Tūtohu Archives: Joe DeGuardia

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“FIGHTNIGHT LIVE” ON FACEBOOK OPENS WITH KNOCKOUT NUMBERS

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Mekemeke, MMA streaming series debut draws 40,000 whakaaro, and still climbing.
online: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
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The reviews are in, and the numbers are in, and the decision is unanimous: the debut of FIGHTNIGHT LIVE, on Facebook Live Rāpare evening from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, was a KO victory.

Watchers of the stream, which drew 37,000-plus “uniques” on fight night, and continues to draw clicks, enjoyed a Star Boxing main event topped by a junior middleweight scrap between vet Delvin Rodriguez and up ‘n comer Courtney Pennington.

More numbers: Tata 3,000 comments were shared by watchers during the four plus hour show, which provided incredible value for fans of the sweet science. Fans said things like, “This is the future of the sport, live FREE streaming.” “This stream is giving expose to young guns that would not ordinarily get it on broadcast TV!” “I muri i i teie pô o te streaming many will talk about it and many more will watch if there’s a next time, this is the bomb!”

“I was inundated with complimentary texts, emails and calls almost as soon as the stream started, and it was a lot of fun watching the numbers swell from 27 views at the start of the broadcast to 40,000-plus by now,” mea Mark Fratto, Tumuaki o Linacre Media. “Like many others, we believe that the present and future of ‘televised’ mekemeke, MMA, Muay Thai and really all live sports is digital. I tua atu, by putting these events on Facebook we’re providing an interactive environment for fight fans to not only view the events, but to connect with each other and provide their own real-time commentary during the bouts. We believe in high-quality, cost-efficient production that can give fans free access to hundreds of global, national and regional live fight nights without breaking the bank of the promoter and also without sacrificing what sports fans have come to expect from their viewing experience – koki kāmera maha, graphics, replays a muri-te-scenes wāhi me ngā uiuinga. We don’t want traditional fans, digital customers and cord-cutters to be relegated to trying to watch other spectators’ live feeds off their cell phones.”

Kaiwhakatairanga Joe DeGuardia went on air during the main event. He was visibly impressed and shared his enthusiasm while watching Pennington spring the upset.

“This has been incredible,” DeGuardia said. “It is great that fans will now be able to see more fights on a platform with massive reach. This is good for everyone and a perfect way for fighters to expand their fan base. I am pleased to be involved.”

Said boxing fan-favorite Ray Flores, who sat in the blow-by-blow chair, “It was an honor to be a part of FIGHTNIGHT LIVE and work with such talented individuals. I’m extremely excited about what the future has in store for the series. Neke atu i te tetahi mea, thank you to all the fight fans who tuned, shared it, and commented. Fan interaction and world class fights is the basis for FIGHTNIGHT LIVE. I cannot wait for the next show!”

“We want to have something of a distinct identity,” said analyst Michael Woods, who publishes NYFights.com and does the TALBOX podcast for Everlast. “We want watchers to be able to interact with us, be part of the show, have a voice. We also want to have fun, keep it loose at times, me. We will be incorporating that interactivity even more going forward. This series aims to be and I think is well on its way to establishing a paradigm in the space.”

“We firmly believe this new series is beneficial to all parties involved. More exposure for the sport and for the fighters,” said Fratto, whose production services company does 200 live events each year. “This production model is designed to be lean and cost-effective. And that enables us to cover more events, and with Facebook, we know we are being seen world wide and on a platform with a great deal of potential.”

Future FIGHTNIGHT LIVE dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

He wātea ipurangi FIGHTNIGHT LIVE i: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE/

Follow all the action via social media at FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE i runga i Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or by using the hashtag #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE. Hoki te hou ngā Linacre Media me rärangi päho, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents ranei #LinacreMediaOnTV.
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OPENING BELL: “FIGHTNIGHT LIVE” ON FACEBOOK PREMIERES THURSDAY FROM MOHEGAN SUN

