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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2019

Sa Domingo, Abril 28, Induction Dinner

Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez
headline new inductees

NEW YORK (Enero 30, 2019) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 24-member Class of 2019. The eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 sa gabii. UG), Abril 28, sa Russo ni On Ang Bay sa Howard Beach, New York.

We’re excited to continue honoring New Yorkers who helped boxing throughout the entire Empire State,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “This year’s inductees did so much to help boxing in New York, whether they were fighters or non-participants. Our goal is to continue to honor New Yorkers in boxing for many more years.

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, two-division world championWilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KOs), Canastota welterweightDick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 KOs), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KOs), (Bronx) 1968 U.S. OlympianDavey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KOs), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 KOs), of Manhattan, ug Queens’ world heavyweight title challengerMonte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KOs).

Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world champion Jimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KOs), Brooklyn welterweightAl “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KOs), (Schenectady) world welterweight championMarty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KOs), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challengerRoland LaStarza (57-9, 27 KOs), Brooklyn world lightweight championPaddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 KOs) and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweightsSid Terris (94-13-5, 12 KOs) ugLeachThe Fighting DentistCross (35-10-4, 22 KOs).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoterDon King, Flushing judgeJuan McKaie, Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, refereeArthur Mercante, Jr., and Bronx trainerBob Jackson.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmakerDewey Fragetta, Crown, Queens refereeJohnny LoBianco, Garden City refereeWayne Kelly, Flushing sportsmanHarry Hill, award-winning journalistJimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF presidentJoe Dwyer, sa Brooklyn.

Each attending inductee (o direkta nga kaliwat sa) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

Ang 2019 inductees gipili sa NYSBHOF nominating mga membro sa komite: Randy GordonHenry HascupDon MajeskiRon McNair, ugNeil Terens.

All boxers needed to be inactive for at least three years to be eligible for NYSBHOF induction, and all inductees must have resided in New York State for a significant portion of their boxing careers or during the prime of their respective career.

NYSBHOF

CLASS of 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ug Arthur Mercante, Sr.

CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy montura sa, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, Santiago “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.

CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Tabang, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Damasco D'Amato, William Muldoon ug Tom O'Rourke.

CLASS OF 2015: Saoul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon and Al Weill.

CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein ug Jimmy Jacobs.

CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan ug ang Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018: Lou “dugos Boy” Walog, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence allĂ­, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, Santiago J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Nga balili nga Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Eidyzhang, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar and Sam Taub.

Tickets are priced at $125.00 matag hamtong ug $60.00 alang sa mga bata (ubos sa 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, sugod sa 12:30 sa gabii. UG, as well as dinner (prime gusok, isda o manok) ug dayag nga bar sa tibuok adlaw. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 odepcomish@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, gikan sa $80.00 sa $200.00, pinaagi sa pagkontak Duffy. Go on line atwww.Ring8ny.com for additional information about the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

ABOUT RING 8: Formed in 1954 pinaagi sa usa ka ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association – busa, SINGSING8 – and today the organization’s motto remains: Boksidor Pagtabang sa mga boksidor.

SINGSING 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, medikal nga mga gasto, o bisan unsa sa makataronganong panginahanglan. Lakaw sa linya sawww.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 mga miyembro sa. Tinuig nga membership dues lamang $30.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 binulan nga miting sa, labot ang Hulyo ug Agosto. Ang tanan nga mga aktibo nga boxers, amateur ug propesyonal, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 tinuig nga mga miyembro. Guests sa Ring 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 matag tawo. r

Hunyo 3, NYC, Wilfred Benitez Fundraising event

FUNDRAISER for three-time World Champion WILFREDEL RADARBENITEZ
(Youngest World Champion Ever at age 17)
Organized and promoted by Efrain Diaz, Franklin “Beatle” Bulak, former NYC amateur boxer Eddie Montalvo, Yvonne Benitez (Wilfred’s sister) ug “Iceman” Juan Scully
Sabado, Hunyo 3, 2017 @ Monique’s Lounge in Spanish Harlem, New York City. 1 pm – 7 pm
181 East 108th St. Spanish Harlem, NY 10029.
FOOD-MUSIC-FUN
$20 admission. All proceeds go to Wilfred Benitez.
Wilfred Benitez tee-shirt comes with the admission price)
Invited and expected guests include the likes of Mark Breland, Iran “The BladeBarkley, “Hilo” Junior Jones, Seamus McDonough, Dennis “Ang Mago” Milton, Marlon “Magic Tawo” Starling, Angel Manfredy, Israel “hinoon” Cardona, Harold “Ang Shadow” Knight, Pedro Vilella, Hector Camacho Jr. Richie “The MountainLamontagne, Alfred “Ice” Cole, Tyrone “The Harlem Butcherand HBO Judge Harold Lederman.
Benitezsister Evelyn will also be in attendance.
Actor and former professional boxer Mickey Rourke has already donated an undisclosed sum to the Fundraiser.