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Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Klasse 2017 Kunngjort
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Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame
Klasse av 2017 Kunngjort
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“Professor” Charles Hadley, Dr. Tony Alessi,
Clark Sammartino, Dick Flaherty, Dan Parker & Hugh Devlin, Sr.
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Uncasville, Conn. (Augus14, 2017) – Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) har kunngjort sin seksmedlemsklasse 2017 å bli innlemmet i løpet av 13TH årlig CBHOF Gala Induksjon Middag på lørdag natt, Oktober 28, i Uncas Ballroom på Mohegan Sun.
De nye CBHOF-induserte er pionerbokser “Professor” Charles Hadley, ringlege Dr. Tony Alessi, internasjonal boksdommer Clark Sammartino, dommer / dommerDick Flaherty, boksing forfatter Dan Parker og bokser / boksebidragsyter Hugh Devlin, Sr.
“Vi fortsetter å bryte barrierer ved CBHOF når vi innleder ‘Professor’ Charles Hadley som kan ha vært den beste ‘pund-for-pund-fighteren i sin tid,” CBHOF-president John Laudati sa. Som mange svarte idrettsutøvere i denne perioden, han fikk aldri den anerkjennelsen han fortjente rikt. CBHOF vil rette opp i år. Andre medlemmer av årets klasse er like fortjent og representerer alle aspekter av denne flotte sporten. Dr. Alessi er ikke bare en dyktig ringlege, men også en verdenskjent sportslege. Clark Sammartino er en av de beste dommerne innen boksing. Dan Parker er en internasjonal Boxing Hall of Famer hvis karriere som reporter er uten sidestykke i noen sport. Hughie Devlin Sr.s bidrag til denne sporten i Connecticut er umåtelige. Vi ser frem til å se boksefans i alle aldre på årets middag. Det blir en fantastisk kveld for våre induserte, våre prisvinnere, og spesielt for deres familie og venner.”
Kjemper ut fra hans adopterte hjemby Bridgeport, Tennessee-innfødt “Professor” Charles Hadley (25-13-6, 14 KOs) var den regjerende verdensmesteren i tungvekt fra 1881-1883. Hans profesjonelle karriere var fra 1869 til 1891.
En kjent figur ved ringkanten for store kamper på Mohegan Sun og Foxwoods Resort Casino, Dr. Tony Alessi er utdannet ved Universitetet i Roma som flyttet til Muskatstaten etter å ha fullført sin bosted og nevromuskulære fellesskap ved University for Michigan. Alessi er en nevrologisk konsulent for Connecticut State Boxing Commission, samt NFL Players Association og New York Yankees Player Development. Han holder til i Norwich, hvor han administrerende direktør for et medisinsk ledelsesselskap.
På høyden av karrieren som boksedommer, Clark Sammartino ville gjennomsnittet 100 anfall et år, Inkludert 10 verdensmesterskap. En innfødt fra Providence og Brown University, han begynte å dømme boksekamper etter at han trakk seg som oral kirurg. Den 80 år gamle Sammartino har dommerkamp som involverer noen av de største boksestjernene som Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez og mange andre.
En dyktig dommer / dommer fra Braintree, Massachusetts, som nå bor i Glastonbury, CT, Dick Flaherty har arbeidet med mange bemerkelsesverdige kamper med Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, Vernon Forrest og Sal “Canelo” Alvarez, Blant de mer kjente som. Flaherty er mest kjent for å dømme den første av tre Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward-kamper, holdt på Mohegan Sun, stemte på 2002 Fight of the Year), der Dick scoret årets runde (niende), 10-7 for Ward, og kampen, 94-93, til Ward's favør. Poengsummen hans viste seg å være forskjellen da Ward vant en delt avgjørelse på 10 runder.
