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European Super Featherweight Champion Samir Ziani calls out Tevin Farmer: “Farmer has chickened out” of WBC Eliminator

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PARIS, Frankryk (April 18, 2021) – European Super Featherweight Champion Samir Ziani (32-3-1, 7 Uitklophoue) has called out Tevin “American Idol” Farmer (30-5-1, 6 Uitklophoue), former International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight Champion, to fight June 5ste for the WBC Silver belt in a World Boxing Council (WBC) uitskakeling stryd. The winner would position himself for a title fight against WBC World champion Oscar Valdez.

The battle of left-handed super featherweights would be on the June 5ste Triller pay-per-view card in Florida, headlined by undefeated World lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-0) vs. George Kambosos, Jr. (19-0), supported by an exhibition fight between 4-time World heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield en Mike Tysonconqueror Kevin McBride.

According to Ziani’s manager Gary Hyde, was offered the WBC eliminator against Farmer and the Frenchman immediately accepted, while all has been quiet from Farmer.

“”I was excited to fight Farmer on a great Triller show,” Ziani said, “especially because it is my dream to win a World title in the United States. “I am surprised to hear that Farmer has chickened out of our fight, but I suppose je knows his boxing is slipping downwards.

“I want you, Farmer! Accept the fight and be a real warrior. Don’t run away from me. I want to box in the capital of boxing, the United States, to show American fans what I can do. They say you’re a technician, I will show you that I am a true warrior. The ring is for real men with the ambition to beat the best, not box the weakest, so, let’s give true value and pay respect to our noble art of boxing.”

Ranked No. 11 deur die WBC, asook Geen. 9 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the 30-year-old Ziani is the reigning EBU European champion, riding a 10-fight win streak. In sy mees onlangse stryd (Sewe. 5, 2020) and second title defense, Ziani dropped a bloody Alex Dilmaghian (19-1-1) three times en route to a 12ste round win by technical knockout with 9-seconds left in what was a Fight of the Year candidate.

Ziani’s last loss was 4 ½ years ago to World title challenger and fellow Frenchman,Guillaume Frenois (41-1), by a razor-thin margin, 115-113 drie keer, in Parys. Vroeër in sy loopbaan, Ziani also suffered a disputed 10-round loss by decision (97-93, 96-94, 96-94) in Denmark to current IBF World Lightweight Champion Richard Commey (18-0) in 2014.

“Ziani is an all-action fighter with an enormous work rate,” the Ireland-based Hyde added. “It would be a tantalizing match between two talented southpaws with the winner going on to fight for the WBC World title.”

The president of NoWhere2Hyde Management, Hyde has managed numerous world-class boxers during his career including world champions Guillermo Rigondeaux,Youri Kalenga en Simpiwe Vetyeaka.

INLIGTING:
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Ring Of Hope se "Night To Fight" keer Maart terug 7 by Toyota Musiekfabriek in Irving, Texas en leef op Pay Per View

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Nag om te veg 2020 promosie video

Boks-nie-winsgewende organisasie wat die jeug in die groter Dallas-omgewing bemagtig, beloof om nog 'n sterbelaaide vertoonvenster van die lieflike wetenskap te produseer met sy jaarlikse fondsinsamelingsgeleentheid.

Ligte swaargewig kragmeting tussen Sam Clarkson Jr.. en Israel Duffus beklemtoon die vertoning. Evan "Yung Holy" Holyfield, seun van Evander Holyfield, om in 'n geveg te verskyn; plaaslike vooruitsig voorgehou Tristan “Sweet T” Kalkreuth keer ook terug na die vierkantige sirkel.

IRVING, TX (Februarie 25, 2020) — Lone Star State-gebaseerde nie-winsgewende organisasie Ring of Hope keer terug vir 'n klinkende nag van goedgekeurde professionele boks wanneer dit sy negende jaarlikse boks aanbied "Nag om te veg" pro-boks en liefdadigheidsgeleentheid Saterdag, Maart 7 by die Toyota Musiekfabriek in Irving, Texas.


Die hoofgeleentheid sal 'n 8 ronde ligte swaargewig-aantrekkingskrag tussen twee geveg-getoetste krygers toe Dallas-Fort Worth gebore en getoë bokser Samuel Clarkson (22-5, 15 Uitklophoue) daag die Freddie Roach-Israel Duffus opgelei (19-6, 16 Uitklophoue).


Die markiestentwedstryd van die aand sal 'n hoogtepunt bereik om te dien as die groot fondsinsamelingsgeleentheid om die Ring of Hope-boksprogram te help ondersteun. Sedert 2010, Ring of Hope het gemeenskappe getransformeer en die lewens van die jeug verander deur opvoeding, studente te bemagtig en te betrek deur die grondbeginsels van boks.


“Ek word gereeld gevra hoekom ek so 'n begeerte gehad het om deel te wees van Ring of Hope. Dit gaan alles oor die toekoms van die jong mans en vroue in ons gemeenskappe,” het die stigter van Ring of Hope, Steven Bolos, gesê. “Ons glo vir hulle, glo in hulle en glo saam met en deur hulle dat hulle die leiers van môre kan wees.”


Evan "Yung Holy" Holyfield (3-0, 3 Uitklophoue), die seun van Hall of Fame vegter Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, sal voortgaan op sy soeke om in sy legendariese pa se voetspore te volg wanneer die 22-jarige terugkeer na die ring. Aangebied deur Main Events, die Houston-gebaseerde Holyfield het sy pro-boksdebuut in November gemaak met sy legendariese pa wat die ringkant ondersteun het.


Plaaslike talent en 18-jarige uitblinker Tristan Kalkreuth (4-0, 3 Uitklophoue), wat verlede jaar 'n ooreenkoms met Oscar De La Hoya se Golden Boy Promotions aangegaan het, sal ook sy klim in die geledere in 'n aparte geveg voortsit. Kalkreuth is in Carrollton gebore en is 'n inwoner van Duncanville. Hy word opgelei deur die bekende afrigter Ronnie Shields, en het 'n versierde amateur-agtergrond, waar hy aan oor deelgeneem het 100 gevegte, twee Nasionale Kampioenskappe verdien en vir die VSA Bokspan in die Wêreldkampioenskappe in 2018.


