NEW YORK (నవంబర్ 15, 2017)) – ఫార్మర్ హాల్ Evander “రియల్ డీల్” Holyfield and former world welterweight champion లూయిస్ కొల్లాజో will be special guest speakers at Ring 8’s next monthly meeting,మంగళవారం రాత్రి, నవంబర్ 21, at O’Neill’s Restaurant (64-21 53rd Drive) in Maspeth, న్యూ యార్క్,
Because a large crowd is expected, only Ring 8 members will be allowed to attend this meeting, but membership may be obtained at the door for those interested in joining Ring 8.
“Evander Holyfield is one of the few living legends in our sport,” రింగ్ 8 అధ్యక్షుడు జాక్ హిర్ష్ అన్నారు. “కాబట్టి, you can imagine how thrilled we are to have him as a guest speaker. We had planned to present Holyfield with the Ring 8 Legends Award at our holiday banquet, but a lucrative business opportunity will prohibit him from being there that afternoon. బదులుగా, we will present him with that award at O’Neil’s. It says a lot about Evander that he adjusted his schedule to remain in New York to attend our meeting.
“Luis Collazo is a terrific fighter in his own right, having been a former world champion. His career seems to be on an upswing once again and we are anxious to hear about his future plans.”
Holyfield has retired as a boxer with an outstanding 44-10-2 (29 కోస్), but this past year he has operated a New York City-based promotional company, Real Deal Boxing. A U.S. ఒలింపియన్, Holyfield is the only unified world cruiserweight champion, as well as a four-time heavyweight champion of the world.
He had a 16-7-2 record in world title fights and won 19 యొక్క 30 fights with two draws against past or present world champions, defeating a Who’s Who list of all-time greats such as Dwight Muhammad Qawi, జార్జ్ ఫోర్మన్, లారీ హోమ్స్, Riddick Bowe మరియు మైక్ టైసన్ (రెండుసార్లు), మరింత ప్రముఖులను మధ్య.
Born in Brooklyn and now a resident of Queens, కొల్లాజో (37-7. 20 కోస్) captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight world title on April 2, 2005, winning a 12-round split decision over hometown favorite and defending champion జోస్ ఆంటోనియో రివెరా వోర్సెస్టర్, మసాచుసెట్స్.
The 26-year-old Collazo, who has also defeated world champions Miguel Angel Gonzalez మరియు విక్టర్ ఒర్తిజ్, remains a world title contender having upset 21-1 సమ్మీ వాస్క్యూజ్ in his last action by way of a sixth-round knockout last February.
