Tag Archives: Evander Holyfield

boxning

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

Lämna en kommentar
PARIS, Frankrike (April 18, 2021) – European Super Featherweight Champion Samir Ziani (32-3-1, 7 Kos) has called out Tevin “American Idol” Farmer (30-5-1, 6 Kos), former International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight Champion, to fight June 5th for the WBC Silver belt in a World Boxing Council (WBC) eliminering slagsmål. 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 5th 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 och 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, så, let’s give true value and pay respect to our noble art of boxing.”

Ranked No. 11 av WBC, liksom Nej. 9 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the 30-year-old Ziani is the reigning EBU European champion, riding a 10-fight win streak. I sin senaste kamp (Sju. 5, 2020) and second title defense, Ziani dropped a bloody Alex Dilmaghian (19-1-1) three times en route to a 12th 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 tre gånger, i Paris. Tidigare i sin karriär, 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) i 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 och Simpiwe Vetyeaka.

INFORMATION:
Facebook: /SamirZiani, /nowhere2hyde
Twitter: @BoxeurProZiani, @nowhere2hyde
Instagram: @samir_ziani_boxeurpro, @gary_nowhere2hyde
boxning, välgörenhet

Ring Of Hope's "Night To Fight" återvänder i mars 7 på Toyota Music Factory i Irving, Texas och lev på Pay Per View

Lämna en kommentar

Natt att slåss 2020 promovideo

Boxning ideell organisation som ger ungdomar i större Dallas-området lovar att producera en annan stjärnbelagd utställning av den söta vetenskapen med sin årliga insamling.

Lätt tungvikt uppgörelse mellan Sam Clarkson Jr.. och Israel Duffus lyfter fram showen. Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield, son av Evander Holyfield, att presenteras i en kamp; uppskattade lokala utsikter Tristan “Sweet T” Kalkreuth återgår också till den kvadrerade cirkeln.

IRVING, TX (Februari 25, 2020) - Lone Star State-baserad ideell organisation Ring of Hope återvänder för en rungande natt med sanktionerad professionell boxning när den presenterar sin nionde årliga “Night To Fight” proboxning och välgörenhetsevenemang på lördag, Mars 7 på Toyota Music Factory i Irving, Texas.


Huvudevenemanget kommer att presentera en 8 rund lätt tungvikt attraktion mellan två stridstestade krigare när Dallas-Fort Worth födda och uppfödda boxare Samuel Clarkson (22-5, 15 Kos) utmanar Freddie Roach-utbildade Israel Duffus (19-6, 16 Kos).


Nattens tältmatch kommer att kulminera för att fungera som det stora insamlingsevenemanget för att stödja boxningsprogrammet Ring of Hope. Eftersom 2010, Ring of Hope har förändrat samhällen och förändrat ungdomars liv genom att utbilda, bemyndiga och engagera studenter genom de grundläggande i boxning.


”Jag frågas ofta varför jag har haft en sådan önskan att vara en del av Ring of Hope. Det handlar om framtiden för unga män och kvinnor i våra samhällen,”Sa Ring of Hope-grundaren Steven Bolos. ”Vi tror för dem, tro på dem och tro med och genom dem att de kan vara morgondagens ledare. ”


Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield (3-0, 3 Kos), sonen till Hall of Fame-fighter Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, kommer att fortsätta på sin strävan att följa i sin legendariska fars fotspår när 22-åringen återvänder till ringen. Presenteras av Main Events, den Houston-baserade Holyfield gjorde sin pro-boxningsdebut i november med sin legendariska pappa som stöder ringen.


Lokal talang och 18-årig enastående Tristan Kalkreuth (4-0, 3 Kos), som förra året skrev ett avtal med Oscar De La Hoyas Golden Boy-kampanjer, kommer att fortsätta sin klättring upp i leden också i en separat kamp. Kalkreuth föddes i Carrollton och är bosatt i Duncanville. Han tränas av den kända tränaren Ronnie Shields, och har en dekorerad amatörbakgrund, där han deltog i över 100 slagsmål, tjänade två nationella mästerskap och kämpade för USA: s boxningslag i VM i 2018.


