นิวยอร์ก (พฤศจิกายน 15, 2017)) – ของชาวนา Evander “Deal จริง” Holyfield and former world welterweight champion หลุยส์ Collazo will be special guest speakers at Ring 8’s next monthly meeting,วันอังคาร คืน, พฤศจิกายน 21, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53ถ Drive) in Maspeth, นิวยอร์ก,
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,” แหวน 8 ประธาน แจ็คเฮิร์ช กล่าว. “ดังนั้น, 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. แทน, 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 คอส), but this past year he has operated a New York City-based promotional company, Real Deal Boxing. A U.S. โอลิมเปีย, 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 ของ 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, จอร์จโฟร์แมน, แลร์รี่โฮล์มส์, ริดดิคโบว์ และ ไมค์ไทสัน (สองครั้ง), ในหมู่ผู้ที่สั่งสมมากขึ้น.
Born in Brooklyn and now a resident of Queens, Collazo (37-7. 20 คอส) จับสมาคมมวยโลก (อัลเบียน) welterweight world title on April 2, 2005, winning a 12-round split decision over hometown favorite and defending champion โฆเซ่อันโตนิโอริเวร่า ใน Worcester, แมสซาชูเซต.
The 26-year-old Collazo, who has also defeated world champions Miguel Angel Gonzalez และ วิคเตอร์ออร์ติซ, remains a world title contender having upset 21-1 แซมมี่วาสเกซ in his last action by way of a sixth-round knockout last February.