Waterbury, CT-innfødt Dan Parker var sportsforfatter i Waterbury i begynnelsen av 20th Århundre, hvis artikler i New York Daily Mirror senere avslørte korrupsjon i boksing. Han avslørte International Boxing Club (IBC) korrupsjon og, på grunn av Parkers korstog, den ble oppløst. Parker er indusert i den prestisjetunge International Boxing Hall of Fame, samt National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
Hugh Devlin, Sr. (22-13) debuterte i profesjonell boksing i 1927 i en alder av 18, stopper Johnny Lorenzo i New Bedford, Mass. Han utviklet seg til å bli en av New Englands fremste fjærvekter, slåss over Connecticut i New Haven, West Haven, Waterbury og New London. Devlins bidrag til Norwich-boksesamfunnet gjorde ham til et ikon i det sørøstlige Connecticut. Han åpnet en restaurant i New London hvor menyene var formet som boksehansker.
Individuelle prisvinnere i Connecticut ble også kunngjort: Jimmy Williams, Conn. Professional Boxer of the Year; Kevin Bonilla, Conn. Amateur Boxer of the Year; Hector Rosario, Bidrag til Boxing; Danny Schiavone, Årets profesjonelle boksemyndighet; Sachs medina, Amatørboksingtjener for året:
Billetter til CBHOF 13th årlige galla Induksjon Middag, rimelig på $90.00, vil snart bli solgt og være tilgjengelig for kjøp ved å ringe Kim Baker på Mohegan Sun(1.860.862.7377) eller Sherman Cain på Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Dørene åpner kl 5:30 pm. OG, cocktailer fra 6:00– pm. OG (kontantbar), etterfulgt av en full middag.
Gå online for å www.ctboxinghof.org for mer informasjon om Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, det er 13th årlige galla inductee Middag, event sponsing muligheter, eller tidligere CBHOF inductees.
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Undefeated prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. establishing his own identity in ring
 TAMPA (Mai 10, 2016) – Fighting for his young family, as well as to expand the legacy associated with his last name, the son of 5-time world champion and 1996 US-. Olympian Anthony “Magic Man” Tarver – unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. – this past weekend continued establishing his own identity in the ring.After a 9-month absence, the 28-year-old Tarver (4-0, 3 KOs) returned to the ring in Lakeland, Florida, stoppe Jose Cortez i den andre runden. Tarver displayed his improving skills, especially a punishing body attack, during a thoroughly dominating performance. He broke-down Cortez and closed the show in style.
“It took me one round to get rid of ring rust,” he explained. “We had a game-plan to go to the body, then the head, body and head, but it took me a round to do it. God’s really blessed me and I owe all thanks to Him. My father and coach, Jimmy Williams, have always told me not to look for a knockout but that it’ll come. I’m not a one-punch knockout fighter. It’s all about setting up shots and putting them together. I may not connect with every single body shot I throw, but if I get in three of four each round, it’ll eventually cause damage. I’m focusing on my opponent’s liver and ribs, trying to be a body-snatcher.”
Tarver was an athlete, playing basketball and football, who didn’t start boxing until he was 19. He had a very brief amateur career and fully realizes that he’s consistently going to be fighting more experienced boxers.
“I ringen,” Tarver sa, “I’m still a baby. My opponents may be much more experienced than me, but I do have a lot of experience around me: my father, coach Williams and Darrell Foreman. My father wouldn’t support me as a fighter until I proved to him that I was worthy (sacrificing and training). I’m worthy now and believe I’m coming into my own as I continue to learn.”
“Som en far,” Tarver Sr., bemerket, “I wanted him to know what he was getting into and have the tools to succeed. He’s as tough as nails. When he realizes how strong he really is…..look out. There’s a difference between hitting an opponent with a punch and punching through him like he’s doing now. I just wish he’d get started quicker. He doesn’t get going until he gets hit and then he turns into a beast. A ferociousness comes out from inside that I never had. He’s improving all of the time. He’s putting punches together better and sitting down on his punches.
“Antonio is going to be a fan-friendly fighter. I know I put him under a lot of pressure, but he’s fighting much more experienced guys. I’ve never been worried about him fighting a tough guy. It’s the guys who think in the ring and have amateur pedigree that can be problems for him.”
