UNCASVILLE, Conn. (October 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) ka moqebelo bosiu, October 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino ka 13^TH selemo le selemo CBHOF Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea ka Uncas Ballroom ka Mohegan Sun.

The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician Dr. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, papali ea litebele mongoli Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, Katha.

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 Mantaha Night Fights at Rhode Island Auditorium and I remember watching Rocky Marciano fight “Tiger” 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 lan lintoa, ho akarelletsa le 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 lilemo tse: Mike Tyson, Oscar de Khao la la la la Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Johnny Tapia, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mark Johnson, Wayne McCullough, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennady Golovkin, Anthony Joshua, Sergey Kovalev, Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Lopez, Nonito Donaire, Acelino Freitas, Ivan Calderón, Felix Trinidad, Tommy Morrison and many more.

Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 lilemo tse, 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,” o ile a re. “This is a great way to end my career.”

Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13^{go th} selemo le selemo Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea, ho utloahalang turu ka $90.00, are still available to purchase by calling Kim Baker ka Mohegan Sun(1.860.862.7377) kapa Sherman Kaine ka Manchester Journal botsang (1.800.237.3606 X321). Mamati a butsweng ka 5:30 p.m. LE, cocktails from 6:00- p.m. LE (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

Ea online translations ho www.ctboxinghof.org tse eketsehileng tlhahisoleseding e mabapi le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, its 13^{go th} selemo le selemo Gala Inductee lijo tsa mantsiboea, ketsahalo lihlapiso menyetla ea, kapa nakong e fetileng CBHOF inductees.

ABOUT CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 ho hlompha le ho keteka a mosebetsi a ikhethang batho ka bomong ho akarelletsa papali ea papali ea litebele. Eona kgakolwa Induction Shorts & Lijo tsa mantsiboea e ile ea tšoareloa 2005. Connecticut e enneng ea papali ea litebele histori ka be atleha haeba e ne e se ka diphitlhelelo tsa ba e ngotsweng Molaong wa Hall of Fame. The CBHOF’s new location is in the Sky Casino at Mohegan Sun.

E le bao e seng phaello mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng, le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ke itlamme ka botebo bakeng ho boloka ntoa e moea oa Connecticut tse hōlang ka tse sa tšoaneng dithuso menehelo.