ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക് (നവംബര് 15, 2017)) – Famer ഹാൾ Evander “യഥാർത്ഥ ഇടപാട്” ഹൊല്യ്ഫിഎല്ദ് and former world welterweight champion ലസ് Collazo will be special guest speakers at Ring 8’s next monthly meeting,ചൊവ്വാഴ്ച രാത്രി, നവംബര് 21, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53RD Drive) in Maspeth, ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക്,
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,” വളയം 8 പ്രസിഡന്റ് ജാക്ക് Hirsch പറഞ്ഞു. “അതുപോലെ, 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. പകരം, 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 കാസ്), but this past year he has operated a New York City-based promotional company, Real Deal Boxing. A U.S. ഒളിമ്പ്യൻ, 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 ഒരു 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, ജോർജ് കൂട്ട്, ലാറി ഹോംസ്, Riddick വില്ലുകെണ്ടും ഒപ്പം മൈക്ക് ടൈസൺ (രണ്ടുതവണ), കൂടുതൽ പ്രമുഖന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ.
Born in Brooklyn and now a resident of Queens, Collazo (37-7. 20 കാസ്) 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 ജോസ് അന്റോണിയോ Rivera വര്സെസ്ടര് ൽ, മസാച്യുസെറ്റ്സ്.
The 26-year-old Collazo, who has also defeated world champions Miguel Angel Gonzalez ഒപ്പം വിക്ടർ Ortiz, remains a world title contender having upset 21-1 സാമി Vasquez in his last action by way of a sixth-round knockout last February.
