NEW YORK (ມີນາ 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 19th ການກັນຍາ 20th ຢູ່ໃນພາສາລັດເຊຍກ່ຽວກັບການ Bay ໃນ Howard ຫາດຊາຍ, New York.
Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20th event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.
“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy ປະກາດ, “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 challengerJorge ສູບຢາ (42-8-2, 22 KOs), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 KOs), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 KOs), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 KOs), ຂອງ Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 KOs), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightທະຫານ Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 KOs), who fought a reported 55 ຄະນະໂລກ; ກາງ BronxSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 KOs); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 KOs), ຂອງຄວາຍ; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 KOs), ຂອງ Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 KOs), ຂອງ Bronx; and World lightweight championເຟຣດດີ “ຕົວຊ່ວຍຊາວເວນ” ເວນ (74-5-7, 34 KOs), of New York City by way of Wales.
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr., Oneida judgeດອນ Ackerman, Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerເຄວິນ ຣູນີ.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterດານີເອນ, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. ທີ່ຮັກ, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.
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