(L-R) — 2015 Ring 8 Award Vindere: New York Fighter of the Year Sadam Ali, Woman of the Decade Melvina Lathan and Fighter of the Year Timothy Bradley

(photo by Peter Frutkoff)

NEW YORK, NY (December 21, 2015) – A capacity crowd enjoyed the recent 29^th årring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

Fem-tid, to-division verdensmester Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley received the Ring 8 Fighter of the Year Award. Other 2015 Ring 8 prismodtagere (se komplet liste nedenfor) included former New York State Athletic Commission chairperson Melvina Lathan(Kvinde af årtiet), ubesejret Nej. 1 verden weltervægt udfordrer Port “Verden Kid” Er (NY Fighter of the Year), Heather Hardy (NY Female Fighter of the Year), “Irlands” John Duddy (Ukronede mester), Andre Rozier (Træner Årets) og Joe DeGuardia (Promotor Årets). Randy Gordon served as the Master of Ceremonies.

“Vi havde 340 people and everybody enjoyed themselves,” reported Ring 8 præsident Bob Duffy. “Things went very well. There were a few emotional acceptance speeches and some tears shed.

“We donated a table to Wounded Warriors and also presented Keith Sullivan with a special trophy for all the legal work and support he gives Ring 8, New York State Boxing Hall of Fame, Atlas Foundation, Boxing Writers Association of America, and boxing in New York.”

2015 Ring 8 Award Vindere

(Photo by Peter Frutkoff)