אונקאסוויל, קונטיקט. (Augus14, 2017) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2017 to be inducted during the 13^TH ארוחת ערב הגאלה CBHOF אינדוקציה שנתית ביום שבת לילה, אוקטובר 28, באולם הנשפים Uncas בMohegan Sun.

The new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “פרופ” צ'ארלס האדלי, רופא הטבעת ד"ר. טוני אלסי, international boxing judge קלארק Sammartino, שופט / שופטדיק פלהרטי, סופר אגרוף ופארקר מתאגרף / אגרוף תורם יו דוולין, SR.

“We continue to break barriers at CBHOF as we induct ‘Professor’ Charles Hadley who may have been the best ‘pound-for-pound fighter of his era,” CBHOF president ג'ון Laudati אמר. Like many black athletes of this period, he never received the recognition he richly deserved. The CBHOF will rectify that this year. Other members of this year’s class are equally deserving and represent all aspects of this great sport. ד"ר. Alessi is not just an accomplished ring physician but also a world-renowned sports doctor. Clark Sammartino is one of the best judges in boxing. Dan Parker is an International Boxing Hall of Famer whose career as a reporter is unparalleled in any sport. Hughie Devlin Sr.’s contributions to this sport in Connecticut are immeasurable. We look forward to seeing boxing fans of all ages at this year’s dinner. It will be a wonderful evening for our inductees, our award winners, and especially for their family and friends.”

A familiar figure at ringside for major fights at Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino, ד"ר. Tony Alessi is a graduate of the University of Rome who moved to the Nutmeg State after completing his residency and neuro-muscular fellowship at the University fo Michigan. Alessi is a neurological consultant to the Connecticut State Boxing Commission, as well as the NFL Players Association and New York Yankees Player Development. He is based in Norwich, where he CEO for a medical management company.

At the height of career as a boxing judge, Clark Sammartino would average 100 bouts a year, לְהָבִיא 10 אליפויות עולם. A Providence native and Brown University graduate, he started judging boxing matches after he retired as an oral surgeon. The 80-year-old Sammartino has judge fights involving some of boxing biggest stars such as Mike Tyson, איוונדר הוליפילד, אוסקר דה לה הויה, Julio Cesar Chavez and many others.

An accomplished referee/judge from Braintree, מסצ'וסטס, who now lives in Glastonbury, CT, Dick Flaherty has worked numerous notable fights featuring Bernard Hopkins, צ'אד דוסון, Vernon Forrest and Sal “Canelo” אלוורז, בין מכובדים נוספים. Flaherty is best known for judging the first of three Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward fights, held at Mohegan Sun, voted the 2002 מאבק של השנה), in which Dick scored the Round of the Year (ninth), 10-7 for Ward, and the fight, 94-93, in Ward’s favor. His score proved to be the difference as Ward won a 10-round split decision.

Waterbury, CT-native Dan Parker was a Waterbury sportswriter back in the early part of the 20^ה Century, whose articles in the New York Daily Mirror later exposed corruption in boxing. He exposed International Boxing Club (IBC) corruption and, due to Parker’s crusade, it was disbanded. Parker is induced in the prestigious International Boxing Hall of Fame, as well as the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.

יו דוולין, SR. (22-13) made his professional boxing debut in 1927 בגיל 18, stopping Johnny Lorenzo in New Bedford, מסה. He developed into one of New England’s top featherweights, fighting across Connecticut in New Haven, ווסט הייבן, Waterbury and New London. Devlin’s contributions to the Norwich boxing community made him an icon in southeastern Connecticut. He opened a restaurant in New London where menus were shaped like boxing gloves.

Individual Connecticut award winners were also announced: ג'ימי וויליאמס, קונטיקט. מתאגרף מקצועי של השנה; קווין בונילה, קונטיקט. חובב בוקסר של השנה; Hector Rosario, תרומה לאגרוף; Danny Schiavone, Professional Boxing Official of the Year; Sachs Medina, Amateur Boxing Official of the Year:

כרטיסים לCBHOF 13^ה ערב הגאלה שנתי אינדוקציה, במחיר סביר ב $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling קים בייקר בMohegan Sun(1.860.862.7377) או שרמן קין במנצ'סטר הג'ורנל Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). פתיחת דלתות בשעה 5:30 p.m. ו, קוקטיילים מ 6:00– p.m. ו (בר במזומן), ואחריו יושבת לארוחה מלאה.

גולשים באינטרנט כדי www.ctboxinghof.org למידע נוסף על אולם אגרוף קונטיקט תהילה, שלה 13^ה ערב הגאלה שנתי הוליוו, הזדמנויות חסות אירוע, או מגויסי CBHOF האחרונים.