Även för att presenteras i separata anfall är welterweights Jessy Martinez (14-0, 9 Kos) och Brandyn Lynch (10-1, 8 Kos), Cruiser Robin Safar (10-0, 7 Kos) och tungvikt Patrick Mailata (4-0, 2 Kos), Austin-baserad superlättvikt Robert Kevin Garcia (6-0, 5 Kos) och den Corpus Christi-baserade lättvikten John Rincon (4-0, 2 Kos).


Night To Fight kommer att finnas tillgängligt live på Integrated Sports Pay Per View på kabel, satellit och digital pay-per-view via iN-efterfrågan, Vubiquity, DIRECTV och FAT i USA, Shaw PPV i Kanada och över hela världen via FITE.TV app och webbplats.


Hall of Fame Showtime TV-sändare Al Bernstein, tidigare två-division världsmästare Paulie Malignaggi och LA Times och Boxing Scene-journalist och författare Manouk Akopyan kommer att anropa åtgärden från ringsidan.


Begränsade biljetter och VIP-middagsbord kan erhållas genom sponsring till Ring of Hope. För mer information, gå till 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, maila 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, besök www.RingOfHope.com, and follow along online on the following Ring of Hope platforms—Instagram, Facebook ochYouTube.

🥊 Slingor from previous Ring of Hope Night To Fight events



Bilder från 2019 Natt att slåss, which took place Feb. 28 at the Frontiers Of Flight Museum in Dallas. The fight card featured undefeated prospects, former US Olympians and the likes of Hall of Famer fighter Thomas Hearn and The First Lady of Boxing Jackie Kallen in attendance.

ABOUT RING OF HOPE: Grundad år 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope är en ideell organisation som försöker utbilda, bemyndiga och engagera ungdomar genom det grundläggande i boxning. Med två gymlokaler - South Dallas Club och Colony Club - betonar Ring of Hope ledarutveckling, träningsprogram och samhällsuppsök medan du undervisar i disciplinen boxning. Platserna ger också en säker plats för ungdomar i Dallas Fort Worth-området att delta i efter skolan boxningsprogram. Genom den söta vetenskapen, Ring of Hope: s tränare och volontärer ger ungdomar möjlighet att bli mer engagerade i hälsa, och välbefinnande samtidigt som de inspirerar dem att bli mer engagerade i sitt samhälle.

boxning, OS, USA Boxning

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

Lämna en kommentar

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Februari 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 US. 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, Sydkorea, 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) ochBaik 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, stoppaJesse McGhee in the third round of their fight in Atlantic City. “Merciless” won his first 18 pro slagsmål, 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 Kos) post, defeating four world champions in Damiani, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon ochOssie Ocasio.  Five of his eight career losses were to world champions: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield ochShannon Briggs. 

“Ray represents everything that makes USA Boxing proud,"SadeChris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “As an Army veteran, OS-guldmedaljören, 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

Skapad att kämpa livslångt, ömsesidigt fördelaktiga relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppen för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar ges tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang som är värd av Alumni Association, inklusive dess årliga USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vidalumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.

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 seger.

“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.”

Idag, Mercer is founding a charity at home in North Carolina, which will include free boxing clinics, men, ännu viktigare, 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.

