紐約 (三月 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 19日 到九月 20日 在俄的上湧在霍華德海灘, 紐約.
Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20日 event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.
“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF president鮑勃·達菲 公佈, “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 challenger豪爾赫熏 (42-8-2, 22 科斯), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 科斯), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 科斯), of Bayside, 皇后; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 科斯), 布朗克斯; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winner婁Savarese (46-7, 38 科斯), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 科斯), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweight士兵巴特菲爾德 (51-29-8, 33 科斯), who fought a reported 55 世界冠軍; Bronx middleweight史蒂夫·貝洛斯 (95-13-3, 59 科斯); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) 吉米·古德里奇 (85-34-21 (12 科斯), 布法羅; World heavyweight title challenger塔米·毛列洛 (82-13-1, 60 科斯), 布朗克斯; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 科斯), 布朗克斯; and World lightweight champion弗雷迪“威爾士巫師”韋爾奇 (74-5-7, 34 科斯), of New York City by way of Wales.
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producer鮑比·卡西迪, 小, Oneida judge唐·阿克曼, Buffalo manager瑞克·格拉澤, Rockaway Beach journalist傑克·赫希, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical Director博士. 威廉·拉森, Orangeburg judge朱莉·萊德曼, Hyde Park referee羅恩·立頓, and Staten Island/Catskill trainer凱文魯尼.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriter丹丹尼爾, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founder鮑比·格里森, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writer閃電俠, Manhattan journalistA.J. 親愛的, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founder托尼·馬扎雷拉 and New York City managerDan Morgan.
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