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FREE fan-friendly, interactive live social series to provide new global “digital TV” vehicle for traditional boxing, MMA and Muay Thai events.
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NEW YORK (Kia 9, 2017) – Beginning Rāpare, fight fans from around the globe no longer have to miss out on their favorite boxing, MMA or Muay Thai cards, nor will they be forced to search desperately for a ringside spectator’s blurry mobile phone feed at non-televised events.
Supporters of the Sweet Science, MMA and other combat sports can now tune-in to Facebook, as fans from around the planet will be introduced to “FIGHTNIGHT LIVE” tenei Rāpare, Kia 11, i 7:30 p.m. AND. The new fan-friendly, interactive vehicle delivering big TV quality to on any Facebook-enabled device “goes live” from Mohegan Sun Arena as the exclusive carrier of Star Boxing Inc.’s “Slugfest at the Sun,” with a number of future fight dates to be announced.
I Rāpare po, Ka taea e pā titau i te nui-pānga, wheako roma maha-kāmera oti ki whakairoiro, hākoritanga, replays, interviews and an announce team anchored by blow-by-blow announcer Ray Flores of Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime mekemeke, HBO Boxing and CBS Sports Network boxing fame. To provide spectators with a fully-interactive ringside experience, ka ui körero, me te whakautu ki ngā pātai i te whakarongo Facebook puta noa te haapurororaa. Rounding out Rāpare o announce team at ringside are Michael Woods of the TalkBox Podcast, NYFights.com and The Ring and former Golden Gloves Champion Cara Castronuova, inaianei o te Knockout mōmona Foundation.
Promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, each action-packed “Slugfest at the Sun” bout will be streamed exclusively via Facebook Live on the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Facebook Page. The card is highlighted by a main event featuring former world title contender and Connecticut fan favorite Delvin Rodriguez (29-8-4, 16Koó), as he takes on upset-minded Courtney Pennington(10-4-1, 5KO o) in a 10-round Junior Middleweight bout at Mohegan Sun Arena. Former WBC women’s world champion Kali Reis (10-6-1, 4 Koó) meets determined veteran Ashleigh Curry (7-10-4, 8 Koó) i roto i te tahi-āhuatanga.
“Our ability to leverage Facebook is great for the future of boxing. It is a fantastic way to reach our fans and create a wider and younger audience,” Na ka mea a Joe DeGuardia, Te peresideni a CEO o Star Boxing. “I’m thrilled to help bring boxing to this platform and believe it will be fantastic for Star Boxing, our fighters and other fighters and promoters. The future is extremely bright for boxing, which has traditionally been a leader in finding new ways to connect with the world. In the past it was radio, then TV, then Closed Circuit, Cable and ultimately PPV. Watching boxing live via a stream on a platform like Facebook is the next frontier.”
Hanga, ka whakaputaina e te Linacre Media i roto o New York City, the FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series will feature multiple camera angles, graphics, replays a muri-te-scenes wāhi me ngā uiuinga. The streamed shows will be available globally wherever Facebook is available. Ko te kaupapa e kore anake e āhei pā i huri noa i te ao ki te rangi i roto i, engari homai ano hoki ki runga-a-haere mai whawhai i te papa ao ki te whakaatu i ō rātou āheinga, homai ngā kaiwhakatairanga te wātea “pāhotanga” solution and gives small business sponsors the ability to reach a mass audience via branded content.
“Like many others, we believe that the present and future of ‘televised’ mekemeke, MMA, Muay Thai and really all live sports is digital. I tua atu, by putting these events on Facebook we’re providing an interactive environment for fight fans to not only view the events, but to connect with each other and provide their own real-time commentary during the bouts,” said Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “We believe in high-quality, cost-efficient production that can give fans free access to hundreds of global, national and regional live fight nights without breaking the bank of the promoter and also without sacrificing what sports fans have come to expect from their viewing experience – koki kāmera maha, graphics, replays and behind-the-scenes access and interviews.”
He wātea ipurangi FIGHTNIGHT LIVE i: https://www.facebook.com/FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE /
Follow all the action via social media at Facebook FIGHTNIGHTLIVE i runga i Facebook, @FaceFIGHTNIGHTLIVE on Instagram and @FIGHTNIGHTLIVE_ on Twitter, or @STARBOXING on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and by using the hashtags #FIGHTNIGHTLIVE and #SlugfestAtTheSun. For ticket information and updates on upcoming Star Boxing events please log on toStarBoxing.com. Hoki te hou ngā Linacre Media me rärangi päho, follow @LinacreMedia across all social platforms or use the tags #LinacreMediaEvents or#LinacreMediaOnTV.
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MICHAEL FARENAS & MARC PAGCALIWANGAN SIGN PROMOTINAL CONTRACTS WITH STAR BOXING

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Los Angeles, Pērā i (Hakihea 14, 2016) – Filipino fighters Michael “Hammer Fist” Farenas (41-5-4, 33 Koó) a Marc “El Gwapo” Pagcaliwangan (9-0-1, 7 Koó) have signed promotional contracts with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing. Both fighters, who are managed by SMG a Platinum Wā (owned and operated by Germaine Gillies), are scheduled to make their Star Boxing debuts in early 2017.
A former world title contender, Farenas, who started his career as a bantamweight, will now be campaigning at lightweight. Trained by Marvin Somodio at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym, Farenas is a stablemate of superstar Manny Pacquiao. Having won his last two fights, the Philippine born fighter has not been in the ring since October of 2015. With his new management team and promoter, his goal is to get back into world title contention with the possibility of fighting for a world title by the end of 2017.
“I’m very pleased to be fighting under the Star Boxing banner,” said Michael Farenas. “I want to thank my co-mangers, Bill and Germaine, hoki whakapono i roto i ahau. I know I have a lot of fight left in me and I know that I’m fighting at lightweight (135 lbs.). I’m a stronger fighter today and I’m looking forward to a new beginning with my new team in place.”
Pagcaliwangan, who is of Philippine decent, but born in Ontario, Canada, will be campaigning at super-bantamweight. His last fight was in April of 2015, so he too will be looking to stay busy in the upcoming year.
“With all my fights, having been fought in Canada, I’m really looking forward to making my USA debut with Star Boxing,” said Marc Pagcaliwangan. “I have a solid management team now so I know I’ll have all the proper support to make my march toward a world title. I plan to relocate to Oxnard, Pērā i, in the beginning of 2017 and start training with my new coach Robert Garcia. I can’t wait to get back in the in the ring.”
“SMG is very proud to have two hard hitters, in Farenas and Pagcaliwangan, join our team,” said SMG’s Bill Halkias. “Both fighters possess the power, speed and skills to become world champions.”
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5th annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2016 inducted in festive ceremony

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NYSBHOF Class o 2015
Kaimekemeke
toa Welterweight World (’90-91) Arona “Superman” Davis, Bronx
toa World teina Welterweight (’93-94) Charles “te Natural” Murray Buffalo
E rua-wā kaiwero ao taitara Kōmāmā Vilomar Fernandez Bronx
World kaiwero taitara Kōmāmā Edwin Viruet. New York City
(Mate)
4-wā, 3-toa wehenga ao Hector “macho” Camacho Spanish Harlem
toa whitu World (1952) Rocky Graziano Brooklyn
World Kōmāmā (’25-26) titlist Rocky Kansas Buffalo
2-wā titleholder whā ao Joe Lynch Brooklyn
“toa Welterweight Uncrowned” Joe Miceli Buffalo
Non-Kaiuru
International Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui kaiwhakahaere matua ed Brophy Canastota
Kaiwhakatairanga Joe DeGuardia Bronx
Komihana / tuakiri pāpāho Randy Gordon Melville
Kaiwhakatairanga / kaiwhakahaere Dennis Rappaport Queens
(Mate)
Kaiwhakahaere Howie Albert Bronx
Trainer / cutman Freddie Brown Manhattan
autaua pouaka whakaata New York City Howard Cosell New York City
Kaimekemeke / kaitautoko Ruby Goldstein Manhattan
Kaiwhakahaere Jimmy Jacobs
NYSBHOF Class o 2016 (L-R): Seated – Vilomar Fernandez, Dennis Rappaport, Randy Gordon and Ed Brophy; Standing: Aaron Davis and Joe DeGuardia
-Pikitia katoa e Peter Frutkoff-
NEW YORK (April 5, 2016) – Neke atu i te 300 people packed Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY this past Rātapu for the fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) tina arataki.
Ka riro ia ia inductee he whitiki ritenga-hoahoa hei whakaatu i tona arataki ki te NYSBHOF. Plaques are on display at the New York State Athletic Commission.
Te 2016 tīpakohia inductees i te taha o nga mema o te komiti whakaingoa NYSBHOF: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, JR., Don Majeski, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero a Neil Terens.
kaimekemeke katoa e hiahiatia ana ki te kia hohekore mō tau i te iti rawa e toru i roto i te tikanga ki te kia āhei hoki NYSBHOF arataki, a me inductees katoa kua noho i roto i te New York State mo te wahi nui o to ratou mahi mekemeke i te pirimia o to ratou mahi tēnā ranei.
(L-R) – NYSBHOF/Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy, Don Majeski, Ed Brophy and Jill Diamond (WBC)
ed Brophy: “I’d like to thank the committee of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and Ring 8, a wonderful group that sponsors the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. I’m so proud to have been born in New York, in the small town of Canastota, where boxing is in our blood. I’m thrilled to be honored today. My name is attached to the International Boxing Hall of Fame as director, but so many different people help out. I only accept this honor on their behalf. Boxing is the greatest sport. Congratulations to all of the inductees. This is the greatest day of my life.”
(L-R) – Ron McNair, Aaron Davis and Bob Duffy
Arona Davis: Mihi, Ring 8. Boxing is a hard sport. It was much harder in the gym. I saw Gerry Cooney, Iran Barkley a Roberto Durán and wanted to do what those guys did and it made me a fighter I was. I’d like to thank my father and Billy Giles, who was my trainer. I’d also like to thank Joe DeGuardia, who managed me later in my career, and thanks to everybody who supported me.”
(L-R) — Bob Duffy, Dennis Rappaport and family
Dennis Rappaport: “It seems like yesterday when a six or seven year old living in Brooklyn watched a fight between Jake LaMotta a Jim Hairston. This young man was mesmerized. The next month he watchedSugar Ray Robinson knockout Rocky Graziano and that was the start of a love affair that’s lasted 63 tau. Mekemeke, at its best, is poetry in motion. It’s Shapespeare, Picasso, Rembrandt. But it can also be crude. I started in boxing managing three fighters: Ronnie Harris, Gerry Cooney a Howard Davis. JR. Because of the creative marketing of our fighters, one reporter called me and my partner, Mike Jones, ‘The Gold Dust Twins’ but then the media starting calling us, ‘The Wacko Twins.’ I preferred ‘The Gold Dust Twins.”

