 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (September 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks na Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26nke annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 Kos) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 Kos) 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 Kos), onye agabigawo na 1978 na afọ nke 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 na 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 kwuru. “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.
“Na Satọde, 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, ebe Willie Monroe, Obere. 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), International Boxing Federation (IBF) na World Boxing Council (WBC) ụwa utu aha, in addition to being a 1976 Olympic gold medalist.
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 “The Natural” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Taa, 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 Kos), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 Kos), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 Kos), 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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Manager John Seip ịrịba ama Italian ibu middleweight atụmanya Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Vetiran ọkpọ njikwa John Seip nwere aka ukwuu mma Italian amu amu oku okpu Daniel Mark Scardina na-ekewaghị ekewa managerial nkwekọrịta.
Seip a kasị mara amara maka eduzi Peter “Eyen Chocolate” Quillin ka World Boxing Òtù (WBO) ụwa middleweight aha. The ala New Yorker na-ejisie ebili British ibu middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
The 21-afọ Scardina hails si Rozzano, a obodo nke na-erughị 40,000 ndị mmadụ na Province nke Milan. Ọ malitere iti ọkpọ na 2008 na afọ nke 16, na-esonụ nwanne nna ya nzọụkwụ onye e a oku okpu n'oge ahụ, nakwa dị ka Daniele ọrụ nlereanya.
Scardina, onye nwere 56 na-amu amu oké, weghaara top ukpono ọtụtụ Italian tournaments gụnyere Rovereto National, National Silver uwe, na abụọ National Golden uwe. Ọ na-ndibọhọ a ọla nrite na ihe International omume.
Na 2013, ọ boxed maka Italia Égbè Eluigwe Boxing Team na World usoro Boxing, na-emeri nanị ya nha megide a German iro.
Scardina mbụ na-ejide Seip anya na ụwa a ma ama 5nke St. Mgbatị na Miami Beach, mbụ meghere ke 1950 site Chris Dundee, na n'ụlọ nke imerime ụwa akaebe akụzierela e gụnyere Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston na Willie Pep. The ọgaranya ọdịnala na-aga n'ihu na ọhụrụ 5nke St. Mgbatị, emi odude dị nso na 1434 Alton Street, ebe n'elu alụso si gburugburu ụwa dị otú ahụ dị ka Bernard Hopkins ka ịzụ.
“Mbụ m hụrụ ya na-azụ na 5nke St. Mgbatị na o lere anya dị ka a ahụkarị amu amu,” Seip kọwara. “Ọ tụbara obosara punches na amaghị otú nditop a ọma jab. Trainers Guy Laieta na Dino Spencer malitere ịrụ ọrụ na ya na ugbu a ọ na-eji ya iru, na-alụ ọgụ mgbe a anya, ma na-atụba n'ịgwa nke jabs na hooks. Ọ bụ omiiko banyere ọkpọ, na-ege ntị ma na-amụta ụbọchị ọ bụla. Daniele nwere ezigbo aka ọsọ na ike. Ọ bụ a mara mma eyen, kwa. M hụrụ ihe na ya, intangibles, na kpebiri banye ya.
“Dino bụ otu onye nwe onye kere a n'elu-notch mgbatị na oké sparring ohere na ikuku featuring ọtụtụ nkà alụso onye n'ezie inupụ onye ọ bụla ọzọ. Ọ bụ na-ama doro anya na Danielle mma nkà ya ọzụzụ e. Ọ bụ ogologo, ngwa ngwa na ike. Ya n'ihe banyere ọrụ bụ ịrịba; ọ bụ nke mbụ na mgbatị, ikpeazụ na-ahapụ. Ị nwere ike ghara imerụ a eyen, ma. Anyị niile na-kweere na o nwere nnọọ ọdịnihu.”
N'adịghị ka alụso si Russia na mbụ Soviet-Bloc mba, nakwa dị ka ndị si Latin America ndị na-abịa United States ka ha ọkachamara ọkpọ ọrụ, Italian-mụrụ alụso adịkarịghị soro n'otu ụzọ dị ka Scardina, kwagara Miami afọ gara aga na-ehi ụra n'ala nke nwanne ya nwoke ulo.
The nanị Italian-mụrụ n'ụwa onye mmeri onye lụrụ ọgụ professionally na America bụ Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), bụ WBC / WBA middleweight onye mmeri na 1979-1980. Antuofermo, ezie, kpaliri ya na ezinụlọ ya na-Brooklyn si Puglia, Italy mgbe ọ bụ 17 o mụtara otú igbe ke America.
“M mgbe nile na chọrọ ịbụ onye mmeri na America,” Scardina kwuru. “Nke ahụ bụ American nrọ m. Echere m na m ga-a akwa ifet a na obodo a na-abụ onye kasị ukwuu oku okpu m nwere ike ịbụ na nri enyemaka. John Seip bụ nri njikwa m n'ihi na o na-ekwere na anyị nwere ike ụwa egwuregwu ọnụ dị ka otu ìgwè.”
Scardina si mmasị na-eti ọkpọ na- Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux na Miguel Cotto. “M na-arụ ọrụ izu okè dị ka ihe na-abụghị fighter na isi na ogwe aka m nso,” Scardina kwukwara. M na-alụ ọgụ ka adị n'ụwa onye mmeri.”
Scardina na-atụ anya ime ka ya pro mpụta mbụ a May ma ọ bụ June.
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