Uncasville, Conn. (Oktober 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) på lørdag nat, Oktober 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino på 13^TH årlige CBHOF Gala Induktion Middag i Uncas Ballroom på Mohegan Sun.

The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician Dr. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, boksning forfatter Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, Sr.

A graduate of Brown University, the now 80-year-old Sammartino has enjoyed two other careers as an oral surgeon and investment advisor at Blue Fin in Providence, in addition to his role as an international boxing judge since 1985.

“I first got into boxing because Joey Angelo married my cousin,” Sammartino explained. “He fought back in the early forties. Joey fought Willie Pep twice and Sandy Saddler. That’s what got me started. We used to have the great Mandag Night Fights at Rhode Island Auditorium and I remember watching Rocky Marciano fight “Tiger” Ted Lowry there.”

Because he was a successful oral surgeon, Clark could take long weekends to judge fights all over the world. His first and most memorable world title fight was Vinny Paz-Greg Haughn I. Through his long career, Sammartino judged more than 400 pro slagsmål, Herunder 50 major world title fights.

The list of boxers whose fights Sammartino judged reads like a Who’s Who of Boxing during the past 32 år: Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Johnny Tapia, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mark Johnson, Wayne McCullough, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennady Golovkin, Anthony Joshua, Sergey Kovalev, Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Lopez, Nonito Donaire, Acelino Freitas, Ivan Calderon, Felix Trinidad, Tommy Morrison and many more.

Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 år, has decided to retire, although he’ll remain a boxing fans for the rest of his life. “I started slowing down at my age, doing local shows and maybe three or four world title fights a year, mostly WBO and IBF,” Sammartino remarked. “I had a tough bout with pneumonia the past 5-6 months and that made working difficult.”

His CBHOF induction is a fitting ending and tremendous tribute to Sammartino and his career in boxing. “I’m humbled to be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame,” sagde han. “This is a great way to end my career.”

Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13^th årlige Gala Induktion Dinner, rimeligt prissat på $90.00, are still available to purchase by calling Kim Baker på Mohegan Sun(1.860.862.7377) eller Sherman Cain på Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Døre åbne på 5:30 p.m. OG, cocktails from 6:00- p.m. OG (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

Gå online for at www.ctboxinghof.org for yderligere oplysninger om Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, its 13^th årlige Gala inductee Dinner, begivenhed sponsorering muligheder, og tidligere CBHOF inductees.

OM CBHOF: Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame blev grundlagt i 2004 at ære og fejre karrieren for udestående involverede i sporten i boksning. Sit konstituerende Induktion Ceremony & Middag blev afholdt i 2005. Connecticut rige boksning historie kunne aldrig har blomstret, hvis det ikke var for resultaterne af dem, der er nedfældet i Hall of Fame. The CBHOF’s new location is in the Sky Casino at Mohegan Sun.

Som en non-profit organisation, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame er dybt engageret i at holde kampene ånd Connecticut trives gennem forskellige velgørende bidrag.