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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (September 15, 2015) – A ntsetsa pele Lou DiBella le mookameli / mohlophisi Shelly Finkel phela ka tsela e litho tse supileng Sehlopha sa 2015 ka Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THselemo le selemo CBHOF Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea ka labohlano bosiu,November 13 ka Uncas Ballroom ka Mohegan Sun.
E ncha e CBHOF inductees e boetse e akarelletsa pele e neng e papali ea litebele khomishenara ya Peter Timothy le, posthumously, boraditebele Carey Mace le George Russo, papali ea litebele mongoli Lefu Sharnik le papali ea litebele ho buella Arnie Bayer.
“Re ka Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ba thabile haholo ho phatlalatsa la selemo sena la sehlopha sa inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati a re. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Le batho ka bomong, Ke thabela ho hlahisang ena sehlopha sa selemong sa pele ke e le mopresidente ena a hlollang mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng. Ke lebeletse ka thabo ho bona 'ohle a rōna Connecticut papali ea litebele Fans ka Mohegan Sun ka November 13go th.”
 Thehiloeng a New York City, DiBella (tšoantšetsoang ho tloha) ke pele e neng e Hlooho ea Boxing bakeng sa HBO, ho bōpa haholo atleha “Boxing Ka mor'a Dark” letoto. Hae papatso khampani, 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 “Irish” Micky Ward, le Tse ling tse Berto har'a feta bahlomphehi. A Harvard Molao School fumane lengolo, DiBella ke e boetse e atleha Movie mohlahisi.  Finkel (tšoantšetsoang ho tokelo ya le ho elella bofelong ba Emanuel Motsamaisi ea), le eena a tsoang New York City, ke International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee e neng e le le tsobotsi ka Connecticut ba loanela lilemo tse ngata e e ka ba ka le mohlophisi kapa manejara wa. 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 le Wladimir Klitschko.  Timothy (tšoantšetsoang ho tloha le Sugar Ray Leonard) e ne e le papali ea litebele khomishenara wa Mashantucket Pequot Tribal National Khomishene ya ka Foxwoods ho tloha 1995 ho 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 laolwa ba makholo ba lan liketsahalo tse, ho akarelletsa le 90 tlotla ntoa. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz– Evander Holyfield III bakeng sa WBA lefatše heavyweight mampoli le, mohlomong u ka, khōlō ka ho fetisisa ntoa a Foxwoods histori, le IBF lefatše cruiserweight tlotla ntoa pakeng tsa James Toney le Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Refresh., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely le Acelino Freitas, hammoho le CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Refresh. le U.S. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey. Mace (72-18-2), a hlaha ka Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, ho emisa ho pele e neng e lefatše 'mampoli Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie PEP'S a tsitsitseng le a o ile a Thailand Ranked nako e' ngoe e phahameng ho Ha ho. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, bao ho qetela bout e ne e le ho lahleheloa ke ho CBHOF sethoGaspar Ortega a 1962, ba ne ba lula Manchester ha a ne a fetile a le lilemo li 73 a 2003.
Russo o ne a 85 lan ho tlisa lintoa pakeng tsa 1922 le 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, tshebetso ya ho sebetsa Gym joaloka Red Motho Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. A 1992, o ile a tlisa papali ea litebele khutlela ka mor'a hore lilemo tse leshome tse li le sieo ho ea Khale Pal mohaho o Bridgeport. Russo e boetse e o ile a nkoa e le “Johnny Duke ea Southern Connecticut.”
A hlaha ka New Haven, qetellong ea Sharnick lula hoo e ka bang bophelo bohle ba hae a Norwalk, pele a khutlela Florida, moo a ileng a o ile a khethoa ho Florida Boxing Hall of Fame a 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 lilemo tse Sports ho bontšitsoe, totobatsoa ke hae fana ka kgaso ea Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston Ke, qotsitsoeng wildly bakeng sa a re, “Liston o na le litebele joaloka likanonong.” 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 foromane‘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, susumetsa nakong e tlang lefatše 'mampoli ho eketsa Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF setho Freddie Roach, o tla qetella o koetlisa Starling ha a qala ho lefatše welterweight 'mampoli.
Bayer o ile a ho pharaletseng a hlompha e le ba 'nete ho buella ea papali ea litebele, kamehla potlakela ho alima ba thusa, hammoho le se qalong sepache ho thusa tshehetso papali ea litebele Gym metseng e meholo joaloka CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke ea Boys Club Gym a Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Tickets bakeng sa CBHOF 11 go th selemo le selemo Gala Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea, ho utloahalang turu ka $90.00, leng Sale hona joale ka bitsa Kim Baker ka Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) kapa Sherman Kaine ka Manchester Journal botsang (1.800.237.3606 X321). Mamati a butsweng ka 5:30 p.m. LE, cocktails ka 6 p.m. LE, lateloa ke lijo tsa mantsiboea. Ea online translations ho www.ctboxinghof.org tse eketsehileng tlhahisoleseding e mabapi le Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, eona 11t H selemo le selemo Gala Inductee lijo tsa mantsiboea, ketsahalo lihlapiso menyetla ea, kapa nakong e fetileng CBHOF inductees. |
