Uncasville, Conn. (Rujan 15, 2015) – Organizator Lou DiBella i voditelj / promotor Shelly Finkel dovesti sedam član klasi 2015 u Connecticutu Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11^THGodišnji CBHOF Gala večera Indukcija u petak noć,Studeni 13 u Unkas dvorani na Mohegan Sun.

Novi CBHOF inductees također uključuje bivši boksački povjerenika Petar Timothy a, posthumno, boksači Carey Mace a George Russo, boks pisac Smrt Sharnik i boks zastupnik Arnie Bayer.

“Mi u Connecticutu Boxing Hall of Fame vrlo uzbuđen objaviti ovogodišnji klasu inductees,” new CBHOF president Ivan Laudati rekla. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Lično, Ja sam tako drago predstaviti ovu klasu u svojoj prvoj godini, kao predsjednika ove nevjerojatne organizacije. Veselim se vidjeti sve naše Connecticut boks obožavatelje na Mohegan Sun studenog 13^th.”

Sa sjedištem u New Yorku, DiBella (Zamislio na lijevo) je bivši šef boksu za HBO, stvarajući vrlo uspješan “Boks Nakon Tamna” serija. Njegova promotivni tvrtka, DiBella Zabava, 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 Buddy “Irci” Micky Ward, a Ostali Berto među više uglednika. Harvard Law School diplomski, DiBella je i uspješan filmski producent.

Finkel (Zamislio na desno s pokojnim Emanuel Steward), također iz New Yorka, je International Boxing Hall of Fame Buddy koji je bio učvršćenje u Connecticutu bori za mnogo godina bilo kao promotor ili menadžer. 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 a Wladimir Klitschko.

Timothy (Zamislio se s lijeve Ray Leonard Sugar) bio boks povjerenik Mashantucket PEQUOT plemenske Nacionalnog povjerenstva na Foxwoods od 1995 za 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 događaja, uključujući 90 Naslov borba. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III za prvenstvo WBA svjetski teškoj i, možda, najveća borba u povijesti Foxwoods, IBF svjetski naslov cruiserweight borba između James Toney a Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Moselyja a Acelino Freitas, uz CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Petar Manfreda, Jr. i USP. Olimpski Lawrence Glina-beg.

Topuz (72-18-2), rođen u Hartfordu, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, zaustavljanja bivši svjetski prvak Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pepje stabilan i bio je rangiran na jednom mjestu kao visok kao br. 8 welterweight in the world. Topuz, čiji posljednji nastup bio gubitak za člana CBHOFGašpar Ortega u 1962, živio u Manchesteru, kada je preminuo u dobi od 73 u 2003.

Russo je imao 85 pro borbe između 1922 a 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, operativne dvorane poput crvenog čovjeka dvorani, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. U 1992, on je donio boks vratio nakon izbivanja desetogodišnjeg u Stari PAL zgrade u Bridgeport. Russo je također prepoznat kao “Johnny vojvoda od Southern Connecticut.”

Rođen je u New Havenu, pokojni Sharnick živio gotovo sav svoj život u Norwalk, prije povratka na Floridu, gdje je izabran u Floridi Boxing Hall of Fame u 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 godine na Sports Illustrated, istaknuo je njegov pokrivenosti Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Ja, citirao mahnito za govoreći, “Liston je šake poput topovskim kuglama.” 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, uvjeriti budućeg svjetskog prvaka dodati Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, Član CBHOF Freddie Roach, bi na kraju trenirati Starling kada je postao svjetski prvak u velter.

Bayer je široko cijenjen kao pravi zagovornik boksa, uvijek brzo pružiti ruku pomoći, kao otvaranje novčanika za pomoć boks dvorane u gradovima poput CBHOF Buddy Johnny Kneževu Boys Club kupaonica u Bellevue trgu, Hartford.

Ulaznice za CBHOF 11^th godišnja Gala večera Indukcija, razumno cijene na $90.00, su na prodaju sada pozivom Kim Baker na Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) ili Sherman Kajin u Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Vrata se otvaraju u 5:30 poslije podne. I, kokteli u 6 poslije podne. I, slijedi večera.

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