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tony penecale’s Box Fan Expo Ringside report
By: Tony Penecale
Quick video intro here:
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Last weekend’s middleweight title showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs also featured the annual Box Fan Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The amazing memorabilia on display and live amateur boxing action complemented an array of past and present world champion fighters available for quick meet and greets.
As a lifelong boxing fan, it was a shame that I only had a little over two hours to spend at the event before heading back to the T-Mobile Arena for the start of the undercard bouts. The time I was able to spend was thoroughly enjoyable. The prices were reasonable to meet these fistic legends and have a few moments to talk and take photos. The average $20 -$25 price for a photo op was significantly less than what would have been lost at the casino in a single roulette spin.
James Toney was there in a suit, proving that he can even make plaid look stylish. For a guy known for a surly nature, he was very accommodating and mentioned he will be in Philadelphia for a live show on June 7 and hopes to see me there.
In the booth next over was Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Al Berstein, who I had the privilege of interviewing in 2011. When told of my admiration of his classy work and being a fan since his days with Barry Tompkins on ESPN’s Thursday Night Fights, he was humble and appreciative.
The line to meet Roy Jones Jr. was long but worth the wait. While the time to talk with Roy was short, I was able to mention what an honor it was to meet one of the greatest performers of my generation and how I sat only a few feet from him when he was on the Creed II set.
While the line to meet the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard was exceptionally long, you could see he was truly enjoying himself, flashing that million-dollar smile and doing his famous fists-raised photo op with fans. Unfortunately, with time running short, I did not have the opportunity to meet one of my favorite fighters growing up. I would have loved to have shown him a photo when I was four-years-old, swinging away on the Sugar Ray Leonard punching bag I was given.
A few feet away was one of Sugar Ray’s most-famous rivals, the great Thomas “Hitman” Hearns. While the Hitman has shown some slowing as he has aged, he still proves to be an imposing figure, but he now replaces that fearsome glare with a warm smile.
Also coming up to meet Thomas Hearns was current IBF Super-Featherweight Champion Tevin Farmer, a fellow Philadelphian, who I’ve had the opportunity to watch grow from a 7-4-1 journeyman boxer to a 29-4-1 dziko ngwazi.
My visit wouldn’t be complete without stopping to see “The Pazmanian Devil” Vinny Paz, always one of my favorite action fighters and charismatic personalities. Instead of a handshake, he greeted me with a big hug and expressed disappointment that my dad didn’t join me at the expo.
In the short time frame, it was impossible to meet all of the great fighters there including Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Errol Spence, Anthony Dirrell, and Earnie Shavers. With it being Cinco de Mayo weekend, the lines for some of the Mexican legends wrapped around the convention center floor. Mikey García, Marco Antonio Barerra, Erik Morales, and Juan Manuel Marquez all proved to be exceptionally popular. But nothing compared to the roar of the pro-Mexican crowd when the great Julio Cesar Chavez was introduced.
Attending this event was a dream come true and I could only wish I had more time to spend at the event. Everything was so professionally done and those in attendance were beyond accommodating.
Kudos to Box zimakupiza Expo for such an exceptional event.
Listen to our radio show episode from earlier this week for more insight from Tony “The Tornado” Penecale about this event.
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BOXING ICON AND 8-TIME WORLD CHAMPION THOMAS HEARNS CONFIRMED FOR 5TH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 4, Las Vegas
FORMER WBC WOMEN’S CHAMPION MIA ST.JOHNCONFIRMED FOR FOURTH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15, Las Vegas
Las Vegas (July 5, 2018) – Former WBC women’s champion Mia St. John AKA
“The Knockout” has confirmed that she will appear, have a booth and hold a Meet & Greet with her fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the fourth Annual Box zimakupiza Expo pa Loweruka September 15, 2018 kuchokera 10am to 5pm, during Mexican Independence weekend. The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the highly anticipated rematch between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, that will take place later that evening.