Weltergewigte moet ook in afsonderlike wedstryde verskyn Jessy Martinez (14-0, 9 Uitklophoue) en Brandyn Lynch (10-1, 8 Uitklophoue), cruiserweight Robin Safar (10-0, 7 Uitklophoue) en die swaargewig Patrick Mailata (4-0, 2 Uitklophoue), Austin-gebaseerde super liggewig Robert Kevin Garcia (6-0, 5 Uitklophoue) en die Corpus Christi-gebaseerde liggewig John Rincon (4-0, 2 Uitklophoue).


Night To Fight sal regstreeks beskikbaar wees op Integrated Sports Pay Per View op kabel, satelliet en digitale betaal-per-kyk via in aanvraag, Vubiquity, DIRECTV en GEREG in die Verenigde State van Amerika, Shaw PPV in Kanada en wêreldwyd via die FITE.TV app en webwerf.


Hall of Fame Showtime TV-uitsaaier Al Bernstein, voormalige twee-afdeling wêreldkampioen Paulie Malignaggi en LA Times and Boxing Scene joernalis en skrywer Manouk Akopyan sal die aksie van ringside oproep.


Limited tickets and VIP dinner tables can be obtained through a sponsorship to Ring of Hope. Vir meer inligting, gaan www.ringofhope.com.


The Toyota Music Factory is located at 300 West Las Colinas Boulevard in Irving, Texas.


For more information on sponsorships, volunteering or to enroll a child in a Ring of Hope program, please email info@ringofhope.com. To provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs, click here to donate.


For up to date information, news and developments, besoek www.RingOfHope.com, and follow along online on the following Ring of Hope platforms—Instagram, Facebook enYouTube.

🥊 Hoogtepunte from previous Ring of Hope Night To Fight events



Fotos uit 2019 Nag om te veg, which took place Feb. 28 at the Frontiers Of Flight Museum in Dallas. The fight card featured undefeated prospects, voormalige Amerikaanse Olimpiërs en mense soos Hall of Famer-vegter Thomas Hearn en The First Lady of Boxing Jackie Kallen teenwoordig.

OOR RING VAN HOOP: Gestig in 2010 deur Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope is 'n nie-winsgewende organisasie wat poog om opvoeding te gee, bemagtig en betrek die jeug deur die grondbeginsels van boks. Met twee gimnasium-liggings - die South Dallas Club en die Colony Club - beklemtoon Ring of Hope op leierskapontwikkeling, fiksheidsprogramme en gemeenskapsuitreike terwyl die dissipline van boks onderrig word. Die liggings bied ook 'n veilige plek vir die jeug in die Dallas Fort Worth-omgewing om aan naskoolse boksprogramme deel te neem. Deur die soet wetenskap, Ring of Hope se afrigters en vrywilligers bemagtig die jeug om meer toegewyd tot gesondheid te raak, fiksheid en welstand terwyl hulle hulle ook inspireer om meer betrokke te raak by hul gemeenskap.

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1988 Olympic gold medalist “Merciless” Ray Mercer Looks back at his Olympic experience

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Februarie 11, 2020) – Thirty-two years after he captured an Olympic gold medal, “Merciless” Ray Mercer fondly remembers his Olympic experience like it was last month. Mercer, who is the only American heavyweight champion to knock out all of his Olympic opponents, went on to become world heavyweight champion as a professional for our “heavyweight double.”

For Mercer, it all started in Germany, where his U.S. Army unit was based. Offered a chance to avoid a 30-day field exercise, Mercer accepted an offer to serve as a sparring partner for the post’s heavyweight boxing champion. Despite never having put on a pair of gloves before, Mercer was a quick learner who was naturally strong, and he rapidly developed into the 1985 U.S. Army and Inter-service heavyweight champion.

The World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), in which qualified athletes have an opportunity to train fulltime for the Olympics, didn’t exist back then, nor the Olympic qualifier rules of today. Mercer defeated future world heavyweight championTommy Morrison in the opening round of the 1988 Olympic Trials and another future world heavyweight titlist, Michael Bentt (5-0) in the championship final. At the 1988 USA Olympic Box-offs at famed Caesars Pala

ce in Las Vegas, Mercer won a split decision (3-2) over Bentt, but Mercer had already qualified to fight in the Olympic Games by being the U.S. Armed Forces champion.

“When I was in the Army, I had to win in the service, maintain things, and go to the next step,” Mercer remembered. “I had to beat some good fighters on my way to the Olympics, and I was in the best shape of my life. There was more discipline in the amateurs than the professional ranks. The final year before the Olympics, I left my home unit, traveled a lot to fight, and stayed in my trainer’s house instead of living in the barracks.

Mercer made history at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Suid-Korea, when he became and remains the only Olympic heavyweight champion from the United States to knockout all four of his opponents:  Rudolf Gavenciak (Czechoslovakia – RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Italy – KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Netherlands – RSC2) enBaik Hyun-Man (South Korean – KO1).

“I knew I had to knockout the South Korean in the final,” Mercer admitted. “I just wanted to do what I could to be the Olympic gold medalist. I don’t think I used a jab.

“Winning the Olympic gold medal resulted in some big-time changes for me. I became a celebrity, a household name, and it allowed me to make money as a professional. The best thing that ever happened to me was winning the Olympic gold medal, even more than winning the world title as a pro. Nothing compared to becoming an Olympic gold medalist. I accomplished my dream. I had never dreamed of going pro, until after I won the gold medal.

“It was really important to win that gold medal. I fought with my heart; no money was involved, celebrated so hard that night (after winning the gold medal) that I lost my medal for a few hours. My dream had come true, my hands were shaking, and I lost my medal. What a night!"

Mercer offers members of the 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team one bit of advice, “Keep fighting, follow your dream and take that last step.”

Mercer, who was born in Jacksonville, Florida, made his much-anticipated pro debut in 1989, stopJesse McGhee in the third round of their fight in Atlantic City. “Merciless” won his first 18 pro gevegte, including a ninth-round knockout ofFrancisco Damiani, followed by a successful defense against Morrison, who was stopped in the fifth round.

During his 19-year pro career, Mercer compiled a 36-7-1 (26 Uitklophoue) rekord, defeating four world champions in Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon enOssie Ocasio.  Five of his eight career losses were to world champions: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield enShannon Briggs. 