INFORMATION:

www.usaboxing.orgi

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

OM USA BOXING:  USA Boxings uppdrag ska vara att möjliggöra Förenta staternas idrottare och tränare att uppnå en fortsatt konkurrenskraftig kompetens, utveckla karaktär, stödja boxningssporten, och främja och odla boxning i olympisk stil i USA. USAs boxnings ansvar är inte bara att producera olympiskt guld, men också övervaka och styra alla aspekter av amatörboxning i USA.

boxning, Ring 8

Rekorddeltagande för New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Induktionsmiddag

Lämna en kommentar

NYSBHOF Class of 2019: (L-R – sittande) – Bob Jackson, John McKaie, Dick DiVeronica, Regilio Turr, Don King och Michal Olajidfe; (L-R – stående) – Ring 8 president Charles Norkus, Jr, Monte Barrett, Arthur Mercante, Jr, Steve Albert och NYSBHOF-president Bob Duffy

(alla bilder av Peter Frutkoff / NYSBHOF)



Den oändliga promotorn Don King ledde 24-medlemsklassen av 2019 in i NYSBHOF


NEW YORK (April 30, 2019) – En rekorddeltagande hedrade Class of 2019 på söndagens åttonde årliga New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsrad av Ring 8, på Russo's On the Bay i Howard Beach, New York.



“Vi hade vår största närvaro, 402 människor,” en glad och stolt NYSBHOF-president Bob Duffy sa vid evenemanget. “Det är så vi visar vår uppskattning med detta speciella bälte för dessa New York-borgare för vad de har gett boxning genom åren. Tack till många människor’ ansträngningar detta är vårt åttonde år. Jag hoppas att vi kan göra en annan 50. Jag vill tacka alla dessa inledande, och deras familjemedlemmar för deras stöd. Det handlar om familj.”

Levande boxare rubrik i NYSBHOF inkluderar (Bronxfödda) tre gånger, champion två division världen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), (Hampstead) WBO super fjädervikt världsmästare Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronx) 1968 US. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO supermedvikt världsutmanareMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), av Manhattan, New York weltervikt Dick DiVeronica(44-13-1, 13 Kos), och Queens’ världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).

Postumiska deltagare införs är (Bronx) tre gånger lätt världsmästareJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn weltervikt al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) värld weltervikt mästare Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronx) världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyn världsmästare i lätt vikt Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos )och Manhattans lättvikter i Lower East Side sID Lands (94-13-5, 12 Kos) och Läckage “Den kämpande tandläkaren” Korsa (35-10-4, 22 Kos).

Levande icke-deltagare som går in i NYSBHOF är New York City-baserade arrangörer Don King, Spolande domare John McKaie, domare Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, och Bronx tränare Bob Jackson.

Postumiska icke-deltagare är Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens domare Johnny LoBianco, Garden City-domare Wayne Kelly, Spolande idrottsman Harry Hill, prisbelönt journalist Jimmy Cannon, på Manhattans Upper East Side, och NYSAC-tjänsteman / tidigare NABF-president Joe Dwyer, av Brooklyn.

Varje behandlande inductee (eller direkt ättling) fick ett specialdesignat bälte som indikerar hans eller hennes induktion i NYSBHOF.

Den 2019 värnpliktiga valdes ut av de nomineringskommittémedlemmarna NYSBHOF:Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, ron McNair, och neil Terens.

Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.

INDUKTER’ QUOTES & BILDER

Bob Jackson: “Det är svårt att prata vid sådana tillfällen när man hedras av vänner. Det har varit en fantastisk körning. Jag lever på minnen och har tusentals. De håller mig igång. Ge aldrig upp, fortsätt alltid att slå.”



(L-R) presentatör Vinny Maddalone & 2019 NYSBHOF-inducerad Bob Jackson

Regilio Tuur: “Jag var en svart unge från Holland som kämpade i OS. Ganska mycket ingen kämpar mot USA. mästare. De köpte min returbiljett innan jag ens kämpade för att de trots att min motståndare var otroligt. Jag tränade för att bekämpa honom, en Southpaw, i ett år och hade en stor kamphand som ingen visste om. Jag ville komma till amerikanska och göra av far stolt. Jag gick i pension från proffsen) obesegrad och tjäna mycket pengar. Jag är hedrad idag. Jag hade en bra chef, Stan Hoffman, som är en man som gjorde oss män. Att stå här idag är en dröm.”



