УНЦАСВИЛЛЕ, Цонн. (Август 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (ЦБХОФ) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12^ТХ Годишњи ЦБХОФ Свечана вечера индукције у петак ноћ,Новембар 4, у Унцас дворани у Мохеган Сун.

The new CBHOF inductees are Stamford amateur coach/boxer Orlando Montalvo, Newington former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, Wallingford boxer Sean Malone, Јр., New Bedford (Мр) боксер “Sucra” Раи Оливеира, Waterbury judge Јохн “Duke” Лавсон 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 Џон Лаудати рекао. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th у Мохеган Сун. Као и увек, our dinner is a wonderful coming together of the boxing community, friends and family.”

Montalvo and his wife, Сандра, 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. Је освојио 110 од 125 amateur matches and 22 од 29 as a professional with 18 нокаута, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.

Yalen is best known, можда, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularПетак Нигхт Фигхтс серија. He has also been a consultant for ABC, НБЦ, ЦБС, 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, Ср., who was inducted in 2011. He had a 23-6 (21 КОс) запис. У 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland у 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, Вивијан Харис, Tracy Spann и Чарлс Мареј двапут. 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 Рицки Хаттон у 2004.

Involved in boxing for 60 године, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Виллие Пеп и 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 Владимир Кличко и Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as Рои Јонес, Јр., “Величанствен” Марвин Хаглер, Јое Цалзагхе, Чад Досон, Антонио Тарвер и Заб Јудах. 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 Петар Тимоти. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.

Улазнице за ЦБХОФ 12^тх Свечана вечера годишњи Индуцтион, разумно по цени од $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling Ким Бејкер у Мохеган Сун (1.860.862.7377) или Шерман Каин на Манцхестер Јоурнал Инкуирер (1.800.237.3606 Кс321). Врата се отварају у 5:30 п.м. И, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 п.м. И (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

Иди на мрежи на ввв.цтбокингхоф.орг за додатне информације о Конектикат Бокинг Халл оф Фаме, its 12t^Х Свечана вечера уврштен годишња, спонзорства догађаја могућности, или протеклих ЦБХОФ индуцтеес.

О ЦБХОФ: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 у част и славе каријере изузетних појединаца укључених у спорту бокса. Своју прву Индуцтион Церемони & Вечера је одржана у 2005. Богата историја бокс Конектикат никада могао процветала да није било за достигнућа оних садржаних у Халл оф Фаме.

Као непрофитне организације, Цоннецтицут Бокс Халл оф Фаме је дубоко посвећена одржавању борбени дух Цоннецтицут успешне кроз разне добротворне прилоге.