Deerfield Beach, FL (ਮਾਰਚ 16, 2023)– Four-time World Champion superstar and Bad Boy of Boxing, Adrien Broner, has teamed up with “Hall of Famer” and the people’s greatest promoter Don King, to bring excitement back into boxing’s forefront.
The super lightweight, welterweight (140-147 ਗੁਣਾ) Broner, who hails from the great buckeye state, Cincinnati, ਓਹੀਓ, has been out of the ring since he fought on February 20, 2021, and won a unanimous decision against Jovanie Santiago at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
This momentous signing by the great hall of famer, “my magic lies in my people ties” boxing promoter Don King, with “superstar, exciting bad boy of boxing, Adrien Broner marks the first time the two have teamed up together. “Fantastic boxing excitement is already permeating the boxing atmosphere,” said King.
Broner was once the youngest fighter at the age of 24 to win four world titles at 130, 135, 140 ਅਤੇ 147 ਗੁਣਾ.
“This phenomenal team-up of superstar “exciting” bad boy of boxing Adrien Broner and the world’s greatest boxing promoter, will give the people what they want–the best of boxing, and the best boxing excitement… capturing the imagination, the heart, and the mind, stimulating the boxing imagination’s begging the all-important question, when is the next event?,” said King.
“Adrien is ready and excited to show his championship skills once again for the delight of the great boxing fans,” said King.
“I have a fantastic camp with Kevin Cunningham, and I can hardly wait to get back into the ring again,” said Broner. “Winning a world title and constantly defending or unifying the titles is what I am aiming to do.”
“As his proud promoter drops the gauntlet to all the other promoters and challenges them to bring forth their best fighters to (ਬੈਠਕ) fight super star bad boy of boxing Adrien Broner. Bob Arum, Frank Warren, ਅਲ HAYMON, ਐਡੀ Hearn, and any other promoter with a hot commodity champion, we welcome them all,” said King.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL (ਨਵੰਬਰ 26, 2021)—Homecoming At Last! The fight for the forgotten people (the homeless, poor, and downtrodden people) will benefit from this championship doubleheader.
The world’s greatest boxing promoter, Don ਰਾਜਾ, will return to his home state of Ohio on Saturday, ਜਨਵਰੀ. 29, 2022, as he presents another blockbuster for the forgotten people, who won’t be forgotten any more, world championship fight pitting WBC Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Junior Makabu and the number one challenger, WBC Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu.
The WBC world championship fightfor the love of the people, will be held at the W.D. Packard Music Hall in Warren, OH. In addition to Makabus-Mchunu, a special 10-round heavyweight sensational attraction will pit undefeated Jonathan Guidry (18-0-2, 10 ਕੋਸ) of Dulac, Louisiana risking his perfect record against Alonzo Butler (34-3-2, 25 ਕੋਸ) of Chattanooga, TN. ਰਾਜਾ, who represents Makabu, came to an agreement with Mchunu’s representatives on the 12-round world championship fight, and the winner will advance to fight Mexico’s great champion Canelo Alvarez in the month of May.
Alvarez will be ringside in Warren, OH to see who his next opponent will be.
“This is going to be one action packed WBC world championship fight with a very big fight on the horizon for the winner,” said King. “They are both warriors and this war for the recognition of the homeless will start the new year in grand style, recognizing the homeless, and helping others.”
Makabu (28-2 ਦੇ ਨਾਲ 25 ਕੋਸ) is from the Democratic Republic of The Congo, defended his championship in his hometown of Kinshasa as he stopped Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola with two solid left hooks in the seventh round last December.
Makabu, who has won his last nine decisions, won the vacant title on Jan. 31, 2020 in winning a unanimous decision against Michael Cieslak.
Thabiso (23-5, 13 ਕੋਸ), who hails from South Africa and is nicknamed “The Rock”, became the WBC Silver Titlist with a unanimous decision over Denis Lebedev on Dec. 21, 2019. He last defended his title and scored another unanimous victory over Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27, 2021. Thabiso has won his last four fights.
Deerfield Beach, FLA. (ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 19, 2021)—Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King has sent a Cease & Desist letter to undefeated heavyweight boxer Christopher Lovejoy, claiming he is under an exclusive promotional agreement with Don King Promotions and not permitted to enter any future fights without King’s consent.
