NEW YORK (April 5, 2017) – Veteraan boks bestuurder Stan Hoffman is honored to be selected for induction in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), geborg deur Ring 8, as a member of 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sondag middag (12:30-5:30 namiddag. EN), April 30, by Russo se On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

Hoffman, 86, has managed, advised or promoted 38 world champions during nearly 50 years working in the boxing industry. A product of Brooklyn and Bronx, Hoffman still advises some boxes and attends fights, but he enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

“I’m told that I’ve had 38 world champions and I have a story for each one of them,” Hoffman said. “Almost from the beginning, in 1980, I had success in boxing. Joe Manley is special because he was the first fighter I signed and also my first world champion. Team USA didn’t send a team to the 1980 Olimpiese Spele (because of a boycott) and Joe was lost. Nobody expected him to on to win the world junior welterweight title like he did. The pinnacle of my career was my first heavyweight champion, Michael Benntt. Bob Arum called asking if I wanted to make some money using Bentt in a tune-up fight for Tommy Morrison, who had a big money fight lined up with Lennox Lewis. Michael knocked him out in the first round (for Morrison’s WBO heavyweight title). EnHasim Rahman | is like my kid. Van Iran Barkley te James Toney, I have stories about all of them.”

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Manhattan welterweightGaspar “Injun” Ortega (131-39-6, 69 Uitklophoue), Yonkers’ wêreld swaargewig titel uitdager Renaldo “Mnr.” Snipes (39-8-1, 22 Uitklophoue), Yonkers middleweightDoug “Cobra’ Dewitt (33-8-5, 19 Uitklophoue), en “Die Bronx Bomber,” world middleweight title challenger Alex Ramos (39-10-2, 24 Uitklophoue)

Posthumous participants being inducted are Queens’ former middleweight and light heavyweight world champion Dick Tiger (60-19-3, 27 Uitklophoue), Brooklyn/Manhattan light heavyweight world champion Jose “Chegui” Torres(41-3-1, 29 Uitklophoue), and Williamsburg’s middleweight world champion, “The Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey (51-4-11, 23 Uitklophoue).

Non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF along with Hoffman are Queens’ International agent Don Majeski, Long Island matchmaker Ron Katz, and past Ring 8 president/NYSAC judge Bobby Bartels.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn boxing historian Hank Kaplan, Long Island cut-man Al Gavin, Bronx referee Arthur Donovan and New York City columnist Dan Parker.

Elke opgeroepene sal 'n spesiaal ontwerp gordel ontvang om aan te dui sy induksie in die NYSBHOF.

Die 2017 inductees is deur die NYSBHOF nomineer komiteelede gekies: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair, Angelo Prospero en Neil Terens.

Alle boksers wat nodig is onaktief te wees vir ten minste drie jaar om in aanmerking te kom vir NYSBHOF induksie, en al inductees moes woon in die staat New York vir 'n beduidende gedeelte van hul boks loopbaan of gedurende die fleur van hul onderskeie loopbaan.

“After spending so many years of my life in boxing,” Hoffman concluded, “I was fortunate to have so many world champions. It was a lot of hard work but I had a lot of luck, te. I’ve met so many good people in boxing. I’ll tell you, I’m going to enjoy being inducted into the New York State Hall of Fame, nou (he joked), a lot more than if I’d been dead going in. I’m honored. It’s also special for me to be inducted in the same class as Ron Katz, who was my matchmaker, Doug DeWitt – I worked with him as a manager and he won the world title – and my good friend, Reynaldo Snipes. The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame induction dinner is a great time and I’m really looking forward to it.”

Kaartjies kos $150.00 per volwassene en $70.00 vir kinders (onder 16), en sluit in 'n volledige brunch en cocktail uur by aankoms, begin by 12:30 PM/EN, sowel as aandete (primarib, vis of pluimvee) and open bar throughout the evening. Kaartjies is beskikbaar om te koop deur te bel NYSBHOF / Ring 8 president Bob Duffy by 516.313.2304. Advertensies vir die NYSBHOF program is beskikbaar, wat wissel van $80.00 te $250.00, deur kontak met Duffy. Gaan op die lyn bywww.Ring8ny.com Vir meer inligting oor die staat New York Boxing Hall of Fame.