(L-R) — 2015 Ring 8 Award Winners: 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 Ring sannadlaha ah 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

Shan-time, Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka laba-division Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley received the Ring 8 Fighter of Award sanadka. Other 2015 Ring 8 Kooxda ku guuleysatay abaalmarinta (eeg liiska dhameystiran hoos ku) included former New York State Athletic Commission chairperson Melvina Lathan(Haweeney sano ee), badinin No. 1 tartamaya welterweight adduunka Port “World Kid” Ma (NY dagaalka ee sannadka), Heather Hardy (NY Female dagaalka ee sannadka), “Ireland ee” John Duddy (Uncrowned Champion), Andre Rozier (Tababaraha Sanadka) iyo Joe DeGuardia (Promoter sannadka). Randy Gordon served as the Master of Ceremonies.

“Waxaan 340 people and everybody enjoyed themselves,” reported Ring 8 Madaxweynaha 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 Winners

(Photo by Peter Frutkoff)