St.John will once again appear at this year’s Expo where she will will have merchandise to sell to her fans, as well as photos, signatures and memorabilia.
St. John ndi imodzi mwa chokongoletsedwa ndi otchuka mkazi akatswiri boxers wa nthawi zonse. Iye zakale WBC, IFBA and IBA world champion who gained popularity by appearing on some of the biggest undercards in boxing history that were headlined by Oscar De La Hoya. She also has appeared on the cover of Playboy and appeared on many of the popular talk shows all over the world. Pamwamba pa, St. John wachita ambirimbiri ntchito yothandiza, analengera sanali phindu “Kudziŵa mphamvu” Foundation, amene amathandiza aChisipanishi-lalikulu sukulu mu U.S. St. John ndi mayi, Maria Rosales, kukaona sukulu kutsindika kufunika banja, maphunziro, kudziletsa mchaka ndi kuponya chisanko. Ulendo HTTP://miastjohnfoundation.org/ for more info.
St.John joins, Jessie Vargas, Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas among early commitments to this year’s Box Fan Expo.
About Box Fan Expo
Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last three Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roy Jones Jr., Marcos Maidana, Sergio Martínez, Keith Thurman, Danny García, Tim Bradley, Deontay olandiridwa, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Yuda, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, Mikey García , Mia St.Johns, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Abineri Mares, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios and many more…
Aziwonetsero monga nkhonya zida, chosaola, new equipment’s, energy drinks, alcohol, supplement products, broadcasting media, sanctioning bodies and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans, media and the boxing industry.
Matikiti kwa Box zimakupiza Expo zilipo pa Webusaiti:
https://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.com
Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, which allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, current and former world champions, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, as well as a chance to purchase merchandise and memorabilia from their booth, plus so much more… you won’t want to miss this must-attend Expo!
Box Fan Expo will also feature top boxing organizations, olimbikitsa, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companies “ALL UNDER ONE ROOF”.
Throughout the next few months leading up to the Event, there will be weekly updates on the many stars that will commit their appearance at the Boxing Expo. And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like to be involved and reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo:
Telephone number: (514) 572-7222 or Las Vegas Number (702) 997-1927
Pakuti aliyense atafunsira chonde imelo: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
Mudziwe zambiri pa Box zimakupiza Expo likupezeka pa: HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.com
Mungathe kutsatira Box zimakupiza Expo pa Twitter pa: https://www.twitter.com/BoxFanExpo
ndi pa Facebook pa: https://www.facebook.com/BoxFanExpo
“Premier nkhonya odziwa” STARS LEO SANTA CRUZ, Abineri MARES, DANIELI Jacobs, Shawn PORTER, RANCES Barthélemy, ALFREDO ANGULO CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, Las Vegas
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2-TIME WORLD CHAMPION MARCOS MAIDANA CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, Las Vegas
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3-TIME WORLD CHAMPION JESSIE VARGAS CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, Las Vegas
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FORMER WBC WOMEN’S CHAMPION MIA ST.JOHN & CHRISTY MARTIN CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, Las Vegas
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8-TIME WORLD Ngwazi THOMAS”THE HITMAN” HEARNS CONFIRMED FOR SECOND ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE SATURDAY IN LAS VEGAS
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Chapamwamba zimakupiza chochitika chimene amapereka nkhonya mafani ndi mwayi wokumana ndi moni pamwamba omenyana, nkhonya otchuka ndi mafakitale anthu
mu mmwamba-pafupi, munthu atakhala
Las Vegas (Zisanu Ndi Ziwiri. 8, 2015) – Eyiti nthawi dziko ngwazi Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns watsimikizira kuti adzaoneka ndipo ndi nyumba pa Las Vegas Convention Center kachiwiri pachaka Box zimakupiza Expo kuti chichitike Loweruka. The nkhonya Expo adzakhala lifanane ndi Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto Championship nkhondo, chomwe chidzachitike madzulo ndipo Mexican wodzilamulira mlungu. Matikiti kwa Box zimakupiza Expo zilipo pa Webusaiti:HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.