Recent media reports have stated that Lovejoy is currently in Germany and has agreed to face the WBA champion in recess Mahmoud Charr on May 15 in Hamburg, ਜਰਮਨੀ.
Trevor Bryan recently won the WBA heavyweight title after Charr disregarded the WBA and was not allowed in the United States due to Homeland Security visa denial of the Syrian.
The letter demands that Lovejoy (19-0, 19 ਕੋਸ), who had previously announced his retirement from boxing, not participate in the bout with Charr or any other future bout or opponent.
“It is unconscionable, illegal, and unethical for you to participate in this May 15, 2021 bout or any bout without DKP’s expressed, written permission and consent,” the letter from King’s lawyer’s states. “Participating in any bout without DKP’s expressed written consent is … willfully breaching the Promotional Agreement and exposes those you have entered into agreement with for your services as a professional fighter to extreme legally liability, as they too are aware that you are under contract to DKP.”
The letter goes on to state, “If you have in fact signed to fight Charr as you proclaim and has been reported in these media reports, you have intentionally, willfully, and maliciously breached your exclusive, world-wide promotional agreement with DKP.”
Lovejoy, 37, lives and trains in Las Vegas. ਸਾਰੇ 19 of Lovejoy’s pro fights since February of 2016 have taken place in Tijuana, ਮੈਕਸੀਕੋ.
Deerfield Beach, FL (ਸਤੰਬਰ 30, 2019)—The world’s greatest boxing promoter, Don ਰਾਜਾ, may soon be returning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire.
King signed the Congo’s Ilunga Makabu (26-2), who is the WBC’s number one contender for the vacant cruiserweight championship.
“I have traveled from France, and Makabu from the Congo, to meet here in Florida with Don King,” said co-manager Tarik Saadi. “I have matched the greatest fighter in the world with the greatest promoter in the world and today, ਮਿਲ ਕੇ, we sign for the future of Junior Makabu.”
“I am thrilled at the opportunity to help Ilunga Makabu become a world champion,” said King. “He’s a very talented fighter, who is most deserving of a shot at the WBC belt and we will do everything to make his championship dream come true.
Kazakhstan’s Beibut Shumenov, WBA Cruiserweight Champion will defend his title on the same show which would create great anticipation and excitement for the two winners of the WBA and WBC meeting each other for a unification down the road?
“I would love to bring Makabu’s title fight to his home country and promote 5 championship bouts, a boxing extravaganza featuring a WBA Heavyweight championship bout and 2 cruiserweight championship bouts; Makabu fighting for the WBC world cruiserweight championship and a female championship bout, Nigeria’s own Helen Joseph, the Iron Lady and another championship bout to be named.”
“I’d like to thank one of the most respected fight managers, Lee Holliday, for bringing Makabu and his manager, Tarik Saadi together with us. We look forward to working with Ferdinand Luyoyo, the President of the Boxing Federation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
“We are very happy to sign with Don King and learn from the best,” said Saadi. “I am very happy to be in Miami to work together to put Africa and Congo boxing on the world map.”
Makabu has won seven consecutive fights, the last coming Aug. 24, when he earned a majority decision against Aleksei Papin to retain his WBC Silver Cruiserweight title. He’s scored 24 ਵਿਚ ਉਸ ਦੀ knockouts 26 victories against two losses. One of his two losses came in a WBC cruiserweight championship bout to Tony Bellew in Liverpool on May 29, 2016.
The Rumble in the Jungle II
A Salute to Greatness, an Extravaganza for World Peace featuring 5 World Championship boxing matches and a world class music festival; concert and performers, taking place in the week leading up to the fight. We will celebrate and pay tribute to the 45thanniversary of the fight between theGREATEST OF ALL TIMES, MUHAMMAD ALI AND THE STRONGMAN OF BOXING, HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, GEORGE FOREMAN. NOW, let’s get ready for Rumble in the Jungle II pursuing World Peace.
