Artur 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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Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
NYU YORK (Qadam tashlamoq 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Artur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, kech Artur 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. VA), Aprel 28, Govard Beach, Russo ning On The janob, Nyu York.
Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Xuan LaPorte (NYSBHOF inductee, sinfi 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 jang, shu jumladan 72 unvon uchun kurash. 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, Noyabr kuni. 14, 2017 Bruklindagi Barklayning markazida) o'rtasida Badou Jack va 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. Shu bilan bir vaqtda, 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. Kechroq, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Kurash so'ng, 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, kim edi 81 vaqt, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. va David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon va Derrick Jefferson.
Hozir, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. sharhladi. “When the call came January 27th (2019) ushbudan boshlab: Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 O'sha kuni.
“Bu sharaf, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Eron Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don King, albatta, 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.”
NYSBHOF kirib Yashash bokschilar o'z ichiga oladi (Bronx-born) three-time, ikki-bo'limi jahon chempioni 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. Marhamatli Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KOS), WBO super middleweight world title challenger Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 KOS), of Manhattan, va Queens’ 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), Bruklin ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn Uchun “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KOS), (Schenectady) jahon ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn chempioni 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) va 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 King, Flushing judge John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Toj, 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, Bruklinning.
Har bir ishtirok inductee (yoki bevosita avlodi) NYSBHOF kirib o'z indüksiyon anglatishni maxsus-mo'ljallangan kamar oladi.
The 2019 sunmaktadırlar NYSBHOF Nomzodlar Qo'mita a'zolari tomonidan tanlab olindi:Randy Gordon, Genri Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, va Neil Terens.
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