Arthur Mercante, Sr., in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) to become the first father-son inducted into the NYSBHOF.
The 24-member Class of 2019 will be inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner on Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ATQUE), Aprilis 28, The Bay in Howard scriptor Russo ad Beach, New York,.
Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan LAPORTE (NYSBHOF inductee, ex genere 2014). “I felt I beat him, and I wanted to turn pro,” Mercante, Jr. explained how he got into officiating. “My father said no as long as I lived in his house, but he suggested I try referring.”
Mercante, Jr. started refereeing in 1979 in the amateurs and moved up to the pro ranks in 1984. He has referred 336 pugnat, including 72 title fights. Mercante, Jr. has some wonderful memories, including a humorous story in which he was accidentally punched.
“I was referring a fight (unified world super middleweight title fight, on Jan. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) inter Jack Badou atque James DeGale,” Mercante, Jr. remembered. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. Eodem tempore, Jack hit me in the face with a left hook, and I slipped. Beau asked me if I was alright. I said I was fine. Postea, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Post pugnam, he told me I can take a good shot.”
Mercante, Jr. believed the key to be a good referee is breaking apart fighters in clinches and staying out of the picture, because a fight isn’t about the referee.
One of his most memorable moments of his career was working the same show as his father, qui erat, 81 tempus, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. atque David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon atque Derrick Jefferson.
Autem, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. commentati. “When the call came January 27th (2019) ex Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 die illa.
“Suus 'an honorem, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Iran Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don Rex, utique, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. Ring 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
Petere autem studiosissime pugiles NYSBHOF includit in animam viventem (Bronx-born) three-time, duo-divisio mundi fortissimus Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KOs), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 KOs), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KOs), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. Olympio Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KOs), WBO super middleweight world title challenger Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 KOs), of Manhattan, et Reginarum’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KOs), Brooklyn welterweight al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KOs), (Schenectady) mundi fortissimus welterweight Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KOs), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 KOs), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 KOs )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 KOs) atque Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 KOs).
In addition to Mercante, Jr., other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don Rex, Flushing judge John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens referee Johnny LoBianco, Garden City referee Wayne Kelly, Flushing sportsman Harry Hill, award-winning journalist Jimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF president Joe Dwyer, ex Brooklyn.
Quisque attendens inductee (et perpetuata propagine procul) balteus significat consuetudinem suam accipiet disposuerat in inductione NYSBHOF.
The 2019 electi sunt a sodalibus inductionibus NYSBHOF Acacium:Randy Gordon, Henricus Hascup, Don Majeski, Vivamus McNair, atque Neil Terens.
Omnes opus ad quieti stativis studiosissime pugiles certe tribus annis ad esse eligibile in inductione NYSBHOF, oportet inductionibus et habitaverunt in Novum Eboracum rei publicae gestis ad partem sui, vel in prima sui cuiusque curriculo pugilatu.
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