ਦੇ NYSBHOF ਕਲਾਸ 2019: (L-R – seated) – Bob Jackson, John McKaie, Dick DiVeronica, Regilio Turr, Don King and Michal Olajidfe; (L-R – ਖੜ੍ਹੇ) – ਰਿੰਗ 8 president Charles Norkus, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ, Monte Barrett, Arthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ, Steve Albert and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy
(all pictures by Peter Frutkoff / NYSBHOF)
Inimitable promoter Don King led the 24-member Class of 2019 into the NYSBHOF
ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ (ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 30, 2019) – A record turnout honored the Class of 2019 at this past Sunday’s eighth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), ਰਿੰਗ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਯੋਜਿਕ 8, at Russo’s On the Bay in Howard Beach, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ.
“We had our largest attendance, 402 ਲੋਕ,” a happy and proud NYSBHOF presidentBob ਡਫੀsaid at the event. “This is the way we show our appreciation with this special belt for these New Yorkers for what they’ve given boxing through the years. Thanks to a lot of peoples’ efforts this is our eighth year. I hope we can do another 50. I’d like to thank everyone of these inductees, and their family members for their support. It’s all about family.”
ਲਿਵਿੰਗ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ NYSBHOF ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈੱਡਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ (Bronx-born) three-time, ਦੋ-ਡਿਵੀਜ਼ਨ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੇਤੂ Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 ਕੋਸ), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨ Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 ਕੋਸ), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 ਕੋਸ), of Manhattan, New York welterweightDick DiVeronica(44-13-1, 13 ਕੋਸ), ਅਤੇ Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 ਕੋਸ).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 ਕੋਸ), ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ Welterweight ਅਲ “Bummy” ਡੇਵਿਸ (65-10-4, 46 ਕੋਸ), (Schenectady) ਵਿਸ਼ਵ welterweight ਜੇਤੂ Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 ਕੋਸ), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 ਕੋਸ )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 ਕੋਸ) ਅਤੇ Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 ਕੋਸ).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon ਰਾਜਾ, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, refereeArthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, ਕ੍ਰਾਊਨ, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ ਦੇ.
ਹਰ ਵਿਚ ਜਾਣ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ (ਜ ਦੇ ਖ਼ਾਨਦਾਨ) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
The 2019 ਫੇਮ NYSBHOF ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਮਬਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚੁਣੇ ਗਏ ਸਨ:Randy ਗੋਰਡਨ, ਹੈਨਰੀ Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ਅਤੇ ਨੀਲ Terens.
Bob Jackson: “It’s hard to speak at times like this when being honored by friends. It’s been a great run. I live on memories and I have thousands. They keep me going. Never give up, always keep punching.”
(L-R) presenter Vinny Maddalone & 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Bob Jackson
Regilio Tuur: “I was a black kid from Holland fighting in the Olympics. Pretty much a nobody fighting the U.S. ਜੇਤੂ. They bought my return plane ticket before I even fought because they though my opponent was unbelievable. I trained to fight him, a southpaw, for a year and had a big fight hand that nobody knew of. I wanted to come to American and make by father proud. I retired from the pros) undefeated and make a lot money. I’m honored today. I had a great manager, ਸਟੈਨ Hoffman, who is a man who made us men. Standing here today is a dream.”
John McKaie: “I have a great job and to be honored for something I really love doing is a great honor. I’d like to thank various commissions for licensing me, but New York is my home. I’d like to thank all the boxers because it’s been a pleasure judging them.”
L-R) – Presenter Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inductee John McKaie and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy
Monte Barrett: “Congratulations to everybody up here. There’s so much history in this room. I’ve been in boxing 18 years and have a select memory, but there have been so many amazing experiences and accomplishments. I love this guy (trainer Jimmy Glenn). A lot of managers don’t even ask how you’re doing. My manager was the great Stan Hoffman. He gave me $50,000, $3000 a month and another $1000 for insurance without a contract. Stan said: ‘How you doing? I believe in you and love you.’ ਵਿੱਚ 2005, I was having an argument with Don King about money. He said, ‘Life is a negotiation.’ Well, I’m negotiating now, and I’m in the Hall of Fame.”
(L-R) – Presenter Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inductee Monte Barrett and his wife, Shaneka, and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy
Arthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ: “What a great honor it is to be recognized by Ring 8 and the boxing community. ਵਿੱਚ 2012, my dad was inducted into the New York Boxing Hall of Fame Now he’s looking down today and he’s so proud. I entered the Golden Gloves at the age of 17. Un the quarterfinals I lost to a great fighter and Hall of Famer, ਜੁਆਨ Laporte. Like any boxer, I thought that I had won, and wanted aa rematch. My father told me I didn’t like road work and just lost a three-round fight. He asked if I’d like to be a referee. I started in 1979 and my father made me work five years before turning pro. I went on to ref so many great fights, including one on the same card with my father at Radio City Music Hall. My greatest fight was Lennox Lewis versus Evander Holyfield.”
