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tony penecale’s Box Fan Expo Ringside report
Deur: Tony Penecale
Quick video intro here:
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Last weekend’s middleweight title showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs also featured the annual Box Fan Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The amazing memorabilia on display and live amateur boxing action complemented an array of past and present world champion fighters available for quick meet and greets.
As a lifelong boxing fan, it was a shame that I only had a little over two hours to spend at the event before heading back to the T-Mobile Arena for the start of the undercard bouts. The time I was able to spend was thoroughly enjoyable. The prices were reasonable to meet these fistic legends and have a few moments to talk and take photos. The average $20 -$25 price for a photo op was significantly less than what would have been lost at the casino in a single roulette spin.
James Toney was there in a suit, proving that he can even make plaid look stylish. For a guy known for a surly nature, he was very accommodating and mentioned he will be in Philadelphia for a live show on June 7 and hopes to see me there.
In the booth next over was Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Al Berstein, who I had the privilege of interviewing in 2011. When told of my admiration of his classy work and being a fan since his days with Barry Tompkins on ESPN’s Thursday Night Fights, he was humble and appreciative.
The line to meet Roy Jones Jr. was long but worth the wait. While the time to talk with Roy was short, I was able to mention what an honor it was to meet one of the greatest performers of my generation and how I sat only a few feet from him when he was on the Creed II set.
While the line to meet the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard was exceptionally long, you could see he was truly enjoying himself, flashing that million-dollar smile and doing his famous fists-raised photo op with fans. Unfortunately, with time running short, I did not have the opportunity to meet one of my favorite fighters growing up. I would have loved to have shown him a photo when I was four-years-old, swinging away on the Sugar Ray Leonard punching bag I was given.
A few feet away was one of Sugar Ray’s most-famous rivals, the great Thomas “Hitman” Hearns. While the Hitman has shown some slowing as he has aged, he still proves to be an imposing figure, but he now replaces that fearsome glare with a warm smile.
Also coming up to meet Thomas Hearns was current IBF Super-Featherweight Champion Tevin Farmer, a fellow Philadelphian, who I’ve had the opportunity to watch grow from a 7-4-1 journeyman boxer to a 29-4-1 wêreldkampioen.
My visit wouldn’t be complete without stopping to see “The Pazmanian Devil” Vinny Paz, always one of my favorite action fighters and charismatic personalities. Instead of a handshake, he greeted me with a big hug and expressed disappointment that my dad didn’t join me at the expo.
In the short time frame, it was impossible to meet all of the great fighters there including Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Errol Spence, Anthony Dirrell, and Earnie Shavers. With it being Cinco de Mayo weekend, the lines for some of the Mexican legends wrapped around the convention center floor. Mikey Garcia, Marco Antonio Barerra, Erik Morales, and Juan Manuel Marquez all proved to be exceptionally popular. But nothing compared to the roar of the pro-Mexican crowd when the great Julio Cesar Chavez was introduced.
Attending this event was a dream come true and I could only wish I had more time to spend at the event. Everything was so professionally done and those in attendance were beyond accommodating.
Kudos to Box Fan Expo for such an exceptional event.
Listen to our radio show episode from earlier this week for more insight from Tony “Die Tornado” Penecale about this event.
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Boks ikoon en 8 keer wêreldkampioen THOMAS Hearns bevestig word vir 5de jaarlikse box fan EXPO, Cinco de Mayo TYDENS NAWEEK, Sondag 4, In Las Vegas
FORMER WBC WOMEN’S CHAMPION MIA ST.JOHNCONFIRMED FOR FOURTH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15, In Las Vegas
Las Vegas (Julie 5, 2018) – Former WBC women’s champion Mia St. John AKA
“Die Knockout” has confirmed that she will appear, have a booth and hold a Meet & Greet with her fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the fourth Annual Box Fan Expo op Saterdag September 15, 2018 uit 10am to 5pm, during Mexican Independence weekend. The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the highly anticipated rematch between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, that will take place later that evening.
St.John will once again appear at this year’s Expo where she will will have merchandise to sell to her fans, as well as photos, signatures and memorabilia.
St. John is een van die mees versierde en bekende vroulike professionele boksers van alle tye. Sy is die voormalige WBC, IFBA and IBA world champion who gained popularity by appearing on some of the biggest undercards in boxing history that were headlined by Oscar De La Hoya. She also has appeared on the cover of Playboy and appeared on many of the popular talk shows all over the world. Op die top van dat, St. John het talle liefdadigheid werk, die skep van die nie-winsgewende “Kennis is mag” Stigting, wat Latino-dominante skole in die U.S help. St. John en haar ma, Maria Rosales, besoek skole om die belangrikheid van familie beklemtoon, onderwys, self-bemagtiging en stem. Besoek http://miastjohnfoundation.org/ for more info.
St.John joins, Jessie Vargas, Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas among early commitments to this year’s Box Fan Expo.
