安卡斯維爾, 康涅狄格州. (八月 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12^TH 每年CBHOF晚會感應晚宴 在週五 夜晚,十一月 4, 在昂卡斯宴會廳金神大賭場.

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 (嘛) 拳擊手 “Sucra” 雷奧利維拉, Waterbury judge 約翰· “公爵” 勞森 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 約翰·Laudati 說. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th 在金神大賭場. 一如既往, our dinner is a wonderful coming together of the boxing community, friends and family.”

Montalvo and his wife, 桑德拉, 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. 他贏了 110 的 125 amateur matches and 22 的 29 作為一個專業人士 18 擊倒, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.

Yalen is best known, 也許, as boxing director for ESPN and its popular星期五 夜戰鬥 系列. 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. 他有一個 23-6 (21 科斯) 記錄. 在 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland 在 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, 維維安·哈里斯, Tracy Spann 和 查爾斯·默里 兩次. 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 哈頓 在 2004.

Involved in boxing for 60 歲月, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by 威利·佩普 和 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 弗拉基米爾克里琴科 和 Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as 羅伊·瓊斯, JR., “奇妙” 馬文·哈格勒, 卡爾扎合, 乍得道森, 安東尼奧·塔弗 和 朱達. 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 彼得·蒂莫西. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.

門票CBHOF 12^日 年度盛會感應晚宴, 售價合理 $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling 金貝克 在金神大賭場 (1.860.862.7377) 或 謝爾曼該隱 在曼徹斯特雜誌詢問者 (1.800.237.3606 X321). 門開處 5:30 P.M. AND, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 P.M. AND (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

去網上 www.ctboxinghof.org 關於名人堂的康涅狄格州拳擊館的更多信息, its 12t^H 年度盛會應徵晚宴, 活動贊助機會, 或過去的CBHOF入選.

關於CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 榮譽和慶祝參與拳擊運動優秀個人的職業生涯. 其就職入會儀式 & 晚宴在蘇州舉行 2005. 康涅狄格州的豐富的拳擊歷史永遠無法蓬勃發展，如果不是因為那些供奉在名人堂的成就.

作為一個非盈利性組織, 名人堂康涅狄格州拳擊館堅定地致力於保持康涅狄格州的拼搏精神，通過各種慈善捐贈一枝獨秀.