“Ray represents everything that makes USA Boxing proud,"SêChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “As an Army veteran, Olimpiese goue medalje, and heavyweight champion of the world, he has demonstrated excellence and professionalism that reflects the best of what USA Boxing has to offer.”

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boksers, amptenare, afrigters en boksondersteuners — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspirerend en terug te gee aan USA Boxing se toekomstige bokskampioene, in en uit van die ring.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

To join the Alumni Association, registreer eenvoudig byalumni@usaboxing.org vir 'n $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, sleutelhanger en e-beursie.

Mercer’s outstanding amateur boxing career also included a classic match-up against Cuban great and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Felix Savon, at USA vs. Cuba dual match, in which Mercer twice staggered Savon, who survived without suffering additional damage only because the Cuban referee made a questionable intervention that gave his fellow countryman time to recover and a controversial 2-1 oorwinning.

“And he gave me a standing eight-count for no reason,” Mercer added. “I beat that guy and he knows it. We’re still in touch even though he doesn’t speak English. He has a friend translate and we’re in touch on Facebook. We like each other.”

Vandag, Mercer is founding a charity at home in North Carolina, which will include free boxing clinics, maar, more importantly, give back to the community and teach youths, especially those who are bullied, the skills they’ll need to go out into the real world.

Ray Mercer has reached the zenith twice in boxing as an Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion as a professional. Not too shabby for somebody who never really wanted to box.

“Boxing saved my life,” Mercer concluded. “I can’t imagine my life without boxing, it certainly wouldn’t be the same.

INLIGTING:

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Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

ABOUT USA BOXING:  The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United States’ athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, develop character, support the sport of boxing, and promote and grow Olympic style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.

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Rekord opkoms vir die staat New York Boxing Hall of Fame Induksie aandete

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NYSBHOF Klas 2019: (L-R – sit) – Bob Jackson, John McKaie, Dick DiVeronica, Regilio krans, Don King en Michal Olajidfe; (L-R – staande) – Ring 8 president Charles Norkus, Jr., Monte Barrett, Arthur Mercante, Jr., Steve Albert en NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy

(Alle foto's deur Peter Frutkoff / NYSBHOF)



Onnavolgbare promotor Don King het die 24-lid Klas van 2019 in die NYSBHOF


NEW YORK (April 30, 2019) – 'N Rekordgetal opkoms vereer die Klas van 2019 by hierdie afgelope agtste jaarlikse New York Staat Boxing Hall of Fame Sondag se (NYSBHOF), geborg deur Ring 8, by Russo se On the Bay in Howard Beach, New York.



“Ons het ons grootste bywoning, 402 mense,” 'n gelukkige en trotse NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy gesê by die geleentheid. “Dit is die manier waarop ons wys ons waardering met hierdie spesiale band vir hierdie New Yorkers vir wat hulle boks gegee het deur die jare. Te danke aan 'n baie volke’ pogings is dit ons agtste jaar. Ek hoop ons kan 'n ander doen 50. Ek wil graag almal van hierdie inductees dankie, en familielede hul vir hul ondersteuning. Dit gaan alles oor familie.”

Lewende boksers op pad na die NYSBHOF sluit (Bronx-gebore) drie keer, twee-afdeling wêreldkampioen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Uitklophoue), (Hempstead) WBO super veergewig-wêreldkampioen Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Uitklophoue), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. Olimpiese Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Uitklophoue), WBO super middelgewig-wêreldtitel uitdagerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Uitklophoue), van Manhattan, New York welterweight Dick DiVeronica(44-13-1, 13 Uitklophoue), en Queens’ wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Uitklophoue).

Postuum deelnemers word ingelyf is (Bronx) drie-time liggewig wêreldkampioenJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn welterweight al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Uitklophoue), (Schenectady) wêreld welterweight kampioen Marty Serwo (47-4-2, 14 Uitklophoue), (Bronx) wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn wêreld liggewig-kampioen Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Uitklophoue )en Lower East Side liggewigte se Manhattan Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Uitklophoue) en Leach “Die geveg Tandarts” Kwaad (35-10-4, 22 Uitklophoue).

Lewende nie-deelnemers op pad na die NYSBHOF is New York City-gebaseerde promotor Don King, spoel regter John McKaie, skeidsregter Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, en Bronx afrigter Bob Jackson.

Postuum nie-deelnemer inductees is Utica Match Dewey Fragetta, Crown, koninginne skeidsregter Johnny LoBianco, Garden City skeidsregter Wayne Kelly, spoel sportman Harry Hill, bekroonde joernalis Jimmy kanon, van Manhattan se Upper East Side, en NYSAC amptelike / voormalige NABF president Joe Dwyer, van Brooklyn.

Elke bywoon opgeroepene (of direkte afstammeling van) ontvang 'n persoonlike ontwerp gordel om aan te dui sy of haar inlywing in die NYSBHOF.

Die 2019 inductees is deur die NYSBHOF nomineer komiteelede gekies:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, en Neil Terens.

Alle boksers wat nodig is onaktief te wees vir ten minste drie jaar om in aanmerking te kom vir NYSBHOF induksie, en al inductees moes woon in die staat New York vir 'n beduidende gedeelte van hul boks loopbaan of gedurende die fleur van hul onderskeie loopbaan.

inductees’ KWOTASIES & PICTURES

Bob Jackson: “Dit is moeilik om in tye soos hierdie om te praat wanneer vereer deur vriende. Dit was 'n groot run. Ek woon op herinneringe en ek het duisende. Hulle hou my aan die gang. Moet nooit opgee nie, hou altyd pons.”



(L-R) aanbieder Vinny Maddalone & 2019 NYSBHOF opgeroepene Bob Jackson

Regilio Tuur: “Ek was 'n swart kind van Holland veg in die Olimpiese Spele. Pretty much 'n niemand die stryd teen die VS. kampioen. Hulle het my terugkeer vliegtuigkaartjie voordat ek selfs geveg omdat hulle al my opponent was ongelooflik. Ek opgelei om hom te beveg, 'n hotklou, vir 'n jaar en het 'n groot stryd hand dat niemand geweet van. Ek wou American te kom en maak deur pa trots. Ek afgetree het uit die voor-) onoorwonne en maak 'n klomp geld. Ek is vandag vereer. Ek het 'n goeie bestuurder, Stan Hoffman, wat is 'n man wat ons mense gemaak. Staan hier vandag is 'n droom.”



