WEST EWLENIN, Fla (Settembru 6, 2015) -Maniġer Boxing Si Star, president tal SHS Boxing Ġestjoni, miet fl-età ta 81 dan fil-passat it-tnejn minħabba kumplikazzjonijiet minn attakk tal-qalb.
Stern ġestiti tlett darbiet, two-diviżjoni Randall “Il Knock Out King” Bailey, veteran Sherman heavyweight “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw u ex Kuban Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A negozjant suċċess kbir, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, fejn hu appoġġjat Williams fil-ġlieda tiegħu, nhar il-Ħadd, Awissu. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, fejn baqa 'għal ġimgħa qabel ma succumbed.
Bailey u Stern sieħeb, Dave Johnson, flimkien mat-tifel Stern, Gary, u t-tifla, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “I spoke li Si fuq lejl il-Ħadd (Awissu 30) u ltqajna sejħa l-għada qal hu kien ammessi għall-isptar,” Bailey spjegat. “Huwa sofra attakk tal-qalb enormi. Affarijiet kienu up u 'l isfel ġimgħa kollha sa l-aħħar weekend.
![]() Randall Bailey (L) ma Si Stern (ċinturin azjenda) u ibnu, Gary Stern, muri hawn wara Bailey knocked out Mike Jones fil 2012 għat-titlu welterweight IBF
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si kkultivat; jekk dawn ma setgħux jagħmlu dan, 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, bħal meta I rebaħ it-titolu dinja, where he took any money. If Si had your back, hu d jmorru għall-gwerra miegħek.
“Huwa d issuq up mill Key West għal Miami biex tara lili iżda, minflok joqogħdu matul il-lejl, huwa d issuq lura. Huwa d isejħuli isejħuli 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (Promozzjonijiet AK fil-Korea) u kien verament bil-ħerqa li ġlieda tiegħi Ottubru 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
![]() L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams muri hawn fir-Rumanija
Williams kienet ġestita minn Stern għall-aħħar 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., jaslu il-Ħadd, Awissu 30.
“Si kien ħafna aktar minn manager tiegħi,” Williams offered. “Huwa kien ħabib tajjeb, a kunfidenti I jistgħu dejjem jistrieħ fuq parir, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, me li tkun Christian u Si Lhudi, speċjalment infiq tant ġranet flimkien fir-Rumanija.
“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 Ġestjoni jiffirma Undefeated Kuban Olympian Heavyweight Robert Alfonso
MIAMI (Frar. 9, 2015) – Olympian Kuban Ex Robert Alfonso ikun iffirma kuntratt maniġerjali ma Si StarManagement "i SHS Boxing. Il-prospett heavyweight 28-il sena qodma, li ilu ma jitlef f'erba ġlied professjonali, ħajjiet f'Miami fejn hu mħarrġa mill veteran Orlando Cuellar.
“Ninsab tassew kuntenta u kburija li tkun ħidma mal Si u Orlando,” Alfonso reċentement għajnuna bejn is-sessjonijiet ta 'taħriġ. “Jien ottimist dwar il-futur tiegħi u l-pjan biex jieħdu vantaġġ ta 'din l-opportunità kbira biex tikseb l-għan tiegħi li ssir champion heavyweight paċifiku tad-dinja. I ma kellhomx manager tajjeb u trainer biex nikseb me going fid-direzzjoni t-tajba sa issa.”
Il 6′ 5″, 235-lira Alfonso huwa ġojjell moħbija li qed tkompli t-tradizzjoni heavyweight kburin tal-pajjiż nattiv tiegħu, stabbilita mill-tard Teófilo Stevenson u li titmexxa minn Felix Savon. Alfonso’s classic style reminds some of Hall of Fame-bound Riddick Bowe.
A Boxer dilettanti imżejjen, Alfonso laħqu l-semifinali tal- 2004 Kampjonati tad-Dinja Junior, aktar tard isir Nru Kuba. 1 heavyweight super billi jisfratta Michel Lopez Nunez fil- 2007 u 2008 Kubani Kampjonati Nazzjonali Boxing.
Fil-Logħob prestiġjużi Pan Amerikana f'Rio, Alfonso jinqabdux midalja tad-deheb billi rebħu Brażiljan Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, 4-0, in the semifinals and Colombian Oscar Rivas, 8-4, fil-kampjonat finali. Norgueira marru fuq biex issir mħallta- marzjal-arti star fil-UFC u PRIDE, filwaqt Rivas, a Olympian Kolumbjan li issa jgħix fil-Kanada, huwa 15-0 (10 Kos) heavyweight fil-gradi pro.
Alfonso rebaħ deċiżjoni fuq United States Olimpiku heavyweight super Michael Hunter, Jr., 9-1, biex jikkwalifikaw għall- 2008 Olimpjadi.
“Peress li ħafna nies fil boxing know,” Stern ikkummenta, “Stajt kien involut fl-isport għal pjuttost waqt u raw numru ta 'ġellieda żgħażagħ tajba. 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. Għalkemm hu ilu ma jitlef bħala pro, hu għandu bżonn trainer l-ewwel klassi like Orlando, li jkun imħarreġ ċampjins bħall Glen Johnson u Orlando raves dwar il-futur Robert. I verament nemmnu li huwa għandu l-għodod u l-qalb biex tikseb l-quċċata tad-diviżjoni heavyweight malajr ħafna. I jħossu kbira dwar il-futur tiegħu.”
Karriera professjonali Alfonso ġiet relattivament bil-mod biex jiżviluppaw għaliex huwa aġent ħielsa li ma difett lejn l-Istati Uniti sakemm 2011. Huwa għamel id-debutt tiegħu pro Diċembru 7, 2012, rebbieħa deċiżjoni erba 'round fuq Robert Murray fl Kissimmee. Alfonso rebaħ l-erba 'tissielet pro tiegħu, inkluż l-ewwel sitt round tiegħu bout sena li għaddiet l-azzjoni tiegħu biex preċedentement unbeaten Zakki Scott (4-0) fil Maryland.
Kuba nattivi Cuellar, perhaps best known for training world champions Glen Johnson u Luis DeValle, wkoll mħarrġa pajjiżu kollegi ta Alfonso tiegħu u l bħat- YourkisGamboa, Juan Carlos Gomez u Yan Barthelemy, minbarra heavyweight dawl konkorrent kurrenti tiegħu dinja unbeaten Yunieski Gonzalez. “Robert kien dilettant Kuban imżejjen ħafna li rebaħ midalji tad-deheb fuq diversi tournaments u hu kien Olympian,” Cuellar qal. “Huwa kampjun fiżiċi fil 6′ 5″, 235 liri. I ferrovija ġellieda tiegħi li tinżel u l-avversarji tagħhom tieqaf u aħna qed jaħdmu iebes hekk hu jista 'jagħmel dan fil tissielet tiegħu. Robert ferroviji iebes u huwa intelliġenti. Ninsab tassew għoli fuq lilu.”
Klijenti boxing SHS Ġestjoni jinkludu wkoll tliet time, two-diviżjoni champion tad-dinja Randall “KO King” Bailey, heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw u welterweight Damian “I Have To” Frias. |