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KEY WEST, Fla (Setembro 6, 2015) -Director de Boxeo Si Estrela, presidente da SHS Xestión de Boxeo, faleceu á idade de 81 este luns pasado debido a complicacións dun ataque cardíaco.
Stern conseguiu tres veces, dous división Randall “O Knock Out Rei” Recollerán, veterano peso pesado Sherman “Tanque” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw e ex atleta olímpico cubano Robert Alfonso.
Un empresario moi exitoso, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, onde apoiou Williams na súa loita, o domingo, Agosto. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, onde permaneceu por unha semana antes de que sucumbiu.
De Bailey e Stern compañeiro, Dave Johnson, xunto co fillo de Stern, Gary, e filla, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Falei co Si o domingo á noite (Agosto 30) e recibín unha chamada o día seguinte dicindo que fora ingresado no hospital,” Bailey explicou. “Sufriu un ataque cardíaco fulminante. As cousas estaban arriba e abaixo toda a semana ata última fin de semana.
 Randall Bailey (L) con Si Stern (cinta sostendo) eo seu fillo, Gary Stern, mostra aquí despois de Bailey nocauteou Mike Jones 2012 ao título welterweight IBF
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si lle importaba; no caso de que non poderían facelo, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, como cando eu gañou o título mundial, where he took any money. If Si had your back, ía á guerra con vostede.
“Ía en coche desde Key West a Miami para me ver, pero, en vez de estar toda a noite, ía en coche de volta. Me chaman me conectar 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Ofertas en Corea) e foi realmente ansioso para a miña loita outubro 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
 L-R: Si Estrela & Sherman “Tanque” Williams mostra aquí na Romanía
Williams foi xestionado pola Stern ao pasado 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., chegando domingo, Agosto 30.
“Si era moito máis que o meu director,” Williams offered. “Era un bo amigo, un seguro que eu podería sempre contar co consello, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, me ser un cristián e un xudeu Si, especialmente pasar tantos días xuntos en Romanía.
“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”
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