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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Settembru 15, 2015) – Promotur Lou DiBella u l-maniġer / promotur Shelly Finkel jwassal għal Klassi b'seba 'membri tal 2015 fil-Connecticut Boxing Sala tal-Eroj (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THannwali Dinner CBHOF Gala induzzjoni nhar il-Ġimgħa lejl,Novembru 13 fil-Ballroom UNCAS fil Mohegan Sun.
Il inductees CBHOF ġodda jinkludi wkoll kummissarju boxing eks Peter Timothy u, wara mewtu, boxers Carey Mace u George Russo, boxing kittieb Mewt Sharnik u boxing avukat Arnie Bayer.
“Aħna fil-Connecticut Boxing Sala tal-Eroj huma eċċitati ħafna li jħabbar klassi din is-sena ta 'inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati qal. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Personalment, I am so kuntent li jintroduċu din il-klassi fl-ewwel sena tiegħi bħala President ta 'din l-organizzazzjoni inkredibbli. Ninsab ħerqan li jara fannijiet boxing Connecticut tagħna fuq Mohegan Sun ta 'Novembru 13th.”
 Bbażati fi New York City, DiBella (isaffru għax-xellug) huwa l-eks kap tal Boxing għall HBO, ħolqien l-suċċess kbir “Boxing Wara Dark” serje. Kumpanija promozzjonali tiegħu, DiBella Entertainment, has promoted countless boxing events at Mohegan Sun Arena and Foxwoods Resort Casino during the past two decades. DiBella also owned the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team that was based in Norwich. His top fighters have included Sergio Martinez, Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, Inductee CBHOF “Irlandiż” Micky Ward, u Andre Berto fost l-notables aktar. A graduate Harvard Law School, DiBella huwa wkoll produttur movie suċċess.  Finkel (stampa li lemin bl-Emanuel Steward tard), ukoll minn New York City, huwa Internazzjonali Boxing Sala tal-Eroj inductee li kien il-muntaġġ fuq Connecticut tissielet għal ħafna snin bħala jew promotur jew manager. He is also a successful manager in the music industry. In the early 1990s, Finkel was arguably the most powerful manager in boxing. His most celebrated clients included Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor u Wladimir Klitschko.  Timothy (stampa li ħallew l Sugar Ray Leonard) kien kummissarju boxing tal-Kummissjoni Tribali Nazzjonali Mashantucket Pequot fil Foxwoods minn 1995 biex 2009. He was mentored by the late John Burns, who was the founder of the CBHOF of which he is also an inductee. During his tenure at Foxwoods, Mijiet Timothy regolati ta 'avvenimenti pro, Inklużi 90 ġlieda titolu. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz– Evander Holyfield III għall-kampjonat WBA heavyweight dinja u, forsi, l-akbar ġlieda fl-istorja Foxwoods, il-ġlieda titolu cruiserweight dinja IBF bejn James Toney u Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely u Acelino Freitas, flimkien ma 'inductees CBHOF Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. u U.S. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey. Mace (72-18-2), imwieled fl Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, waqfien eks champion tad-dinja Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pep's stabbli u ġiet ikklassifikata fuq punt wieħed għoli daqs Nru. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, aħħar bout li kien telf lil membru CBHOFGaspar Ortega fil 1962, għexu fil Manchester meta miet fl-età ta 73 fil 2003.
Russo kellu 85 tissielet pro bejn 1922 u 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, gyms operattivi bħall Red Man Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. Fl 1992, huwa ppreżenta boxing lura wara għaxar snin tul assenza għall-bini PAL Old fil Bridgeport. Russo kien ukoll rikonoxxut bħala l- “Johnny Duka ta 'Southern Connecticut.”
Imwieled fi New Haven, l Sharnick tard għexu kważi ħajtu kollha fl Norwalk, qabel jirritornaw lejn Florida, fejn kien elett fil-Florida Boxing Sala tal-Eroj fil 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 sena fil Sports Illustrated, enfasizzat mill-kopertura tiegħu ta ' Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston I, ikkwotat wildly biex tgħid, “Liston għandha fists bħal cannonballs.” He moved on to become the chief for consultant at CBS for nine years and was chief advisor and the lone true believer in George Foreman‘s comeback bid eventually leading to another world heavyweight title. Sharnick also was an advisor for CBHOF member and two-time world champion Marlon Starling, tipperswadi l champion dinja futur li żżid Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, Membru CBHOF Freddie Roach, eventwalment ferrovija Starling meta sar welterweight champion tad-dinja.
Bayer kienet rispettata ħafna bħala avukat vera ta 'boxing, dejjem malajr biex jagħtu daqqa t'id, kif ukoll il-ftuħ kartiera biex tgħin fl-appoġġ boxing gyms fil-bliet bħal Subien Club Gym inductee CBHOF Johnny Duka fil Bellevue Pjazza, Hartford.
Biljetti għall-CBHOF 11 th annwali Pranzu Gala induzzjoni, bi prezz raġonevoli fil $90.00, huma għall-bejgħ issa billi ċċempel Kim Baker fil Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) jew Sherman Cain fil-Manchester Ġurnal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Bibien miftuħa fi 5:30 p.m. U, cocktails fil 6 p.m. U, segwit minn pranzu. Mur online biex www.ctboxinghof.org għal informazzjoni addizzjonali dwar il Connecticut Boxing Sala tal-Eroj, 11t tagħha h annwali Pranzu Gala inductee, opportunitajiet sponsorizzazzjoni avveniment, jew inductees CBHOF passat. |