(L-R – Jack Hirsch, Joe DeGuardia and Bob Duffy
Joe DeGuardia: It’s a real pleasure, honor and privilege to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. Like many of you here, I live and bleed boxing, which has been a big part of my life. Four months ago, I received the (Ring 8 at its Holiday awards dinner) Promoter of the Year award. I said then that we are truly a family of boxing; it’s a real brotherhood. I also talked about how boxing tied into lire. In that room – not with us now – was my father who passed away three weeks ago. Because of him, I developed this love of boxing that I’ve carried in life: work hard to do the best you can in life. I’m truly honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. In honor of my father and everybody else who loves this sport. I accept on behalf of my father who, E mohio ana ahau ki, is watching us now.”
(L-R) – Charles Murray and Bob Duffy
Charles Murray: “They called me, ‘The Natural.’ I appreciate this, being honored for my contributions to boxing. Thank you very much.”
(L-R) – Steve Farhood, Vilomar Fernandez and Bob Duffy
Vilomar Fernandez: “It wasn’t easy fighting guys like Roberto Duran and Alexis Arguello. They were the best in the world. I’m thankful for the opportunities to fight them, I’m honored today.”
(L-R) – Henry Hascup, Randy Gordon, Melvina Lathan, Bob Duffy and Gerry Cooney
Randy Gordon: “Mauruuru koe, katoa. This amazing event we have every year, I never expected this would happen. My career was born out of the aches of one of boxing’s biggest scandals, the US Championships on ABC, whakatairangatia ana e te Don King, and Ring Magazine produced the ratings for the tournament. It turned out the ratings and some of the records were padded and it just about knocked Ring Magazine out of business. Bert Randolph Sugar hired me to be its Editor In Chief. Te mahi tahi, we brought Ring Magazine back from the dead. I burst into tears when Jack Hirsch called to tell me I was being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This is an absolute dream. Anybody who has ever or will ever be inducted into any hall of fame, nobody can possibly enjoy this more than me. I love boxing with every ounce of my body. My wife and family drive me back into boxing. This is the greatest honor. I can’t get enough of boxing. I’m truly the luckiest man ever placed on this planet.”
(L-R) – ed Brophy, Don Majeski, Jack Hirsch and Joe DeGuardia
NYSAC Executive Director Dave Berlin and Harold Lederman
(L-R) – Joe DeGuardia and NYSBHOF/Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy
CLASS o 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS o 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Tanitī, Sandy tera hōiho, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones , Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Harumu, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a 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 a Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Haora Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paora 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 ko Al Weill.
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2016 Class Inductees honored to be going Into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame This Sunday, April 3, i te Russo On te Bay

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Hector Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Arona Davis me upoko Howard Cosell 2016 piha haapiiraa
NEW YORK (March 29, 2016) – The fifth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) tina arataki, tautoko e Ring 8, will be held this Rātapu ahiahi (April 3 – 12:30-5:30 p.m.) i te Russo On te Bay i roto i te Howard Beach, New York.
NYSBHOF Class o 2015
Kaimekemeke
toa Welterweight World (’90-91) Arona “Superman” Davis Bronx
toa World teina Welterweight (’93-94) Charles “te Natural” Murray Buffalo
E rua-wā kaiwero ao taitara Kōmāmā Vilomar Fernandez Bronx
World kaiwero taitara Kōmāmā Edwin Viruet. New York City
(Mate)
4-wā, 3-toa wehenga ao Hector “macho” Camacho Spanish Harlem
toa whitu World (1952) Rocky Graziano Brooklyn
World Kōmāmā (’25-26) titlist Rocky Kansas Buffalo
2-wā titleholder whā ao Joe Lynch Brooklyn
“toa Welterweight Uncrowned” Joe Miceli Buffalo
Non-Kaiuru
International Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui kaiwhakahaere matua ed Brophy Canastota
Kaiwhakatairanga Joe DeGuardia Bronx
Komihana / tuakiri pāpāho Randy Gordon Melville
Kaiwhakatairanga / kaiwhakahaere Dennis Rappaport Queens
(Mate)
Kaiwhakahaere Howie Albert Bronx
Trainer / cutman Freddie Brown Manhattan
autaua pouaka whakaata New York City Howard Cosell New York City
Kaimekemeke / kaitautoko Ruby Goldstein Manhattan
Kaiwhakahaere Jimmy Jacobs New York City
Randy Gordon: “What a journey this has been from boxing fan to boxing writer…to boxing announcer…to boxing commissioner…to boxing promoter…to boxing talk show host….to the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. If I’m dreaming, I don’t want to wake up!”
Dennis Rappaport: “It is with the utmost pleasure and profound appreciation to be inducted into the NYSBHOF with such a class of distinguished honorees. At the age of six, I watched my first fight between Jake LaMotta and Gene Harston. I was so captivated and mesmerized by the sport that it began my 63 year love affair with boxing. From the bottom of my heat, I would like to thank each and every member of the boxing fraternity for a lifetime filled with magical moments and unforgettable memories.”
ed Brophy: “This is a wonderful honor that truly caught me by surprise. I am humbled by this acknowledgement and thank the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Joe DeGuardia: “I am honored to be recognized and included among the past and present boxing luminaries inducted into the prestigious New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Ka riro ia ia inductee he whitiki ritenga-hoahoa hei whakaatu i tona arataki ki te NYSBHOF. Plaques are on display at the New York State Athletic Commission.
Te 2016 tīpakohia inductees i te taha o nga mema o te komiti whakaingoa NYSBHOF: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, JR., Don Majeski, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero a Neil Terens.
kaimekemeke katoa e hiahiatia ana ki te kia hohekore mō tau i te iti rawa e toru i roto i te tikanga ki te kia āhei hoki NYSBHOF arataki, a me inductees katoa kua noho i roto i te New York State mo te wahi nui o to ratou mahi mekemeke i te pirimia o to ratou mahi tēnā ranei.
CLASS o 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS o 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Tanitī, Sandy tera hōiho, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones , Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Harumu, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a 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 a Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Haora Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paora 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 ko Al Weill.
Limited tickets are still available, utu i $150.00 ia pakeke me te $60.00 mō ngā tamariki (i raro i 16), which includes a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, tīmata i 12:30 p.m. AND, me te tina (rara pirimia, ika heihei ranei) and open bar throughout the event. E wātea ana ki te hoko tikiti i te te karanga NYSBHOF / Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy i 516.313.2304. Haere i runga i te raina i www.Ring8ny.com hoki atu ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te New York State Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui.
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A Rimitiriu e “Boo Boo” Andrade signs a new promotional contract with Banner Promotions and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing

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Philadelphia, PA. / Bronx, NY (March 25,, 2016) – A Team Promotions, Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing are pleased to announce the re-signing of former WBO junior middleweight world champion, A Rimitiriu e “Boo Boo” Andrade to a new exclusive multi-year promotional contract.
“We are very happy to have Demetrius re sign with Joe & Ahau,” said Banner Promotions president, Arthur Pelullo.
“We are looking to move forward together with Demetrius becoming one of the major players in boxing. The next step is to win the WBC world title and then to unify all the title belts.”
“We have promoted Demetrius since he turned pro 7 matahiti i ma'iri a'e. We believed then, as we do now, Demetrius is one of the most talented boxers in the world. We are all looking forward to a bright future together,”said Star Boxing CEO, Joe DeGuardia.
“We are excited to get Demetrius career back on track and are are looking forward to have Demetrius be a co-promoter for his career. He is excited to get back in the ring as quickly and as often as possible,” said Ed Farris of A-Team Promotions.
Andrade of Providence, Rhode Island has a record of 22-0 ki 15 knockouts.

Te 27 year-old former world amateur champion and 2008 Olympian turned professional in 2008 and became the WBO junior middleweight world champion with a 12-round split decision over 2004 United States Olympian Vanes Martirosyan.

He made one defense of the crown by stopping Brian Rose in 7 rounds on June 14, 2014.

He is coming off a 2nd round stoppage over Dario Fabian Pucheta on October 17 i roto i te Uncasville, Connecticut.
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New York State Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui Whakangungu tīkiti hakari hoko nohopuku Rātapu, April 3 i te Russo On te Bay

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Hector Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Arona Davis me upoko Howard Cosell 2016 piha haapiiraa
NEW YORK (March 23, 2016) – Kei te hoko nohopuku tīkiti mo te rima o-tau New York State Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui (NYSBHOF) tina arataki, tautoko e Ring 8, Rātapu ahiahi (12:30-5:30 p.m. AND), April 3, i te Russo On te Bay i roto i te Howard Beach, New York.
NYSBHOF Class o 2016
Kaimekemeke
toa Welterweight World (’90-91) Arona “Superman” Davis Bronx
toa World teina Welterweight (’93-94) Charles “te Natural” Murray Buffalo
E rua-wā kaiwero ao taitara Kōmāmā Vilomar Fernandez Bronx
World kaiwero taitara Kōmāmā Edwin Viruet. New York City
(Mate)
4-wā, 3-toa wehenga ao Hector “macho” Camacho Spanish Harlem
toa whitu World (1952) Rocky Graziano Brooklyn
World Kōmāmā (’25-26) titlist Rocky Kansas Buffalo
2-wā titleholder whā ao Joe Lynch Brooklyn
“toa Welterweight Uncrowned” Joe Miceli Buffalo
Non-Kaiuru
International Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui kaiwhakahaere matua ed Brophy Canastota
Kaiwhakatairanga Joe DeGuardia Bronx
Komihana / tuakiri pāpāho Randy Gordon Melville
Kaiwhakatairanga / kaiwhakahaere Dennis Rappaport Queens
(Mate)
Kaiwhakahaere Howie Albert Bronx
Trainer / cutman Freddie Brown Manhattan
autaua pouaka whakaata New York City Howard Cosell New York City
Kaimekemeke / kaitautoko Ruby Goldstein Manhattan
Kaiwhakahaere Jimmy Jacobs New York City
Ka riro ia ia inductee he whitiki ritenga-hoahoa hei whakaatu i tona arataki ki te NYSBHOF. Plaques are on display at the New York State Athletic Commission.
Te 2016 i tīpakohia inductees e NYSBHOF ngā mema o te komiti whakaingoa: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, JR., Don Majeski, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero a Neil Terens.
kaimekemeke katoa e hiahiatia ana ki te kia hohekore mō tau i te iti rawa e toru i roto i te tikanga ki te kia āhei hoki NYSBHOF arataki, a me inductees katoa kua noho i roto i te New York State mo te wahi nui o to ratou mahi mekemeke i te pirimia o to ratou mahi tēnā ranei.
CLASS o 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS o 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Tanitī, Sandy tera hōiho, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones , Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Harumu, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a 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 a Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Haora Mamby, Joey Giambra, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paora 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 ko Al Weill.
Utu Tickets e i $150.00 ia pakeke me te $60.00 mō ngā tamariki (i raro i 16), a ka whakauru i te moko oti, me te cocktail haora ki runga ki te urunga, tīmata i12:30 PM/AND, me te tina (rara pirimia, ika heihei ranei) and open bar throughout the evening. E wātea ana ki te hoko tikiti i te te karanga NYSBHOF / Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy i 516.313.2304. E wātea ana Pānui mō te hōtaka NYSBHOF, mai $50.00 ki $250.00, mā te whakapā Duffy. Haere i runga i te raina i www.Ring8ny.com hoki atu ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te New York State Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui.
WHAKAPĀ:
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ABOUT KING 8: I hanga i roto i te 1954 e te ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 ka te waru o nga āpiti o i reira he aha mohiotia rite te Veteran National kaimekemeke Association – konei, KING 8 – me te i ēnei rā parau tumu o te whakahaere tonu mau tonu: Kaimekemeke Tauturu i kaimekemeke.
KING 8 Kei te tino ngākaunui ana ki te tautoko i te iwi iti waimarie i roto i te hapori mekemeke nei e rapua e te tauturu i roto i ngā o te aufauraa i reti, utu hauora, ranei te mea tika fie ma'u.
Haere i runga i te raina ki te www.Ring8ny.com hoki ētahi atu mōhiohio e pā ana ki KING 8, te rōpū nui o tona ahua i roto i te United States me neke atu i te 350 te mau melo. Utunga mema Annual ko anake $30.00 a e tika ana te melo tata'itahi ki te hakari kuru i KING 8 hui ā-marama, hāunga Hōngongoi me August. Kaimekemeke hohe katoa, runaruna me te ngaio, e tika ana ki te KING haapoupou 8 mema tau. Manuhiri o Ring 8 He mai te mau melo i te utu o te anake $7.00 ia tangata.
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Timothy Bradley, Melvina Lathan & Sadam Ali Leading 2015 award winners honored at 29th annual Ring 8 Takahanga Hararei & Awards Ceremony

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(L-R) — 2015 Ring 8 Tohu toa: New York Fighter of the Year Sadam Ali, Woman of the Decade Melvina Lathan and Fighter of the Year Timothy Bradley
(photo by Peter Frutkoff)
NEW YORK, NY (Hakihea 21, 2015) – A capacity crowd enjoyed the recent 29th Ring ā-tau 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Rima-wā, toa e rua-wehenga te ao Timothy “Koraha Storm” Bradley received the Ring 8 Toa o te Tohu Tau. Other 2015 Ring 8 tohu toa (kite te rārangi katoa i raro) included former New York State Athletic Commission chairperson Melvina Lathan(Tai o te tekau tau), tūturu No. 1 ao nguha Welterweight Port “World Kid” He (NY Fighter o te Tau), Heather Hardy (NY Wahine Fighter o te Tau), “Ireland o” John Duddy (Uncrowned Champion), Andre Rozier (Trainer o te Tau) a Joe DeGuardia (Kaiwhakatairanga o te Tau). Randy Gordon served as the Master of Ceremonies.
“I matou 340 people and everybody enjoyed themselves,” reported Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy. “Things went very well. There were a few emotional acceptance speeches and some tears shed.
“We donated a table to Wounded Warriors and also presented Keith Sullivan with a special trophy for all the legal work and support he gives Ring 8, New York State Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui, Atlas Foundation, Boxing Writers Association of America, and boxing in New York.”
2015 Ring 8 Tohu toa
(Photo by Peter Frutkoff)
2015 KING 8 Tohu toa
Fighter o te Tau: Timothy Bradley
Tai o te tekau tau: Hon. Melvina Lathan
NY Fighter o te Tau: Sadam Ali
NY Wahine Fighter o te Tau: Heather Hardy
Uncrowned Champion: John Duddy
Co-Cutmen o te Tau: George Mitchell & Mike Rella
Mema Poari o te Tau: Billy Strigaro
Trainer o te Tau: Andre Rozier
Hapori Ratonga Tohu: Kevin Collins & Gerard Wilson
Kaiwhakatairanga o te Tau: Joe DeGuardia
Kaitautoko o te Tau: George O'Neill
Official o te Tau: Carlos Ortiz, JR.
Amateur Official o te Tau: Christina Vila
Roa & Hiranga Ratonga Tohu: Jack Hirsch
Kōtaha o itoito Tohu: Paddy Dolan
Prospects o te Tau: Wesley Ferrer & Danny Gonzales
Ring auvaha i o te Tau: Rawiri Diamante
Mea ïa Tohu: Kāpara Ron McNair, JR.
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Toa o te Tau Timothy Bradley ki te haere ki te 29 o Ring ā- 8 Takahanga Hararei & Dec Awards Ceremony. 13 i roto i te New York; Melvina Lathan, Sadam Ali, Heather Hardy & John Duddy roto 2015 tohu toa

