紐約 (三月 9, 2017) – Veteran matchmaker 布拉德·古德曼, 拳擊公關 Lee Samuels and former world middleweight champion 維托安託費爾莫 will be Ring 8’s guest speakers at this coming Tuesday 晚上的 (海. 14) 月度會議, 開始 7 P.M. AND, at O’Neill’s Restaurant, 位於 64-21 53RD驅動的MASPETH, 紐約.
“We ae pleased to have Brad Goodman, Lee Samuels and Vito Antuofermo as our guest speakers this month,” 環 8 總裁傑克赫希說. “Brad is one of the most experienced matchmakers in boxing, Lee is one of the most respected publicists in the business. We look forward to Brad discussing the Art of Matchmaking and Lee sharing his experiences with the great fighters he’s been associated with and events Top Rank has planned in the future.
“Vito Antuofermo was the undisputed champion of the world during an era when the best had to fight the best. He retains the charisma he had back in the day. It will enjoyable hearing him speak about his fights against the likes of Hagler, Minter, Briscoe, Griffith and the great boxers he fought.”
Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman
A native New Yorker from Queens, Goodman has been a matchmaker since 1983 for one of the top promotional companies in boxing, 阿魯姆‘s Top Rank. A seven-time NABF Matchmaker of the Year, Brad will speak on The Art of Matchmaking. The first fight he ever saw was 穆罕默德·阿里 VS. Earnie剃須刀.
Samuels, who was born in Pennsville, 新澤西州, has worked more than two decades for Top Rank. Lee’s first leading PR assignment for Top Rank came in 1987, when he worked with the great 奇妙的馬文·哈格勒 during the lead-up to his showdown versus 糖光芒倫納德.
今天, the affable Samuels works with Top Rank’s stable of superstars and world champions.
Born in Italy, 安託費爾莫 (50-7-2, 21 科斯) moved to New York when he was 17 and became a New York Golden Gloves winner in 1970. Nine years later, he captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) 和世界拳擊協會 (WBA) middleweight world titles, taking a 15-round split decision from defending champion Hugo Corro, in Monaco. Antuofermo retained the titles in his first title defense, 作戰 奇妙的馬文·哈格勒 to a 15-round draw in Las Vegas.
The popular Antuofermo, who fought professionally between 1971 和 1985, also defeated 埃米爾·格里菲斯, Denny Moyer, Willie Classen, Willie Warren, 本尼·布里斯科 和 尤金·哈特, 更多的名人之中. Many of Vito’s early fights were at legendary Sunnyside Gardens in Queens, later at the famed Madison Square Garden. He was inducted into the NYSBHOF inaugural class in 2012.
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