ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್ (ನವೆಂಬರ್ 15, 2017)) – ಪಾಮೆರ್ ಹಾಲ್ Evander “ರಿಯಲ್ ಡೀಲ್” Holyfield and former world welterweight champion ಲೂಯಿಸ್ COLLAZO will be special guest speakers at Ring 8’s next monthly meeting,ಮಂಗಳವಾರ ರಾತ್ರಿ, ನವೆಂಬರ್ 21, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53RD Drive) in Maspeth, ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್,
Because a large crowd is expected, only Ring 8 members will be allowed to attend this meeting, but membership may be obtained at the door for those interested in joining Ring 8.
“Evander Holyfield is one of the few living legends in our sport,” ರಿಂಗ್ 8 ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಜ್ಯಾಕ್ ಹಿರ್ಷ್ ಹೇಳಿದರು. “ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, you can imagine how thrilled we are to have him as a guest speaker. We had planned to present Holyfield with the Ring 8 Legends Award at our holiday banquet, but a lucrative business opportunity will prohibit him from being there that afternoon. ಬದಲಿಗೆ, we will present him with that award at O’Neil’s. It says a lot about Evander that he adjusted his schedule to remain in New York to attend our meeting.
“Luis Collazo is a terrific fighter in his own right, having been a former world champion. His career seems to be on an upswing once again and we are anxious to hear about his future plans.”
Holyfield has retired as a boxer with an outstanding 44-10-2 (29 ಕಾಸ್), but this past year he has operated a New York City-based promotional company, Real Deal Boxing. A U.S. ಒಲಿಂಪಿಯನ್, Holyfield is the only unified world cruiserweight champion, as well as a four-time heavyweight champion of the world.
He had a 16-7-2 record in world title fights and won 19 ಆಫ್ 30 fights with two draws against past or present world champions, defeating a Who’s Who list of all-time greats such as Dwight Muhammad Qawi, ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಫೋರ್ಮನ್, ಲ್ಯಾರಿ ಹೋಮ್ಸ್, ರಿಡ್ಡಿಕ್ ಬೋವ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಕ್ ಟೈಸನ್ (ಎರಡು ಬಾರಿ), ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಗಣ್ಯರು ನಡುವೆ.
Born in Brooklyn and now a resident of Queens, COLLAZO (37-7. 20 ಕಾಸ್) captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight world title on April 2, 2005, winning a 12-round split decision over hometown favorite and defending champion ಜೋಸ್ ಆಂಟೊನಿಯೊ ರಿವೆರ ವೋರ್ಸೆಸ್ಟರ್, ಮ್ಯಾಸಚೂಸೆಟ್ಸ್.
The 26-year-old Collazo, who has also defeated world champions Miguel Angel Gonzalez ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕ್ಟರ್ ಒರ್ಟಿಜ್, remains a world title contender having upset 21-1 ಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ವಾಸ್ಕೆಸ್ in his last action by way of a sixth-round knockout last February.