(L-R) — 2019 NYSBHOF inducerad regilio Tuur & presentatör Stan Hoffman

John McKaie: “Jag har ett bra jobb och att bli hedrad för något jag verkligen älskar att göra är en stor ära. Jag vill tacka olika uppdrag för att licensiera mig, men New York är mitt hem. Jag vill tacka alla boxare för det har varit ett nöje att bedöma dem.”



L-R) – Presentatör Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF-inducerad John McKaie och
NYSBHOF-president Bob Duffy

Monte Barrett: “Grattis till alla här uppe. Det finns så mycket historia i det här rummet. Jag har varit i boxning 18 år och har ett valt minne, men det har varit så många fantastiska upplevelser och prestationer. jag älskar den här killen (tränare Jimmy Glenn). Många chefer frågar inte ens hur det går. Min chef var den stora Stan Hoffman. Han gav mig $50,000, $3000 en månad och en annan $1000 för försäkring utan kontrakt. Sa Stan: 'Hur är läget? Jag tror på dig och älskar dig.’ I 2005, Jag diskuterade pengar med Don King. Han sa, ”Livet är en förhandling.’ Bra, Jag förhandlar nu, och jag är i Hall of Fame.”



(L-R) – Presentatör Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inducerad Monte Barrett och hans fru, Shaneka, och NYSBHOF-president Bob Duffy

Arthur Mercante, Jr: “Vilken stor ära det är att bli erkänd av Ring 8 och boxningsgemenskapen. I 2012, min pappa togs in i New York Boxing Hall of Fame Nu ser han ner i dag och han är så stolt. Jag gick in i Golden Gloves vid en ålder av 17. Under kvartfinalen förlorade jag mot en stor kämpe och Hall of Famer, Juan LaPorte. Som alla boxare, Jag trodde att jag hade vunnit, och ville ha en omspel. Min far sa till mig att jag inte gillade vägarbete och bara tappade en tre-runda-kamp. Han frågade om jag skulle vilja vara domare. Jag började 1979 och min far fick mig att arbeta fem år innan han blev proffs. Jag fortsatte med att ref så många fantastiska slagsmål, inklusive en på samma kort med min far i Radio City Music Hall. Min största kamp var Lennox Lewis mot Evander Holyfield.”



(L-R) – 2019 NYSBHOF-inducerad Arthur Mercante, Jr. och presentatör James Mercante

Michael Olajide: “Jag är verkligen hedrad över att vara här idag. Min historia inom boxning går lite tillbaka nu. Det finns inget bättre att hedra av dem som ingår i ditt yrke. Tack. Jag har haft en otrolig resa: Liverpool till Kanada till New York. Boxning har gett mig så mycket. Jag skulle inte vara den person jag är utan boxning. Att leva är att slåss. Boxning och liv är också”



(L-R) – Presentatör Jack Hirsch och 2019 NYSBHOF-inducerad Michael Olajide

Steve Albert: “Det är en enorm ära att hedras av dessa armaturer. Att bli erkänd i ditt eget tillstånd är speciellt. Detta är en firande för hela New York. jag jobbade 23 år för Showtime Championship Boxing, från 1987-2010, och den mest dramatiska var Corrales-Castillo I, en av de största striderna genom tiderna. Jag fick se världen på grund av boxning, men det var de lättare stunder jag minns mest. Endast i boxning har du dessa karaktärer och fantastiska upplevelser.”



(L-R) – Presentatör Randy Gordon och 2019 NYSBHOF-inducerad Steve Albert

Don King: “Endast i Amerika, höger? Jag är glad att bli upptagen i New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. O började boxas med Muhammad Ali för sin första kamp och han stannade hos mig. En svart och en jude, jag och Al Braverman, revolutionerade boxning. Mario Cuomo gav mig min licens att marknadsföra i New York. Ett av våra tre kontor var på 30 Rockefeller Center med utsikt över denna fantastiska stad. New York är en fantastisk stad och stannade kvar, så bra att de namngav det två gånger, New York, New York. Jag är stolt och privilegierad för alla unga män och kvinnor som hedras här. Jag är så stolt över att bli införlivad med dem idag. Jag är här för att New York spelade en så viktig roll i min karriär. Jag är glad att vara här idag för att ta emot priset. Jag fick mitt bälte!”