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Timothy Bradley (R) vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
(pikitia angalelei o Chris Farina / Kapa Top)
NEW YORK, NY (Whiringa 30, 2015) – Rima-wā, toa e rua-wehenga te ao Timothy “Koraha Storm” Bradley ka haere i te 29th Ring ā-tau 8 Takahanga Hararei me Tohu Ceremony, Rātapu ahiahi (12:30-5:30 p.m. AND), Hakihea 13, i te Russo On te Bay i roto i te Howard Beach, New York. Bradley will receive his award as the 2015 Ring 8 Fighter o te Tau.
Randy Gordon will serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies. Other 2015 Ring 8 tohu toa (kite te rārangi katoa i raro) ngā mua heamana Komihana Athletic New York State Melvina Lathan (Tai o te tekau tau), tūturu No. 1 ao nguha Welterweight Port “World Kid” He (NY Fighter o te Tau), Heather Hardy(NA Wahine Fighter o te Tau), “Ireland o” John Duddy (Uncrowned Champion), Andre Rozier (Trainer o te Tau) a Joe DeGuardia (Kaiwhakatairanga o te Tau).
32-tau-tawhito te Bradley, whawhai i roto i te nikau Springs, California, Ko te-wā e rua, me te kingi Mekemeke Organization World (Te toa Welterweight WBO, i roto i te tua atu ki te he marama te ao Welterweight toru-wā titlist.
Tona rārangi o ngā pārurenga pānui rite te wai te wai o te mekemeke i roto i te 140 ki 147 wehenga pauna: Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ruslan Provodnikov, Joel Casamayor, Devon Alexander, Jessie Vargas, Luis Carlos Abregu, Lamont Peterson, Kendall Holt,Junior Witter a Brandon Rios.
“Timothy Bradley earned his award with an outstanding performance against Brandon Rios (WTKO9),” Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy mea. “Te mahi tahi me te kaiako hou, Teddy Atlas (fakatātaa'i ki raro ki te matau ki Bradley) , Ko te rangi te rohe mo Bradley. Matou tino waimarie ki te whai Timoteo ratere whenua ripeka ki te haere to tatou Takahanga Hararei ki te tiki i tona Fighter o te tohu Tau.
“No te mea ko te taua rōpū nui e whakahonore tatou tenei tau i tenei, we expect a sold out crowd of 400. To tatou mau melo e titiro atu ki tenei hui i tenei tau. Mauruuru mau tatou tuku ia ratou to ratou tautoko rite Ring 8 proudly continues its record for lending a helping hand to those in the boxing community who are less fortunate. Ia tau, ka whakanui to tatou Ceremony Takahanga Hararei me Tohu to tatou hākinakina nui o te mekemeke, rīanga pūtea nui-e hiahiatia ana ara te kia mau ai tatou i to tatou misioni no to tatou mau taeae rawakore me tuahine i roto i te mekemeke. Roa'tu tatou e aueue i to ratou pito.”
2015 KING 8 Tuhinga WINNERS
Fighter o te Tau: Timothy Bradley
Tai o te tekau tau: Hon. Melvina Lathan
NY Fighter o te Tau: Sadam Ali
NY Wahine Fighter o te Tau: Heather Hardy
Uncrowned Champion: John Duddy
Co-Cutmen o te Tau: George Mitchell & Mike Rella
Mema Poari o te Tau: Billy Strigaro
Trainer o te Tau: Andre Rozier
Hapori Ratonga Tohu: Kevin Collins & Gerard Wilson
Kaiwhakatairanga o te Tau: Joe DeGuardia
Kaitautoko o te Tau: George O'Neill
Official o te Tau: Carlos Ortiz, JR.
Amateur Official o te Tau: Christina Vila
Roa & Hiranga Ratonga Tohu: Jack Hirsch
Kōtaha o itoito Tohu: Paddy Dolan
Prospects o te Tau: Wesley Ferrer & Danny Gonzales
Ring auvaha i o te Tau: Rawiri Diamante
Mea ïa Tohu: Kāpara Ron McNair, JR.
Tīkiti Limited, utu i $125.00 ia tangata, E tonu e wātea ana ki te hoko mā te whakapā Bob Duffy i te waea (516.313.2304), īmēra DepComish@aol.com, arowhai mēra ranei (kia utua ki Ring 8) ki a ia (164 Lindbergh Road, Massapequa Park, NY 11762). E mai takoha o tetahi hāhi mo te hunga taea ki te haere ki te hui.
Tickets ngā he moko oti ki te cocktail haora i runga i te urunga, aru i te nohoanga i te hui tohu, tina me te purini, a tuwhera pae runga papa-puta noa i te ahiahi. He ka hoki te mākete puku o Etahi mekemeke. Tūmanakohia ana tēnei kaupapa ki te hoko-i roto i, me te tohe katoa ki te hoko tīkiti wawe tonu i roto i te tikanga ki te mau nohoanga pai.
Ko te rā kati mō te pānuitanga hōtaka Kei te tata hoki Whārangi tonu ($150.00), Hawhe-Whārangi ($80.00), me te Hauwhā-Whārangi ($50.00). Me te īmēra pānuitanga katoa (DepComish@aol.com) ranei te ti'ahapa ki Duffy (516.313.2304) i te wāhitau whakarārangitia i runga ake.
Haere ki ipurangi ki www.Ring8ny.com mō ētahi atu mōhiohio e pā ana ki Ring 8 ranei ona Events Hararei ā-tau me te Tohu Ceremony.
Kei a Russo I te Bay te i 162-45 Crossbay Blvd. i roto i te Howard Beach(718.843.5055).
Ring 8 News: Jack Hirsch, ko wai e te fariiraa i te 2015 Ring 8 Roa & Hiranga Ratonga Tohu, I tata pōtitia rite Vice te peresideni o Ring 8.
Haereraa Ring 8 Ceremony manuhiri rongonui hararei me Tohu ngā toa o mua ao Mark Breland, Luis Collazo, Iran Barkley a Vito Antuofermo, me Sean Monahan, Bobby Cassidy, Harold Lederman a Frankie Galarza
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Mua WBO Jr. Hoki toa whitu Rimitiriu Andrade ki te mowhiti i runga i Rāhoroi, October 17 when he takes on Dario Fabian Pucheta for the WBO International title at The Mohegan Sun