(L-R) – 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Arthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. and presenter James Mercante
Michael Olajide: “I’m really honored to be here today. My history in boxing goes back a little now. There’s nothing better to be honored by those who are a part of your profession. ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ. I’ve had an incredible journey: Liverpool to Canada to New York. Boxing has given me so much. I wouldn’t be the person I am without boxing. To live is to fight. Boxing and life are synonymous”
(L-R) – Presenter Jack Hirsch and 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Michael Olajide
Steve Albert: “It is a tremendous honor to be honored by these luminaries. To be recognized in your own state is special. This is a celebration of all of New York. I worked 23 years for Showtime Championship Boxing, ਤੱਕ 1987-2010, and the most dramatic was Corrales-Castillo I, one of the greatest fights of all time. I got the see the world because of boxing, but it was the lighter moments I remember most. Only in boxing do you have these characters and amazing experiences.”
(L-R) – Presenter Randy Gordon and 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Steve Albert
Don ਰਾਜਾ: “Only in America, ਦਾ ਹੱਕ? I’m happy to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. O got into boxing with Muhammad Ali for his first fight and he stayed with me. A black and a Jew, me and Al Braverman, revolutionized boxing. Mario Cuomo gave me my license to promote in New York. One of our three offices was at 30 Rockefeller Center overlooking this great city. New York is a great city and stayed, so good they named it twice, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ. I’m proud and privileged for all the young men and women honored here. I’m so proud to be inducted with them today. I’m here because New York played such a vital role in my career. I’m happy to be here today to accept this award. I got my belt!”
Presenter Don Majeski, 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Don King and Master of Ceremonies Dave Diamante
NYSBHOF
ਕਲਾਸ ਦੇ 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike ਮਾਈਕਲਮੈੱਕੱਲੂਮ, Mike ਟਾਯਸਾਨ, ਜੇਕ LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos ਔਰਟੀਸ, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “ਖੰਡ” ਰੇ ਰੋਬਿਨਸਨ, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, ਟੋਨੀ Canzoneri, ਹੈਰਲਡ Lederman, ਸਟੀਵ Acunto, ਜਿਮੀ ਗਲੈਨ, Gil Clancy, ਰੇ Arcel, Nat Fleischer, ਬਿੱਲ Gallo ਅਤੇ ਆਰਥਰ Mercante, SR.
Don ਰਾਜਾ, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ (ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 22, 2019) – Canastota, New York welterweightDick DiVeronicaembodies the true spirit of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame: New Yorkers honoring New Yorkers for their accomplishments and achievements in boxing.
DiVeronica will be part of a 24-member Class of 2019 inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner thisSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ), Howard Beach ਵਿੱਚ ਰੂਸੋ ਦੀ 'ਤੇ The Bay' ਤੇ, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ.
“This is what the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame is about, honoring and remembering men and women who devoted their time and energy to our beloved sports,” NYSBHOF presidentBob ਡਫੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”
DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, ਕੰਪਾਇਲ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ 44-31-1 (13 ਕੋਸ) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 ਪ੍ਰੋ ਝਗੜੇ, once by NYSBHOF charter (2012) inducteeEmile Griffith.
“This wasn’t expected (NYSBHOF induction) and we’re all super excited,” DiVeronica’s daughter Theresa commented. “We live in the same town as the International Boxing Hall of Fame, but my father will never be inducted into that Hall of Fame because he was never a world champion, only a contender. Billy Backus (undisputed world welterweight champion in 1971-72) is from Canastota, ਵੀ. He and my father never fought because they didn’t want the hometown fighter losing. My father was a humble guy and we’re so happy to have him recognized by the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”
DiVeronica will now join Backus, who was a member of the Class of 2014, in the NYSBHOF. Boxing was incredibly important in DiVeronica life in and out of the ring. He started a boxing club in Germany while stationed there in the U.S. ਫੌਜ. He even met his wife at the famed 5th ਸ੍ਟ੍ਰੀਟ. Gym in Miami. Dick was staying there at the home of a relative, right next door to where his future wife lived. One day he asked her out and eventually they were married and starting a family back in Canastota.