Oor Box Fan Expo
Box Fan Expo het 'n reuse sukses met ondersteuners en mense boks bedryf. Many boxing stars have attended the last three Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roy Jones jr, Marcos Maidana, Sergio Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Juda, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, Mikey Garcia , Mia St.Johns, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Abner Mares, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios en nog vele meer…
Uitstallers soos boks rat, klere, new equipment’s, energie drankies, alcohol, aanvulling produkte, uitsaai media, sanctioning bodies and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans, media and the boxing industry.
Kaartjies vir die Box Fan Expo is aanlyn beskikbaar by:
https://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.com
Box Fan Expo is die uiteindelike boks fan ervaring gebeurtenis, which allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, huidige en voormalige wêreldkampioen, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff met jou gunsteling boksers, as well as a chance to purchase merchandise and memorabilia from their booth, plus so much more… you won’t want to miss this must-attend Expo!
Box Fan Expo will also feature top boxing organizations, promotors, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companies “Alles onder een dak”.
Throughout the next few months leading up to the Event, there will be weekly updates on the many stars that will commit their appearance at the Boxing Expo. En vir almal in die boks bedryf of ander Uitstallers (nie-bedryf), wat wil betrokke wees en behou 'n Booth, Kontak Box Fan Expo:
Telefoon nommer: (514) 572-7222 of Las Vegas nommer (702) 997-1927
Vir enige navrae kan u e-pos: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
Meer inligting oor die Box Fan Expo is beskikbaar by: http://www.boxfanexpo.com
Jy kan volg Box Fan Expo op Twitter by: https://www.twitter.com/BoxFanExpo
en op Facebook by: https://www.facebook.com/BoxFanExpo
“PREMIER boks CHAMPIONS” STARS LEO SANTA CRUZ, Abner MERRIES, Daniel Jacobs, SHAWN PORTER, Rances Barthélemy, ALFREDO ANGULO CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, Sondag 6, In Las Vegas
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2-TIME WORLD CHAMPION MARCOS MAIDANA CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, Sondag 6, In Las Vegas
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3-TIME WORLD CHAMPION JESSIE VARGAS CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, Sondag 6, In Las Vegas
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FORMER WBC WOMEN’S CHAMPION MIA ST.JOHN & CHRISTY MARTIN CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, Sondag 6, In Las Vegas
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8-Keer wêreldkampioen THOMAS”DIE HITMAN” HEARNS CONFIRMED FOR SECOND ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE SATURDAY IN LAS VEGAS
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Die uiteindelike fan ervaring geval dat boks fans gee die geleentheid om te voldoen aan-en-groet top vegters, boks bekendes en nywerheid mense
in an up-close, persoonlike omgewing
Las Vegas (Sewe. 8, 2015) – Agt keer wêreldkampioen Thomas “Die Hitman” Hearns het bevestig dat hy sal verskyn en het 'n stalletjie by die Las Vegas Convention Center vir die tweede jaarlikse Box Fan Expo wat sal plaasvind Saterdag. Die Boxing Expo sal saamval met die Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto kampioenskap stryd, wat plaasgevind later die aand en Mexikaanse Independence naweek sal neem. Kaartjies vir die Box Fan Expo is aanlyn beskikbaar by:http://www.boxfanexpo.
Hearns meer bekend is as “Die Hitman,” het die eerste bokser in die geskiedenis aan die wêreld titels te wen in vier afdelings. Hy sou ook die eerste in die geskiedenis geword vegter tot vyf wêreld titels te wen in vyf verskillende afdelings. Hearns is vernoem Ring Magazine vegter van die Jaar in 1980 en 1984 en is veral bekend vir sy gevegte met Ray Leonard Sugar, Marvin Hagler en Roberto Duran. Hy is ingelyf in die boks in Hall of Fame 2012. Hearns sal ook op die hand, T-hemde, handskoene en onderteken foto's vir die ondersteuners om te koop en te geniet.
Hearns sluit sy ou mededinger Duran, Tim Bradley, Zab Juda, James Toney, Sergio Martinez, Shawn Porter, Mia St. John, Terry Norris, Joel Casamayor, Fernando Vargas, Roeslan Provodnikov, Ray Mancini, Jessie Vargas, Mike McCallum, Austin Trout, Kevin Kelley, skeidsregter Richard Steele, die Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, die World Boxing Council (WBC) en die World Boxing Association (WBA) onder vroeë verbintenisse tot vanjaar se Box Fan Expo.
Hierdie unieke fan ervaring gebeurtenis, wat toegelaat fans te ontmoet en groet boks legendes, verlede en huidige kampioene en ander bekendes van die sport, debut laaste September. Vanjaar, die Expo sal vanaf10 voormiddag. te 5 namiddag. en weer, toelaat ondersteuners 'n kans om te versamel handtekeninge, neem foto's en die aankoop goedere en memorabilia.
Uitstallers soos boks rat, klere, uitsaai media en ander merk maatskappye wat wil deelneem, sal 'n kans om hul produkte ten toon te stel om die ondersteuners en die hele boks bedryf het.
