 ROCHESTER, N.Y.. (September 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks futhi Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 Kos) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 Kos) 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 Kos), owashona ngo 1978 at the age of 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 futhi 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 wathi. “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.
“Ngomgqibelo, 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, lapho 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), International Boxing Federation (IBF) futhi World Boxing Council (WBC) izihloko emhlabeni, in addition to being a 1976 Olympic gold 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. Namuhla, 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 Kos), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 Kos), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 Kos), 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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Manager John Seip esayina Italian super middleweight themba Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Veteran manager boxing John Seip ine usayine ahlobisa kakhulu Italian amateur boxer Daniel Mark Scardina ukuze isivumelwano zokuphatha okukhethekile.
Seip waziwa kakhulu ekuqondiseni Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin to the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world middleweight isihloko. The native New Yorker futhi okwenzayo ekuphumeni British super middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
The Scardina oneminyaka engu-21 ubudala Umemeza kusukela Rozzano, a town of esingaphansi 40,000 Abantu esiFundazweni Milan. Waqala boxing in 2008 at the age of 16, ilandela ezinyathelweni umalume wakhe owayengudokotela boxer ngaleso sikhathi, kanye Daniele indima model.
Scardina, ababenolwazi 56 iziqubu amateur, ethumba ihlonipha top in tournaments eziningi Italian kubandakanya Rovereto National, Glove National Silver, futhi amabili Gloves National Golden. Waphinde wawina indondo lethusi emcimbini International.
In 2013, yena Boxed for the Italia Thunder Boxing Team in the World Series of Boxing, ngokuwina umdlalo wakhe kuphela ngokumelene Umphikisi German.
Scardina kuqala usuzizwa Seip sika at the world odumile 5th St. Gym in Miami Beach, ukusuka wavula in 1950 by Chris Dundee, kanye emzini ezingenakubalwa ompetha bomhlaba baye baqeqesha khona kuhlanganise Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston futhi Willie Pep. Isiko ocebile uyaqhubeka at the new 5th St. Gym, eliseduze at 1434 Alton Street, lapho amasosha ephezulu emhlabeni wonke ezifana Bernard Hopkins namanje ukuqeqesha.
“Ngiqala ukumbona ukuqeqesha at the 5th St. Gym and wabheka like a amateur ejwayelekile,” Seip wachaza. “Waphonsa punches ububanzi futhi akazange azi kanjani ukuxosha jab omuhle. Trainers Guy Laieta futhi Dino Spencer waqala ukusebenza naye futhi manje yena usebenzisa ababambe, ukulwa kude, futhi uphonsa izinhlanganisela limgwaza nameva. Muhle abanothando boxing, ukulalela nokufunda zonke izinsuku. Daniele has okuhle speed isandla namandla. Muhle a kid handsome, too. Ngabona okuthile kuye, intangibles, futhi wanquma asayine kuye.
“Dino kuyinto umnikazi odale ejimini top-notch amathuba sparring okukhulu ngaphansi kwesimo featuring amasosha amaningi kangaka abanamakhono ngempela bacindezela nomunye. Kuba sobala ukuthi kakade Danielle lithuthukile ukuqeqeshwa amakhono akhe khona. Muhle eside, fast and enamandla. Umsebenzi wakhe ohilela liyamangalisa; yena wokuqala in the gym, last ukushiya. Awukwazi ubuhlungu lokhu kid, noma. Sonke siyakholelwa ukuthi unalo ikusasa eliqhakaze ngempela.”
Ngokungafani fighters ezivela eRussia futhi elaliyiSoviet-bloc izizwe, kanye nalabo abavela Latin America ngubani United States eze ukusungula professional yabo boxing careers, Fighters Italian-abazalwa kuyaqabukela baye balandela umzila efanayo njengoba Scardina, owathuthela Miami ngonyaka odlule bese eyalala esitezi efulethini lomfowabo.
The lone Italian-owazalwa emhlabeni iqhawe owalwela efanele in America Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), owayenguyise WBC / WBA middleweight iqhawe in 1979-1980. Antuofermo, noma, wathutha nomkhaya wakhe eBrooklyn kusukela Puglia, Italy lapho eseneminyaka 17 futhi wafunda indlela libhokisi America.
“Bengilokhu ngifisa ukuba iqhawe in America,” Scardina wathi. “Lokho iphupho American for me. Ngicabanga uzoba nethuba elikhulu kuleli lizwe kube boxer omkhulu kungaba usizo olufanele. John Seip umphathi ungifanele ngoba ekholelwa esingakwenza ngoshampeni ndawonye emhlabeni njengoba iqembu.”
Punjab Scardina eyintandokazi kukhona Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux futhi Miguel Cotto. “Ngiyasebenza on ukuphelela njengoba i fighter ngaphandle futhi main izingalo zami closer,” Scardina wanezela. Ngithathe ukulwa ukuba babe iqhawe emhlabeni.”
Scardina kulindeleke ukuba enze DEBUT yakhe pro lokhu May noma u-June.
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