“My family is so excited,” Theresa added. “We’ll be there for the induction ceremony, even my older sister from Germany.”
Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, ਦੋ-ਡਿਵੀਜ਼ਨ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੇਤੂ Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 ਕੋਸ), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨ Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 ਕੋਸ), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 ਕੋਸ), of Manhattan, ਅਤੇ Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 ਕੋਸ).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 ਕੋਸ), ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ Welterweight ਅਲ “Bummy” ਡੇਵਿਸ (65-10-4, 46 ਕੋਸ), (Schenectady) ਵਿਸ਼ਵ welterweight ਜੇਤੂ Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 ਕੋਸ), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 ਕੋਸ )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 ਕੋਸ) ਅਤੇ Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 ਕੋਸ).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon ਰਾਜਾ, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, refereeArthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, ਕ੍ਰਾਊਨ, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ ਦੇ.
Arthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. was the third man in the ring for the March 13, 1999 world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Louis that ended in a draw
ਐਤਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ, ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 28, ਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਡਿਨਰ
Don ਰਾਜਾ, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees
ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ (ਮਾਰਚ 20, 2019) – International boxing refereeArthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ.will join his father, ਦੇਰ Arthur Mercante, SR., in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) to become the first father-son inducted into the NYSBHOF.
The 24-member Class of 2019 will be inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner onSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ), ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 28, Howard Beach ਵਿੱਚ ਰੂਸੋ ਦੀ 'ਤੇ The Bay' ਤੇ, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ.
Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves toਜੁਆਨ Laporte (NYSBHOF inductee, ਦੀ ਕਲਾਸ 2014). “I felt I beat him, and I wanted to turn pro,” Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. explained how he got into officiating. “My father said no as long as I lived in his house, but he suggested I try referring.”
Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. started refereeing in 1979 in the amateurs and moved up to the pro ranks in 1984. He has referred 336 ਝਗੜੇ, ਸਮੇਤ 72 title fights. Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. has some wonderful memories, including a humorous story in which he was accidentally punched.
“I was referring a fight (unified world super middleweight title fight, ਜਨਵਰੀ 'ਤੇ. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) ਵਿਚਕਾਰ Badou ਜੈਕ ਅਤੇ ਯਾਕੂਬ DeGale,” Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. remembered. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ, Jack hit me in the face with a left hook, and I slipped. Beau asked me if I was alright. I said I was fine. ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿਚ, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. ਲੜਾਈ ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ, he told me I can take a good shot.”
Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. believed the key to be a good referee is breaking apart fighters in clinches and staying out of the picture, because a fight isn’t about the referee.
One of his most memorable moments of his career was working the same show as his father, ਸੀ 81 ਵਾਰ, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event betweenਰਾਏ ਜੋਨਸ, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. ਅਤੇ David Telesco, Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. handled a fight betweenDavid Izon ਅਤੇ Derrick Jefferson.
ਹੁਣ, Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ. ਨੇ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ. “When the call came January 27th (2019) ਤੱਕ Bob ਡਫੀ (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 ਉਸ ਦਿਨ.
“ਇਹ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਦਾ ਹੈ, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and ਇਰਾਨ Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don ਰਾਜਾ, ਜ਼ਰੂਰ, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. ਰਿੰਗ 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
ਲਿਵਿੰਗ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ NYSBHOF ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈੱਡਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ (Bronx-born) three-time, ਦੋ-ਡਿਵੀਜ਼ਨ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਜੇਤੂ Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 ਕੋਸ), Canastota welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 ਕੋਸ), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨ Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 ਕੋਸ), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 ਕੋਸ), of Manhattan, ਅਤੇ Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 ਕੋਸ).
Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 ਕੋਸ), ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ Welterweight ਅਲ “Bummy” ਡੇਵਿਸ (65-10-4, 46 ਕੋਸ), (Schenectady) ਵਿਸ਼ਵ welterweight ਜੇਤੂ Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 ਕੋਸ), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 ਕੋਸ )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 ਕੋਸ) ਅਤੇ Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4, 22 ਕੋਸ).
