NEW YORK (Maris 5, 2020) – World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves champion Lou Savarese (46-7, 38 Kos) is living the dream, kamar yadda suka faɗa, preparing for his upcoming induction into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).
As one of the 28-member Class of 2020, the popular Savarese will be formally inducted at the ninth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, La'asar Lahadi (12:30-5:30 p.m. DA), Afrilu 19, a Russo ta A The Bay a Howard Beach, New York.
“I have nothing but the upmost respect and admiration for this year’s Hall of Fame honoree, Lou Savarese,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy ya ce. “I couldn’t be happier for this man who has given boxing his all, a kuma daga cikin zobe. His friends and family know that this honor is well deserved.”
Savarese was a local favorite, born in the Bronx and from Greenwood Lake, who was a two-time New England Golden Gloves champion having fought at the famed Madison Square Garden.
“This is truly amazing,” Savarese spoke about being inducted into the NYSBHOF. “I’m a New York boxing historian, going back to the 1920’s of New York boxing history. It’s so nice to have fought in the best place, New York, the epicenter of boxing.
Savarese turned pro April 30, 1989, yin karan fita James Smith in the fourth round of their fight in Houston. Savarese went on to win his first won his first 36 pro ta faɗa, highlighted by his 36ga watan by a seventh-round technical knockout victory of Buster Mathis, Jr. for the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) matakin matsakaicin nauyi take. It also set up a high profile 1997 showdown da George Foreman a Atlantic City, when Savarese lost a 12-round split decision (114-113, 112-115, 110-118) for the vacant World Boxing Union (WBU) championship.
Savarese says his opening-round knockout of former world heavyweight champion James “Buster” Douglas a 1998 for the International Boxing Association World heavyweight title is his greatest accomplishment in the ring.
“I was a big underdog in the Douglas fight,” Savarese remembered. “He had a good jab. That’s No. 1f or me. Winning my first New York Golden Gloves title (1985 lokacin da ya tsayaJonathan Hill in the finals) in front of my fans, family and friends was my amateur highlight.”
In addition to the aforementioned IBA World, Savarese also won the WBO Inter-Continental, and IBA Continental championships.
Beside former world champions Douglas and Witherspoon, as well as Mathis Jr., Savarese also defeated world-class heavyweights such as David Bostice, Lance Whitaker and Leo Nolan.
“This is special. I know most of the guys going in and it’s an honor to be amongst them. I fought six world champions (Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Foreman, Witherspoon, Douglas, da kuma Riddick baka a cikin yan koyo. Max Kellerman (fellow NYSBHOF Class of 2020 inductee) once said I’m from the old-school of boxing. That’s good, I love that.”
Yanzu 54, Savarese lives in Houston, Texas, where he runs Savarese Promotions, as well as two gyms, in which he trains white-collar boxers. “It’s going to be fun seeing family and friends from back since I first started in boxing,” Savarese concluded. “A ton of people are coming (to the induction dinner), including some from Houston. I turned pro there in 1990, moved back to New York between 2000-2008, and have lived in Houston since then.”
But Lou Savarese will always embody what it is to be a New York boxer.
Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challenger Jorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 Kos), da Woodside, Queens ta hanyar Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World Champion Karin “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 Kos), New York City ta hanyar Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challenger Freddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 Kos), na Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winner Dennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 Kos), na Aba; and WBA super middleweight title World title challenger Merqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 Kos), na Brooklyn ta hanyar Jamhuriyar Dominican.
Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweight Soldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 Kos), wanda yakai rahoto 55 duniya zakarun; Bronx middleweight Steve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 Kos); NYSAC da zakaran nauyi na duniya (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 Kos), na Buffalo; World heavyweight title challenger Tami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 Kos), na Aba; Zakaran duniya mara nauyi na WBA (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlist Davey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 Kos), na Aba; and World lightweight champion Freddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch(74-5-7, 34 Kos), New York City ta hanyar Wales.
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Oneida judge Don Ackerman, So shi, Long Island journalist/producer Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Buffalo manager Rick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalist Jack Hirsch, Bronx mai watsa shirye-shiryen dambe Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical Director Dr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judge Julie Lederman, Hyde Park referee Ron Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainer Kevin Rooney.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editor Lester Bromberg, New York City sportswriter Dan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writer Flash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Darling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founder Tony Mazzarella and New York City manager Dan Morgan.
Kowanne wanda zai halarci NYSBHOF zai sami bel ɗin da aka ƙera na yau da kullun.
A 2020 inductees aka zaba ta NYSBHOF nominating kwamitin membobin:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Jim Monteverde da kuma Neil Terens.
All Yan damben dai sun ake bukata ya zama m domin akalla shekaru uku ya zama m ga NYSBHOF shigar da, da dukan inductees dole zauna a New York State ga wani gagarumin rabo da dambe yabo ko a lokacin da Firayim na masu aiki.
Tikiti an saka farashi a $150.00 da girma da kuma $60.00 yara (karkashin 16) kuma ya hada da cikakken brunch da kuma hadaddiyar giyar sa'a a kan shigarwa, lokacin da na fara a 12:30 p.m. DA, da kuma cikakken abincin dare (Firayim haƙarƙari, kifi ko kaji) da bayyane bar ko'ina cikin yini. Ana samun tikiti don siya ta hanyar tuntuɓar shugaban NYSBHOF Bob Duffy a 516.313.2304 kodepcomish@aol.com. Talla ga NYSBHOF shirin suna samuwa: half-page $100.00, full page $200.00 front and back inside covers are $400.00 each, da kuma $500.00 for back cover. Mail checks and ads by the April 6 deadline to Bob Duffy, 1112 Whitewood Landing, Massapequa Park, NY 11762. Checks should be payable to NY Stare Boxing Hall of Fame, call Duffy to charge on a credit card.
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