NEW YORK (మార్చి 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 19వ కుసెప్టెంబర్ 20వ హోవార్డ్ బీచ్ లో రష్యా యొక్క న ది బే వద్ద, న్యూ యార్క్.
Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20వ event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.
“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentబాబ్ డఫీ ప్రకటించింది, “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 Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 కోస్), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 కోస్), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 కోస్), of Bayside, క్వీన్స్; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 కోస్), బ్రాంక్స్; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerలౌ Savarese (46-7, 38 కోస్), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 కోస్), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 కోస్), who fought a reported 55 ప్రపంచ ఛాంపియన్లు; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 కోస్); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 కోస్), బఫెలో యొక్క; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 కోస్), బ్రాంక్స్; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 కోస్), బ్రాంక్స్; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 కోస్), of New York City by way of Wales.
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerబాబీ కేసిడీ, జూనియర్, Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistజాక్ హిర్ష్, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical Directorడాక్టర్. విలియం లాంథన్, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterDan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistఎ.జె. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderటోనీ Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.
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