NEW YORK (Apr. 1, 2015) – Kaunihera mekemeke te Ao (WBC) and Ring 8 will honor the late Joe Dwyer and Tony Mazzarella at the fourth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) tina arataki, tautoko e Ring 8, Rātapu ahiahi (12:30-5:30 p.m. AND), April 26 i te Russo On te Bay i roto i te Howard Beach, New York.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman will make a special presentation to Dwyer’s family. Ring 8 will make presentations to the Dwyer and Mazzarella families. Dwyer and Mazzarella, both longtime Ring 8 te mau melo, 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 o 2015
Kaimekemeke
WBC toa Welterweight teina & Vietnam Veteran Haora Mamby Bronx/Brooklyn
WBA whitu teina kaiwero taitara Joey Giambra Buffalo
1961 National toa karapu Golden Johnny Persol Brooklyn
-Wā rua kaiwero taitara Welterweight te ao Harold Weston New York City
Toa taumahawaenga WBO Lonnie Bradley Harlem
(Mate)
Toa te marama taumahamaha World Paora Berlenbach Astoria
“Uncrowned” toa Welterweight te ao Billy Graham Manhattan’s Eastside
2-Toa mā Time World Frankie Genaro New York City
World whitu & toa Welterweight Tommy Ryan Redwood/Syracuse
Toa te marama taumahamaha World Jimmy Slattery Buffalo
Non-Kaiuru
NYSBHOF & Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy Manhattan/Massapequa Park
Kairīpoata Mike Katz Bronx
Trainer Tommy Gallagher Howard Beach
Kaiwhakatairanga / cutman Bob Miller Albany
Faleva'inga rangatira o Gleason Bruce Silverglade Brooklyn
(Mate)
Trainer Charley Goldman Brooklyn
MAORI matchmaker Harry Markson Kingston
Kaiwhakatairanga Cedric Kushner Manhattan
MAORI matchmaker Jimmy Johnson New York City
Kairīpoata Damon Runyon Manhattan
Kaiwhakahaere / matchmaker Al Weill New York City
Renown ring announcer David Diamante will once again serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Te 2015 tīpakohia inductees i te taha o nga mema o te komiti whakaingoa NYSBHOF: Jack Hirsch, Steve Farhood, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Don Majeski, Henry Hascup, Ron McNair a Neil Terens.
Ka riro ia ia inductee he whitiki ritenga-hoahoa hei whakaatu i tona arataki ki te NYSBHOF. He whakatū papa NYSBHOF katoa i runga i whakaatu i te Komihana Athletic New York State.
Kaimekemeke katoa e hiahiatia ana ki te kia paruparu no te i te iti rawa e toru nga tau, i roto i te tikanga ki te kia āhei NYSBHOF arataki, me inductees katoa me i noho i roto i te New York State mo te wahi tino o ratou mahi mekemeke.
CLASS o 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS o 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Tanitī, Sandy tera hōiho, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones , Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Harumu, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 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, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, CuS D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.
Utu Tickets e i $125.00 ia pakeke me te $50.00 mō ngā tamariki (i raro i 16), a ka ngā he moko oti, me te cocktail haora ki runga ki te urunga, tīmata i 12:30 PM/AND, me te tina (rara pirimia, ika heihei ranei) me te tuwhera pae puta noa i te ra.
E wātea ana ki te hoko tikiti i te te karanga NYSBHOF / Ring 8 peresideni Bob Duffy i516.313.2304. E wātea ana Pānui mō te hōtaka NYSBHOF, mai $50.00 ki $250.00, mā te whakapā me te Duffy.
Haere i runga i te raina i www.Ring8ny.com hoki atu ngā kōrero e pā ana ki te New York State Mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui.