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tony penecale’s Box Fan Expo Ringside report
By: Tony Penecale
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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 toa te ao.
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 “Ko te Āwhā” Penecale about this event.
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BOXING ICON AND 8-TIME WORLD CHAMPION THOMAS HEARNS CONFIRMED FOR 5TH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 4, I Las Vegas
FORMER WBC WOMEN’S CHAMPION MIA ST.JOHNCONFIRMED FOR FOURTH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15, I Las Vegas
Las Vegas (Hōngongoi 5, 2018) – Former WBC women’s champion Mia St. John AKA
“Ko te 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 i runga i Rāhoroi Mahuru 15, 2018 i 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 Ko tetahi o nga boxers wahine ngaio o te katoa-wā tino whakapaipai, me te rongonui. Ko ia te WBC mua, 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. I runga o taua, St. Kua mahi a Hoani mahi aroha tini, te hanga i te pai-kore “Matauranga ko te mana” Foundation, e āwhina ngā kura Latin-tino i roto i te U.S. St. John me tona whaea, Maria Rosales, te haere ki ngā kura ki te fakamamafa'i i te faufaa o te utuafare, mātauranga, pöti-whakamanatanga whaiaro me te. Haere ki 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.
About Box Fan Expo
Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last three Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Durán, 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 Hura, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, Mikey Garcia , Mia St.Johns, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Apanere Merehe, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios and many more…
Exhibitors pērā i taputapu mekemeke, kakahu, new equipment’s, energy drinks, alcohol, supplement products, broadcasting 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.
Kei te wātea tuihono i tīkiti ki te Expo Pouaka Fan:
https://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.com
Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, which allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, current and former world champions, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, 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, kaiwhakatairanga, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companies “ALL UNDER ONE ROOF”.
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. And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like to be involved and reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo:
Telephone number: (514) 572-7222 or Las Vegas Number (702) 997-1927
Hoki tetahi pātai tēnā īmēra: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
E wātea ana i ētahi atu mōhiohio i runga i te Expo Pouaka Fan: http://www.boxfanexpo.com
Ka taea e koe te whai i Pouaka Fan Expo i runga i Twitter i: https://www.twitter.com/BoxFanExpo
a i runga i Facebook i: https://www.facebook.com/BoxFanExpo
“PREMIER BOXING Champions” STARS LEO SANTA CRUZ, Apanere uwha, TANIELU JACOBS, Shawn Porter, RANCES Barthélemy, ALFREDO ANGULO CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, I 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, SATURDAY MAY 6, I 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, SATURDAY MAY 6, I 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, SATURDAY MAY 6, I Las Vegas
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8-TIME AO TOA THOMAS”TE Hitman” HEARNS CONFIRMED FOR SECOND ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE SATURDAY IN LAS VEGAS
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Te hui wheako tahi hopea e homai pā mekemeke te whai wāhi ki te whakatau-a-te oha runga whawhai, rongonui mekemeke me te iwi ahumahi
in an up-close, tautuhinga whaiaro
Las Vegas (E whitu. 8, 2015) – Eight-wā toa ao Thomas “Ko te Hitman” Whakapumautia Hearns e, e puta a ia i te tihokahoka i te Convention Center Las Vegas mo te tuarua ā-Pouaka Fan Expo e ka tango i te wahi Rāhoroi. Ka hāngai te Mekemeke Expo ki te Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto taitara whawhai, e tango i te wahi i muri mai i taua ahiahi, me Mexican Independence wiki. Kei te wātea tuihono i tīkiti ki te Expo Pouaka Fan:http://www.boxfanexpo.
Hearns atu famously mohiotia rite “Ko te Hitman,” ka te kaimekemeke tuatahi i roto i te aamu ki te riro taitara ao i roto i te wha wehenga. E hoki riro ia te toa tuatahi i roto i te aamu ki te riro taitara rima ao i roto i te rerekē wehenga e rima. Te ingoa Hearns I Ring Magazine Fighter o te Tau i roto i 1980 a 1984 a kei te pai mohiotia hoki tona whawhai ki Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler ko Roberto Durán. I tapurahia oia i roto i te Mekemeke Hall o Rongonui i roto i 2012. Ka whai hoki Hearns i runga i te ringa, T-hāte, karapu me ngā pikitia hainatia hoki pā ki te hoko, me te pārekareka.
Hearns hono tona tāwhai tawhito Durán, Tim Bradley, Zab Hura, James Toney, Sergio Martinez, Shawn Porter, Mia St. John, Terry Norris, Joel Casamayor, Fernando Vargas, Ruslan Provodnikov, Ray Mancini, Jessie Vargas, Mike McCallum, Austin taraute, Kevin Kelley, kaitautoko Richard Steele, te Nevada mekemeke Hall o te Rongonui, te Kaunihera mekemeke Ao (WBC) me te Ao Mekemeke Association (WBA) i roto i te tīmatanga o fafauraa ki Pouaka Fan Expo o tenei tau.
Tēnei hui wheako tahi ahurei, i whakaaetia pā ki te whakatau, me te oha ki pakiwaitara mekemeke, toa mua, me te nāianei, me te tahi atu rongonui o te hākinakina, Räkau Mahuru whakamutunga. I tēnei tau, te Expo ka rere i10 a.m. ki 5 p.m. a kotahi ano, tukua pā i te whai wāhi ki te kohikohi tëneti, tango whakaahua, me te hokohoko hoko, me memorabilia.
Exhibitors pērā i taputapu mekemeke, kakahu, Ka whai pāpāho päpäho me ētahi atu kamupene waitohu te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whai wāhi i te whai wāhi ki te whakaatu i ō rātou hua ki te pā, me te ahumahi mekemeke katoa.
