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Lubin drops the ‘Hammer’ as PBC’s Rising Star of the Year
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Easter, Commey hit all the right spots in PBC’s Round of the Year
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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2017
Sunday, April 30 Dinner lokungeniswa
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Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo Snipes & Arthur Donovan head new class
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I-NEW YORK (December 26, 2016) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), exhasiwe ngu Ring 8, has announced its 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday ntambama (12:30-5:30 p.m. KANYE), April 30, at Russo On The Bay in Howard Beach, I-New York.
“Kwaphinda lokho, “said NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy, “we’re honoring New York’s finest in our sport. This is all about recognizing great fighters, as well as others involved in boxing, from the state of New York. We’re expecting another knockout night.”
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Manhattan welterweight Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 Kos), Yonkers’ world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo “UMnu” Snipes (39-8-1, 22 Kos), Yonkers middleweight Doug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 Kos), futhi “I Bronx Bomber,” world middleweight title challenger Alex Ramos (39-10-2, 24 Kos)
Posthumous participants being inducted are Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tiger (60-19-3, 27 Kos), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyeight world champion Jose “Chegui” UTorres (41-3-1, 29 Kos), futhi “The Nonpareil”, Williamsburg middleweight world champion Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 Kos).
Non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Queens’ International agent Don Majeski, Long Island matchmaker Ron Katz, Manhattan manager Stan Hoffman and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Bobby Bartels.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Kaplan, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.
Inductee ngamunye uzothola ibhande custom-eklanyelwe okubonisa lokungeniswa yakhe NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees akhethwe amalunga ikomidi ukuqoka NYSBHOF: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero futhi Neil Terens.
Zonke okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela kwakudingeka ukuba kuyiminyaka okungenani ezintathu ukuze bafaneleke NYSBHOF lokungeniswa, futhi kumelwe ukuba konke inductees babehlala eNew York State, ingxenye enkulu isibhakela zabo umsebenzi wokuziphilisa noma ngesikhathi oyinhloko career abo abafanele.
CLASS of 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 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, Zo D'Amato, William Muldoon and Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie uGenaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, uCharley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aroni Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein no Jimmy Jacobs.
Amathikithi kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $150.00 omdala per futhi $70.00 izingane (ngaphansi 16), kubuye kufake zebhrantshi okuphelele futhi cocktail ihora phezu entry, ukuqala at 12:30 PM/KANYE, kanye dinner (ubambo prime, fish noma inyama yenkukhu) and open bar throughout the evening. Amathikithi ayatholakala ukuthenga ngokubiza NYSBHOF / Ring 8 Umengameli Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304. Izikhangiso for the uhlelo NYSBHOF ayatholakala, esukela $80.00 to $250.00, ngokuxhumana Duffy. Qhubekani line at www.Ring8ny.com ngoba ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
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About Ring 8: Kwakheka in 1954 by an ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 waba usizo yesishiyagalombili eyayaziwa ngokuthi National Veteran Boxers Association – yingakho, Ring 8 – futhi namuhla motto zenhlangano namanje uhlala: Boxers Ukusiza Boxers.
Ring 8 ngokugcwele izibophezele ekusekeleni abantu isinde emphakathini wesibhakela abangase zidinga usizo mayelana ukukhokha intela, izindleko zokwelashwa, noma whatever isidingo evumelekile.
Qhubekani umugqa www.Ring8ny.com ngolwazi oluthe xaxa mayelana ring 8, iqembu kunayo yonke eyake e-United States kanye ngaphezu 350 amalungu. Annual ubulungu imisebenzi elindeleke kuba kuphela $30.00 futhi ilungu ngalinye linelungelo a dinner lezitsha at Ring 8 Imihlangano njalo ngenyanga, kungabalwa July and August. Zonke punjab asebenzayo, amateur and professional, Bafanelwe yindawo ring nelensinzwa 8 ubulungu waminyaka yonke. Izivakashi of Ring 8 bemukelekile ngemali kuphela $7.00 ngomuntu ngamunye.
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Video Embed – Chael Sonnen Pins Tito Ortiz During Collegiate Wrestling Match in 98′
National and International Prospects Appearing at Detroit Brawl on January 22, at Masonic Temple in Detroit
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FNU Combat Sports Show: Povetkin Steroid Issues, Hopkins Knocked out of Ring, Paige and Sage endure UFC Growing Pains
Rich, Tom and Tony cover the past week’s news and events and look forward to the few fight cards happening over the next few weeks. We spend a good amount of time discussing the final fight of Bernard Hopkins, the drug testing debacle with Alexander Povetkin, and the UFC fight night co-main events where highly hyped prospects Paige VanZant and Sage Northcutt bombed hard. Check out the show below. This one closes out the year for us, so fans can tune in next year for our next broadcast on January 5, 2017.