Hearns kwambiri famously lotchedwa “The Hitman,” anankhala womenya nkhonya m'mbiri kupambana dziko maudindo mu magulu anayi. Anayenera kukhala woyamba womenya m'mbiri kupambana asanu dziko maudindo asanu osiyana magulu. Hearns dzina lake mphete Magazine Wankhondo la Chaka 1980 ndipo 1984 ndipo ndi wodziwika chifukwa chake kukangana Shuga Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler ndi Roberto Duran. Iye yemwe amatengedwa kupita nkhonya Hall Omveka mu 2012. Hearns nawonso pa dzanja, T-malaya, magolovesi ndi kusainidwa zithunzi mafani kugula ndi kusangalala.
Hearns akulowa ake akale mnzake Duran, Tim Bradley, Zab Yuda, James Toney, Sergio Martínez, Shawn Porter, Mia St. John, Terry Norris, Joel Casamayor, Fernando Vargas, Ruslan Provodnikov, Ray Mancini, Jessie Vargas, Mike McCallum, Austin mumapezeka nsomba, Kevin Kelley, malifali Richard Steele, ndi Nevada nkhonya Hall Omveka, ndi World Council Maseŵera a nkhonya (WBC) ndi World nkhonya Association (WBA) pakati oyambirira kudzipereka kwa chaka Box zimakupiza Expo.
Wapadera zimakupiza zinachitikira chochitika, amene analola mafani kukumana ndi moni nkhonya nthano, m'mbuyomu ndipo panopa akatswiri ndi ena otchuka a masewera, debuted otsiriza September. Chaka chino, Chionetserochi Adzathamanga kuchokera10 a.m. kuti 5 p.m. ndipo kamodzinso, kulola mafani mwayi kusonkhanitsa autographs, kutenga zithunzi ndi kugula malonda ndi memorabilia.
Aziwonetsero monga nkhonya zida, chosaola, inkaulutsa wailesi ina mtundu makampani amene akufuna kuchita nawo adzakhala ndi mwayi akuonetsa wawo pofuna mafani ndipo dziko lonse nkhonya makampani.
Chaka chatha wofika Box zimakupiza Expo nkhani zina zotchuka kwambiri olimbana ndi nkhonya otchuka posachedwapa mbiri. Fans anatisamalira kwa maulendo ndi Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, Martínez, Amir Khan, Yuda, Mikey García,Toney, Riddick Bowe, Leon Spinks Terry Norris, Azivala, Chris Byrd, Jese James Leija, Lamon Brewster, Ray Mercer, Earnie Shavers, St John-, Erislandy Lara, Peter Quillin, Jean Pascal ndi Austin mumapezeka nsomba. Komanso kuwonekera anali panopa WBC Ngwazi Deontay olandiridwa, ndi wachikoka Vinny Pazienza, Paul Williams, anati ndemanga Al Bernstein ndi mphunzitsi Roger Mayweather wa Mayweather Zokwezedwa.
The rositala a msonkhano kwa chaka Box zimakupiza Expo adzapitiriza analengeza mu masiku angapo otsatira wofika kwa chochitika.
