Report/Images by Boxing Bob Newman
Russo’s on the Bay as soon as once more performed host to the twelfth Annual New York State Boxing Corridor of Fame induction ceremony in Queens, New York. The elegant affair noticed eight dwelling inductees, eight posthumous inductees, together with 5 particular honorees.
The proceedings had been divided up between a buffet brunch, intermission and dinner.
Fashionable ring announcer David Diamante was the grasp of ceremonies for the total day occasion.
The dwelling inductees had been as follows:
- Rocky Fratto- Junior middleweight contender and former NABF champion.
- Billy Calogero- Boxing radio present host, in addition to creator, historian, author and former supervisor
- Bruce Beck- Boxing broadcaster
- Joan Guzman- Former two time world champion
- Sparkle Lee- Referee
- Ed Submit- Boxer, coach, referee, choose, announcer, supervisor, author, photographer
- Tyrone Jackson- Junior light-weight contender
- Johnny Davis- Gentle heavyweight contender
Particular honorees had been as follows:
- