UNCASVILLE, કનેક્ટિકટ. (ઓક્ટોબર 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) શનિવારે રાત્રે, ઓક્ટોબર 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino ખાતે 13ટીએચ Mohegan સન ખાતે Uncas બોલરૂમ વાર્ષિક CBHOF ગાલા ઇન્ડક્શન ડિનર.
The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician ડૉ. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, બોક્સિંગ લેખક Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, Sr.
A graduate of Brown University, the now 80-year-old Sammartino has enjoyed two other careers as an oral surgeon and investment advisor at Blue Fin in Providence, in addition to his role as an international boxing judge since 1985.
“I first got into boxing because Joey Angelo married my cousin,” Sammartino explained. “He fought back in the early forties. Joey fought Willie Pep twice and Sandy Saddler. That’s what got me started. We used to have the great સોમવારે Night Fights at Rhode Island Auditorium and I remember watching Rocky Marciano fight “ટાઇગર” Ted Lowry there.”
Because he was a successful oral surgeon, Clark could take long weekends to judge fights all over the world. His first and most memorable world title fight was Vinny Paz-Greg Haughn I. Through his long career, Sammartino judged more than 400 પ્રો ઝઘડા, સહિત 50 major world title fights.
The list of boxers whose fights Sammartino judged reads like a Who’s Who of Boxing during the past 32 વર્ષ: માઇક ટાયસન, ઓસ્કાર ડે લા Hoya, Evander Holyfield, જુલીઓ સેસર ચાવેઝ, જોની Tapia, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, માર્કો એન્ટોનિયો Barrera, માર્ક જહોનસને, Wayne McCullough, વ્લાદીમીર Klitschko, Gennady ગોલોકીન, Anthony Joshua, સર્ગેઇ Kovalev, બર્નાર્ડ હોપકિન્સ, જુઆન મેન્યુઅલ લોપેઝ, Nonito દોનૈરે, Acelino Freitas, ઇવાન કાલ્ડેરોન, ફેલિક્સ ત્રિનિદાદ, ટોમી મોરિસન and many more.
Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 વર્ષ, has decided to retire, although he’ll remain a boxing fans for the rest of his life. “I started slowing down at my age, doing local shows and maybe three or four world title fights a year, mostly WBO and IBF,” Sammartino remarked. “I had a tough bout with pneumonia the past 5-6 months and that made working difficult.”
His CBHOF induction is a fitting ending and tremendous tribute to Sammartino and his career in boxing. “I’m humbled to be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame,” તેમણે જણાવ્યું હતું કે. “This is a great way to end my career.”
Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13
મી વાર્ષિક ગાલા ઇન્ડક્શન ડિનર, વ્યાજબી અંતે કિંમતની $90.00,
are still available to purchase by calling કિમ બેકર Mohegan સૂર્ય પર
(1.860.862.7377) અથવા
શેરમન કેન માન્ચેસ્ટર જર્નલ ઇન્ક્વાયરર અંતે
(1.800.237.3606 X321). અંતે ઓપન દરવાજા
5:30 વાગ્યાની. અને,
cocktails from 6:00- વાગ્યાની. અને (
cash bar),
followed by a full sit-down dinner.
ઑનલાઇન જાઓ
www.ctboxinghof.org ઓફ ફેમ કનેક્ટિકટ બોક્સિંગ હોલ વિશે વધારાની જાણકારી માટે,
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મી વાર્ષિક ગાલા Inductee ડિનર, ઘટના સ્પોન્સરશિપ તકો, અથવા ભૂતકાળમાં CBHOF પદાધિકારીઓ.