(L-R) — 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Regilio Tuur & aanbieder Stan Hoffman

John McKaie: “Ek het 'n groot taak en word vereer vir iets wat ek regtig baie lief vir doen is 'n groot eer. Ek wil graag verskeie kommissies dankie vir lisensiëring my, maar New York is my huis. Ek wil graag al die boksers bedank omdat dit was 'n plesier om dit te veroordeel.”



L-R) – Aanbieder Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF opgeroepene John McKaie en
NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy

Monte Barrett: “Baie geluk aan almal hier. Daar is so baie geskiedenis in hierdie kamer. Ek het in die boks was 18 jaar en het 'n uitgesoekte geheue, maar daar so baie wonderlike ervarings en prestasies gewees. Ek is lief vir hierdie man (afrigter Jimmy Glenn). Baie bestuurders het nie eens vra hoe jy doen. My bestuurder was die groot Stan Hoffman. Hy het vir my $50,000, $3000 'n maand en 'n ander $1000 vir versekering sonder 'n kontrak. Stan sê: 'Hoe gaan dit? Ek glo in jou en is lief vir jou.’ In 2005, Ek is met 'n argument met Don King oor geld. Hy het gesê, "Die lewe is 'n onderhandeling.’ Wel, Ek is nou onderhandel, en ek is in die Hall of Fame.”



(L-R) – Aanbieder Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF opgeroepene Monte Barrett en sy vrou, Kshnek, en NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy

Arthur Mercante, Jr.: “Wat 'n groot eer dit is deur Ring te erken 8 en die boks gemeenskap. In 2012, My pa was ingelyf in die New York Boxing Hall of Fame Nou is hy afkyk vandag en hy is so trots. Ek het die Golden Gloves op die ouderdom van 17. Un die kwarteindronde ek verloor 'n groot vegter en Hall van Famer, Juan LaPorte. Soos enige bokser, Ek het gedink dat ek gewen het, en wou aa rematch. My pa het my vertel ek het nie daarvan pad werk en net verloor 'n drie-ronde stryd. Hy het gevra of ek wil graag 'n skeidsregter wees. Ek het begin in 1979 en my pa het my werk vyf jaar voordat hy pro. Ek het so baie groot gevegte ref, insluitende een op dieselfde kaart met my pa by Radio City Music Hall. My grootste stryd was Lennox Lewis versus Evander Holyfield.”



(L-R) – 2019 NYSBHOF opgeroepene Arthur Mercante, Jr. en aanbieder James Mercante

Michael Olajide: “Ek is regtig geëerd om hier te wees vandag. My geskiedenis in boks gaan terug 'n bietjie nou. Daar is niks beter te vereer deur diegene wat 'n deel van jou beroep. Dankie. Ek het 'n ongelooflike reis gehad: Liverpool na Kanada na New York. Boks het my so baie gegee. Ek sou nie die persoon wat ek is sonder boks wees. Om te lewe is om te veg. Boks en lewe is sinoniem”



(L-R) – Aanbieder Jack Hirsch en 2019 NYSBHOF opgeroepene Michael Olajide

Steve Albert: “Dit is 'n geweldige eer om vereer deur hierdie ligte. Om erken te word in jou eie staat is spesiaal. Dit is 'n viering van al New York. ek het gewerk 23 jaar vir Showtime Championship Boxing, uit 1987-2010, en die mees dramatiese was Corrales-Castillo ek, een van die grootste gevegte van alle tye. Ek het die sien die wêreld as gevolg van boks, maar dit was die ligter oomblikke Ek onthou die meeste. Slegs in boks het jy hierdie karakters en ongelooflike ervaring.”



(L-R) – Aanbieder Randy Gordon en 2019 NYSBHOF opgeroepene Steve Albert

Don King: “Slegs in Amerika, reg? Ek is bly om te word ingelyf in die staat New York Boxing Hall of Fame. O het in boks met Muhammad Ali vir sy eerste geveg en hy het by my. 'N Swart en 'n Jood, my en Al Braverman, rewolusie boks. Mario Cuomo het ek my lisensie te bevorder in New York. Een van ons drie ampte was by 30 Rockefeller Center uitsig oor die groot stad. New York is 'n groot stad en gebly, so goed hulle twee keer vernoem dit, New York, New York. Ek is trots en bevoorreg om al die jong manne en vroue hier vereer. Ek is so trots om ingelyf met hulle vandag. Ek is hier omdat New York so 'n belangrike rol gespeel in my loopbaan. Ek is bly om hier te wees vandag om hierdie toekenning te aanvaar. Ek het my gordel!”






Aanbieder Don Majeski, 2019 NYSBHOF opgeroepene Don King en
Seremoniemeester Dave Diamante

NYSBHOF

Klas 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray ARCEL, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo en Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Klas 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard en Don Dunphy.

Klas 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Amber, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Ide D'Amato, William Muldoon en Tom O'Rourke.

Klas 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon en Al Weill.

Klas 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein en Jimmy Jacobs.

Klas 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mnr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Die Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareille” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan en Dan Parker.

Klas 2018: Lou “heuning Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe MESI, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, plante Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar en Sam Taub.
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Dick DiVeronica embodies spirit of New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Induction Dinner This Sunday, April 28

Don King, Jimmy kanon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees

NEW YORK (April 22, 2019) – CANASTOTA, New York welterweight Dick DiVeronica embodies 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 this Sondag middag (12:30-5:30 namiddag. EN), by Russo se On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

“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 president Bob Duffy gesê. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”

Limited tickets are still available, geprys teen $125.00 per volwassene en $60.00 vir kinders (onder 16), en sluit in 'n volledige brunch en cocktail uur by aankoms, begin by 12:30 namiddag. EN, sowel as aandete (primarib, vis of pluimvee) en open bar die hele dag. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 of depcomish@aol.com. Gaan op die lyn by www.Ring8ny.com Vir meer inligting oor die staat New York Boxing Hall of Fame.

DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, opstel van 'n 44-31-1 (13 Uitklophoue) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 pro gevegte, once by NYSBHOF charter (2012) inductee Emile 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, te. 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. Army. He even met his wife at the famed 5ste St. 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-gebore) drie keer, twee-afdeling wêreldkampioen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Uitklophoue), (Hempstead) WBO super veergewig-wêreldkampioen Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Uitklophoue), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. Olimpiese Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Uitklophoue), WBO super middelgewig-wêreldtitel uitdagerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Uitklophoue), van Manhattan, en Queens’ wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Uitklophoue).

