न्यूयॉर्क (नोव्हेंबर 15, 2017)) – Famer हॉल Evander “रिअल करार” Holyfield and former world welterweight champion लुईस Collazo will be special guest speakers at Ring 8’s next monthly meeting,मंगळवारी रात्री, नोव्हेंबर 21, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53व्या Drive) in Maspeth, न्यू यॉर्क,
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,” रिंग 8 अध्यक्ष जॅक Hirsch म्हणाला,. “त्यामुळे, 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. त्याऐवजी, 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 कॉस), but this past year he has operated a New York City-based promotional company, Real Deal Boxing. A U.S. ऑलिंपियन, 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 च्या 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, जॉर्ज कामगारांचा मुख्य, लॅरी होम्स, Riddick बोवे आणि माइक टायसन (दोनदा), अधिक notables आपापसांत.
Born in Brooklyn and now a resident of Queens, Collazo (37-7. 20 कॉस) 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 जोस अँटोनियो Rivera, वर्सेस्टर मध्ये, मॅसेच्युसेट्स.
The 26-year-old Collazo, who has also defeated world champions Miguel Angel Gonzalez आणि व्हिक्टर Ortiz असलेले, remains a world title contender having upset 21-1 डॅरेन सॅमीचा चेंडू Vasquez in his last action by way of a sixth-round knockout last February.
