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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021 May 1st Induction Dinner

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New York State Boxing Ụlọ Nzukọ nke Maara AhaAnnounces Class of 2021

May 1st Induction Dinner

NEW YORK (November 16, 2021) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 29-member Class of 2121. The 10th NYSBHOF induction dinner, nkwado Ring 8, ga-Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. NA), Ka 1, na russo si On The Bay na Howard Beach, New York.

“Every year the selections get more difficult,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “Everyone of these new inductees has been a major part of New York boxing. It’s talent like this that makes NYSBHOF so successful.”

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include WBO Heavyweight World Champions and Michael Bentt (11-2, 6 Kos), also a 4-time New York Golden Gloves gold medalist, and Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (60-6-1, 53 Kos), 3-time World light middleweight titlist Verno Phillips (42-11-1, 2 Kos), WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Donny “Golden Boy” Lalonde (42-11-1, 21 Kos), WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion Johnny “The Heat” Verderosa (41-5-1, 33 Kos), 2-time World title challenger and No. 1 ranked welterweight contender Larry “No Fear” Barnes (44-3-1, 17 Kos), and welterweight Johnny Turner (42-6-2, 32 Kos)

Posthumous participants being inducted World Lightweight Champion Al Singer (62-9-2, 26 Kos), World’s Colored Light Heavyweight Champion Kid Norfolk (88-25-7, 49 Kos), lightweight Patsy “Cannonball” Giovanelli (44-7-1, 14 Kos), World Bantamweight Champion Cannonball Eddie Martin (81-12-4, 29 Kos), World Light Heavyweight title challenger Battling Seki (60-24-4, 31 Kos), Novice New York Golden Gloves and Intercity Golden Gloves champion Solly Krieger (82-25-6 , 54 Kos), Emela. 1  world ranked middleweight contender Herbie Kronowitz (55-23-5, 10 Kos), World featherweight champion Tommy Paul (80-28-10, 26 Kos), and World Bantamweight Champion and US Olympian Lou Salica (67-17-12, 13 Kos).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are judge Ron McNair,  promoter/manager/matchmaker Don Elbaum, journalists Ed Schuyler and Bill Verigan, author/journalist Tom Hauser, author/journalist/promoter/inspector Mike Silver, and Jill Diamond, Secretary of the World Boxing Council and International Chair or WBC Cares.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are trainer and Stillman’s gym owner Lou Stillman, promoter/manager Bill Cayton, NYC Mayor James Walker who legalized boxing in NY, publicists John Condon and Irving Rudd, journalist Richard K. Fox, and trainer Victor Valle.

Onye ọ bụla ịga inductee (ma ọ bụ esi n'agbụrụ) ga-enweta a omenala-e belt nēgosi ya ma ọ bụ ya itinye n'ọkwa n'ime NYSBHOF.

The 2021 inductees e họrọ NYSBHOF nominating so na Kọmitii: Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Jim Monteverde and Neil Terens.

All na-eti ọkpọ mkpa ịdị na-adịghị ejekwa maka dịkarịa ala afọ atọ na-ruo eruo inweta NYSBHOF itinye n'ọkwa, na ihe nile inductees ga-abụrịrị na biri na New York State maka a ịrịba òkè nke ha ọkpọ ọrụ ma ọ bụ n'oge praịm nke ndị ọrụ.

NYSBHOF

Klas nke 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 France na Arthur Mercante, SR.

Klas nke 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Life na-agba ụta, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry ahịa, Ihe egwuregwu Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard na Don Dunphy.

Klas nke 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, Ihe egwuregwu Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon na Tom O'Rourke.

Klas nke 2015: Saul Mamby, Life Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul 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, and Al Weill.

Klas nke 2016:  Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein, and Jimmy Jacobs.

Klas nke 2017:  Gaspar si kọọ Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Agu, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan, and Dan Parker.

Klas nke 2018:  Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Eyen Chocolate, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.

No class of 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions

Klas nke 2020: Jorge Ahumada, Alfredo Escalera, Freddie Liberatore, Dennis Milton; Lou Savarese and Merqui Sosa, Soldier Bartfield, Steve Belloise, Jimmy Goodrich, Tami Mauriello, Davey Moore, Freddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch, Don Ackerman, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Rick Glaser, Jack Hirsch, Max Kellerman, Dr. William Lathan, Julie Lederman, Ron Lipton, Kevin Rooney, Dan Daniel, Bobby Gleason, Flash Gordan, A.J. Liebling, Tony Mazzarella and manager Dan Morgan.

