UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Out 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12^TH Dine anyèl CBHOF Gala Endiksyon nan Vandredi lannwit,Novanm 4, nan salon an UNCAS a Mohegan Sun.

The new CBHOF 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 Jan “Duke” Lawson and Mashantucket Pequot Game & Athletic commissioner Kenny Reels.

“The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame is very excited to announce this incredible class of inductees for 2016,” CBHOF president Jan Laudati di. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th a Mohegan Sun. Kòm toujou, our dinner is a wonderful coming together of the boxing community, friends and family.”

Montalvo and his wife, Sandra, moved to Stamford in 1980, training amateur fighters for the first 20 years in parks and in their backyard until relocating at the Union Memorial Church for seven years. Orlando was an amateur and professional boxer in his native Puerto Rico, traveling around the world to compete. He won 110 nan 125 amateur matches and 22 nan 29 as a professional with 18 debouchur, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.

Yalen is best known, petèt, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularVandredi Goumen Night seri. He has also been a consultant for ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and Showtime. A recipient of the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, Yalen was associate editor of the Ring Record Book and FightFax. He was also Director of Sports & Entertainment at Mohegan Sun while one of the original CBHOF board members, contributing much to the success of its inaugural awards dinner.

Malone is the son of CBHOF inductee Sean Malone, Sr., who was inducted in 2011. He had a 23-6 (21 Ko) dosye. Nan 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland nan 1993 for the New England welterweight crown.

Oliveira was an all-action fighter who set a record in a fight with Zack Padilla, in which they threw more than 1,000 combined punches. During his outstanding 15-year professional career, Oliveira defeated the likes of Vince Phillips, Vivian Harris, Tracy Spann ak Charles Murray de fwa. Completing his career with a 47-11-2, Ray had a great chin and he wasn’t stopped prior to his loss to WBU light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton nan 2004.

Involved in boxing for 60 ane, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Willie Pep ak Chico Vejar to work sanctioned bouts when boxing returned to Connecticut in the 1970s. Lawson was a judge for a world heavyweight title fight in Germany between Wladimir Klitschko ak Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as Roy Jones, Jr., “Bèl bagay” Marvin Hagler, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Dawson, Antonio Tarver ak Zab Jida. Lawson served 20 years with the Waterbury police department.

Reels was appointed by the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming & Athletic Commission in 2009 to oversee boxing and MMA at Foxwoods. Known for his caring about the health and safety of boxers, Reels followed CBHOF inductee Pyè Timote. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.

Tikè pou CBHOF nan 12^th Dine anyèl Gala Endiksyon, rezonab pwi nan $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling Kim Baker a Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) oswa Sherman Kayen nan Manchester Journal anketeur a (1.800.237.3606 X321). Pòt louvri nan 5:30 p.m. AK, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 p.m. AK (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

Ale sou entènèt www.ctboxinghof.org pou plis enfòmasyon sou Connecticut boksè Hall la nan rnome, its 12t^h Dine anyèl Gala inductee, opòtinite evènman parennaj, oswa entronize CBHOF sot pase.

SOU CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 pou bay lonè pou ak selebre karyè yo nan moun eksepsyonèl ki patisipe nan espò a nan boksè. Seremoni inogirasyon li yo Endikasyon ak & Te ki te fèt nan dine 2005. Moun rich istwa boksè Connecticut nan pa janm te ka te devlope si se pa t pou reyalizasyon yo nan moun ki enskri nan Hall la nan rnome.

Kòm yon òganizasyon ki pa Peye-, Connecticut boksè Hall la nan rnome se pwofondman angaje nan kenbe Lespri Bondye a batay nan Connecticut pwospere nan plizyè kontribisyon charitab.