Aliyense mu nkhonya makampani kapena mtundu makampani amene akufuna kukhala okhudzidwa ndi kusungitsa nyumba monga exhibitor kapena zothandizira mwayi, lemberani Box zimakupiza Expo pa:
U.S.A nambala: (702) 997-1927 kapena (514) 572-7222
Pakuti aliyense atafunsira chonde imelo: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
Mudziwe zambiri pa Box zimakupiza Expo likupezeka pa:HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.com
Bwanji boma Kutsatsa kanema wa Box zimakupiza Expo kuno:HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.com/
Mungathe kutsatira Box zimakupiza Expo pa Twitter pa: https://www.twitter.com/
ndi pa Facebook pa: https://www.facebook.com/
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12-TIME WORLD Ngwazi JAMES “Conde” TONEY anatsimikizira FOR WACHIWIRI pachaka Bokosi zimakupiza Chionetserochi LOWERUKA, SEPT.12 Las Vegas
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Chapamwamba zimakupiza chochitika chimene amapereka nkhonya mafani ndi mwayi wokumana ndi moni pamwamba omenyana, nkhonya otchuka ndi mafakitale anthu mu mmwamba-pafupi, munthu atakhala
Pakuti Zichitike Kumasulidwa
Toney adzalamulira chihema ndi Aba (American Maseŵera a nkhonya Association) ndipo zithunzi, magolovesi ndi katundu wake okonda kusangalala ndi kugula.
Toney akulowa Sergio “Ndikudabwa” Martínez , “Nthawi Yachiwonetsero” Shawn Porter, Peter “Mwana Chocolate” Quillin, “Lowopsya” Terry Norris, Joel “Tchire” Casamayor, “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas, Ruslan “Siberia miyala” Provodnikov ndi Mia St.John oyambirira malonjezo kuti chaka chino Box zimakupiza Expo.
Wapadera zimakupiza zinachitikira chochitika, amene analola mafani kukumana ndi moni nkhonya nthano, m'mbuyomu ndipo panopa akatswiri ndi ena otchuka a masewera, debuted otsiriza September. Chaka chino Expo Adzathamanga kuchokera10 a.m. kuti 5 p.m. ndipo kamodzinso, kulola mafani mwayi kusonkhanitsa autographs, kutenga zithunzi ndi kugula malonda ndi memorabilia.
Aziwonetsero monga nkhonya zida, chosaola, inkaulutsa wailesi ina mtundu makampani amene akufuna kuchita nawo adzakhala ndi mwayi akuonetsa wawo pofuna mafani ndipo dziko lonse nkhonya makampani.
Chaka chatha wofika Box zimakupiza Expo nkhani zina zotchuka kwambiri olimbana ndi nkhonya otchuka posachedwapa mbiri. Fans anatisamalira kwa maulendo ndi Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, Martínez, Amir Khan, Zab Yuda, Mikey García,Toney, Riddick Bowe, Leon Spinks Terry Norris, Azivala, Chris Byrd, Jese James Leija ,Lamon Brewster, Ray Mercer, Earnie Shavers, St John-, Erislandy Lara, Quillin, Jean Pascal ndi Austin mumapezeka nsomba. Komanso kuwonekera anali panopa WBC Ngwazi Deontay olandiridwa, ndi wachikoka Vinny Pazienza, Paul Williams, anati ndemanga Al Bernstein ndi mphunzitsi Roger Mayweather wa Mayweather Zokwezedwa.
The rositala a msonkhano chifukwa chaka chino Box zimakupiza Expo adzakhala analengeza mu wotsatira milungu ingapo wofika kwa chochitika. Matikiti kwa Box zimakupiza Expo zilipo pa Webusaiti:HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.
Bwanji boma Kutsatsa kanema wa Box zimakupiza Expo kuno: Onani Kutsatsa Flyer kuno:
View Photos Gallery 2014 pano:
HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.com/
Aliyense mu nkhonya makampani kapena mtundu makampani amene akufuna kukhala okhudzidwa ndi kusungitsa nyumba monga exhibitor kapena zothandizira mwayi, lemberani Box zimakupiza Expo pa: Pakuti aliyense atafunsira chonde imelo: boxfanexpo@gmail.com Mudziwe zambiri pa Box zimakupiza Expo likupezeka pa: HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.com
Kudikira James Toney kanema za Box zimakupiza Expo kupita:HTTP://goo.gl/S8HTDk
Mungathe kutsatira Box zimakupiza Expo pa Twitter pa: https://www.twitter.com/
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