TSHIAB YORK (Apr. 1, 2015) – Lub ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov) and Ring 8 will honor the late Joe Dwyer and Tony Mazzarella at the fourth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction noj hmo, txhawb nqa los ntawm nplhaib 8, Sunday yav tav su (12:30-5:30 p.m. THIAB), Plaub Hlis Ntuj 26 ntawm Russo lub Rau Bay nyob rau hauv Howard Puam, New York.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman will make a special presentation to Dwyer’s family. Nplhaib 8 will make presentations to the Dwyer and Mazzarella families. Dwyer and Mazzarella, both longtime Ring 8 neeg, passed away earlier this year. Dwyer was president of the North American Boxing Federation (NABF). Mazzarella, who served many years as Ring 8’s treasurer, was a major influence in the founding of the NYSBHOF.
NYSBHOF Class ntawm 2015
Boxers
Qhov junior Welterweight champion & Nyab laj qub tub rog Xa-u Mamby Bronx/Brooklyn
WBA junior Middleweight title challenger Joey Giambra twm
1961 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes champion Johnny Persol Brooklyn
Ob-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no Welterweight title challenger Harold Weston New York City
WBO Middleweight champion Lonnie Bradley Harlem
(Tuag)
Lub ntiaj teb no teeb Heavyweight champion Paul Berlenbach Astoria
“Uncrowned” lub ntiaj teb no Welterweight champion Billy Graham Manhattan’s Eastside
2-Lub sij hawm ntiaj teb flyweight champion Frankie Genaro New York City
Lub ntiaj teb no Middleweight & Welterweight champion Tommy Ryan Redwood/Syracuse
Lub ntiaj teb no teeb Heavyweight champion Jimmy Slattery twm
Uas tsis yog-koom
NYSBHOF & Nplhaib 8 tus thawj tswj hwm Bob Duffy Manhattan/Massapequa Park
Sau xov xwm Mike Katz Bronx
Tus kws qhia Tommy Gallagher Howard Puam
Pab txhawb / cutman Bob Miller Albany
Gleason lub Gym tswv Bruce Silverglade Brooklyn
(Tuag)
Tus kws qhia Charley Goldman Brooklyn
MSG matchmaker Harry Markson Kingston
Pab txhawb Cedric Kushner Manhattan
MSG matchmaker Jimmy Johnson New York City
Sau xov xwm Damon Runyon Manhattan
Manager / matchmaker Al Weill New York City
Renown ring announcer David Diamante will once again serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Lub 2015 inductees raug xaiv los ntawm cov NYSBHOF nominating pawg neeg: Jack Lub, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Don Majeski, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair thiab Neil Terens.
Txhua inductee yuav tau txais ib tug kev cai-tsim siv signifying nws induction rau hauv lub NYSBHOF. Tag nrho cov NYSBHOF plaques yog rau zaub ntawm cov New York State Athletic Commission.
Tag nrho cov boxers yuav tsum tau mus yuav tsaug zog rau yam tsawg peb xyoos, nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav tsim nyog rau NYSBHOF induction, thiab tag nrho cov inductees yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv New York lub xeev rau ib tug tseem ceeb feem ntawm lawv cov boxing hauj lwm.
HOOB ntawm 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Qab Zib” Ray Robinson, Noob Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Leej Fleischer, Bill Gallo thiab Arthur Mercante, Sr.
HOOB ntawm 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Phooj ywg” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry ua lag luam, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Txhab Rickard thiab Don Dunphy.
HOOB NTAWM 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Noob Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon thiab Tom O'Rourke.
Daim pib no yog luv nqi ntawm $125.00 ib tug neeg laus thiab $50.00 rau cov me nyuam (nyob rau hauv 16), thiab muaj xws li ib tug ua tiav brunch thiab cocktail teev thaum nkag, pib thaum 12:30 PM/THIAB, raws li zoo raws li noj hmo (prime tav, ntses los yog poultry) thiab qhib bar thoob plaws hauv lub hnub.
Daim pib muaj nyob rau yuav hu rau NYSBHOF / nplhaib 8 tus thawj tswj hwm Bob Duffy ntawm516.313.2304. Tawm rau lub NYSBHOF kev pab cuam no muaj nyob rau, xws li los ntawm $50.00 rau $250.00, los ntawm hu thiab Duffy.
Mus hauv on line ntawm www.Ring8ny.com rau cov lus qhia ntxiv txog lub New York lub xeev Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej.