Presentatör Don Majeski, 2019 NYSBHOF inducerad Don King och
Ceremoniemästare Dave Diamante

NYSBHOF

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

CLASS av 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 och Don Dunphy.

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

CLASS OF 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 och Al Weill.

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

CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Herr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan och Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Bebis” Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar och Sam Taub.
boxning

Dick DiVeronica embodies spirit of New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

Lämna en kommentar

Induction Dinner This Sunday, April 28

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

NEW YORK (April 22, 2019) – Canastota, New York weltervikt 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 söndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OCH), vid Russos On The Bay i 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,” NYSBHOFs president Bob Duffy sa. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”

Limited tickets are still available, kostar $125.00 per vuxen och $60.00 för barn (enligt 16), och omfatta en fullständig brunch och cocktail timme vid inresan, börjar vid 12:30 p.m. OCH, samt middag (främsta rib, fisk eller fågel) och öppen bar hela dagen. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 eller depcomish@aol.com. Gå på rad vid www.Ring8ny.com för ytterligare information om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, sammanställa en 44-31-1 (13 Kos) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 pro slagsmål, 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, alltför. 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 5th 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 (Bronxfödda) tre gånger, champion två division världen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), (Hampstead) WBO super fjädervikt världsmästare Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronx) 1968 US. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO supermedvikt världsutmanareMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), av Manhattan, och Queens’ världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).

Postumiska deltagare införs är (Bronx) tre gånger lätt världsmästareJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn weltervikt al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) värld weltervikt mästare Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronx) världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyn världsmästare i lätt vikt Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos )och Manhattans lättvikter i Lower East Side sID Lands (94-13-5, 12 Kos) och Läckage “Den kämpande tandläkaren” Korsa (35-10-4, 22 Kos).

Levande icke-deltagare som går in i NYSBHOF är New York City-baserade arrangörer Don King, Spolande domare John McKaie, domare Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, och Bronx tränare Bob Jackson.

Postumiska icke-deltagare är Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens domare Johnny LoBianco, Garden City-domare Wayne Kelly, Spolande idrottsman Harry Hill, prisbelönt journalist Jimmy Cannon, på Manhattans Upper East Side, och NYSAC-tjänsteman / tidigare NABF-president Joe Dwyer, av Brooklyn.

Varje behandlande inductee (eller direkt ättling) får ett skräddarsytt bälte betyda hans eller hennes induktion i NYSBHOF.

Den 2019 värnpliktiga valdes ut av de nomineringskommittémedlemmarna NYSBHOF:Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, ron McNair, och neil Terens.

Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.


NYSBHOF

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

CLASS av 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 och Don Dunphy.

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

CLASS OF 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 och Al Weill.

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

CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Herr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan och Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Bebis” Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar och Sam Taub.
boxning

Arthur Mercante, Jr. to join father in New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

Lämna en kommentar

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

Söndag, April 28, induktions~~POS=TRUNC Dinner

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


NEW YORK (Mars 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, den sena 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 söndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OCH), April 28, vid Russos On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.

Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan LaPorte (NYSBHOF-inducerad, Klass av 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 slagsmål, Inklusive 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, den jan. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) mellan Badou Jack och James DeGale,” Mercante, Jr. ihåg. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. Samtidigt, 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. Senare, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Efter kampen, 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, som var 81 tid, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. och David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon och Derrick Jefferson.


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

“Det är en ära, 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, Naturligtvis, 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.”

Levande boxare rubrik i NYSBHOF inkluderar (Bronxfödda) tre gånger, champion två division världen Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 Kos), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 Kos), (Hampstead) WBO super fjädervikt världsmästareRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 Kos), (Bronx) 1968 US. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 Kos), WBO supermedvikt världsutmanare Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 Kos), av Manhattan, och Queens’ världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 Kos).

