Uncasville, Conn. (September 15, 2015) – Promotor Lou DiBella in upravljavec / promotor Shelly Finkel vodi sedemčlanska Klasa 2015 v Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11^THLetni CBHOF Gala Indukcijsko večerja v petek noč,November 13 v Uncas Ballroom na Mohegan Sun.

Nove CBHOF inductees vključuje tudi nekdanji komisar boks Peter Timothy in, posmrtno, boksarice Carey Mace in George Russo, boks pisatelj Smrt Sharnik in boks zagovornik Arnie Bayer.

“Smo na Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame so zelo navdušena, da razglasi letošnji razred inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati je dejal. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Osebno, Tako sem vesel, da se uvede ta razred v svojem prvem letu kot predsednik to neverjetno organizacije. Veselim se, da vidim vse naše Connecticut boks fans na Mohegan Sun on November 13^th.”

S sedežem v New Yorku, DiBella (sliki levo) je nekdanji vodja Boxing za HBO, ustvarja zelo uspešna “Boxing After Dark” series. Njegovo promocijsko podjetje, DiBella Entertainment, has promoted countless boxing events at Mohegan Sun Arena and Foxwoods Resort Casino during the past two decades. DiBella also owned the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team that was based in Norwich. His top fighters have included Sergio Martinez,Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, CBHOF inductee “Irski” Micky Ward, in Drugi Berto Med več veljakov. Harvard Law School diplomant, DiBella je tudi uspešen producent filma.

Finkel (na sliki na desni strani s pokojnim Emanuel Steward), tudi iz New Yorka, je International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee ki je bil stalnica v Connecticutu se bori za mnogo let bodisi kot promotor ali upravljavca. He is also a successful manager in the music industry. In the early 1990s, Finkel was arguably the most powerful manager in boxing. His most celebrated clients included Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor in Wladimir Klitschko.

Timothy (na sliki levo z Sugar Ray Leonard) je boks komisar za Mashantucket Pequot Tribal nacionalne komisije pri Foxwoods od 1995 da 2009. He was mentored by the late John Burns, who was the founder of the CBHOF of which he is also an inductee. During his tenure at Foxwoods, Timothy regulirane stotine pro dogodkov, Vključno 90 Naslov boj. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III za WBA svetovno težjega prvenstva in, morda, največji boj v Foxwoods zgodovini, IBF naslov svetovnega prvaka cruiserweight boj med James Toney in Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely in Acelino Freitas, skupaj z CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. in U.S. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey.

Mace (72-18-2), rojen v Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, ustavljanje nekdanji svetovni prvak Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pepje stabilno in je bil uvrščen na enem mestu tako visoka kot št. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, čigar zadnji dvoboj je bila izguba člana CBHOFGaspar Ortega v 1962, živel v Manchestru, ko je umrl v starosti 73 v 2003.

Russo je imel 85 pro bojev med 1922 in 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, operacijskih dvoranah, kot so Red Man dvorani, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. V 1992, je prinesel boks vrnil po desetletne odsotnosti na Stari PAL stavbe v Bridgeport. Russo je bil tudi priznan kot “Johnny Duke of Southern Connecticut.”

Rodil se je v New Haven, pozno Sharnick živel skoraj vse svoje življenje v Norwalk, pred vrnitvijo na Florido, kjer je bil izvoljen v Florida Boxing Hall of Fame v 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 leti na Sports Illustrated, s svojo pokritost poudarjeno Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston jaz, kotira divje za rek, “Liston ima pest kot cannonballs.” He moved on to become the chief for consultant at CBS for nine years and was chief advisor and the lone true believer in George Foreman‘s comeback bid eventually leading to another world heavyweight title. Sharnick also was an advisor for CBHOF member and two-time world champion Marlon Starling, prepričevanje bodočega svetovnega prvaka dodati Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, Član CBHOF Freddie Roach, bi sčasoma vlak Starling, ko je postal svetovni prvak welterweight.

Bayer je zelo spoštovana kot pravi zagovornik boks, vedno hitro, da bi nudila pomoč roko, kakor tudi odpiranje denarnice za pomoč podporne boksarske telovadnice v mestih, kot CBHOF inductee Johnny Knežjem Boys Club Gym v Bellevue Trgu, Hartford.

Vstopnice za CBHOF 11^th letna Gala Indukcijsko večerja, razumno ceno na $90.00, so na prodaj zdaj ga kliče Kim Baker na Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) ali Sherman Cain na Manchester list Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Vrata odprta na 5:30 p.m. IN, koktajli na 6 p.m. IN, sledila večerja.

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