 Rochester, N.Y.. (September 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks ndipo Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26TH annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 Ko) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 Ko) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
 (L-R) – Michael Spinks, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
Rochester’s Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 Ko), amene anamwalira mu 1978 pa zaka 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 ndipo 1932. He was recognized as world champion by the state of California following a tournament to determine the winner of the vacant world title relinquished by Fidel LaBarba.
“This was another memorable banquet for the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame,” RBHOF treasurer/spokesperson Gino Arilotta anati. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee Steve Smoger gave a wonderful speech. Each of these great men were so pleasant and they gladly signed hundreds of autographs and posed for so many pictures. These three humble men have my sincere respect.
“Lachiwelu, September 17th, we took the boxers along with Steve Smoger to a local radio station where they were interviewed on air. We also took them to one of Rochester’s super gyms, pamene Willie Monroe, Jr. trains. We showed them many important sites within the city. I also presented a city high school graduate, the Carmen Basilio Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually.
An International Boxing Hall of Famer (IBHOF), Spinks was the most dominant light heavyweight champion of his era, capturing the World Boxing Association (WBA), Mayiko Maseŵera a nkhonya Federation (IBF) ndi World Council Maseŵera a nkhonya (WBC) dziko maudindo, Kuphatikiza pa kukhala a 1976 Olympic golide medalist.
Vanderpool is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF), WBC FECARBOX and Canadian welterweight champion. He took on all comers including Rochester’s only world champion, Charles “The Natural” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Today, Vanderpool is a trainer in Canada who also gives countless hours of time and energy in Kitchener as a community volunteer.
Special guests in attendance included Murray (44-9, 26 Ko), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 Ko), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 Ko), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio), distinguished boxing writer Dan Cucco and Smoger, the International referee extraordinaire.
RBHOF holds monthly meetings, plus an annual picnic and Christmas party, in addition to supporting local gyms.
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Bwana John Seip walembapo Italy wapamwamba middleweight chiyembekezo Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Msirikali wakale nkhonya manenjala John Seip ali anasaina kwambiri chokongoletsedwa Italy ankachita masewera womenya nkhonya Daniel Mark Scardina kuti basi kayendetsedwe ka polojekiti mgwirizano.
Seip ndi wodziwika aziwatsogolera Peter “Mwana Chocolate” Quillin kwa World Maseŵera a nkhonya Organization (WBO) dziko middleweight udindo. Mbadwa Chatsopano Yorker komanso amasamalira kukwera British wapamwamba middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Ko).
21 wazaka Scardina hails ku Rozzano, tauni ya zosakwana 40,000 anthu Province wa Milan. Iye anayamba nkhonya mu 2008 pa zaka 16, potsatira amalume ake mapazi a amene anali katswiri wankhonya pa nthawiyo, komanso Daniele a chitsanzo.
Scardina, amene anali 56 ankachita masewera mwauchidakwa, anagwira pamwamba maulemu ambiri ku Italy osiyanasiyana kuphatikizapo Rovereto National, National Silver mogwirizana, ndi awiri National Golden Magolovesi. Iye anapambana mkuwa Mendulo pa M'mayiko chochitika.
Mu 2013, iye boxed kwa Italia Bingu Maseŵera a nkhonya Team mu World Series nkhonya, kuwina wake yekhayo machesi lotsutsa German mdani.
Scardina woyamba kugwidwa Seip chidwi pa dziko wotchuka 5TH St. Gym ku Miami Beach, poyamba Atsegula 1950 ndi Chris Dundee, ndi nyumba zambirimbiri dziko akatswiri amaphunzitsa kumeneko kuphatikizapo Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ndipo Willie Pep. Wachuma mwambo akupitiriza pa latsopano 5TH St. Kolimbitsira Thupi, ili pafupi pa 1434 Alton Street, kumene pamwamba omenyana padziko lonse monga Bernard Hopkins komabe kuphunzitsa.
“Ndinaona koyamba iye kuphunzitsa pa 5TH St. Gym ndipo akuoneka ngati mmene ankachita masewera,” Seip anafotokoza. “Iye anaponya lonse nkhonya ndipo sankadziwa kuti aponyere zabwino jab. Trainers Guy Laieta ndipo Dino Spencer anayamba kugwira naye ndipo tsopano iye ntchito kuthana, akumenyana chapatali, ndipo asapeze osakaniza jabs ndi ngowe. Iye mokhudza za nkhonya, kumvetsera ndi kuphunzira tsiku lililonse. Daniele ali ndi dzanja liwiro ndi mphamvu. Iye ndi wokongola mwana, Ifenso. Ndinaona chinachake mwa iye, intangibles, ndipo anaganiza kulemba iye.
“Dino ndi mwini amene analenga pamwamba mphako masewero olimbitsa kwambiri sparring mwayi mu chikhalidwe zinapanga ambiri luso omenyana amene kukankha mnzake. Ndi kale zoonekeratu kuti Danielle bwino luso lake maphunziro apo. Iye yaitali, kudya ndi wamphamvu. Wake ntchito umakhala; iye ali woyamba mu masewero olimbitsa, otsiriza kusiya. Inu siyingawapweteke ichi mwana, kaya. Ife tonse tikukhulupirira kuti ali ndi tsogolo labwino kwambiri.”
Mosiyana omenyana ku Russia ndi Soviet-bloc amitundu, komanso ku Latin America amene anabwera ku United States kukhazikitsa awo ogwira ntchito nkhonya, Chitaliyana anabadwa omenyana kawirikawiri anatsatira zomwezo njira monga Scardina, amene anasamukira ku Miami chaka chatha ndipo amagona pansi m'bale wake m'nyumba.
The Bakuman Chitaliyana anabadwa dziko ngwazi amene anamenyana mwaukadaulo ku America ndi Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Ko), amene anali WBC / WBA middleweight ngwazi mu 1979-1980. Antuofermo, Komabe, anagwidwa ndi banja lake ku Brooklyn Puglia, Italy pamene iye anali 17 Ndipo anaona kuti nkhonya ku America.
“Ine nthawizonse ndinkafuna kukhala ngwazi ku America,” Scardina anati. “Ndicho American loto ine. Ine ndikuganiza ine ndi mwayi wawukulu mu dziko lino kukhala wamkulu womenya nkhonya Ine angakhale ndi ufulu thandizo. John Seip ndi ufulu bwana ine chifukwa amakhulupirira tingathe dziko Championship pamodzi ngati gulu.”
Scardina ankakonda boxers ndi Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ndipo Miguel Cotto. “Ine ndikugwira ntchito pa ungwiro monga kunja womenya ndi waukulu mikono yanga kwambiri,” Scardina anawonjezera. Ine kumenyana kukhala dziko ngwazi.”
Scardina chikuyembekezeka wake ovomereza kuwonekera koyamba kugulu izi May kapena June.
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