Tiketi na-ọnụ na $125.00 kwa okenye na $60.00 maka ụmụaka (n'okpuru 16) na-agụnye a zuru brunch na mmanya hour n'elu entry, malite na 12:30 p.m. NA, nakwa dị ka nri abalị (praịm ọgịrịga, fish, or poultry) na-emeghe mmanya n'ụbọchị. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 ma ọ bụdepcomish@aol.com. Mgbasa ozi maka NYSBHOF omume dị, sitere na site $80.00 ka $200.00, site na ịkpọtụrụ Duffy. Go online atwww.nyboxinghof.org ma ọ bụwww.Ring8ny.com n'ihi na ozi ndị ọzọ banyere New York State Boxing Ụlọ Nzukọ nke Maara Aha.

IHE mgbanaka 8: Guzobere 1954 site na onye na bụbu-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Mgbanaka 8 ghọrọ asatọ enyemaka nke ihe ahụ a maara dị ka National vetiran na-eti ọkpọ Association – N'ihi ya, Mgbanaka8 – na taa na nzukọ motto anọgide: Na-eti ọkpọ Inyere na-eti ọkpọ.

Mgbanaka 8 a n'ụzọ zuru ezu mbọ iji na-akwado na-erughị ihe ndabara ọma ndị ọkpọ obodo ndị nwere ike ịchọ enyemaka na okwu nke na-akwụ ụgwọ ụlọ, ụgwọ ụlọ ọgwụ, ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla nti mkpa.

Gaa online kawww.Ring8ny.com n'ihi na ihe ọmụma banyere mgbanaka 8, kasị otu ụdị na United States na ihe karịrị 350 òtù. Kwa Afọ otu dues bụ nanị $30.00, na onye ọ bụla so na-isiokwu a na-emekpa ihe nri abalị na mgbanaka 8 kwa ọnwa nzukọ, ewepu July na August. All n'ọrụ na-eti ọkpọ, na-amu amu na ọkachamara, na-isiokwu a ekele mgbanaka 8 kwa afọ otu. Ọbịa nke mgbanaka 8 òtù welcome na a na-eri nke naanị $7.00 kwa onye.

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Kevin Dever Sports Management ịrịba ama undefeated Cuban ìhè Heavyweight Luis Garcia

