نيويورك (مارس 19, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) announced today that its ninth annual induction dinner has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic from April 19عشر إلىسبتمبر 20عشر في روسو على خليج في هوارد بيتش, نيويورك.
Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20عشر event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.
“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentبوب دافي أعلن, “we have postponed our event until September 20. It would not have been fair to the honorees, their friends and guests, and general public to wait any longer. I must commend the ownership and management at Russo’s On The Bay for working with us during this crisis to give us a date that will hopefully work for us all.
“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience, advise and insight into making this decision. With the extra time I’m confident that we can make this award dinner our best ever.”
Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerخورخي مدخن (42-8-2, 22 كوس), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 كوس), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 كوس), of Bayside, كوينز; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 كوس), من برونكس; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerلو سافيريس (46-7, 38 كوس), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 كوس), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightالجندي بارتفيلد (51-29-8, 33 كوس), who fought a reported 55 أبطال العالم; برونكس المتوسطستيف بيلواز (95-13-3, 59 كوس); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) جيمي جودريتش (85-34-21 (12 كوس), بوفالو; World heavyweight title challengerتامي مورييلو (82-13-1, 60 كوس), من برونكس; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 كوس), من برونكس; and World lightweight championفريدي "الساحر الويلزي" ويلش (74-5-7, 34 كوس), of New York City by way of Wales.
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerبوبي كاسيدي, الابن, Oneida judgeدون أكرمان, Buffalo managerريك جلاسر, Rockaway Beach journalistجاك هيرش, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical Directorالدكتور. وليام Lathan, Orangeburg judgeجولي يدرمان, Hyde Park refereeرون ليبتون, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerكيفين روني.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterدان دانيال, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderبوبي جليسون, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerفلاش جوردان, Manhattan journalistA.J. حبيبي, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderتوني Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.
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