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Kathy “Wildcat” Collins to become first female boxer inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on April 30th Induction Dinner

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NEW YORK (Mars 22, 2023) – Multiple world champion Kathy “Wildcat” Collins (14-2-4, 3 Kos) will become the first female boxer inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).

Collins, of Plainview, is one of a 22-member Class of 2022 being inducted at the 11th NYSBHOF induction dinner, sponsrad av Ring 8, påsöndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OCH), April 30, vid Russos On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.

”It’s a tremendous honor to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame,” said Collins (married name Globuschutz). “This is my fourth induction into Halls of Fame, which is special to me since I also held four world titles. But this is even more special since it is finally here in New York, the Mecca of Boxing, and where it all started for me.

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“In 1995, I was part of the first class of women ever allowed to box in the fabled Daily News Golden Gloves. A year later, the first women’s fight televised on the USA Tuesday night boxing series from the Paramount at Madison Square Garden, which culminated in the highest female purses at the time from Madison Square Garden as a co-featured bout on a major pay-per-view for Don King. These were major accomplishments in women’s boxing. It helped paved the way for women today, some coming out of the Olympics, selling out The Garden and working towards equal pay with seven-figure pay days.”

Collins’ second professional fight was a six-round decision over Andrea DeShong in 1996, which brought pro women’s boxing to the famed Madison Square Garden and regular cable television.

I 1997, Kathy captured the IFBA welterweight title and added the IWBF junior welterweight crown later that same year, sedan, she dropped down to the lightweight division to successfully challenge for the IWBF championship. Collins became the first fighter to simultaneously own world titles in the WIBF, IFBA, and IWBF.

Kathy Collins is a true pioneer in women’s boxing. Nu, she’ll be honored at home in New York by her induction into the NYSBHOF.

“In 30 år,” she concluded, “we’ve come a long way baby! It is truly an honor to be recognized by the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and to be recognized and included in in a tremendously talented, successful class of inductees, and being around so many of my friends and colleagues that helped me break ceilings along the way.”

“Kathy Collins is a great asset for the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame as our first female boxer inductee,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy commented. “Her induction into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame is an extension of her career as a pioneer of women’s boxing. We are proud to be inducting her.”

Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn’s 2-division (weltervikt & light welterweight), 6-time World Champion “Super” Zab Judah (44-10, 30 Kos), Brooklyn’s 2-divbision World Champion (welterweight and light welterweight) Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (36-8, 7 Kos), Troy welterweight Kevin “Mr. Excitement” Pompey (32-18-3, 12 Kos), and Brooklyn World Super Lightweight World title challenger Dmitry “Star of David” Salita (35-2-1, 18 Kos).  

Posthumous participants being inducted are Poughkeepsie’s world lightweight challenger Johnny Busso (36-12-1, 15 Kos), Bronx middleweight Eugene “Silent” Hairston (45-13-5, 24 Kos), New York City’s NYSAC Featherweight World Champion Tony “Jimmy Pell” Pellone (51-19-6, 10 Kos), Bronx featherweight Mike “The Bronx Spider” Belloise (91-28-12, 21 Kos), New York City’s World Colored Heavyweight Champion Harry “Black Panther” Wills (70-9-3, 56 Kos), and Hempstead’s World Light Heavyweight World title challenger Eddie “Wildcat” Davis (34-6-1, 20 Kos).  

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn trainer Hector Rocha, Brooklynn ring announcer Dave Diamante, Bronx commentator/producer/radio show host Tony Paige, Latham journalist Bob Mladinich, Brooklyn neurologist Barry Jordan, Brooklyn judge Robin Taylor, and Buffalo journalist Bob Caico.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn manager Izzy Zwerling, Manhattan manager Dave Wolf, Brooklyn trainer George Washington, and New York City manager/promoter Irving Cohen.

Varje behandlande inductee (eller direkt ättling) får ett skräddarsytt bälte betyda hans eller hennes induktion i NYSBHOF.

Den 2022 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF Nominating Committee members: Chairperson Jack Hirsch, Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, ron McNair, Jim Monteverde, neil Terens, Jose Corpas, Bobby Cassidy, and Bob Duffy.

Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.

Biljetterna kostar $160.00 per adult, $60.00 för barn (enligt 16), och innehåller en komplett brunch och cocktail timme vid inresan, börjar vid 12:30 p.m. OCH, as well as a 7-course dinner (främsta rib, fish, or poultry) and open bar throughout the event. Biljetter finns att köpa genom att kontakta NYSBHOFs president Bob Duffy på 516.313.2304 ellerdepcomish@aol.com. Annonser för NYSBHOF programmet finns tillgängliga, som sträcker sig från $80.00 till $200.00, genom att kontakta Duffy. Go online atwww.nyboxinghof.org ellerwww.Ring8ny.com for additional information about the York State Boxing Hall of Fame New.

