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Khao Lak, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Boxing mookameli Si Star, e le mopresidente oa SHS Boxing Management, fetile a le lilemo li 81 sena se fetileng Mantaha ka lebaka la ho mathata a la pelo.
Stern khona tse tharo ea nako e, tse peli arola Randall “The Knock Out King” Bailey, veteran heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw le pele e neng e Cuba Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A atleha haholo rakhoebo, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, moo a ileng a a tšehetsa Williams ka a loana, ka sontaha, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, moo a ileng a a lula beke pele ho o ile a inehela.
Bailey le Stern molekane, Dave Johnson, hammoho le Stern mora oa, Gary, le morali oa, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Ke bua le Si ka Sontaha bosiu (August 30) 'me call letsatsi le hlahlamang le a re o ne a o ile a lumela ho ea sepetlele,” Bailey o ile a hlalosa. “Ileng a utloisoa bohloko e khōlō pelo. Lintho li ne li ea holimo le tlaase beke eohle ho fihlela ho qetela mafelo-beke.
 Randall Bailey (L) le Si Stern (o nang le ditulo lebanta) le mora oa hae, Gary Stern, e bontšitsoeng mona ka mor'a hore Bailey o ile a kokota tsoa Mike Jones a 2012 bakeng sa IBF welterweight tlotla
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si hlokomela; na ba ka ke ua e etsa, 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, joang ha ka hapa Tlhōlisano ea lefatše tlotla, where he took any money. If Si had your back, a kopa ea ntoeng le uena.
“O ne a khanna nyoloha a tsoa Khao Lak ho Miami ho bona 'na empa, e-na le lula bosiu bo le bong, a kopa khanna khutlela. O ne a mpitsa mpitsa 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK ho phahamiswa a Korea) le ne a hlile a lebeletse ho ka ntoa October 4go th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
 L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams e bontšitsoeng mona a Romania
Williams o ile a laoloa ke Stern bakeng sa nakong e fetileng 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., fihla Sunday, August 30.
“Si e ne e le tse ngata ho feta ka mookameli,” Williams offered. “O ne a motsoalle ea molemo, le kholisehile ke ne ke kamehla itšetleha ka keletso, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, 'na ho ba Mokreste le Si e le Mojuda, haholo-holo ho qeta e le ka matsatsi a mangata hammoho ka Romania.
“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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