UNCASVILLE, Conn. (აგვისტო 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12^TH წლიური CBHOF გალა გაცნობითი სადილი პარასკევი ღამის,ნოემბერი 4, ამ UNCAS Ballroom at Mohegan მზე.

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 John “ჰერცოგი” 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 ჯონ Laudati განაცხადა. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th განთავსებულია Mohegan მზე. როგორც ყოველთვის, our dinner is a wonderful coming together of the boxing community, friends and family.”

Montalvo and his wife, სანდრა, 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 საქართველოს 125 amateur matches and 22 საქართველოს 29 as a professional with 18 knockouts, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.

Yalen is best known, ალბათ, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularპარასკევი ღამის იბრძვის სერია. 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 Kos) ჩანაწერი. In 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland in 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 და Charles Murray ორჯერ. 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 in 2004.

Involved in boxing for 60 წელი, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Willie Pep და 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 ვლადიმერ კლიჩკოს და Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as როი ჯონსი, Jr., “საოცარი” Marvin Hagler, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Dawson, Antonio Tarver და ZAB იუდას. 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 პიტერ ტიმოთე. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.

ბილეთები CBHOF 12^ე წლიური გალა გაცნობითი სადილი, გონივრულად priced $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling კიმ ბეიკერი განთავსებულია Mohegan მზე (1.860.862.7377) ან Sherman Cain მანჩესტერ Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). კარები ღია 5:30 საათამდე. და, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 საათამდე. და (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

ტურიზმი ონლაინ www.ctboxinghof.org დამატებითი ინფორმაცია Connecticut კრივი დიდების დარბაზში, its 12t^h წლიური გალა Inductee სადილი, ღონისძიება სპონსორობის შესაძლებლობები, ან წარსულში CBHOF მაძიებლებისათვის.

შესახებ CBHOF: კონექტიკუტის კრივი დიდების დარბაზში დაარსდა 2004 პატივი და აღსანიშნავად კარიერა გამოჩენილი ჩართული პირების სპორტის კრივი. მისი პირველი გაცნობითი ცერემონიალი & ვახშამი გაიმართა 2005. Connecticut მდიდარი კრივის ისტორიაში არასდროს აყვავდა თუ ეს არ იყო მიღწევები იმ განმტკიცებულია დიდების დარბაზში.

როგორც არაკომერციული ორგანიზაცია, კონექტიკუტის კრივი დიდების დარბაზში არის ერთგული შენახვა საბრძოლო სულისკვეთების Connecticut აყვავებული სხვადასხვა საქველმოქმედო წვლილი.