In addition to Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ, other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon ਰਾਜਾ, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, ਕ੍ਰਾਊਨ, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ ਦੇ.
“ਮੈਨੂੰ ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ [ਕ੍ਰਿਸ ਜਿੱਤੇਗਾ] ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਜੇਮਜ਼ ਡੀਗੇਲ ਦੀ ਵੰਸ਼ਾਵਲੀ ਹੈ. ਇੱਕ ਹੋਣ [ਓਲੰਪਿਕ] Gold Medalist and former world champion is real. I respect the man’s abilities. Junior hasn’t.
“My son looks at the physical aspect of boxing and, from a physical point of view, I don’t think there is anyone who can stand with him. But boxing isn’t just physical – it’s also spiritual, and that’s where Junior lacks. I don’t know whether he has that.
“This is the wisdom of someone who has been here. You never underestimate your opponent based on past performances. Anyone who thinks this guy is on a slide because of past performances is making a mistake.
“From a physical aspect, Junior has the upper hand. From a spiritual aspect and pedigree aspect, James has the upper hand, and that’s why this is a 50/50 ਲੜਾਈ.
“I do know Chris has learned and let’s see what is produced. It can be a brilliant fight.”
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI:
“I like our chances. I know the guy that I have been in camp with. The things I’ve seen, I like. They are much more positive this time around.
“You can’t underestimate a guy like Eubank. He always comes to win. ਪਰ, regardless of the gameplan, there is a certain mentality and my guy has it. He’s a Gold Medalist and he knows what mentality to bring on Saturday.
“James has won two major world titles, an Olympic Gold Medal. Chris has had some good wins but when he went to that elite level, he lost. Chris is a good fighter but he’s not beaten this level of opposition.”
Don ਰਾਜਾ, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline new inductees
NEW
YORK (ਜਨਵਰੀ 30, 2019) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has
announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction
dinner will be heldSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ), ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 28,
Howard Beach ਵਿੱਚ ਰੂਸੋ ਦੀ 'ਤੇ The Bay' ਤੇ, ਨ੍ਯੂ ਯੋਕ.
“We’re excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State,” NYSBHOFpresident Bob Duffy said. “This year’s inductees did so much to help boxing in New York, whether they were fighters or non-participants. Our goal is to continue to honor New Yorkers in boxing for many more years.”
Living
boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, two-division
world championWilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 ਕੋਸ), Canastota
welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 ਕੋਸ), (Hempstead)
WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30
ਕੋਸ), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 ਕੋਸ),
WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5,
19 ਕੋਸ), of Manhattan, ਅਤੇ Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte
Barrett (35-11-2, 20 ਕੋਸ).
Posthumous
participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy
Carter (84-31-9, 34 ਕੋਸ), ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ Welterweightਅਲ
“Bummy” ਡੇਵਿਸ (65-10-4, 46 ਕੋਸ), (Schenectady) world
welterweight championMarty Servo (47-4-2, 14 ਕੋਸ), (Bronx)
world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27
ਕੋਸ), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3,
8 ਕੋਸ) and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5,
12 ਕੋਸ) ਅਤੇLeach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross (35-10-4,
22 ਕੋਸ).
Living
non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon
King, Flushing judgeJohn McKaie, Brooklyn sportscasterSteve
Albert, refereeArthur Mercante, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ., and Bronx trainerBob
Jackson.
Posthumous
non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta,
ਕ੍ਰਾਊਨ, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne
Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy
Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF
presidentJoe Dwyer, ਬਰੁਕਲਿਨ ਦੇ.
Each
attending inductee (ਜ ਦੇ ਖ਼ਾਨਦਾਨ) will receive a custom-designed
belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
The
2019 ਫੇਮ NYSBHOF ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਮਬਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚੁਣੇ ਗਏ ਸਨ: Randy
Gordon, ਹੈਨਰੀ Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron
McNair, ਅਤੇਨੀਲ Terens.
All
boxers needed to be inactive for at least three years to be eligible for
NYSBHOF induction, and all inductees must have resided in New York State for a
significant portion of their boxing careers or during the prime of their
respective career.
NYSBHOF
CLASS
of 2012:
Carmen Basilio, Mike ਮਾਈਕਲਮੈੱਕੱਲੂਮ, Mike ਟਾਯਸਾਨ, ਜੇਕ LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos
Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “ਖੰਡ” ਰੇ ਰੋਬਿਨਸਨ, Gene
Tunney, Benny Leonard, ਟੋਨੀ Canzoneri, ਹੈਰਲਡ Lederman, ਸਟੀਵ Acunto, Jimmy
Glenn, Gil Clancy, ਰੇ Arcel, Nat Fleischer, ਬਿੱਲ Gallo ਅਤੇ ਆਰਥਰ Mercante,
SR.
CLASS
of 2013:Jack
Dempsey, Johnny ਡਨਡੀ, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, ਜੋਏ Archer, Iran
Barkley, ਮਰਕੁਸ Breland, ਬੌਬੀ Cassidy, ਡਗ ਜੋਨਸ, ਜੂਨੀਅਰ ਜੋਨਸ, ਯਾਕੂਬ
“ਬੱਡੀ” McGirt, ਐਡੀ ਮੁਸਤਫਾ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ, Bob Arum, Shelly ਫਿੰਕਲ, Tony
Graziano, ਲੈਰੀ Merchant, ਟੈਡੀ Brenner, Mike ਜੈਕੋਬਜ਼, Tex Rickard and Don
Dunphy.
CLASS
OF 2015:Saoul
Mamby, ਜੋਏ Giamba, ਜੌਨੀ Persol, ਹੈਰਲਡ Weston, Lonnie ਬ੍ਰੈਡਲੀ, Paul
Berlenbach, ਬਿਲੀ ਗ੍ਰਾਹਮ, Frankie Genaro, Bob ਮਿੱਲਰ, Tommy ਰਿਆਨ, Jimmy
Slattery, Bob ਡਫੀ, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, ਬਰੂਸ Silverglade, Charley
Goldman, ਜਿੰਮੀ ਜੌਹਨਸਟਨ, Cedric Kushner, ਹੈਰੀ Markson, Damon Runyon and Al
Weill.
CLASS
OF 2017:
Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “ਸ੍ਰੀ” Snipes, ਡਗ Dewitt, “The Bronx
Bomber” ਅਲੈਕਸ Ramos, ਡਿਕ ਟਾਈਗਰ, ਜੋਸੇ Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack
Dempsey, Don Majeski, ਰੌਨ Katz, ਸਟੈਨ Hoffman, ਬੌਬੀ Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al
Gavin, ਆਰਥਰ Donovan ਅਤੇ ਦਾਨ ਪਾਰਕਰ.
CLASS
OF 2018: Lou
“ਸ਼ਹਿਦ Boy” ਵਾਦੀ, ਜੇਕ Rodriguez, Terrence ਇਆਲੀ,
“Baby” ਜੋਅ Mesi, ਬੱਚਾ ਚਾਕਲੇਟ, ਯਾਕੂਬ ਜੰਮੂ. “Gentleman ਜਿਮ”
ਕਾਰ੍ਬੇਟ, ਜੈਕ McAuliffe, ਬਿਲੀ Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger”
ਜੋਨਸ, Charley Norkus, ਡੇਵ ਏੰਡਰਸਨ, Pete Brodsky, ਔਸ਼ਧ ਗੋਲਡਮੈਨ, ਬੌਬੀ Goodman,
Melvina Lathan, ਰੌਨ ਸਕਾਟ ਸਟੀਵੰਸ, ਵਿ੍ਹਸਕੀ Addie, ਜੌਨੀ ਬੋਜ਼, ਮੁਰੇ Goodman,
Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.
Tickets
are priced at $125.00 ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਬਾਲਗ ਕੀ, ਅਤੇ $60.00 ਬੱਚੇ ਲਈ (ਦੇ ਤਹਿਤ 16) and include
a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ 12:30 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. ਅਤੇ, as
well as dinner (ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਪੱਸਲੀ, ਮੱਛੀ ਜ ਪੋਲਟਰੀ) ਅਤੇ ਦਿਨ ਭਰ ਓਪਨ ਪੱਟੀ.
Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at
516.313.2304 ਜdepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program
are available, ਤੱਕ ਲੈ $80.00 ਨੂੰ $200.00, ਡਫੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਕਰਕੇ. Go on line
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