UNCASVILLE, Conn. (अक्टोबर 19, 2017, 2017) – His induction into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) शनिबार रात, अक्टोबर 28, as part of the six-member Class of 2017, will cap the boxing career of retiring judge Clark Sammartino मा 13TH Mohegan रवि मा Uncas नृत्य हल मा वार्षिक CBHOF चाड प्रेरणा डिनर.
The other new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician डा. Tony Alessi, referee/judge Dick Flaherty, बक्सिङ लेखक Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, सीनियर.
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 जोए एन्जेलो 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 सोमबार Night Fights at Rhode Island Auditorium and I remember watching Rocky Marciano fight “टाइगर” 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 समर्थक झगडे, लगायत 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 वर्ष: माइक टायसन, ओस्कार डी ला होया, Evander Holyfield, Julio Cesar Chavez, Johnny Tapia, Naseem Hamed, क्रिस Eubank, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mark Johnson, Wayne McCullough, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennady Golovkin, Anthony Joshua, सेर्गेई कोवालेव, बर्नार्ड Hopkins, Juan Manuel लोपेज, Nonito Donaire, Acelino Freitas, इभान Calderon, फेलिक्स त्रिनिदाद, Tommy Morrison and many more.
Sammartino, who proudly says he never missed a day of work in 40 वर्ष, 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,” उहाँले भन्नुभयो. “This is a great way to end my career.”
Limited tickets for the CBHOF 13
th वार्षिक चाड प्रेरणा डिनर, reasonably मा priced $90.00,
are still available to purchase by calling किम बेकर Mohegan रवि मा
(1.860.862.7377) वा
Sherman कयिन यो मैनचेस्टर जर्नल प्रश्न मा
(1.800.237.3606 X321). खुला ढोका
5:30 p.m. र,
cocktails from 6:00- p.m. र (
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www.ctboxinghof.org फेम को कनेक्टिकट बक्सिङ हल बारेमा थप जानकारीको लागि,
its 13
th वार्षिक चाड Inductee डिनर, घटना प्रायोजन मौका, वा विगतमा CBHOF inductees.
