 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (Septanm 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks ak Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 Ko) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 Ko) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – Michael Spinks, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
Rochester’s Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 Ko), ki moun ki te pase lwen nan 1978 a laj de 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 ak 1932. He was recognized as world champion by the state of California following a tournament to determine the winner of the vacant world title relinquished by Fidel LaBarba.
“This was another memorable banquet for the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame,” RBHOF treasurer/spokesperson Gino Arilotta di. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee Steve Smoger gave a wonderful speech. Each of these great men were so pleasant and they gladly signed hundreds of autographs and posed for so many pictures. These three humble men have my sincere respect.
“Nan samdi, September 17th, we took the boxers along with Steve Smoger to a local radio station where they were interviewed on air. We also took them to one of Rochester’s super gyms, kote Willie Monroe, Jr. trains. We showed them many important sites within the city. I also presented a city high school graduate, the Carmen Basilio Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually.
An International Boxing Hall of Famer (IBHOF), Spinks was the most dominant light heavyweight champion of his era, capturing the World Boxing Association (WBA), Boksè Federasyon Entènasyonal (IBF) ak Boksè mondyal la Konsèy (WBC) tit mond, in addition to being a 1976 Olympic medaye an lò.
Vanderpool is a former World Boxing Federation (Wbf), WBC FECARBOX and Canadian welterweight champion. He took on all comers including Rochester’s only world champion, Charles “Natirèl la” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Jodi a, Vanderpool is a trainer in Canada who also gives countless hours of time and energy in Kitchener as a community volunteer.
Special guests in attendance included Murray (44-9, 26 Ko), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Big ti bebe” Miller (18-0-1, 16 Ko), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 Ko), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio), distinguished boxing writer Dan Cucco and Smoger, the International referee extraordinaire.
RBHOF holds monthly meetings, plus an annual picnic and Christmas party, in addition to supporting local gyms.
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Manadjè Jan Seip siyen Italyen Prospect super middleweight Daniele Marco Scardina
MIAMI (Avril 6, 2015) – Veteran manadjè boksè Jan Seip te siyen trè dekore Italyen boxer amatè Daniel Mark Scardina nan yon kontra san konte gestion.
Seip se pi byen konnen pou gide Pyè “Kid Chokola” Quillin Boksè mondyal la Òganizasyon (WBO) Tit middleweight mond. Natif natal New Yorker nan tou jere ap monte Britanik middleweight super Steed “Stallion a” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Ko).
Scardina nan 21-zan vyen nan Rozzano, yon vil nan mwens pase 40,000 moun nan pwovens Milan. Li te kòmanse boksè nan 2008 a laj de 16, yo nan mak pye tonton li a ki moun ki te yon boxer nan tan sa a, osi byen ke wòl modèl Daniele nan.
Scardina, ki te gen 56 epizod amatè, pran onè tèt nan anpil tournois Italyen ki gen ladan rovereto Nasyonal la, Nasyonal gan Silver, ak de Nasyonal Gan Golden. Li te tou te genyen yon meday an kwiv nan yon evènman Entènasyonal.
Nan 2013, li nan bwat pou Italia loraj Ekip la Boksè nan Seri Mondyal la nan boksè, genyen sèlman matche ak li kont yon opozan Alman.
Scardina premye kenbe atansyon Seip a nan mond pi popilè 5th St. Gym nan Miami Beach, orijinal louvri nan 1950 pa Chris Dundee, epi yo gen kay la nan chanpyon nan lemonn inonbrabl ki resevwa fòmasyon ki gen ladan gen Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ak Willie Pep. Tradisyon rich la ap kontinye nan nouvo nan 5th St. Gym, sitiye tou pre a 1434 Alton Street, kote avyon de gè tèt yo atravè mond la tankou Bernard Hopkins toujou tren.
“M 'premye wè l' fòmasyon nan la 5th St. Gym epi li te sanble ak yon amatè tipik,” Seip eksplike. “Li jete pwenson nan lajè ak pa t 'konnen ki jan yo jete yon koutpwen bon. Trainers Guy Laieta ak Dino Spencer te kòmanse ap travay avè l 'epi kounye a li te lè l sèvi avèk l' rive, goumen nan yon distans, ak voye konbinezon nan jabs ak Kwòk. Li nan pasyone sou boksè, koute ak aprann chak jou. Daniele gen vitès men bon ak pouvwa. Li se yon jenn ti kabrit bèl, twò. Mwen te wè yon bagay nan l ', imateryèl, ak deside siyen l '.
“Dino se yon mèt kay ki moun ki te kreye yon jimnastik tèt-dan ak gwo opòtinite bòks nan yon atmosfè prezante anpil avyon de gè talan ki vrèman pouse chak lòt. Li nan deja aparan ke Danielle te amelyore fòmasyon konpetans li gen. Li nan tan, vit ak pwisan. Etik travay li, se yon enkwayab; li se premye a nan jimnastik la, dènye yo kite. Ou pa ka fè mal jenn ti kabrit sa a, swa. Nou tout kwè ke li te gen yon tan kap vini trè byen klere.”
Kontrèman ak avyon de gè nan men Larisi ak ansyen nasyon Sovyetik-blòk, osi byen ke moun ki soti nan Amerik Latin ki moun ki vini nan Etazini a etabli karyè boksè pwofesyonèl yo, Avyon de gè Italyen ki fèt raman te swiv wout la menm jan Scardina, ki demenaje ale rete nan Miami ane pase a ak dòmi sou planche a nan apatman frè li a.
Lone Italyen ki fèt chanpyon nan mond ki te goumen pwofesyonèl nan Amerik se Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Ko), ki moun ki te middleweight chanpyon nan WBC / WBA nan 1979-1980. Antuofermo, menm si, deplase li ak fanmi li nan Brooklyn soti nan Puglia, Itali lè li te 17 epi li te aprann kouman yo bwat nan Amerik.
“Mwen te toujou te vle yo dwe yon chanpyon nan Amerik,” Scardina di. “Sa a rèv Ameriken an pou m '. Mwen panse mwen pral gen yon gwo opòtinite nan peyi sa a yo dwe boxer nan pi gran mwen ka avèk èd nan dwa. Jan Seip se manadjè nan dwa pou m 'paske li kwè nou kapab chanpyona nan mond yo ansanm kòm yon ekip.”
Bokseur pi renmen Scardina a yo Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ak Miguel Cotto. “Mwen ap travay sou pèfeksyon kòm yon avyon de gè soti deyò, li nan bra prensipal mwen an pi pre,” Scardina ajoute. Mwen goumen yo vin chanpyon nan lemonn.”
Scardina espere fè pro premye l 'Me sa a oswa Jen.
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