Eerste Box Fan Expo verlede jaar se featured sommige van die mees gewilde vegters en boks bekendes in die onlangse geskiedenis. Aanhangers is bederf met besoeke met Mike Tyson, Roy Jones jr, Martinez, Amir Khan, Juda, Mikey Garcia,Toney, Riddick Bowe, Leon Spinks Terry Norris, Dra, Chris Byrd, Jesse James Leija, Lamon Brewster, Ray Mercer, Earnie Shavers, St-John, Erislandy Lara, Peter Quillin, Jean Pascal en Austin Trout. Ook lyk, was die huidige WBC-kampioen Deontay Wilder, die charismatiese Vinny Pazienza, Paul Williams, opgemerk kommentator Al Bernstein en afrigter Roger Mayweather van Mayweather Promotions.
Die rooster van die deelnemers vir vanjaar se Box Fan Expo sal voortgaan om die hele volgende paar dae in die aanloop tot die gebeurtenis aangekondig word.
Vir almal in die boks of bedryf merk maatskappye wat wil om betrokke te wees en behou 'n stand as 'n uitstaller of borgskap geleenthede, kontak Box Fan Expo by:
U.S.A telefoonnommer: (702) 997-1927 of (514) 572-7222
Vir enige navrae kan u e-pos: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
Meer inligting oor die Box Fan Expo is beskikbaar by:http://www.boxfanexpo.com
Kyk na die amptelike promo video van Box Fan Expo hier:http://www.boxfanexpo.com/
Jy kan volg Box Fan Expo op Twitter by: https://www.twitter.com/
en op Facebook by: https://www.facebook.com/
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12-Keer wêreldkampioen JAMES “Ligte uit” TONEY CONFIRMED FOR SECOND ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO SATURDAY, SEPT.12 IN LAS VEGAS
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Die uiteindelike fan ervaring geval dat boks fans gee die geleentheid om te voldoen aan-en-groet top vegters, boks bekendes en nywerheid mense in an up-close, persoonlike omgewing
Vir onmiddellike vrystelling
Toney sal 'n skerm met die ABA deel (Amerikaanse Boxing Association) en het foto's, handskoene en goedere vir sy ondersteuners te geniet en die aankoop.
Toney sluit Sergio “Wonder” Martinez , “Showtime” Shawn Porter, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, “Verskriklike” Terry Norris, Joel “Borsel” Casamayor, “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas, Roeslan “Siberiese Rocky” Provodnikov en Mia St.John onder vroeë verbintenisse tot vanjaar se Box Fan Expo.
Hierdie unieke fan ervaring gebeurtenis, wat toegelaat fans te ontmoet en groet boks legendes, verlede en huidige kampioene en ander bekendes van die sport, debut laaste September. Hierdie jaar het die Expo sal vanaf10 voormiddag. te 5 namiddag. en weer, toelaat ondersteuners 'n kans om te versamel handtekeninge, neem foto's en die aankoop goedere en memorabilia.
Uitstallers soos boks rat, klere, uitsaai media en ander merk maatskappye wat wil deelneem, sal 'n kans om hul produkte ten toon te stel om die ondersteuners en die hele boks bedryf het.
Eerste Box Fan Expo verlede jaar se featured sommige van die mees gewilde vegters en boks bekendes in die onlangse geskiedenis. Aanhangers is bederf met besoeke met Mike Tyson, Roy Jones jr, Martinez, Amir Khan, Zab Juda, Mikey Garcia,Toney, Riddick Bowe, Leon Spinks Terry Norris, Dra, Chris Byrd, Jesse James Leija ,Lamon Brewster, Ray Mercer, Earnie Shavers, St-John, Erislandy Lara, Quillin, Jean Pascal en Austin Trout. Ook lyk, was die huidige WBC-kampioen Deontay Wilder, die charismatiese Vinny Pazienza, Paul Williams, opgemerk kommentator Al Bernstein en afrigter Roger Mayweather van Mayweather Promotions.
Die rooster van die deelnemers vir vanjaar se Box Fan Expo sal regdeur die volgende paar weke in die aanloop tot die geleentheid aangekondig. Kaartjies vir die Box Fan Expo is aanlyn beskikbaar by:http://www.boxfanexpo.
Kyk na die amptelike promo video van Box Fan Expo hier: Kyk Promo Flyer hier:
Sien die foto's Gallery 2014 hier:
http://www.boxfanexpo.com/
Vir almal in die boks of bedryf merk maatskappye wat wil om betrokke te wees en behou 'n stand as 'n uitstaller of borgskap geleenthede, kontak Box Fan Expo by: Vir enige navrae kan u e-pos: boxfanexpo@gmail.com Meer inligting oor die Box Fan Expo is beskikbaar by: http://www.boxfanexpo.com
James Toney video oor Box Fan Expo gaan om te kyk:http://goo.gl/S8HTDk
Jy kan volg Box Fan Expo op Twitter by: https://www.twitter.com/
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