Postuum deelnemers word ingelyf is (Bronx) drie-time liggewig wêreldkampioenJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn welterweight al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Uitklophoue), (Schenectady) wêreld welterweight kampioen Marty Serwo (47-4-2, 14 Uitklophoue), (Bronx) wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn wêreld liggewig-kampioen Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Uitklophoue )en Lower East Side liggewigte se Manhattan Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Uitklophoue) en Leach “Die geveg Tandarts” Kwaad (35-10-4, 22 Uitklophoue).

Lewende nie-deelnemers op pad na die NYSBHOF is New York City-gebaseerde promotor Don King, spoel regter John McKaie, skeidsregter Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, en Bronx afrigter Bob Jackson.

Postuum nie-deelnemer inductees is Utica Match Dewey Fragetta, Crown, koninginne skeidsregter Johnny LoBianco, Garden City skeidsregter Wayne Kelly, spoel sportman Harry Hill, bekroonde joernalis Jimmy kanon, van Manhattan se Upper East Side, en NYSAC amptelike / voormalige NABF president Joe Dwyer, van Brooklyn.

Elke bywoon opgeroepene (of direkte afstammeling van) sal 'n spesiaal ontwerp gordel ontvang om aan te dui sy of haar inlywing in die NYSBHOF.

Die 2019 inductees is deur die NYSBHOF nomineer komiteelede gekies:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, en Neil Terens.

Alle boksers wat nodig is onaktief te wees vir ten minste drie jaar om in aanmerking te kom vir NYSBHOF induksie, en al inductees moes woon in die staat New York vir 'n beduidende gedeelte van hul boks loopbaan of gedurende die fleur van hul onderskeie loopbaan.


NYSBHOF

Klas 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray ARCEL, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo en Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Klas 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard en Don Dunphy.

Klas 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Amber, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Ide D'Amato, William Muldoon en Tom O'Rourke.

Klas 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon en Al Weill.

Klas 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein en Jimmy Jacobs.

Klas 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mnr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Die Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareille” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan en Dan Parker.

Klas 2018: Lou “heuning Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe MESI, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, plante Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar en Sam Taub.
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Arthur Mercante, Jr. to join father in New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Arthur Mercante, Jr. 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

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Don King, Jimmy kanon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 inductees


NEW YORK (Maart 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, die laat 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 on Sondag middag (12:30-5:30 namiddag. EN), April 28, by Russo se On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan LaPorte (NYSBHOF inductee, klas van 2014). “I felt I beat him, and I wanted to turn pro,” Mercante, Jr. 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, Jr. started refereeing in 1979 in the amateurs and moved up to the pro ranks in 1984. He has referred 336 gevegte, insluitend 72 title fights. Mercante, Jr. 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, Jan. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) tussen Badou Jack en James DeGale,” Mercante, Jr. remembered. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. Op dieselfde tyd, 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. Later, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Na afloop van die stryd, he told me I can take a good shot.”

Mercante, Jr. 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, wat was 81 tyd, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. en David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon en Derrick Jefferson.


Nou, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. kommentaar. “When the call came January 27th (2019) uit Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 daardie dag.

“Dit is 'n eer, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Iran Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don King, natuurlik, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. Ring 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”

Lewende boksers op pad na die NYSBHOF sluit (Bronx-gebore) drie keer, twee-afdeling wêreldkampioen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Uitklophoue), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 Uitklophoue), (Hempstead) WBO super veergewig-wêreldkampioenRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Uitklophoue), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. Olimpiese Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Uitklophoue), WBO super middelgewig-wêreldtitel uitdager Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 Uitklophoue), van Manhattan, en Queens’ wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Uitklophoue).

Postuum deelnemers word ingelyf is (Bronx) drie-time liggewig wêreldkampioenJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn welterweight al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Uitklophoue), (Schenectady) wêreld welterweight kampioen Marty Serwo (47-4-2, 14 Uitklophoue), (Bronx) wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn wêreld liggewig-kampioen Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Uitklophoue )en Lower East Side liggewigte se Manhattan Sid Terris (94-13-5, 12 Uitklophoue) en Leach “Die geveg Tandarts” Kwaad (35-10-4, 22 Uitklophoue).

In addition to Mercante, Jr., other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, spoel regter John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, en Bronx afrigter Bob Jackson.

Postuum nie-deelnemer inductees is Utica Match Dewey Fragetta, Crown, koninginne skeidsregter Johnny LoBianco, Garden City skeidsregter Wayne Kelly, spoel sportman Harry Hill, bekroonde joernalis Jimmy kanon, van Manhattan se Upper East Side, en NYSAC amptelike / voormalige NABF president Joe Dwyer, van Brooklyn.

Elke bywoon opgeroepene (of direkte afstammeling van) sal 'n spesiaal ontwerp gordel ontvang om aan te dui sy of haar inlywing in die NYSBHOF.

Die 2019 inductees is deur die NYSBHOF nomineer komiteelede gekies:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, en Neil Terens.

Alle boksers wat nodig is onaktief te wees vir ten minste drie jaar om in aanmerking te kom vir NYSBHOF induksie, en al inductees moes woon in die staat New York vir 'n beduidende gedeelte van hul boks loopbaan of gedurende die fleur van hul onderskeie loopbaan.


NYSBHOF

Klas 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray ARCEL, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo en Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Klas 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard en Don Dunphy.

Klas 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Amber, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Ide D'Amato, William Muldoon en Tom O'Rourke.

Klas 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon en Al Weill.

Klas 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein en Jimmy Jacobs.

Klas 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mnr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Die Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareille” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan en Dan Parker.

Klas 2018: Lou “heuning Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe MESI, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, plante Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar en Sam Taub.


Kaartjies kos $125.00 per volwassene en $60.00 vir kinders (onder 16) en sluit in 'n volledige brunch en cocktail uur by aankoms, begin by 12:30 namiddag. EN, sowel as aandete (primarib, vis of pluimvee) en open bar die hele dag. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 ofdepcomish@aol.com. Advertensies vir die NYSBHOF program is beskikbaar, wat wissel van $80.00 te $200.00, deur kontak met Duffy. Gaan op die lyn by www.Ring8ny.com Vir meer inligting oor die staat New York Boxing Hall of Fame.

