UNCASVILLE, Conn. (August 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12^TH selemo le selemo CBHOF Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea ka labohlano bosiu,November 4, ka Uncas Ballroom ka Mohegan Sun.

The new CBHOF inductees are Stamford amateur coach/boxer Orlando Montalvo, Newington former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, Wallingford boxer Sean Malone, Refresh., New Bedford (MA) Boxer “Sucra” Ray Oliveira, Waterbury judge John “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 John Laudati a re. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th ka Mohegan Sun. Joalo ka kamehla, 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 ea 125 amateur matches and 22 ea 29 as a professional with 18 knockouts, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.

Yalen is best known, mohlomong u ka, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularLabohlano Bosiu ho loana ka letoto. 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, Katha., who was inducted in 2011. He had a 23-6 (21 Kos) rekoto. A 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland a 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 le Charles Murray ka makhetlo a mabeli. 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 a 2004.

Involved in boxing for 60 lilemo tse, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Willie PEP le 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 le Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as Roy Jones, Refresh., “E babatsehang” Marvin Hagler, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Dawson, Antonio Tarver le Zab Juda. 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 Peter Timothy. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.

Tickets bakeng sa CBHOF 12^{go th} selemo le selemo Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea, ho utloahalang turu ka $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling Kim Baker ka Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) kapa Sherman Kaine ka Manchester Journal botsang (1.800.237.3606 X321). Mamati a butsweng ka 5:30 p.m. LE, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 p.m. LE (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

Ea online translations ho www.ctboxinghof.org tse eketsehileng tlhahisoleseding e mabapi le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, its 12t^H selemo le selemo Gala Inductee lijo tsa mantsiboea, ketsahalo lihlapiso menyetla ea, kapa nakong e fetileng CBHOF inductees.

ABOUT CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 ho hlompha le ho keteka a mosebetsi a ikhethang batho ka bomong ho akarelletsa papali ea papali ea litebele. Eona kgakolwa Induction Shorts & Lijo tsa mantsiboea e ile ea tšoareloa 2005. Connecticut e enneng ea papali ea litebele histori ka be atleha haeba e ne e se ka diphitlhelelo tsa ba e ngotsweng Molaong wa Hall of Fame.

E le bao e seng phaello mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng, le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ke itlamme ka botebo bakeng ho boloka ntoa e moea oa Connecticut tse hōlang ka tse sa tšoaneng dithuso menehelo.