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Providence, RI (Mahuru 15, 2015)–I kauwhautia te reira i teie mahana i te Whare State Island Rhode e tūturu mua WBO Jr. Toa whitu ka hoki mai a Rimitiriu Andrade ki te mowhiti i runga i te po Rāhoroi, October 17 ina e ia ki runga ki Dario Fabian Pucheta e ka tango i te wahi i te Mohegan Sun i Uncasville, Connecticut.

Ka te a'ee e whakataetaetia mo te WBO International Jr. Taitara whitu tekau.

Andrade (21-0, 14 KO o) e hoki mo te wa tuatahi i roto i 16 marama, a ka waiho i te 17 o a'ee Oketopa te whawhai e ka te rēinga Andrade hoki ki te taitara ao.

Andrade awhina tona taitara ki te mutu 7 tawhio noa ki runga Brian Rose i runga i Pipiri 14, 2014 i Center Barclays i Brooklyn.

Pucheta o Benos Aires, Argentina e ha lekooti o 20-2 ki 11 knockouts. Te 28 riro tau-tawhito kua toru i roto i te rarangi i ngā tona a'ee whakamutunga ka mutu ia Petuere Ushona (32-2) i runga i Oketopa 4, 2014 i roto i te Windhoek, Namibia.

Whakatairangatia ana te whakaaturanga e Jimmy Burchfield o CES Mekemeke, ki te Andrade – Pucheta a'ee i whakatairangatia ana e Kara Whakatairanga me Joe DeGuardia o Star Mekemeke.

“Ko te pā ana ki te wā e hoki whiwhi ahau i roto i te whakakai. Ko ahau fiefia ki te whawhai i te kāinga i roto i te mua o toku pā. Ko te wahi tino whakamarie i roto i te ao nei ia riro, a ka titiro atu ahau ki ngå toku taitara, me te parururaa i roto i mua i toku pā mateaki katoa. Noa e hinaaro e ahau ki te whakawhetai ki a ratou mo to ratou tautoko i te tau whakamutunga. Titiro whakamua ahau ki te kitenga katoa o toku pā i te whawhai,” Said Andrade.

“Kua titiro ahau i mua ki a Rimitiriu e whiwhi hoki i roto i te whakakai. Kua matou i roto i te whakangungu omaoma pakeke, and he will be ready to put on a good performance on October 17,” mea te papa o Andrade / kaiwhakangungu, Paora Andrade

“Ko ahau rawa fiefia e pā ana ki a Rimitiriu e whiwhi hoki i roto i te whakakai. Ko ia tetahi o te runga Jr. Middleweights i roto i te ao. Matapae ahau i roto i te tau e ka whawhai ia mo a toa i te Jr. Whitu aito o te ao mo te wa tuarua,” ka mea Whakatairanga Kara peresideni, Artie Pelullo.

Said Joe DeGuardia, peresideni o Star Mekemeke, “Kua oaoa ahau e Rimitiriu he hoki. Kua tonu ahau ite nei ia i te kaha ki te hei i te pai i roto i te ao, a titau ahau e i roto i te tau i muri mai ia, ka waiho he tūturu 2-wā Ao Champ.”

“He oaoa ki te kawe i to tatou toa Häkinakina me mua ao Rimitiriu Andrade hoki ki New England matou. Tenei he tupu ake te wahi Rimitiriu, ua faahotu e ona pūkenga me whakawhanakehia ki te toa aito-ërä ko ia i tenei ra, e rua i roto i a roto o te whakakai. I tua atu, e tatou whakahonoretia ki te kawe i tēnei kaupapa ki tetahi o tatou wāhi tino, Mohegan Sun Casino, a ki te mahi i roto i te feohi ki e rua o te pono rawa, kaiwhakatairanga pono me faingataa-mahi i roto i te mekemeke ngaio, Artie Pelullo o Kara Whakatairanga me Joe DeGuardia o Star Mekemeke. Neke atu i te tika hoa e ratou; He hoa no te oraraa taatoa ratou. Ki te toru o matou e mahi tahi, Ka haere tonu tenei kaupapa ki te whakaara i te pae, me te whakaturia te paerewa mō te mekemeke ngaio i roto i te raki,” ka mea a Jimmy Burchfield, peresideni o CES Mekemeke.

Utu tīkiti e $25, $50, $125 a $200 (VIP).

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