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CLASS av 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 och Arthur Mercante, Sr.

CLASS av 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard och 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 och Tom O'Rourke.

CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, charley Goldman, jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon, and Al Weill.

CLASS OF 2016:  Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Kåta Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, ruby Goldstein, and Jimmy Jacobs.

CLASS OF 2017:  Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan, and Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018:  Lou Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar, and Sam Taub.

No class of 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions

CLASS OF 2020: Jorge Ahumada, Alfredo Escalera, Freddie Liberatore, Dennis Milton; Lou Savarese and Merqui Sosa, Soldier Bartfield, Steve Belloise, Jimmy Goodrich, Tami Mauriello, Davey Moore, Freddie Welch, Don Ackerman, Bobby Cassidy, Jr, Rick Glaser, Jack Hirsch, Max Kellerman, Dr. William Lathan, Julie Lederman, Ron Lipton, Kevin Rooney, Dan Daniel, Bobby Gleason, Flash Gordan, A.J. Liebling, Tony Mazzarella, and manager Dan Morgan.

CLASS OF 2021:   Michael Bentt, Shannon Briggs, Verno Phillips, Donny Lalonde Johnny” Verderosa, Larry Barnes, Johnny Turner, Al Singer, Kid Norfolk, Patsy Giovanelli, Eddie Martin,  Battling Siki, Solly Krieger, Herbie Kronowitz, Tommy Paul, Lou Salica, ron McNair, Don Elbaum, Ed Schuyler, Bill Verigan, Tom Hauser, Mike Silver, and Jill Diamond, Lou Stillman,  Bill Cayton, James Walker, John Condon, Irving Rudd, Richard K. Fox, and trainer Victor Valle.

OM RING 8: Bildades 1954 av en ex-proffsboxare, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 blev den åttonde dotterbolag vad var då känt som National Veteran Boxers Association – följaktligen, RING8 – och idag organisationens motto fortfarande: Boxare hjälpa boxare.

RING 8 är fast besluten att stödja mindre lyckligt lottade människor i boxning samhället som kan behöva hjälp när det gäller att betala hyra, sjukvårdskostnader, eller vad försvar behov.

Gå online för attwww.Ring8ny.com för mer information om RING 8, den största gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer än 350 medlemmar. Annual membership dues are only $30.00, och varje medlem har rätt till en buffé middag på RING 8 månatliga möten, exklusive juli och augusti. Alla aktiva boxare, amatör och professionell, har rätt till en kostnadsfri RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gäster på Ringen 8 medlemmar är välkomna till en kostnad av endast $7.00 per person.

INFORMATION:

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New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony Postponed until September 20

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NEW YORK (Mars 19, 2020) - New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) announced today that its ninth annual induction dinner has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic from April 19th tillSeptember 20th vid Russos On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.

Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20th event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.

“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy tillkännages, “we have postponed our event until September 20. It would not have been fair to the honorees, their friends and guests, and general public to wait any longer. I must commend the ownership and management at Russo’s On The Bay for working with us during this crisis to give us a date that will hopefully work for us all.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience, advise and insight into making this decision. With the extra time I’m confident that we can make this award dinner our best ever.”

Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerJorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 Kos), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 Kos), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 Kos), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 Kos), av Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 Kos), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 Kos), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.

Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 Kos), who fought a reported 55 världsmästare; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 Kos); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 Kos), Buffalo; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 Kos), av Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 Kos), av Bronx; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 Kos), of New York City by way of Wales.

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr, Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterDan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.

INFORMATION:

www.NYBoxingHOF.org

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Meet the New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020

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Söndag, April 19, induktions~~POS=TRUNC Dinner

NEW YORK (Januari 27, 2020) - New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has officially announced its 28-member Class of 2019. The ninth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be heldsöndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OCH), April 19, vid Russos On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.

“I am proud that we are continuing to honor New York men and woman in boxing for their dedication to the sport that they’ve served,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy said. “This is our way to thank them all and let each new inductee know that we do remember all that they did and continue to do. The Class of 2020 is strong across the board, boxers and non-participants, continuing the NYSBHOF tradition of honoring our own.”

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerJorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 Kos), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 Kos), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 Kos), of Bayside, Queens; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 Kos), av Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 Kos), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 Kos), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.

Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldier Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 Kos), who fought a reported 55 världsmästare; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 Kos); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 Kos), Buffalo; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 Kos), av Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 Kos), av Bronx; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 Kos), of New York City by way of Wales.