OOR RING 8: Gevorm in 1954 deur 'n oud-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 is die agtste filiaal van wat toe bekend as die Nasionale Veteraan Boksers Association – vandaar, RING 8 – en vandag leuse die organisasie se oorskot: Boksers Helpende Boksers.

RING 8 is ten volle verbind tot die ondersteuning van minder bevoorregte mense in die boks gemeenskap wat hulp nodig het in terme van die betaling van huur, mediese uitgawes, of wat ook al regverdigbaar behoefte.

Gaan op die lyn te www.Ring8ny.com Vir meer inligting oor RING 8, Die grootste groep van sy soort in die Verenigde State van Amerika, met meer as 350 lede. Jaarlikse ledegeld is slegs $30.00 en elke lid is geregtig op 'n buffet ete by RING 8 maandelikse vergaderings, uitgesluit Julie en Augustus. Alle aktiewe boksers, amateur en professionele, is geregtig op 'n gratis RING 8 jaarlikse lidmaatskap. Gaste van Ring 8 lede is welkom om teen 'n koste van slegs $7.00 per persoon.


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VSA Boks Alumni Vereniging Profiel: John “Die Quietman” Ruiz

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From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown


COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Maart 12, 2019) – From the projects to owning arguably the most respected individual title in sports, John “Die Quietman” Ruiz remains the only Latino to capture the coveted world heavyweight title.

Ruiz, 47, is a proud Puerto-Rican American boxer who grew-up in a Chelsea, Massachusetts. The two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) swaargewigkampioen, defeated USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield in the second of their three title fights, to secure for the first time, the world heavyweight crown.

A versier amateur bokser, Ruiz compiled a 50-5 rekord, similar to his final pro record of 44-9-1 (30 Uitklophoue) tussen 1992-2010, including gold- medal performances at the All-New England Championships, USA Boxing National Championships and the Los Angeles Olympic Festival, which elevated him to the No. 1 light heavyweight position in the United States ratings.

Ruiz was also an outstanding all-around athlete at Chelsea High, particularly in football, in which he was an all-star. He started boxing at the age of seven, eventually developing his skills at the Somerville Boxing Club.

“Boxing was the only sport I figured I’d have a good chance of succeeding,” Ruiz (pictured here on far left) explained why he pursued boxing as opposed to football or another team sport. “The other sports you had to go to college, and I didn’t have the grades.”

Ruiz never looked back and no boxer ever got more out of their God-given skills than him. After winning his first tournament (PAL in New Jersey), he became part of the USA Team that traveled to Sweden to compete in a dual-meet.

“Outside of Puerto Rico (he lived there for 6-7 years in his early youth),” Ruiz remembered fondly. “I had never traveled outside of the United States. USA Boxing gave me an opportunity to travel there, Australië, Italy and all over the United States. Even more than how those experiences prepared me for the pro ranks, it gave me a taste of life experience, traveling to places I never would have been able to go to on my own. Amateur boxing also gave me structure and confidence in myself for when I turned pro. I also met so many different people, fighters and coaches, from all over the world.”

In addition to his aforementioned victory at the Los Angles Olympic Festival, which qualified him as a Team USA member to compete in the World Championships in Australia (finale 6ste in die wêreld), perhaps the highlight of his amateur career was defeating Torsten May, die 1992 Olympic gold medal winner from Germany, at a dual meet in Florida.

“My association with John goes back to 1990,” bygevoeg Al Valenti, USA Boxing Special Projects Consultant. “I was thrilled that a local kid was honing his skills in the boxing ring. John made an incredible impact on the National Amateur boxing scene in the early nineties; making it all the way to the Olympic Trials in Worcester (MA). Having been involved in the trials was extra special for me because John was such a great competitor and good kid. Boxing history will have a place for John Ruiz, not many survived 36 rounds with Evander. Being the first Latino World Heavyweight Champion was quite an accomplishment for “Die Quietman”.

Ruiz turned pro August 20, 1992, winning a four-round unanimous decision over Kevin Parker. During his pro career, he defeated top contemporary names such as Holyfield,James Thunder, Jerry Ballard, Fernely Felix, Kirk Johnson, Fres Oquendo, Andrew Golota en Jameel McCline.

History was made March 3, 2013 in Las Vegas, when he became only the second fighter to drop Holyfield en route to his WBA title-winning fight by way of a 12-round unanimous decision, earning him instant notoriety as the first Latino to hold the coveted world heavyweight title belt.



John Ruiz met President George W. Bush in the White House after becoming the first Latino to become world heavyweight boxing champion (Picture courtesy of the Boston Herald)

“I’m very proud to have accomplished that,” he continued, “but my main goal was to provide for my family and I always maintained that goal. Most fighters don’t succeed, but at the end of the day, that’s what pushed me. I don’t really think about being the only Latino to win the world heavyweight title, maar, when I hear people talk about it today, Ek dink, wow, I’m still the only Latino to do that.”

Several years ago, Ruiz opened a gym (Quietman Sport Gym) in Medford, MA, not too far from where he grew up in Chelsea and trained in Somerville. It has been a registered club member by USA Boxing since 2012, maar, more importantly, it’s Ruiz’ way of giving back to amateur boxing.

“I felt there was a need to help more kids and give them an opportunity to get out of the house and do something productive and fun,” Ruiz commented. “They all have a chance to work on self confidence and one could possibly become world champion. I feel obligated to help kids because I remember years ago when I was in the same position. They need guidance. If I didn’t have all the support I did growing up, I wouldn’t have turned out the way I did. I want to help kids understand how to accomplishment their goals.”

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Geskep om 'n lewenslange kampioen te word, wedersyds voordelige verhoudings tussen USA Boxing en sy alumni, –boksers, amptenare, afrigters en boksondersteuners — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspirerend en terug te gee aan USA Boxing se toekomstige bokskampioene, in en uit van die ring.

Die USA Boxing Alumni Association is oop vir almal wat lief is vir boks en graag met amateurbokse wil bly. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

To join the Alumni Association, registreer eenvoudig by alumni@usaboxing.org vir 'n $40.00 per jaar ledegeld. Nuwe lede sal 'n T-hemp ontvang, sleutelhanger en e-beursie.

