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

The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ringlege Dr. Tony Alessi, dommer / dommer Dick Flaherty, boksing forfatter Dan Parker og bokser / boksebidragsyter 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 kamper, Inkludert 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,” han sa. “This is a great way to end my career.”

Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13^th årlige galla Induksjon Middag, rimelig 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). Dørene åpner kl 5:30 pm. OG, cocktailer fra 6:00- pm. OG (kontantbar), etterfulgt av en full middag.

Gå online for å www.ctboxinghof.org for mer informasjon om Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, det er 13^th årlige galla inductee Middag, event sponsing muligheter, eller tidligere CBHOF inductees.

OM CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 å hedre og feire karrierene til enestående individer involvert i sporten boksing. Sin første Induction Ceremony & Middagen ble holdt i 2005. Connecticut rike boksing historie aldri kunne ha blomstret hvis det ikke var for prestasjonene til de som er nedfelt i Hall of Fame. The CBHOF’s new location is in the Sky Casino at Mohegan Sun.

Som en non-profit organisasjon, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame er svært opptatt av å holde kampvilje av Connecticut blomstrende gjennom ulike veldedige bidrag.