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Wantah, Long Island journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr., Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcasterMax Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterDan Daniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerFlash Gordan, Manhattan journalistA.J. Liebling, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.

There are a number of firsts regarding some Class of 2020 inductees:  husband-wife – Dr. William andMelvina (Klass av 2018) Lathan; daughter-father – Julie andHarold (Klass av 2012) Lederman.  Bobby Jr. ochBobby Cassidy, Sr. (2013) are the fourth son and father inducted into the NYSBHOF, but the first boxer/journalist combination. The others are boxersFloyd ochTracy Patterson, executive administratorsBobby ochMurray Goodman, and refereesArthur, Sr. ochArthur Mercante, Jr.

Welch is going into the NHSBHOF as a boxer, but he also managed fellow Class of 2020 inductee Goodrich.

Each attending inductee will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

Den 2020 värnpliktiga valdes ut av de nomineringskommittémedlemmarna NYSBHOF:  Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski,ron McNair, Jim Monteverde ochneil Terens.

Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.

Biljetterna kostar $150.00 per vuxen och $60.00 för barn (enligt 16) och innehåller en komplett brunch och cocktail timme vid inresan, börjar vid 12:30 p.m. OCH, as well as a full course dinner (främsta rib, fisk eller fågel) and open bar throughout the day. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 ellerdepcomish@aol.com.  Annonser för NYSBHOF programmet finns tillgängliga: half-page $100.00, full page $200.00 front and back inside covers are $400.00 each, och $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.

NEW YORK STATE BOXING HALL OF FAME

CLASS av 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 och Arthur Mercante, Sr.

CLASS av 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard och 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 och Tom O'Rourke.

CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, charley Goldman, jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon och Al Weill.

CLASS OF 2016:  Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Kåta Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein och Jimmy Jacobs.

CLASS OF 2017:  Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan och Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018:  Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar och Sam Taub.

CLASS OF 2019:  Wilfredo Benitez, Dick DiVeronica, Rogelio Tuur, Davey Vasquez, Michael Olajide, Monte Barrett, Jimmy Carter, Al “Bummy” Davis, Marty Servo, Roland LaStarza, Paddy DeMarco, sID Lands, Leach “The Fighting Dentist” Cross, Don King, John McKaie, Steve Albert, Arthur Mercante, Jr, Bob Jackson, Dewey Fragetta, Johnny LoBianco, Wayne Kelly, Harry Hill, Jimmy Cannon, and Joe Dwyer.

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USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2019

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George Foreman, Mark Breland, Joe Frazier, Al Mitchell & Ray Rodgers

Lifetime Achievement Award to Sen. John McCain

December. 13 reception at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 4, 2019) – Olympic gold-medalists“Big” George Foreman, Mark Breland och“Smokin’” Joe Frazier head the Class of 2019 into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, fredag ​​kväll, December 13, at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The HOF reception is being held in conjunction with the 2020 OS-försök och 2019 SM. December. 7-15, at Lake Charles Civic Center. The finals Olympic Trials will be held Sunday, December. 15, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hall of Fame broadcasterAl Bernstein from Showtime Sports will serve as the event’s emcee for the third year in a row.

USA Boxing Alumni Association’s third class also includes decorated coachesAl MitchellochRay Rodgers. 

Sen. John McCain will be posthumously presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award. A fearless boxer for three years at the U.S. Naval Academy, Sen. McCain managed his battalion’s boxing team to the brigade championship.

Sen. McCain was the architect of the ground-breaking Muhammad Ali Act, pushed for the pardoning ofJack Johnson, and worked with the Cleveland Clinic on the forefront of brain trauma studies leading to more safety measures for boxers.

“My father had a passion for boxing,” his daughterMegan McCain said. “He loved it for the thrill of achievement, the nobility of struggle, and the dignity of men bloodied but unbowed. His love for boxing and his love for America had a lot in common. That’s why he worked tirelessly to protect and elevate the sport – making it an arena of integrity for fans and fighters alike.

“That’s also why I am honored to join the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame to accept their Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf.”

Foreman (för: 76-5, 68 Kos, amatör: 22-4) was also a three-time World Heavyweight Champion as a pro, in addition to famously winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, as well as at the National AAU Championships. A resident of Houston, Texas, his victims included Frazier (två gånger), Ken Norton, Dwight Muhammad Qawi ochMichael Moorer.

