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 YORK (March 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, malemu 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. AND), April 28, pa Russo a On The Bay mu Howard Beach, New York.
Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan LaPorte (NYSBHOF inductee, Maphunziro a 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 ndewu, kuphatikizapo 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, pa Jan. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) pakati Badou Jack ndipo 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. Nthawi yomweyo, 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. Patapita, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Pambuyo pa nkhondo, 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, amene anali 81 nthawi, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. ndipo David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon ndipo Derrick Jefferson.
Tsopano, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. anati. “When the call came January 27th (2019) kuchokera Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 tsikulo.
“Ndi mwayi waukulu, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Iran Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don King, kumene, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. Mphete 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
Kukhala boxers wakuti mu NYSBHOF monga (Bronx-born) three-time, awiri magawano dziko ngwazi Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Ko), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 Ko), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Ko), ( ) 1968 U.S. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Ko), WBO super middleweight world title challenger Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 Ko), of Manhattan, ndipo Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Ko).
Posthumous participants being inducted are ( ) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Ko), Brooklyn welterweight Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Ko), (Schenectady) dziko welterweight ngwazi Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Ko), ( ) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Ko), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Ko )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Ko) ndipo Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 Ko).
In addition to Mercante, Jr., other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Flushing judge John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Korona, 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, wa Brooklyn.
Aliyense inductee nawo (kapena mwachindunji mbadwa ya) adzalandira mwambo m'njira lamba zikutanthauza kupatsidwa ulemu wake mu NYSBHOF.
The 2019 inductees anasankhidwa ndi NYSBHOF nominating m'Komiti:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ndipo Neil Terens.
boxers anafunika kukhala anafooka kwa zaka zosachepera zitatu kuti kulandira NYSBHOF kupatsidwa ulemu, ndipo inductees onse ayenera kukhala ku New York State kwa mbali yaikulu ya nkhonya ntchito zawo kapena pa pachimake pa ntchito awo.
NYSBHOF
Maphunziro a 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Shuga” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ndi Arthur Mercante, SR.
Maphunziro a 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey woponya mivi uja, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Bwanawe” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Malonda, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ndi Don Dunphy.
Maphunziro a 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Ti D'Amato, William Muldoon ndi Tom O'Rourke.
Maphunziro a 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon ndi Al Weill.
Maphunziro a 2016: Aroni Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, miyala Graziano, Miyala Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Mkonzi Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein ndi Jimmy Jacobs.
Maphunziro a 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Bambo.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The yoponya mabomba Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Amabereka, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan ndi Dan Parker.
Maphunziro a 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Mwana Chocolate, James J. “njonda Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Kambuku” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, therere Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
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