AMAOKWU West, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Boxing njikwa Si Star, president nke SHS Boxing Management, agabigawo na afọ 81 a gara aga Monday ruru ka nsogbu obi nkụchi.
Stern jisiri atọ oge, abụọ-nkewa Randall “The kụtuo Eze” Bailey, vetiran Heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw na mbụ Cuban Olympia Robert Alfonso.
A nnọọ nke ọma na-azụ ahịa, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, ebe ọ na-akwado Williams na ya agha, na Sọnde, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, ebe ọ nọgidere ruo otu izu tupu ọ mere.
Bailey na Stern bụ nwunye, Dave Johnson, tinyere Stern nwa, Gary, na nwa, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “M gwara Iji na Sunday n'abalị (August 30) wee a oku na-esote ụbọchị-ekwu na ọ e kwetara na ụlọ ọgwụ,” Bailey kọwara. “Ọ tara ahụhụ a oke nkụchi obi. Ihe ndị na ala nile izu ruo mgbe ikpeazụ izu ụka.
Randall Bailey (L) na Iji Stern (ejide belt) na nwa ya nwoke, Gary Stern, e gosiri n'ebe a mgbe Bailey kụrụ aka Mike Jones na 2012 maka IBF welterweight aha
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Iji lekọta; ma ọ bụrụ na ha enweghị ike ime ya, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, dị ka mgbe m merie ụwa aha, where he took any money. If Si had your back, ọ ga-aga agha na ị.
“Ọ ga ụgbọala elu si Key West ka Miami ịhụ m ma, kama na-anọ n'otu ntabi anya, ọ ga ụgbọala azụ. Ọ ga na-akpọ m na-akpọ m 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK n'ọkwá na Korea) na n'ezie na-atụ anya m agha October 4nke in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams e gosiri n'ebe a na Romania
Williams e jisiri site Stern maka gara aga 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., bịarutere Sunday, August 30.
“Iji bụ karịrị nnọọ otú m njikwa,” Williams offered. “Ọ bụ ezi enyi, a obi ike m nwere ike mgbe niile na-adabere maka ndụmọdụ, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, m ịbụ onye Kraịst na Iji a Jew, karịsịa okodu otú ọtụtụ ụbọchị ọnụ Romania.
“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”
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SHS Boxing Management ịrịba ama Undefeated Cuban Olympia Heavyweight Robert Alfonso
Miami (-Ahụ. 9, 2015) – Kpụrụ Cuban Olympia Robert Alfonso ka aka a managerial nkwekọrịta na Si Star'S SHS Boxing Management. The 28-afọ heavyweight atụmanya, onye na-undefeated na anọ ọkachamara ịlụ ọgụ, ndụ na Miami ebe ọ na-zụọ vetiran Orlando Cuellar.
“M nnọọ obi ụtọ na mpako na-arụ ọrụ na-Si na Orlando,” Alfonso na nso nso enyemaka n'etiti ọzụzụ sessions. “M nchekwube banyere ọdịnihu m na-eme atụmatụ iweghara uru nke a oké ohere nweta ihe mgbaru ọsọ m nke ịghọ undisputed heavyweight onye mmeri nke ụwa. M nwere ezi njikwa na ọzụzụ na-m na-aga na ziri ezi ruo ugbu a.”
The 6′ 5″, 235-paụnd Alfonso bụ a zoro ezo ọla ndị ka na-ala ya mba mpako heavyweight omenala, guzosie ike site mbubreyo Teofilo Stevenson na-ebu na site na Felix Savon. Alfonso’s classic style reminds some of Hall of Fame-bound Riddick Bowe.
A mma na-amu amu oku okpu, Alfonso ruru semifinals nke 2004 World Junior n'asọmpi, mgbe e mesịrị ghọọ Cuba si Ọ dịghị. 1 ibu heavyweight ke ndikan Michel Lopez Nunez na 2007 na 2008 Cuban National Boxing n'asọmpi.
Ná prestigious Pan American Games na Rio, Alfonso weghaara a nrite ọlaedo site eti Brazil Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, 4-0, in the semifinals and Colombian Oscar Rivas, 8-4, na egwuregwu ikpeazụ. Norgueira wee ghọọ a mbuaha- mara-nkà kpakpando nke UFC na nganga, mgbe Rivas, a Colombian Olympia onye bi ugbu a na Canada, bụ a 15-0 (10 Kos) heavyweight na pro n'ohu.
Alfonso ndibọhọ a mkpebi n'elu United States Olympic ibu heavyweight Michael Hunter, Obere., 9-1, aka iru eru maka 2008 Olympics.
“Dị ka ọtụtụ ndị na ọkpọ ịma,” Stern kwuru, “M na e abuana ke egwuregwu n'ihi na ezi a mgbe na ahụwo a ọnụ ọgụgụ nke ezi-eto eto alụso. It’s rare to sign a management contract with someone like Robert Alfonso. He’s in perfect heavyweight shape his background as an amateur in Cuba is remarkable. Ọ bụ ezie na ọ na-undefeated dị ka a pro, o kwesịrị a mbụ na klas ọzụzụ dị ka Orlando, onye zụrụ ihe akaebe dị ka Glen Johnson na Orlando raves banyere Robert ọdịnihu. M kwenyere n'ezie na o nwere niile ngwaọrụ na obi na-esi n'elu heavyweight nkewa nnọọ ngwa ngwa. M na-eche oké banyere ọdịnihu ya.”
Alfonso si ọkachamara n'ọrụ kemgbe dịtụ ngwa ngwa ịzụlite n'ihi na ọ bụ a free gị n'ụlọnga na-adịghị ntụpọ na United States ruo mgbe 2011. O mere ya pro mpụta mbụ December 7, 2012, emeri a anọ na-gburugburu mkpebi n'elu Robert Murray na Kissimmee. Alfonso meriwo niile anọ ya pro ịlụ ọgụ, gụnyere ya isii mbụ gburugburu n'obi a afọ na ikpeazụ ya ihe iji na mbụ unbeaten Zakki Scott (4-0) na Maryland.
Cuba-ala Cuellar, perhaps best known for training world champions Glen Johnson na Luis DeValle, nwekwara zụrụ amaala ibe ya na Alfonso si dị ka YourkisGamboa, Juan Carlos akon na Yan Barthelemy, na mgbakwunye na ya ugbu a unbeaten ụwa ìhè heavyweight contender Yunieski Gonzalez. “Robert bụ a ukwuu mma Cuban amu amu onye mmeri gold Ọla na ọtụtụ tournaments na ọ bụ onye Olympia,” Cuellar kwuru. “Ọ bụ ya bụ onye anụ ahụ na gbasirila 6′ 5″, 235 pound. M na-azụ m alụso iji dobe ma kwụsị na-emegide ha na anyị na-arụ ọrụ siri ike otú o nwere ike ime na ya ịlụ ọgụ. Robert na-akụziri ike na ọ bụ smart. M nnọọ elu na ya.”
SHS Management si ọkpọ ahịa na-agụnye atọ oge, abụọ na-nkewa n'ụwa onye mmeri Randall “Ko Eze” Bailey, heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw na welterweight Damian “Ekwesịrị M” Frias. |