Exciting Welterweight Contender Sammy Vasquez Jr. Takes On Former World Champion Luis Collazo in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FOX Deportes Special Edition Thursday, February 2 From Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi
Okuningi! Hard-Hitting Welterweights Yordenis Ugas & Levan Ghvamichava Collide While Ryan Karl & Eddie Ramirez Meet in Battle of Unbeaten Super Lightweights
Amathikithi on Sale Thursday, January 5!
TUNICA, MS (December 22, 2016) – Akumnandi welterweight Olwa Sammy “The uSergeant” Vasquez Jr. (21-1, 15 Kos) is set to battle former world champion Luis Collazo(36-7, 19 Kos) in the 10-round main event of a special three-hour edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Thursday, February 2 from Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
Ukusabalala isiqephu uqala at 8 p.m. KANYE/5 p.m. PT and will feature Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas(17-3, 8 Kos) meeting Georgia’s Levan Ghvamichava (17-2-1, 13 Kos) in a 10-round matchup of hard-hitting welterweights plus Houston’s Ryan “Cowboy” Karl (13-0, 9 Kos) taking on Chicago’s Eddie Ramirez (15-0, 10 Kos) in a 10-round battle of unbeaten super lightweights
“I’m eager to get back in the ring and give the fans a great fight,” said Vasquez Jr. “Fighting a tough veteran like Luis Collazo, who has a lot of heart and experience, is the type of fight I’m looking for. The fans are going to see a good fight between two guys who are hungry to get a victory. I can’t wait till the bell rings.”
“I’m totally stoked about this fight against Sammy Vasquez” Said Collazo. “He is a talented fighter and I’m excited to test his abilities and the will that he has to win. This will be a good one.”
Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, lapho kugqugquzelwa Warriors Boxing, kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $150, $75 futhi $35 futhi ukudayiswa Thursday, January 5. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster atwww.Ticketmaster.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 1-800-745-3000.
Vasquez has fought professionally since 2012, Ngemva kokudonsa isigwebo ezimbili izinkambo entela Iraq njengoba ilungu Labaqaphi National. Wenza lona semifinals of the 2012 U.S. Izinhlolo Olympic futhi wanqoba igolide at the 2010 futhi 2011 Armed Forces Boxing Championships. The fighter out of Monessen, Penn., notched big victories in 2015 over Wale Omotoso in June and Jose Lopez in September. In PBC on FOX action in January, Vasquez stopped veteran contender Aron Martinez in the sixth-round in Los Angeles before suffering his first professional defeat to Olympic Gold medalist Felix Diaz in July.
One of Brooklyn’s most respected fighters,Collazo looks to make the most of his showdown with Vasquez on February 2. A world champion in 2005, Collazo has faced top fighters his whole career. Most notably in recent years, he delivered an electrifying second-round knockout over Victor Ortiz in December 2014. Collazo gave world champion Keith Thurman trouble in his last outing, staggering him with a body shot in the middle rounds before eventually losing to the undefeated fighter.
Ugas returned from a two-year layoff in August and has looked sensational in defeating undefeated prospects Jamal James by decision and Bryant Perrella by fourth-round stoppage. A sensational Cuban amateur, Ugas picked up a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and also owns gold medals from the 2005 World Amateur Championships and 2007 Pan American Imidlalo. Now fighting out of Miami, the 30-year-old looks to further establish his credentials for a world title shot.
Ghvamichava returns to the ring after an emphatic knockout of Breidis Prescott in July that saw him move up in weight and rebound from a defeat to top unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets. Trained by Virgil Hunter in California, Ghvamichava is originally from Poti, Georgia. Before the Lipinets bout, he carried a five-fight winning streak that included wins over previously unbeaten fighters Chris Singleton and Jonathan Garcia plus veterans Cosme Rivera and Sergio Reyes.
An ithemba Ezingakanqotshwa ezimele Houston, Karl kwadingeka omuhle career amateur owaphela naye zibalwa wesithathu isizwe division 141-iphawundi. The 24-year-old won six times in 2015 including an October domination of Alfonso Olvera at the Dancehall in San Antonio. Now he is primed to reach contender status after dominating tough Mexican Luis Solis in June and stopping previously unbeaten Jose Felix Quezada in September.
A Chicago Golden Gloves champion, Ramirez knocked out seven of his first nine professional opponents and picked up five victories in 2015 including a decision over former world champion Cristobal Cruz. The 24-year-old most recently picked up his most impressive pro victory when he knocked out previously unbeaten Kevin Watts in September.
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Unbeaten Lightweight World Champion Robert Easter Returns Home to Defend Title Against Puerto Rican Contender Luis Cruz Friday, February 10 In Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio
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Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna returns to action on Saturday, January 28th at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
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