Postumiska deltagare införs är (Bronx) tre gånger lätt världsmästareJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 Kos), Brooklyn weltervikt al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 Kos), (Schenectady) värld weltervikt mästare Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 Kos), (Bronx) världens tungviktiga titelutmanare Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 Kos), Brooklyn världsmästare i lätt vikt Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 Kos )och Manhattans lättvikter i Lower East Side sID Lands (94-13-5, 12 Kos) och Läckage “Den kämpande tandläkaren” Korsa (35-10-4, 22 Kos).

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

Postumiska icke-deltagare är Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens domare Johnny LoBianco, Garden City-domare Wayne Kelly, Spolande idrottsman Harry Hill, prisbelönt journalist Jimmy Cannon, på Manhattans Upper East Side, och NYSAC-tjänsteman / tidigare NABF-president Joe Dwyer, av Brooklyn.

Varje behandlande inductee (eller direkt ättling) får ett skräddarsytt bälte betyda hans eller hennes induktion i NYSBHOF.

Den 2019 värnpliktiga valdes ut av de nomineringskommittémedlemmarna NYSBHOF:Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, ron McNair, och neil Terens.

Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.


NYSBHOF

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

CLASS av 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 och Don Dunphy.

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

CLASS OF 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 och Al Weill.

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

CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Herr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan och Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Valley, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Bebis” Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar och Sam Taub.


Biljetterna kostar $125.00 per vuxen och $60.00 för barn (enligt 16) och omfatta en fullständig brunch och cocktail timme vid inresan, börjar vid 12:30 p.m. OCH, samt middag (främsta rib, fisk eller fågel) och öppen bar hela dagen. Biljetter finns att köpa genom att kontakta NYSBHOFs president Bob Duffy på 516.313.2304 ellerdepcomish@aol.com. Annonser för NYSBHOF programmet finns tillgängliga, som sträcker sig från $80.00 till $200.00, genom att kontakta Duffy. Gå på rad vid www.Ring8ny.com för ytterligare information om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

OM RING 8: Bildades 1954 av en ex-proffsboxare, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 blev den åttonde dotterbolag vad var då känt som National Veteran Boxers Association – följaktligen, RING 8 – och idag organisationens motto fortfarande: Boxare hjälpa boxare.

RING 8 är fast besluten att stödja mindre lyckligt lottade människor i boxning samhället som kan behöva hjälp när det gäller att betala hyra, sjukvårdskostnader, eller vad försvar behov.

Gå på linjen till www.Ring8ny.com för mer information om RING 8, den största gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer än 350 medlemmar. Årliga medlemsavgift är endast $30.00 och varje medlem har rätt till en buffé middag på RING 8 månatliga möten, exklusive juli och augusti. Alla aktiva boxare, amatör och professionell, har rätt till en kostnadsfri RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gäster på Ringen 8 medlemmar är välkomna till en kostnad av endast $7.00 per person.


boxning, USA Boxning

USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: John “Den Quietman” Ruiz

Lämna en kommentar

From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown


COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Mars 12, 2019) – From the projects to owning arguably the most respected individual title in sports, John “Den 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) heavyweight champion, 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.

En dekorerad amatör boxare, Ruiz compiled a 50-5 post, similar to his final pro record of 44-9-1 (30 Kos) mellan 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, Australien, 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 (färdiga 6th i världen), perhaps the highlight of his amateur career was defeating Torsten May, den 1992 Olympic gold medal winner from Germany, at a dual meet in Florida.

“My association with John goes back to 1990,” tillsatt 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 “Den 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 och Jameel McCline.

History was made March 3, 2013 i 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, men, when I hear people talk about it today, Jag tror, 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, men, ännu viktigare, 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

Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.

USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppet för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar får tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang värd Alumni Association, inklusive dess årliga USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vid alumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.