Vandag, John lives in Palm City, Florida. He’s a correctional officer for the Martin County Sheriff Department. “Winning the world title twice as a pro was awesome,” Ruiz concluded, “but I definitely enjoyed the amateurs more than the pros, even though I would have loved to have represented the USA in the Olympics. USA Boxing opened up my mind to different things, taking me off the streets of Chelsea to made me feel……special.”

John Ruiz has always preached, “Follow Your Dreams!” and he’s still doing that today.

INLIGTING: www.usaboxing.orgTwitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumn iInstagram: @USABoxing Facebook: /USABoxing

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CRYPTO BOXERS KOM UIT SWINGEND MET NUWE LOGO, WEBTUISTE & WIE SPEL DIE PLAN

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Besoek ons ​​webwerf

ATLANTA, GA (Februarie 28, 2019) - Crypto Boxers, die eerste en enigste bokswedstryd wat op blockchain-tegnologie werk, gaan voort om strategiese bewegings rondom die virtuele toue te maak. Konsep skepper Andrew Gilliam, stigter en uitvoerende hoof van Me N 'Mines Media, swaai met 'n uitdagende nuwe logo; 'n nuwe webwerf (http://cryptoboxers.io/), ontwerp deur onafhanklike spelontwikkelingstudio, PlayStakes; en 'n TKO-speletjieplan om te bring “Regte boks na die blockchain. Om die tegnologiese koevert te stoot as wat tans beskikbaar is in die crypto-speelruimte, Crypto Boxers het gamers in koorsagtige afwagting, aangesien dit werklike boksers sal bevat as versamelbare tekens vir die virtuele vegaksie op Ethereum.


Die nuwe logo van Crypto Boxers bevorder die speler nou as die uiteindelike kripto-aanspraakmaker, om die klem van professionele boksers af te skakel na die speler. Die dinamiese nuwe webwerf bied 'n voorskou van Crypto Boxers se volledig meeslepende, gebruikersvriendelike wêreld waar gamers 'n fantasie-boksarena sal ervaar en 'n interaktiewe "handskoene" -belewing kan ondervind met die bokser van hul keuse.

'Hulle het gesê dit kan nie gedoen word nie, maar ons doen dit,”Onthul Gilliam. 'Na 459 verwerpings, Ek het nou groot verpligtinge, vennote en groeiende belangstelling van professionele boksers wat ons nou bel. Ons is die eerste professionele sportspeletjie op blockchain, en ons beplan om elke rondte te gaan! Die logo en webwerf is slegs 'n voorskou van wat nog gaan kom. ”

Round4RoundBoxing, LatinoAtleet, FightTyme, en RichPlaceMedia is die eerste amptelike vennote wat deur Crypto Boxers aangekondig is. Crypto Boxers sal die name van bevestigde professionele boksers bekend maak, boksbeamptes en beoordelaars wat binnekort in die wedstryd sal wees. Sommige van die huidige gesprekke met professionele boksers bevat legendariese kampioene soos Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks en Antonio Tarver, saam met tans aktiewe kampioeneTerrance Crawford en vroulike bokser Christina Hammer.

Om u handskoen in die digitale ring te gooi en op hoogte te bly van die bekendstellingsbesonderhede, weeg met Crypto Boxers op Twitter, Facebook, en Instagram en #GetIntheRing nou by cryptoboxers.io !
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SHOWTIME® TO AIR EPIC WILDER vs. FURY HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT THIS SATURDAY AT 9 PM ET/PT

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All Access: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE Premieres on SHOWTIME Immediately Following The Delayed Telecast of the Dramatic Main Event

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The thrilling Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster, a sure-fire Fight of the Year candidate, will air on SHOWTIME this Saturday, Desember 8 by 9 namiddag. ET / PT. The WBC Heavyweight World Championship bout between the 6-foot-7 unbeaten American champion Wilder and 6-foot-9 challenger Fury originally aired live on SHOWTIME PPV® Saterdag, Desember 1 van STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Op Saterdag, both Wilder and Fury made strong cases for 2018 Fighter of the Year honors. Wilder faced the two toughest opponents of his career this year including a spectacular knockout win over Cuban slugger Luis Ortiz in a Fight of the Year candidate in March. Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion, returned from a two-and-a-half-year layoff to score two wins in a span of 10 weeks before facing Wilder. Op Saterdag, he miraculously withstood a devastating, final-round knockdown that appeared to knock him out cold. Fury rose dramatically and continued to fight until the final bell to cap an effort that will go down as one of the greatest comeback stories in all of sports.

The SHOWTIME presentation of the Wilder vs. Fury, a bout that has been hailed as “…the greatest night for boxing in the U.S. in recent memory,"Deur Yahoo! Sport, will be immediately followed by the premiere of All Access: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE. The networks’ Emmy Award winning Epiloog reveals the drama of fight night from a unique perspective and introduces viewers to the rarely seen aftermath of world championship prizefighting. All Access: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE goes behind the scenes, into the locker rooms, corners and inner circles as Fury aims to complete a storybook comeback and Wilder looks to continue his reign as the “baddest man on the planet.”

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DEONTAY WILDER AND TYSON FURY FIGHT TO SPLIT-DECISION DRAW IN EPIC BATTLE ON​ ​SHOWTIME PPV® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES

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Jarrett Hurd Defends WBA, IBF 154-Pound Titles With Fourth-Round KO Over James Welborn; Luis Ortiz Registers 10-Round TKO of Travis Kauffman; Joe Joyce Remains Undefeated With First-Round KO Against Joe Hanks
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LOS ANGELES (Desember. 1, 2018) – Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday night from STAPLES Center​ ​in​ ​arguably ​one of the best heavyweight fights in years​.​

 

 

 

After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Fury (27-0-1, 19 Uitklophoue) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 Uitklophoue) – including one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. Die beoordelaars behaal die bout 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.

 

 

 

“I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight,” said Wilder, who has recorded a knockdown in each of his 41 pro fights and was defending his WBC belt for the eighth time since 2015. “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight.”

 

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Fury saw it differently, stating that he gave it everything he had.

 

 

 

“We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight,” said England’s Fury, whose amazing comeback continues following a two and a half-year absence from the sport from drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues.​ “I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. I was never going to be knocked down tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out.​”​

 

 

It was an electrifying night with an attendance announced at 17,698 fans, which included Hollywood stars and fight fans like former Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West, former NFL stars Michael Strahan and Michael Irvin, and ​boxing ​legends Evander Holyfield and Floyd Mayweather.