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(L-R – Kevin Duty, Luis Garcia na Patrick Brown)
PEEKSKILL, N.Y.. (December 1, 2015) – Kevin Dever Sports Management ekwuputala na bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ nkwado nke undefeated Cuban ìhè Heavyweight atụmanya Luis “Ọdụm” Garcia na-ekewaghị ekewa managerial nkwekọrịta.
Fọrọ nke nta afọ asatọ gara aga,Garcia (12-0, 9 Kos) gbahapụrụ Cuba ka Mexico na ibe oku okpu Alexei Acosta. Garcia (12-0, 9 Kos), onye biri na Cork, Ireland, mere ya ọkachamara mpụta mbụ ke 2008. Ọ bi ugbu a na Peekskill, New York.
“Ọ bụ a ibu mgbanwe mgbe m kwagara Ireland karịa ka ọ bụ izu isii gara aga, mgbe m kwagara ebe a,” 28 afọ Garcia kọwara. “Ọ bụ a otutu ike na Ireland n'ihi na m adịghị asụ a okwu English. M mụtara English si n'okporo ámá, na-ekiri TV ma na-agụ. Ọ bụghị a nnukwu mgbanwe n'ihi na m ka m kwaga gburugburu n'ihi na m njem n'ụwa nile mgbe m bụ onye so na Cuban National Team.”
Garcia adịghị agha ke fọrọ nke nta afọ anọ ruru ka gara aga nlekọta mbipụta, ma ya ndokwa nloghachi bụ a Saturday n'abalị, December 5, megide iro ka kpebisie ike na a isii-gburugburu tuanu na Barclays Center na Brooklyn. Ikpeazụ ya ọgụ ahụ a mmeri site asatọ-gburugburu etebe n'elu mbụ undefeated (12-0) Alexander Johnson na December 30, 2011 na Cabazon, California.
“Ọ bụ mkpebi m ghara ịlụ ọgụ afọ anọ gara aga,” Garcia kwukwara. “Ihe mere na m ugbu a bụbu Manager na-akwalite. M zụrụ oge niile, sparred a otutu, na mere dị ukwuu dị ka m nwere ike ime na mgbatị. M ka nwere a nkwekọrịta ruo mgbe ọ kubie ume. Anụla m Kevin maka 2-3 afọ. Ọ jụrụ m ihe mere m na-adịghị na-alụ ọgụ na m gwara ya ihe nile. O kwuru, sị na-akpọ ya mgbe m nkwekọrịta kubie ume n'ihi na ọ chọrọ jikwaa m na nke ahụ bụ ihe m mere.
“America awade m ezigbo ohere, mma karịa England ma ọ bụ Ireland, na m na-aga-agbacha ọsọ m ọkpọ ọrụ ebe a. M na-alụ ọgụ December 5nke na-ewere ihe kwụpụ site nzọụkwụ. M na-adịghị aga ọsọ. E nwere ọtụtụ nke ukwuu alụso na ìhè Heavyweight nkewa na m atụ anya na-ke mix n'afọ ọzọ.”
Garcia abụọ ịlụ ọgụ tupu ya ikpeazụ megide Johnson ndị nnukwu 2010 oru knockouts nke mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Byron Mitchell (28-6-1) na Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (19-1), karị, nke abụọ na nke isii agba.
“M hapụrụ ọkpọ na a ọjọọ uto n'ọnụ m ma m na-achọ na-azụ n'ime ọkpọ,” kwuru Kevin Duty, onye ngalaba-ejisie Garcia na Patrick Brown. “M maara ya si Ireland m na-chọrọ jikwaa a eyen. Ọ na-akpọ ịgwa m ya nkwekọrịta anwụwo na anyị na-arụ ọrụ a ndibiat na wetara ya ebe a na-ebi New York.
“M obi m na-adịghị ahụ ihe ọ bụla nchara na-adịghị ele ya spar. M maara na sparring na-adịghị na-alụ ọgụ ma na mmadụ nile nọ mgbatị akwụsị na-ekiri ya mgbatị. M obi m na-eche na, ozugbo ọ nwere ụfọdụ ezi ọgụ n'okpuru ya na ájị ya, ọ ga-anọ a top contender na ìhè Heavyweight nkewa. Luis Garcia bụ ihe kasị mma fighter m na mgbe na-arụ ọrụ.”
Garcia, a World Junior Championship gold Medalist, gbahapụrụ n'ihi na ọ na nkụda mmụọ mgbe a gọrọ agọ a ntụpọ na 2008 Cuban Olympic Team, n'agbanyeghị ya ndikan omume Olympic ọlaọcha Medalist Emelio Correa, Obere. na Cuban Olympic eru eru. Correa bụ nwa 1972 Olympic onye mmeri Emelio Correa, SR., onye e ka na-aka na Cuban amu amu ọkpọ mgbe nwa ya nwoke nọ na-ahọrọ n'elu Garcia na-anọchite anya Cuba na 2008 Olympics. Correa furu egwuregwu ikpeazụ ka James DeGale, na Brit bụ ndị ọ bụ International Boxing Federation (IBF) ibu Middleweight titlist.
Ọ bụghị a ahụkarị agbachitere-akpa Cuban oku okpu, Garcia a maara dị ka a crisp puncher na ọtụtụ insiders kweere nwere ihe isi karịa ihe ọ bụla Cuban na-eti ọkpọ na-na-na na gbahapụrụ, n'èzí nke Guillermo Rigondeaux na Yuriorkis Gamboa, bụ ndị aghọwo multiple oge ụwa agbachitere dị ka ndị ọkachamara.
Garcia na-arụ ọrụ nke Ịbụ Onye Mbụ Boxing na Peekskill na Westchester Boxing Club na White n'Ọzara (NY), ebe ọ na-azụ ya Nick “Nkwonkwo mkpịsị” Delury na osote ya, mbụ ụwa aha ịma ya aka Larry Barnes (44-3, 17 Kos). A mbụ No. 1 họọrọ welterweight contender na ụwa, Barnes’ nanị atọ losses dị ka a pro ndị ụwa agbachitere Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Saul Mamby na Luis Ramon “Yuri Boy” Campus.
“Ọ bụ nnukwu eyen, nnọọ smart na nkwanye ùgwù,” Delury kwuru. “E nwere ihe ụfọdụ nchara na-adịghị ịbụ anya afọ anọ, ma Luis ndụ a ọma, ike ndụ na ọ tara ahụhụ ọ bụla mebiri na mgbanaka. Ọ bụ 28, gụrụ akwụkwọ, na a ezi nwa amadi. Ọ na-e a ụtọ arụ ọrụ na ya. Luis bụ onye nwere nkà oku okpu. Ọ bụ nnọọ na-akpali akpali na-ekiri na nwere a zuru okè ngwakọta nke iwe na-agbachitere.”
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