UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Augus14, 2017) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2017 to be inducted during the 13^TH वार्षिक CBHOF चाड प्रेरणा डिनर शनिबार रात, अक्टोबर 28, Mohegan रवि मा Uncas नृत्य हल मा.

The new CBHOF inductees are pioneer boxer “Professor” Charles Hadley, ring physician डा. Tony Alessi, international boxing judge Clark Sammartino, referee/judgeDick Flaherty, बक्सिङ लेखक Dan Parker and boxer/boxing contributor Hugh Devlin, सीनियर.

“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 यूहन्ना Laudati भने. 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. डा. 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, डा. 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, लगायत 10 world championships. 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, Evander Holyfield, ओस्कार डी ला होया, Julio Cesar Chavez and many others.

An accomplished referee/judge from Braintree, मैसाचुसेट्स, who now lives in Glastonbury, CT, Dick Flaherty has worked numerous notable fights featuring Bernard Hopkins, चाड डावसन, Vernon Forrest and Sal “Canelo” अल्वारेज, अधिक notables बीचमा. Flaherty is best known for judging the first of three Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward fights, held at Mohegan Sun, voted the 2002 यस वर्षको सङ्घर्ष), 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^th 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.

Hugh Devlin, सीनियर. (22-13) made his professional boxing debut in 1927 को उमेर मा 18, stopping Johnny Lorenzo in New Bedford, मास. He developed into one of New England’s top featherweights, fighting across Connecticut in New Haven, West Haven, 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: जिमी विलियम्स, Conn. वर्ष को व्यावसायिक बक्सर; केविन Bonilla, Conn. वर्ष को एमेच्योर बक्सर; Hector Rosario, बक्सिङ गर्न योगदान; Danny Schiavone, Professional Boxing Official of the Year; Sachs Medina, Amateur Boxing Official of the Year:

यो CBHOF लागि टिकट 13^th वार्षिक चाड प्रेरणा डिनर, reasonably मा priced $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling किम बेकर Mohegan रवि मा(1.860.862.7377) वा Sherman कयिन यो मैनचेस्टर जर्नल प्रश्न मा (1.800.237.3606 X321). खुला ढोका 5:30 p.m. र, cocktails from 6:00– p.m. र (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.

अनलाइन जानुहोस् www.ctboxinghof.org फेम को कनेक्टिकट बक्सिङ हल बारेमा थप जानकारीको लागि, its 13^th वार्षिक चाड Inductee डिनर, घटना प्रायोजन मौका, वा विगतमा CBHOF inductees.