UNCASVILLE, Conn. (ოქტომბერი 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) შაბათს ღამის, ოქტომბერი 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino at 13TH წლიური CBHOF გალა გაცნობითი სადილი UNCAS Ballroom at Mohegan მზე.
The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician Dr. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, კრივი მწერალი 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 ორშაბათი 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 პრო იბრძვის, მათ შორის 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 წელი: Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya, Evander ჰოლიფილდი, Julio Cesar Chavez, Johnny Tapia, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, Marco Antonio Barrera, მარკ ჯონსონი, Wayne McCullough, ვლადიმერ კლიჩკოს, გენადი Golovkin, Anthony Joshua, სერგეი კოვალიოვი, ბერნარ ჰოპკინსი, ხუან მანუელ ლოპეს, Nonito Donaire, Acelino Freitas, Ivan Calderon, Felix Trinidad, Tommy Morrison და მრავალი სხვა.
Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 წელი, 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,” მან განაცხადა,. “This is a great way to end my career.”
Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13
ე წლიური გალა გაცნობითი სადილი, გონივრულად priced $90.00,
are still 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 6:00- საათამდე. და (
cash bar),
followed by a full sit-down dinner.
ტურიზმი ონლაინ
www.ctboxinghof.org დამატებითი ინფორმაცია Connecticut კრივი დიდების დარბაზში,
its 13
ე წლიური გალა Inductee სადილი, ღონისძიება სპონსორობის შესაძლებლობები, ან წარსულში CBHOF მაძიებლებისათვის.
