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Tony DeMarco at his statue dedication in Boston’s North End.
Boston, Massachusetts (Maart 22, 2019):
Coming off the heels of the sold out 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Clash which has amassed over 225,000 online views, Murphys Boxing is proud to announce the creation of the Code Award Krijger to celebrate the achievements of New England’s most legendary boxers.
The award’s first recipients will be 2019 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee,Tony DeMarco and one of Massachusetts’ most decorated amateur boxers, Mike D'Light bulb.
Both fighters will be presented with their awards next Vrijdag, March 29th at the Murphys Boxing event at Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts.
Bij 87 jaar oud, Tony DeMarco holds the distinction of being boxing’s oldest living world champion and has been a beloved figure in the Boston sports world for over half a century.
Known as ‘Nardo’, the Boston fighter of Italian descent, turned pro unbelievably just a few years after the end of World War II. In een 14 year career, DeMarco went 52-12-1 while fighting during boxing’s golden age. His legendary battles with Hall of Famers like Carmen Basilio en Kid Gavilin made DeMarco a star and he won the welterweight world title in 1955 tegen Johnny Saxton at the original Boston Garden in a fight that was voted one of Boston’s Top 10 Sports Moments.
DeMarco, who still can be found ringside at Murphys Boxing events and whose statue resides in Boston’s North End where he still lives, will receive the long overdue honor of joining the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a 2019 inductee this June.
“Murphys Boxing has always been very welcoming to me and my family.”, explains DeMarco.
“They have a true respect for boxing’s history. It’s an honor to be given their first ever award just months before entering the International Boxing Hall of Fame. I am looking forward to the evening.”
Joining DeMarco will be Melrose’s own, Mike D'Light bulb, who is considered one of the most successful amateurs ever to come out of the state of Massachusetts.
D’Ampolo was a New England Golden Gloves Champion, een 3x New England AAU Champ, een 2x Eastern Regional Champion and participated in the 1984 Olympische Trialsbarely missing a spot on the legendary 1984 USA Olympic Team with his weight class ultimately being represented by none other than Evander Holyfield.
On advice from his father, D’Ampolo made the decision to not enter the professional ranks and went onto become a successful businessman with his company, M&L Transit Systems based out of his hometown of Melrose, Massachusetts.
“I’m humbled. Back when we were fighting, there wasn’t much recognition or credit given to amateurs.”, says D’Ampolo.
“I used to be in the paper back then but it’s been a long time and I’m just very grateful to Murphys Boxing for remembering and honoring me here in my hometown.”
Murphys Boksen oprichter, Ken Casey explains the promotion’s decision to name Demarco and D’Ampolo as the first two recipients of the award named after one of the Dropkick Murphy’s signature songs, “The Warrior van de Code” dat is een eerbetoon aan een ander New England boksen held, Micky Ward.
“The idea stemmed from Tony DeMarco finally being inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. We wanted to celebrate Tony at one of our local shows before his big day and in talking we realized their were so many other retired New England based fighters both professional and amateur that, like Tony, deserved more recognition.”
“The Warrior’s Code Award is a way for us to honor those locally who have come before us and given so much to the sport we love. Boston and beyond has such a rich boxing history, it’s important for Murphys Boxing to respect and honor that as well as educate a new generation about these warriors that have paved the way.”
De presentatie van Murphys Boxing’s 1st Annual Warrior’s Code Award will take place during the Murphys Boxing “Mayhem in Melrose” event next Friday, March 29th which features the return of Stoneham’s Greg Vendetti (20-3-1, 12 KO) vs. Manny Woods (16-8-1, 6 KO) in de 10 round main event as well as a packed undercard of Massachusetts based fighters including:
Quincy’s Ryan Kielczweski (29-4, 11 KO) vs. Nick Otieno (31-15, 13 KO).
Holbrook’s Mike Ohan Jr. (8-0, 5 KO) vs. Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 KO).
South Boston’s Joe Farina (5-1, 3 KO) vs. Carlos Galindo (1-8).
Mansfield’s James Perella (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Andre Belcarris (0-5).
Medford’s Joe Gagliardi Jr. (1-0) vs. TBA.
In addition two international fighters will take on Massachusetts natives…
Venezeula’s Luis Arcon (5-0, 5 KO) vs. Springfield’s Zack Ramsey (8-6, 4 KO).
Ierland Craig O’Brien (9-1, 1 KO) vs. Brockton’s Antonio Fernandez (9-35-4).
Vendetti vs. Woods and The Warrior’s Code Award Presentation takes place next Saturday, March 29h at Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts (590 Main Street). Deuren open om 19:00. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij: www.murphysboxing.com
2019 MURPHYS BOXING RESULTS
1/26 – William Foster III (9-0) UD over Angel Suarez
*Foster defended his NABF Jr. Super Featherweight Title
2/9 – Carlos Gongora (15-0) KO 5 over Jesus Aviles
*Gongora won the WBC South American Middleweight Title
3/16 – Mark DeLuca (23-1) UD over Jimmy Williams
*DeLuca defended his NABA Super Welterweight Title
Charles Foster (18-0) KO 9 over Mike Jiminez
*Foster defended his NABA Light Heavyweight Title
Gary O'Sullivan (30-3) KO 6 over Khiary Gray
Niall Kennedy (13-0-1) KO 1 over Mike Marrone
OVER MURPHYS BOKSEN
Murphys Boxing werd opgericht door Dropkick Murphys’ frontman, Ken Casey in 2014. in slechts 5 korte jaren, Murphys Boksen is uitgegroeid tot de toonaangevende bokspromotor in de New England gebied en een van de heetste jonge promoties in het land. 2018 werd een breakout jaar voor Murphys boksen als ze namen hun eerste vechter om een wereld titel. Samen met de promotie van de eerste kampioen, verschillende Murphys Boxing vechters beveiligd wereldtitel kansen en nationale televisie gevechten in 2018. Murphys Boxing sloot hun banner jaar door co-bevordering van de WBO middengewicht kampioenschap gevecht tussen Demetrius Andrade en Walter Kautondokwa in de voorkant van meer dan 10,000 fans op de TD Garden, de legendarische thuisbasis van de Boston Celtics, die internationaal werd uitgezonden op DAZN. Murphys Boxing huidige rooster features wereld gerangschikt kanshebbers als Mark DeLuca, Charles Foster, Greg Vendetti, Gary ‘Spike’ O'Sullivan en vooruitzichten zoals Niall Kennedy, Carlos Gongora, Abraham Nova, William Foster III, Mike Ohan Jr. en meer!
Voor meer informatie bezoek: www.murphysboxing.com