Idag, 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.

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

boxning

CRYPTO BOXERS COMES OUT SWINGING WITH NEW LOGO, HEMSIDA & TKO GAME PLAN

Lämna en kommentar

Besök vår hemsida

ATLANTA, GA (Februari 28, 2019) - Crypto Boxers, the first and only boxing game operating on blockchain technology, continues to make strategic moves around the virtual ropes. Concept creator Andrew Gilliam, founder and CEO of Me N’ Mines Media, has come out swinging with a defiant new logo; a new website (http://cryptoboxers.io/), designed by independent game development studio, PlayStakes; and a TKO game plan to bring “real boxing to the blockchain. Pushing the technology envelope beyond what is currently available in the crypto gaming space, Crypto Boxers has gamers in feverish anticipation as it will feature real life boxers as collectible tokens for the virtual fighting action on Ethereum.


Crypto Boxers’ new logo now promotes the player as the ultimate crypto contender, switching the emphasis off the professional boxers and over to the gamer. The dynamic new website provides a preview into Crypto Boxers’ fully immersive, user friendly world where gamers will experience a fantasy boxing arena and engage in an interactive “gloves on” ring experience with the boxer of their choice.

“They said it couldn’t be done but we are doing it,” reveals Gilliam. “After 459 rejections, I now have major commitments, partners and growing interest from professional boxers who are calling us now. We are the first professional sports game on blockchain, and we plan to go every round! The logo and website are just a teaser of what is yet to come.”

Round4RoundBoxing, LatinoAthlete, FightTyme, och RichPlaceMedia are the first official partners to be announced by Crypto Boxers. Crypto Boxers will be releasing the names of confirmed professional boxers, boxing officials and judges that will be in the game soon. Some of the current talks with professional boxers include legendary champs like Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks och Antonio Tarver, along with currently active champsTerrance Crawford and female boxer Christina Hammer.

To throw your glove into the digital ring and stay updated on launch details, weigh in with Crypto Boxers på Twitter, Facebook, och Instagram and #GetIntheRing now at cryptoboxers.io !
boxning, Premier Boxning Champions, Showtime, Showtime Boxing

SHOWTIME® TO AIR EPIC WILDER vs. FURY HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT THIS SATURDAY AT 9 PM ET / PT

Lämna en kommentar

 

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

Foto Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME

 

The thrilling Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster, a sure-fire Fight of the Year candidate, will air on SHOWTIME this Saturday, December 8 vid 9 p.m. 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® på lördag, December 1 från STAPLES Center i Los Angeles.

På lördag, 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. På lördag, 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,"Av Yahoo! Sport, will be immediately followed by the premiere of ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE. The networks’ Emmy Award winning Epilog 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.”

boxning, Premier Boxning Champions, Showtime, Showtime Boxing

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

Lämna en kommentar
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
Klicka HÄR för Foton från Esther Lin / Showtime

LOS ANGELES (December. 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 Kos) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 Kos) – including one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. Domarna gjorde matchen 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.”

 

​

 

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 fläktar, 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 total, 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. Igen, 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 Kos) defended his 154-pound IBF and WBA world title belts with a fourth-round knockout against United Kingdom’s James Welborn (24-7, 7 Kos), 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.

 

 

 

Efter kampen, 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 Kos) returned to STAPLES​ Center​ for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 Kos) från 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. "Jag är en krigare,” 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 i den åttonde omgången. 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 Kos) recorded a massive first-round knockout against Joe “The Future” Hanks (23-3, 15 Kos). A rising heavyweight, Joyce, från London, England, 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,"Sa han. “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, December 3 vid 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.

 

 

 

# # #

 

 

 

För mer information besök www.SHO.com/Sports, www.premierboxingchampions.com och www.staplescenter.com följ på Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports, @PremierBoxing @BronzeBomber, @Tyson_Fury, TGBPromotions, @STAPLESCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOSports, www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions och www.facebook.com/STAPLESCenter.