 

 

 

Fury, who out-landed Wilder 84-71 algehele, was caught by a short right hand by Wilder just behind the left ear to drop Fury for the third time in his career in the ninth round. Then in the 12th, a Wilder right hand and left hook combination sent the 6-foot-9 Fury down again, hitting his head on the canvas. Weer, he managed to ​stand​ up and referee Jack Reiss let him continue to fight.

 

 

 

“Boxing is always the theater of the unexpected, and that’s what we had tonight,” SHOWTIME expert analyst Al Bernstein said.

 

 

 

Bernstein said seeing Fury get up and continue to fight after the brutal knockdown was “one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in the boxing ring.”

 

 

 

SHOWTIME boxing historian and commentator Steve Farhood had Fury controlling the early rounds and Fury winning rounds 3-8, and ultimately scored the fight, 115-111.

 

 

 

Because of a rematch clause, both fighters were asked if they would like to do it again. “I would love for it to be my next fight,” Wilder said. “Why not? Let’s give the fans what they want to see. It was a great fight and let’s do it again. It doesn’t matter to me where we do it.”

 

 

 

“​One hundred​ percent we’ll do the rematch,” said Fury, fighting in the first heavyweight title pay-per-view bout in America since 2002. “We are two great champions. Me and this man are the two best heavyweights on the planet.”

 

 

 

Wilder said he came out slow and rushed his punches. “I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand and I just couldn’t adjust.”

 

 

 

Fury, fighting for the third time this year with 26-year-old trainer Ben Davison in his corner, also had former boxing great Ricky Hatton and seven-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach in his corner.

 

 

 

In the lead-up fight to Wilder-Fury, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 Uitklophoue) defended his 154-pound IBF and WBA world title belts with a fourth-round knockout against United Kingdom’s James Welborn (24-7, 7 Uitklophoue), who was fighting for the first time on American soil.

 

 

Welborn was the aggressor in the first minute of the fourth round, sending Hurd to the ropes with punch after punch to the body and head. Suddenly realizing he might be in trouble, Hurd of Accokeek, Md., countered back from sudden adversity in dramatic fashion and sent Welborn back-tracking before a devastating body punch sent him to one knee. He was counted out at 1:55 by referee Lou Moret, who was officiating the final fight of his 30-plus year career.

 

 

 

Na afloop van die stryd, undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo entered the ring to challenge for Hurd’s coveted belts. “We definitely want Charlo,” Hurd told SHOWTIME Sports’ Jim Gray, saying the matchup would likely occur after one more fight. “I’m calling the shots. I’m No. ​1​ right now. When I say answer the phone, answer the phone. I got the date.”

 

 

 

Charlo shot back. “This is easy money. I like those belts – they look real good on you. He said he wants another fight. I’m ready now.”

 

 

 

Hurd, who unified the WBA and IBF belts by beating WBA champion Erislandy Lara in April in Las Vegas, was returning with a surgically repair left shoulder. He threw 118 jabs, more than half of the 220 punches he threw in the fight.

 

 

 

“I’m just coming off surgery so I wanted to see how I worked off the jab,” Hurd said. “I felt good I was working behind the jab I got caught on the ropes and got caught with some shots and said ‘that’s enough. He got enough TV time.’ I heard the crowd and I didn’t want to get brave. So I turned it up and got the knockdown.​”​

 

 

 

Former Wilder foe and heavyweight southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (30-1, 26 Uitklophoue) returned to STAPLES​ Center​ for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 Uitklophoue) van Reading, Pa.

 

 

 

The 39-year-old Ortiz of Camaguey, Kuba, registered left-cross knockdowns in the sixth, eighth and 10th rounds before the final blow coming later in the 10th round against a gritty Kauffman. It was the 26th career stoppage for Ortiz, who lost to Wilder in a Fight of the Year candidate back in March.

 

 

 

The fight was officially called at 1:58 of the 10th round. "Ek is 'n held,” Ortiz said. “Nothing contains me. We didn’t have to knock him out but we wanted to show everything we have in our repertoire, and we showed it tonight.”

 

 

 

Ortiz, who was warned twice for low blows, clipped Kauffman for a second time by a lethal left hand of Ortiz at 2:29 in die agtste ronde. But just like the first time he was send to canvas in the sixth round, Kauffman was able to get up and continue fighting.

 

 

 

The technically sound performance by Ortiz included 376 jab attempts to Kauffman’s 99 and out-landing him 66-7. That led to a 135-37 lead in total connects and a 69-30 margin in power connects against Kauffman, who SHOWTIME commentator Paulie Malignaggi called, “a stubborn guy who wouldn’t go away.”

 

 

 

“Of course I’ll fight the winner of this fight [Wilder-Fury],” Ortiz said. “I want that second fight with Wilder. I want to fight anybody.”

 

 

 

In the ​pay-per-view​ telecast opener, Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce (7-0, 7 Uitklophoue) recorded a massive first-round knockout against Joe “The Future” Hanks (23-3, 15 Uitklophoue). A rising heavyweight, Joyce, van Londen, Engeland, ended the fight officially after just 2:25 as he used a right jab to set up a near-perfect left hook sending Hanks to the canvas and down for the count.

 

 

 

Trained by noted trainer Abel Sanchez, Joyce told Gray he’s ready for anyone. “I want to get in some bigger fights,” said the former Olympic silver medal winner who recorded his fourth first-round KO. “I’ve been doing well so there is plenty more to come. All the support from back home in England, thanks for coming. I hope I put on something good to watch.”

 

 

 

It was the second win in the United States for Joyce, who also picked up the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. “I’m getting people out quickly,"Het hy gesê. “I’ve got a lot of experience, I’m just going to improve on my strength and my speed. I’ve heard comments that I’m slow but I seem to land the shots and get the job done.”

 

 

 

It was the third time during his career that Hanks, from Newark, N.J., has been knocked down by a left hook.

 

 

 

Earlier in the night on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World ended as Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11th round knockout from Videotron Center in Quebec City. VIDEO: https://s.sho.com/2BMNZIx. Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, Desember 3 by 10 namiddag. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. The SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.

 

 

 

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