UNCASVILLE, Конектикат. (Август 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12^TH годишен CBHOF Индукција Гала Вечера во петокот ноќ,Ноември 4, во Uncas Ballroom во Мохеганите Сонцето.

The new CBHOF inductees are Stamford amateur coach/boxer Orlando Montalvo, Newington former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, Wallingford boxer Sean Malone, Џуниор., New Bedford (М-р) Боксерот “Sucra” Ray Oliveira, Waterbury judge Џон “Duke” Lawson and Mashantucket Pequot Game & Athletic commissioner Kenny Reels.

“The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame is very excited to announce this incredible class of inductees for 2016,” CBHOF president Џон Laudati рече. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th Мохеганите на Сонцето. Како и секогаш, our dinner is a wonderful coming together of the boxing community, friends and family.”

Montalvo and his wife, Сандра, moved to Stamford in 1980, training amateur fighters for the first 20 years in parks and in their backyard until relocating at the Union Memorial Church for seven years. Orlando was an amateur and professional boxer in his native Puerto Rico, traveling around the world to compete. He won 110 на 125 amateur matches and 22 на 29 as a professional with 18 капачките, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.

Yalen is best known, можеби, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularПеток Ноќ бори серија. He has also been a consultant for ABC, Ен-Би-, КБС, Fox and Showtime. A recipient of the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, Yalen was associate editor of the Ring Record Book and FightFax. He was also Director of Sports & Entertainment at Mohegan Sun while one of the original CBHOF board members, contributing much to the success of its inaugural awards dinner.

Malone is the son of CBHOF inductee Sean Malone, С.р.., who was inducted in 2011. He had a 23-6 (21 КО) рекорд. Во 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland во 1993 for the New England welterweight crown.

Oliveira was an all-action fighter who set a record in a fight with Zack Padilla, in which they threw more than 1,000 combined punches. During his outstanding 15-year professional career, Oliveira defeated the likes of Vince Phillips, Вивијан Харис, Tracy Spann и Чарлс Мареј два пати. Completing his career with a 47-11-2, Ray had a great chin and he wasn’t stopped prior to his loss to WBU light welterweight champion Рики Хатон во 2004.

Involved in boxing for 60 години, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Вили Пеп и Chico Vejar to work sanctioned bouts when boxing returned to Connecticut in the 1970s. Lawson was a judge for a world heavyweight title fight in Germany between Владимир Кличко и Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as Рој Џонс, Џуниор., “Прекрасни” Марвин Hagler, Џо Calzaghe, Чад Досон, Антонио Tarver и Zab Јуда. Lawson served 20 years with the Waterbury police department.

Reels was appointed by the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming & Athletic Commission in 2009 to oversee boxing and MMA at Foxwoods. Known for his caring about the health and safety of boxers, Reels followed CBHOF inductee Петар Тимотеј. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.

Билети за CBHOF 12^та Индукција годишни Гала Вечера, разумни цени во $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling Ким Бејкер Мохеганите на Сонцето (1.860.862.7377) или Шерман Каин на Манчестер весник Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Врати се отвори во 5:30 вечер. И, коктели од 6:30-7:30 вечер. И (готовина), проследено со целосна седна вечера.

Одат онлајн, за да www.ctboxinghof.org За дополнителни информации во врска со боксерска сала на славата Конектикат, its 12t^h годишни Гала Вечера новобранец, спонзорство можности настан, или минатото CBHOF регрутирање.

ЗА CBHOF: Основната сала на славните во Конектикат е основана во 2004 да ги почитува и да го славиме кариери на истакнати поединци вклучени во спортот на бокс. Својата инаугурациона Индукција Церемонија & Вечера се одржа во 2005. Богата историја бокс Конектикат, никогаш не би можеле да имаат својот процут, ако не беше за достигнувањата на оние содржани во Куќата на славните.

Организација непрофитна, боксерска сала на славата Конектикат е длабоко посветена на одржување на борбениот дух на Конектикат просперитетна преку разни добротворни прилози.