AMAOKWU West, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Boxing njikwa Si Star, president nke SHS Boxing Management, agabigawo na afọ 81 a gara aga Monday ruru ka nsogbu obi nkụchi.

Stern jisiri atọ oge, abụọ-nkewa Randall “The kụtuo Eze” Bailey, vetiran Heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw na mbụ Cuban Olympia Robert Alfonso.

A nnọọ nke ọma na-azụ ahịa, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, ebe ọ na-akwado Williams na ya agha, na Sọnde, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, ebe ọ nọgidere ruo otu izu tupu ọ mere.

Bailey na Stern bụ nwunye, Dave Johnson, tinyere Stern nwa, Gary, na nwa, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “M gwara Iji na Sunday n'abalị (August 30) wee a oku na-esote ụbọchị-ekwu na ọ e kwetara na ụlọ ọgwụ,” Bailey kọwara. “Ọ tara ahụhụ a oke nkụchi obi. Ihe ndị na ala nile izu ruo mgbe ikpeazụ izu ụka.

Randall Bailey (L) na Iji Stern (ejide belt) na nwa ya nwoke, Gary Stern, e gosiri n'ebe a mgbe Bailey kụrụ aka Mike Jones na 2012 maka IBF welterweight aha

“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Iji lekọta; ma ọ bụrụ na ha enweghị ike ime ya, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, dị ka mgbe m merie ụwa aha, where he took any money. If Si had your back, ọ ga-aga agha na ị.

“Ọ ga ụgbọala elu si Key West ka Miami ịhụ m ma, kama na-anọ n'otu ntabi anya, ọ ga ụgbọala azụ. Ọ ga na-akpọ m na-akpọ m 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK n'ọkwá na Korea) na n'ezie na-atụ anya m agha October 4^nke in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”

L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams e gosiri n'ebe a na Romania

Williams e jisiri site Stern maka gara aga 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., bịarutere Sunday, August 30.

“Iji bụ karịrị nnọọ otú m njikwa,” Williams offered. “Ọ bụ ezi enyi, a obi ike m nwere ike mgbe niile na-adabere maka ndụmọdụ, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, m ịbụ onye Kraịst na Iji a Jew, karịsịa okodu otú ọtụtụ ụbọchị ọnụ Romania.

“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”