Understanding that his opponents get pumped to fight him because of his last name, Antonio Jr. rationalizes that, taking advantage of the situation he is in. “It’s very important for my opponents to beat me and the name,” Han innrømmet. “My father set this stage for me and my name is, Antonio Tarver, Jr., so they’re trying to give us both a loss. I’m fighting for my family and to protect the legacy of my last name. I try and take advantage of being my father’s son and accept everything that goes with that. I don’t try to put pressure on myself but, Selvfølgelig, I want to be the best Antonio Tarver Jr. I can be.
“People are always going to compare me with my father but we fight in different weight classes. Light heavyweights, other than Roy Jones Jr., are slower than junior middleweights, who are much quicker like Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I’m always going to be fighting opponents taller than me, or sometimes the same height, but I’m 5′ 9″ and a lot of my opponents are going to be 6′ 2″ or so.
The father has another important lesson he’s teaching his son. “Antonio became a father for the first time last September and he was slow getting back in the gym,” Antonio Sr. lagt. “He has to learn how to balance fatherhood with his pro boxing career, making sacrifices to become a champion!”
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Going for Glory: Rite Hook Promotions’ Woods and Bissett to travel for opportunities
Biloxi, MS (Mai 6, 2016) – Rite Hook Promotions CEO William Hunter is not afraid to present his fighters with challenging and potential career changing opportunities. Having successfully promoted and built his boxers locally in Biloxi, Hunter is a firm believer that fighters can win anywhere under fair circumstances.
“It’s always a pleasure working with hungry fighters that aren’t scared to bite down on their mouthpiece and give it everything they’ve got whether it’s in a tune up fight or against the best in the world. There are only a handful of guys willing to take these opportunities and see that there’s a bigger picture if they win.”
Two of those men are Rite Hook’s very own Manny “Shake em’ Up” Woods and Mike “Concrete” Bissett.
Living and fighting out of St. Petersburg, FL, Woods travels to Lincoln, RI to challenge undefeated Jimmy Williams Fredag, Mai 13 in a six round junior middleweight bout. A former football standout who received multiple NFL tryouts, Williams is 10-0-1 med 5 knockouts and fought all of his bouts in Connecticut or Rhode Island. While undefeated, Williams hasn’t fought the same level of opposition as Woods.
With a solid 15-4-1 ledger and 5 knockouts, Woods won five of his last six bouts and is fresh off a unanimous decision victory over tough Mexican Elias Espadas last month. Tidligere i karrieren, Woods outpointed future title contender Wilky Campfort and then unbeaten Shelden Moore. With an experience advantage and recent hot streak, Hunter is confident his fighter will be the first to defeat Williams.
“First and foremost I respect Jimmy because he’s a great athlete and has been through a lot in his personal life. I think he’s a good boxer but Manny’s already been in deep waters. He knows what it’s like to have the odds stacked against him and do what he has to in order to get the W. Jimmy’s never been in this position before and I believe he’s biting off more than he can chew against Manny.“
One week later in Central Point, OR, Bissett faces highly touted Mike Wilson in a cruiserweight matchup. A two-time US amateur champion, Wilson is 13-0 med 7 victories by KO and was considered a top prospect when he came out of the amateurs. Currently doubling as a fighter and promoter, Wilson’s last five bouts took place in his native Oregon and he’s stopped his last three foes.
Born in Mississippi and based in Tampa, FL, the hard-hitting Bissett’s professional ledger reads 10-8 med 7 knockouts. He’s fought a number of notable fighters including 2012 Olympians Michael Hunter and Dominic Breazeale, rising star Stivens Bujaj and then unbeaten Milos Pantelic twice. A winner in three of his last four, Bissett’s career best victory came in 2014 when he outpointed popular contender Nicholas Iannuzzi. Much like his stalemate Woods against Williams, Bissett has the experience advantage having been in tough multiple times.
“Wilson is a very good fighter and I’ve heard about him for years. He’s done a great job of promoting himself and building the sport of boxing in Oregon. Med det sagt, Mike Bissett has been in the ring with a number of top cruiserweights and proven his toughness. I think both him and Manny will make statements in the upcoming weeks and move onto bigger fights.”
For more information on Rite Hook Promotions, visit Ritehookpromotions.com