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WEST EWLENIN, Fla (Settembru 6, 2015) -Maniġer Boxing Si Star, president tal SHS Boxing Ġestjoni, miet fl-età ta 81 dan fil-passat it-tnejn minħabba kumplikazzjonijiet minn attakk tal-qalb.
Stern ġestiti tlett darbiet, two-diviżjoni Randall “Il Knock Out King” Bailey, veteran Sherman heavyweight “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw u ex Kuban Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A negozjant suċċess kbir, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, fejn hu appoġġjat Williams fil-ġlieda tiegħu, nhar il-Ħadd, Awissu. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, fejn baqa 'għal ġimgħa qabel ma succumbed.
Bailey u Stern sieħeb, Dave Johnson, flimkien mat-tifel Stern, Gary, u t-tifla, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “I spoke li Si fuq lejl il-Ħadd (Awissu 30) u ltqajna sejħa l-għada qal hu kien ammessi għall-isptar,” Bailey spjegat. “Huwa sofra attakk tal-qalb enormi. Affarijiet kienu up u 'l isfel ġimgħa kollha sa l-aħħar weekend.
 Randall Bailey (L) ma Si Stern (ċinturin azjenda) u ibnu, Gary Stern, muri hawn wara Bailey knocked out Mike Jones fil 2012 għat-titlu 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 kkultivat; jekk dawn ma setgħux jagħmlu dan, 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, bħal meta I rebaħ it-titolu dinja, where he took any money. If Si had your back, hu d jmorru għall-gwerra miegħek.
“Huwa d issuq up mill Key West għal Miami biex tara lili iżda, minflok joqogħdu matul il-lejl, huwa d issuq lura. Huwa d isejħuli isejħuli 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (Promozzjonijiet AK fil-Korea) u kien verament bil-ħerqa li ġlieda tiegħi Ottubru 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
 L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams muri hawn fir-Rumanija
Williams kienet ġestita minn Stern għall-aħħar 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., jaslu il-Ħadd, Awissu 30.
“Si kien ħafna aktar minn manager tiegħi,” Williams offered. “Huwa kien ħabib tajjeb, a kunfidenti I jistgħu dejjem jistrieħ fuq parir, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, me li tkun Christian u Si Lhudi, speċjalment infiq tant ġranet flimkien fir-Rumanija.
“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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