Considered one of the greatest amateur boxers of all-time, Breland (för: 35-3-1, 25 Kos), amatör: 110-1) var en guldmedaljör vid 1984 Olympic Games in Las Angeles and 1982 World Championships. The Brooklyn native was a two-time World Welterweight Champion as a pro. His most notable victories were versusSteve Little, Rafael Pineda ochLloyd Honeyghan.

The late Frazier (för: 32-4-1, 27 Kos, amatör: 38-2), representing Philadelphia, fångade en guldmedalj på 1964 Olympics in Japan and he was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion as a professional. Frazier’s hit list includedMuhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis (två gånger),Bob Foster ochOscar Bonavena (två gånger).

Mitchell has been in boxing for more than 60 år, first as a boxer, but he’s much better known as a world-class boxing coach. He has been the boxing coach at N. Michigan University for decades, in addition to being head coach of the 1996 US. Olympiska lag, and technical advisor for the 2004 och 2012 US. Olympic squads. He was selected as the 1994 USA Boxing Coach of the Year and among the 800-plus national amateur champions he has worked with areMike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather ochVernon Forrest.  He currently trains 2016 US. Olympian and world title contenderMikaela Mayer, who will be in attendance supporting her coach.

A legend in Arkansas boxing, Rodgers has been an outstanding coach and extraordinary cut-man, who has been in the corner of world champions such asWayne McCullough, Jermain Taylor, Iran Barkley ochTommy Morrison.  Ray’s decades of service through coaching and mentorship for the youth of Arkansas have established him as a role model and inspiration for amateur boxing coaches everywhere.

“This year’s USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame class, as well as Senator McCain, represent the very best of Olympic style boxing, både i och utanför ringen,"kommenteradeChris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association verkställande direktör. “Their decades worth of service representing themselves inspire us to give back and support current and future generations of champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association looks forward to an exciting and memorable evening as we honor these champions of our sport.”

Confirmed special guests include 1988 OS-guldmedaljörenAndrew Maynard, three-time National AAU Coach of the Year (1972-76-77) Joe Clough, 1984 OS-guldmedaljörenFrank Tateoch hans brorThomas, 1972 OlympianTim Dement, 2002 Nationell Golden Handskar mästareJaidon Codringtion, 1980 Olympic QualifierJackie Beard, 1981 Junior OlympicsGlen Modicue, four-time National championEric Kelly, 1988 Eastern Olympic Qualifier championJohn Scully, Obie Beard, Mark Lanton ochStephens brothers –Donald, Anthony ochJerry.

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE USA BOXING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, inklusive USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottagning.

För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vidalumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.

CLASS OF 2017: The charter class was headed byMuhammad Ali ochEvander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coachesRoosevelt Sanders ochTom Coulter.

CLASS OF 2018: US. OS-laget medaljörer och världen (professionell) mästareRoy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward ochClaressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of CoachingEmanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing officialTom Cleary. 

INFORMATION:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

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ATLANTIC CITY BOXING HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCE THEIR CLASS OF 2019!!!!

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Atlantic City, N.J. – November 19, 2018 – The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) har meddelat att 2019 Induction Class. The Induction Weekend will take place at The Claridge, a Radisson Hotel located at Park Place & Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 21 – 23, 2019.
“We’re extremely excited about the Class of 2019 and are very much looking forward to paying tribute to the new inductees in Atlantic City at our 3rd annual induction weekend next June” said ACBHOF President and Founder Ray McCline.
Den 2019 inductees in the Fighter category are:

Bernard Hopkins Tim Witherspoon, Sr.
Kevin Watts Virgil Hill, Sr.
Iran Barkley John Brown
Roberto Duran, Sr. Micky Ward

Trainers and Cutmen:

Ace Marotta English “Bouie” Fisher

Icke-parter–Special Contributors:

Butch Lewis Bobby Goodman
Stan Hoffman Nigel Collins
Henry Hascup Jimmy Binns Sr.
Tom Kaczmarek Tony Orlando Jr.
Rhonda Utley-Herring
Bernard Hopkins will be inducted into his first Hall of Fame as part of the third annual class that will include a total of 19 inductees.
“I feel appreciated and it’s starting to settle in that I’m near that mark of living legend. I don’t see myself as a living legend. Let other people decide that. This is a great honor and I’m grateful for the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame for making this happen,” Hopkins said in a November 16 RingTV interview with Joseph Santoliquito.
“Watch who you co-sign for; you can’t sell me black to get in the door. You can’t sell me white to get in the door. You can’t sell me half white or half black or none of that to get in the door. But you can sell me LOYALTY” said former two-division champion Bernard Hopkins.
The 3rd Annual Induction Ceremony & Celebration Weekend will honor some of the world’s most iconic figures from the sport of boxing: Butch Lewis, Nigel Collins, Engelska “Bouie” Fisher and New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame’s President Henry Hascup are just a few named who will be enshrined with the 2019 induction class.
Inductees will be named in three categories: Fighter, Tränare & Cut-Men and Special Contributors.
“It was a great honor to hear I was going to be inducted into Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame. Atlantic City is my second home, and as a pro fighter I’ve fought numerous times in this great city. It’s a great boxing town and it is an honor to be inducted into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame” säger Micky Ward.
Over the next several weeks there will be updates on the schedule of events, room packages and expected VIP appearances on the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame and the Claridge Hotel websites and social media platforms.
For more information on the Hall of Fame’s 3rd Annual Induction Weekend please contact the ACBHOF at (609) 318 -3188 eller acbhof@gmail.com, or visit on Facebook Instagramoch på Twitter.
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World Class domare….. Tom Cleary USA Boxing Alumni Association, Klass av 2018 inductee

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (November 12, 2018) – Den sena Tom Cleary var en av de mest respekterade domarna i världen under sin lysande karriär. Han ansluter sig till en utvald grupp i klassificera av 2018 få invald i USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

Den andra årliga USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, hålls i samband med 2018 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December 2-8, kommer att hållas December 7, på Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) i Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

Förutom Cleary, klassificera av 2018 innefattar även US. OS-laget medaljörer och världen (professionell) mästare Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward och Claressa Shields, samt en tidigare USA Boxing National Director of Coaching, den sena Emanuel Steward.

 

 

 

Stadgan klassen invald förra året ingår Muhammad Ali och Evander Holyfield, samt erfarna tränare Roosevelt Sanders och Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

En longtime bosatt i Westchester, Ohio, Cleary var medlem USA boxning sedan 1982, och tjänstgjorde han som chef för tjänstemän för National Collegiate Boxing Association från 2002 tills hans bortgång maj 21, 2017.

 

 

 

Han refererade in 12 olika länder, på fyra kontinenter, som en internationell officiella delas av AIBA. Tom tog en tre stjärnor och han valdes att arbeta World Series of Boxing.

 

 

 

“Tom engagemang för amatörboxning och respekt han samlat från boxare, tränare och andra tjänstemän är oöverträffad,” sa Chris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association verkställande direktör. “Alumni Association stödde eftertryck hans fall för Hall of Fame, och hans induktion fått både av dem nära honom, liksom hela amatörboxning gemenskap. Tom engagemang att tjäna USA boxning ger ett bra exempel för oss alla och vi kunde inte stoltare att kalla honom en medlem av årets Hall of Fame klass.”

 

 

 

Tom glömde aldrig var han kom ifrån, avsatt otaliga timmar till ungdomar i Cincinnati, Förutom att hjälpa boxningsklubbar köras effektivt genom sitt samhälle i mer än ett kvarts sekel.

 

 

 

Den 2017 NCBA officiella of the Year, Tom arbetade lokal, regional, nationell, Internationell, världen och OS-nivåer av boxning. Höjdpunkter ingår arbetar många US. SM, fyra U.S.. Olympic Trials (2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012) och 2007 VM i Chicago.

 

 

 

“När jag var ung tränare på Air Force Academy,” USA Boxing coach Ed Weichers kommenterade, “vi behövde för att ersätta en AIBA top notch domare som avgick. Vi letade efter en mycket kvalificerad person och Tom Cleary rekommenderades. Han kom ut nästa 25 år raka. Tom var en av de bästa domarna. Han brydde sig så mycket om säkerheten för boxare och Tom var också en värdefull mentor.

 

 

 

“Tom var en underbar människa som alla älskade. Han administrerade domaren kliniker i USA och alltid hjälpt behövande, ungdomar och vuxna. Tom arbete i Cincinnati området påverkat så många boxare och tränare för mer än 25 år. Vi saknar dyrt honom.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppet för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar får tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang värd av Alumni Association, inklusive USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottagning.

 

 

 

För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vid alumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.

 

 

 

 

Tom efterlämnar sin fru, Diane, deras två barn och åtta barnbarn.

 

 

 

Tom Cleary ledarskap och mentor-fartyg inspirerade alla som hade turen att träffa honom. Han brydde sig passionerat om boxarna han delade ringen med, erbjuda ord råd innan, under och efter bouts.

 

INFORMATION:

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USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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Roy Jones, Jr, Andre Ward, Claressa Shields,
Emanuel Steward & Tom Cleary
December. 7 reception in Salt Lake City, Utah

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Augusti 6, 2018) – The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, December 7, på Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) i Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

 

 

The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake City.

 

 

 

Klassen av 2018 includes U.S. OS-laget medaljörer och världen (professionell) mästare Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward och Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary. The latter two will be posthumously inducted.

 

 

 

This year’s inductees were selected amongst a group of 17 nominees by the hundreds of registered USA Boxing Alumni Association members during the months of June and July.

 

 

 

“USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor this year’s Hall of Fame class, as each inductee represents everything good that amateur boxing has to offer,” sa Chris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association verkställande direktör. “Last year’s class contributed to a fantastic inaugural Hall of Fame reception and we’re looking forward to recognizing this year’s class with an even better event.”

 

 

 

Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.

 

 

 

Stadgan klassen invald förra året ingår Muhammad Ali och Evander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders och Tom Coulter.

 

 

 

“Each inductee has given so much to Olympic-style amateur boxing and the alumni community wants to thank them, for doing so,” Cugliari added. “We look forward to seeing USA Boxing Alumni members come out in droves to support this year’s Hall of Fame class in December.”

 

 

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppet för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar får tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang värd av Alumni Association, inklusive USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame mottagning.

 

 

 

För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vid alumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.

 

INFORMATION:

www.usaboxing.org

Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

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JIM GRAY AND STEVE ALBERT ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Veteran SHOWTIME Sports® Reporter Jim Gray and Former Play-By-Play Announcer Steve Albert Join 2018 Class Alongside Vitali Klitschko, Eric Morales and Ronald “Winky” Wright

SHOWTIME Sports veteran reporter Jim Gray and former, long-time play-by-play announcer Steve Albert were elected to the 2018 class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, it was announced by the Hall on Tuesday.

Gray and Albert earned induction into the Observer category, which recognizes outstanding achievements of print and electronic media journalists, sportscasters, publishers, författare, historians, photographers and artists. Gray and Albert will join SHOWTIME Sports boxing analyst Al Bernstein (2012), ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. (2013), analyst and historian Steve Farhood (2017) and announcer Barry Tompkins (2017) in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, four-division world champion Eric Morales and former undisputed super welterweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright headline the 2018 induction class. The newly elected class will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend Juni 7-10, 2018, in Canastota, N.Y..

“All of us at SHOWTIME Sports who have worked with Jim and Steve over the years are thrilled that they are receiving this well-deserved honor,” said David Dinkins Jr., Exekutiv producent, Showtime Sports. “Both were instrumental in building the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® serien. Jim’s interviews have become classic post-fight drama while Steve’s fight calls are integral to some of the most significant moments in boxing history.”

Gray has been a reporter for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING since 1994, och har förtjänat 11 Emmy Awards throughout his career, including one for his interview of Mike Tyson following the heavyweight’s infamous “bite fight” loss to Evander Holyfield. The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association also named that interview the “Sports Broadcast Story of the Year.” Dessutom, the American Sportscasters Association voted Gray “Sportscaster of the Year” i 1998 och 1999.

Throughout his four-decade career as a reporter, Gray has covered numerous Super Bowls, World Series, OS, NBA Finals and NCAA Final Fours, and has interviewed many of the most lauded sports figures of this era including Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Pete Rose, Michael Jordan and many others.

One of the most recognizable voices in sports, Albert joined SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING shortly after its inception in 1986. In a tenure that spanned over two decades, the world-famous broadcaster called over 300 title fights, including Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Greg Haugen in front of 130,000 fans at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, and Tyson-Holyfield I & II. I 2007, Albert received The Sam Taub Award for excellence in broadcast journalism by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In addition to boxing, Albert spent 19 seasons covering the NBA, spending 13 of those years with the Nets, five with the Golden State Warriors and one with the New Orleans Hornets. Albert has also done play-by-play for the New York Mets, Jets, Islanders and Rangers, as well as the New Jersey Devils.

The recognition by the International Boxing Hall of Fame is the result of a career’s worth of hard work and accomplishments for Gray and Albert.

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Är & Holyfield to be inducted this Friday into USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame inaugural class

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USA Boxing stars out to support and celebrate
USA Boxing Elite National Championships
December. 5-9 in Salt Lake City, Utah
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (December 5, 2017) – The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception denna fredag natt (Dec.) 8, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of the USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.
The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2017 USA Boxing Elite och Ungdom nationella mästerskap och Junior och Prep Open, December. 5-9, also held in Salt Lake City.
Skapad att kämpa en livslång, ömsesidigt gynnsamma relationer mellan USA boxning och dess alumner, –boxare, tjänstemän, tränare och boxning fans — Alumni Association ansluter generationer av champions, inspirerande och ge tillbaka till USA Boxning framtida boxning mästare, in och ut ur ringen.
“The Alumni Association will bring together former boxers, coaches and official who have reached all levels of success in amateur boxing, as well as people who have all over for Olympic-style boxing,” förklarade Mike McAtee, USA Boxing Executive Director. “This association will help expand our grassroots and create fight champions of USA Boxing and alumni members.”
“Den Bästa” och “The Real Deal”, respektive, Muhammad Ali och Evander Holyfield, will be the first boxers inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame, joining two others, veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders och Tom Coulter, also being inducted as charter members.
The late Ali is the lone three-time lineal world heavyweight champion of all-time, who as an amateur (known then as Cassius Clay), fångade en guldmedalj på 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Holyfield was the first and remains the only undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight world champion. På 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Holyfield won a bronze medal as a light heavyweight, after a he suffered a questionable disqualification in his semifinals match. Tidigare i år, Holyfield started his promotional company, The Real; Deal Boxing.
EN 1993 USA Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Roosevelt coached the U.S. Marines boxing team in 1975-1978 och 1988-2000. He also served as assistant coach on the USA Olympic boxing teams in 1984 och 1992.
Coulter has been a boxing coach for more than 62 år, continuing to conduct boxing clinics today around the glove. In addition to coaching the iconic 1988 USA Olympic boxing team, which captured eight individual medals, he was a consultant for the 1996 squad that won 14 meals. A national boxing champion at Syracuse University, Coulter also coaches the U.S. Army Boxing Team.
International Boxing Hall of Fame Al Bernstein will serve as Master of ceremonies for Fredagens händelse. “USA Boxing makes a positive difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of young people ion a daily basis,” the voice of Showtime Boxing said,” and I am so honored to serve as emcee for the inaugural USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame Reception. This new arm of USA Boxing will be a terrific addition to an already great organization. I look forward to it.”.
Four Olympic medalists from Team USA will be in attendance: 1984 gold medalist Paul Gonzales, 1984 och 1988 silver medalists, respektive, Virgil Hill och Michael Carbajal, och 1972 bronze medalist Jessie Valdez.
Other boxing dignitaries who are confirmed attendees include 1992 Olympian Raul Marquez, Hall of Fame referee Steve Smoger, National Golden Gloves champion and NBC boxing announcer B.J. Blommor, three-time New England Golden Gloves champion“Irländsk” Micky Ward, former Air Force Academy coach Eddie Welchers, Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves franchise tournament director Larry Fullmer and others.
USA Boxing Alumni Association är öppet för alla som har en kärlek till boxning och vill hålla kontakten med amatörboxning. Medlemmar får tillgång till ett brett utbud av specialevenemang värd av Alumni Association, including Friday evening’s USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
För att delta i Alumni Association, helt enkelt registrera vid alumni@usaboxing.org för en $40.00 per år medlemsavgift. Nya medlemmar får en T-shirt, nyckelring och e-plånbok.
INFORMATION:
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REGIS PROGRAIS SCORES CONVINCING KNOCKOUT OF JOEL DIAZ JR. IN MATCHUP OF PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN 140-POUNDERS ON SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®

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Steve Rolls Edges Demond Nicholson & Jon Fernandez KOs Juan Reyes At Turning Stone Resort Casino In Verona, N.Y..

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VERONA, N.Y.. (Juni 10, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweight Regis Prograis made an emphatic statement Fredag påShoBox: Den nya generationen, knocking down previously undefeated Joel Diaz Jr. four times in the second round as he stamped his arrival as a legitimate contender in the 140-pound division.

The southpaw Prograis (20-0, 17 Kos), who was making his fourth start on the prospect developmental series, called out the top names at 140 after the second round demolition (VEM 2:55) at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y..

The special Hall of Fame edition of ShoBox: Den nya generationen featured four members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame: ShoBox mainstays Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood and special guests Al Bernstein and Jimmy Lennon Jr. Tompkins and Farhood will be inducted just down the road in Canastota på söndag i en 2017 class headlined by boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia.

The super lightweights, Prograis and Diaz, entered the main event with a combined record of 42-0, but it was clear they were in a different class after the first round. Prograis knocked down Diaz in the opening 30 seconds of the second in an exchange that appeared to be the result of a clash of feet. Regardless, Prograis smelled blood and pounced on Diaz, flooring him again with a straight left midway through the round.

The Houston resident, who relocated from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, knocked down Diaz again just 15 seconds later with a straight left. The fourth and final knockdown, courtesy of a left hook, sent Diaz (23-1, 19 Kos) tumbling back and was enough for referee Mark Nelson to halt the bout with just seconds left on the clock.

It was a convincing statement for Prograis, som landade 62 percent of his power shots in the toughest test of his career.

"I kväll I proved I graduated from ShoBox,” Prograis said. “I’m ready for the bigger stage. I’m ready for the big show. I want to fight best the best in the division. Jag vill ha (Terrance) Crawford, (Victor) Postol, (Adrien) Broner. I want them all. None of these guys have fought anybody like me. The boogeyman is coming. They better get ready.

“He was tough, he was strong and hit hard, but I went through it. That’s another opponent I ran through. I run through everybody. I’m ready for my shot. I’m coming for everybody at 140.”

Diaz, som blev den 164th fighter to suffer his first defeat on the series, was clearly disappointed with his game plan.

“I went out there too hyper, trying to kill him,” Diaz said. “I went out too aggressive. I should have toned it down a bit. I had 10 rounds but I just went out there trying to take him out. I should’ve calmed down.

“I should have used my jab a bit more to knock him down but I came out swinging.”

Super middleweight prospect Steve Rolls managed to maintain his undefeated record with a closely contested eight-round slip decision victory over Demond Nicholson scored 77-75 Nicholson, 77-74 Rullar, 77-74 Rullar.

Rolls got off to a quick start, flooring Nicholson with a left hook in the closing seconds of the first to pocket a 10-8 runda. He came out attacking to sweep the second, but the fight appeared to change course in the third when Nicholson hurt Rolls in the final minute with his first meaningful punch of the fight.

Nicholson (17-2-1, 16 Kos) carried the momentum to sweep the fourth, but the remaining four rounds featured back-and-forth action and were difficult to score. Rullar (16-0, 9 Kos) was the slightly busier fighter, ansluter på 412 total punches compared to 390 över åtta rundor, but Nicholson edged his opponent 134-117 in total connects.

ShoBox announcers Tompkins, Farhood and Raul Marquez all had Nicholson winning the final six rounds and edging Rolls 77-74 on their unofficial scorecards.

“What made the difference for me i kväll was my jab, my patience, my overall boxing ability,” Rolls said. “I came in to this fight having no doubts. Nicholson was talking beforehand about my last fight, he was talking about my footwork, and I knew he was going to be in for a big surprise. I adapt for each fight.

“I knew I had him from the first round. My corner calmed me down and told me to take my time.”

Nicholson, who has mostly competed at 160 pounds, disagreed with the judges’ decision.

“I’m not going to make any excuses. He won the fight,” Nicholson said. “That’s what the judges saw, but I don’t agree. He hurt me in the first round. He hit me viciously in the head. I was dizzy but I recovered and I went on. I think I did a very good job but clearly not enough.

“I can’t fight at 160 – I’m a 168-pounder. Fighting at that weight drained me. I wasn’t at my best.”

I öppnings anfall av telecast, undefeated lightweight prospect Jon Fernandez scored a brutal knockout of Juan Reyes at2:36 av den andra omgången.

Fernandez stepped on the gas from the opening bell, utilizing superior activity and accuracy to pick apart the game yet outmatched Reyes. The pair combined to throw 240 punches in the opening stanza but Fernandez landed his right at will and was clearly the more effective fighter.

The Sergio Martinez protégé had a bloodied Reyes hurt in the opening minute of the second and closed the show in the final minute with a sharp right to the ear that sent Reyes (14-4-3, 2 Kos) falling back toward the canvas. The perfectly placed punch had Reyes seemingly out before he hit the floor.

The Spaniard Fernandez (13-0, 11 Kos) landed a staggering 55 percent of his power shots and 40 procent av hans totala stansar.

“The one-two, one-two was the key to opening the door,” Fernandez said. “The straight right hand is one of my best punches and I caught Reyes in the perfect spot. I hope he is OK. I feel that I am ready for the next level. I’ll fight wherever there is an opportunity, but I believe the big fights are here in the U.S.”

Reyes was responsive but taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

Fredagens tripleheader will replay på måndag vid 10 p.m. OCH/PT på SHOWTIME EXTREME och kommer att finnas tillgänglig på SHOWTIME PÅ EFTERFRÅGAN® och Showtime ANYTIME®.

The event was co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment (DBE) and AASHA Record Breakers.

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Barry Tompkins kallade ShoBox action från ringside med Steve Farhood och förre världsmästaren Raul Marquez fungerar som expertanalytiker. Den verkställande producenten var Gordon Hall med Rich Gaughan som producerade och Rick Phillips regisserade.

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