Tuatahi Expo Pouaka Fan o tērā tau ngā etahi nga toa tino rongonui, me te rongonui mekemeke o roto i te aamu tata nei. Tukinotia pā i ki toronga ki a Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, Martinez, Amir Khan, Hura, Mikey Garcia,Toney, Riddick Bowe, Leon Spinks Terry Norris, Mau, Chris Byrd, Hehe James Leija, Lamon Brewster, Ray Mercer, Earnie Shavers, St-John, Erislandy Lara, Peter Quillin, Jean Pascal a Austin te taraute. Ano putanga ko Champion WBC nāianei Deontay Wilder, te whai mana Vinny Pazienza, Paora Williams, tuhia te kaikōrero Al Bernstein me te kaiwhakangungu Roger Mayweather o Mayweather Whakatairanga.
Ka haere tonu te rārangi o tae hoki o tenei tau Pouaka Fan Expo ki te kia kauwhautia i roto i te ra torutoru i muri ārahi ake ki te hui.
Hoki tetahi i roto i te ahumahi mekemeke waitohu ranei kamupene e hiahia ana ki te whai wāhi, ka waiho i te tihokahoka hei exhibitor whai wāhitanga tautoko ranei, tēnā whakapā Pouaka Fan Expo i:
Tau waea U.S.A: (702) 997-1927 ranei (514) 572-7222
Hoki tetahi pātai tēnā īmēra: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
E wātea ana i ētahi atu mōhiohio i runga i te Expo Pouaka Fan:http://www.boxfanexpo.com
Tirohia te ataata promo mana o Box Fan Expo konei:http://www.boxfanexpo.com/
Ka taea e koe te whai i Pouaka Fan Expo i runga i Twitter i: https://www.twitter.com/
a i runga i Facebook i: https://www.facebook.com/
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12-TIME AO Tuhinga JAMES “RAMA OUT” TONEY CONFIRMED FOR SECOND ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO SATURDAY, SEPT.12 IN LAS VEGAS
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Te hui wheako tahi hopea e homai pā mekemeke te whai wāhi ki te whakatau-a-te oha runga whawhai, rongonui mekemeke me te iwi ahumahi in an up-close, tautuhinga whaiaro
No te Tonu Tuku
Ka faaite Toney he tihokahoka ki te ABA (American mekemeke Association) a ka whai whakaahua, karapu me te hokohoko mo ona pā ki te oaoa i me te hoko.
Toney hono Sergio “Fifili” Martinez , “Showtime” Shawn Porter, Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin, “Terrible” Terry Norris, Joel “Brush” Casamayor, “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas, Ruslan “Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov a Mia St.John i roto i te tīmatanga o fafauraa ki Pouaka Fan Expo o tenei tau.
Tēnei hui wheako tahi ahurei, i whakaaetia pā ki te whakatau, me te oha ki pakiwaitara mekemeke, toa mua, me te nāianei, me te tahi atu rongonui o te hākinakina, Räkau Mahuru whakamutunga. I tēnei tau, ka rere i te Expo i10 a.m. ki 5 p.m. a kotahi ano, tukua pā i te whai wāhi ki te kohikohi tëneti, tango whakaahua, me te hokohoko hoko, me memorabilia.
Exhibitors pērā i taputapu mekemeke, kakahu, Ka whai pāpāho päpäho me ētahi atu kamupene waitohu te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whai wāhi i te whai wāhi ki te whakaatu i ō rātou hua ki te pā, me te ahumahi mekemeke katoa.
Tuatahi Expo Pouaka Fan o tērā tau ngā etahi nga toa tino rongonui, me te rongonui mekemeke o roto i te aamu tata nei. Tukinotia pā i ki toronga ki a Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, Martinez, Amir Khan, Zab Hura, Mikey Garcia,Toney, Riddick Bowe, Leon Spinks Terry Norris, Mau, Chris Byrd, Hehe James Leija ,Lamon Brewster, Ray Mercer, Earnie Shavers, St-John, Erislandy Lara, Quillin, Jean Pascal a Austin te taraute. Ano putanga ko Champion WBC nāianei Deontay Wilder, te whai mana Vinny Pazienza, Paora Williams, tuhia te kaikōrero Al Bernstein me te kaiwhakangungu Roger Mayweather o Mayweather Whakatairanga.
Kia ka kauwhautia te rārangi o tae hoki o tenei tau Pouaka Fan Expo puta noa i nga wiki e rave rahi i muri ārahi ake ki te hui. Kei te wātea tuihono i tīkiti ki te Expo Pouaka Fan:http://www.boxfanexpo.
Tirohia te ataata promo mana o Box Fan Expo konei: Tirohia Promo Matarere konei:
Taiwhanga Tirohia Photos 2014 i konei:
http://www.boxfanexpo.com/
Hoki tetahi i roto i te ahumahi mekemeke waitohu ranei kamupene e hiahia ana ki te whai wāhi, ka waiho i te tihokahoka hei exhibitor whai wāhitanga tautoko ranei, tēnā whakapā Pouaka Fan Expo i: Hoki tetahi pātai tēnā īmēra: boxfanexpo@gmail.com E wātea ana i ētahi atu mōhiohio i runga i te Expo Pouaka Fan: http://www.boxfanexpo.com
Ki te whanga ki James Toney ataata e pā ana ki te haere Pouaka Fan Expo ki:http://goo.gl/S8HTDk
Ka taea e koe te whai i Pouaka Fan Expo i runga i Twitter i: https://www.twitter.com/
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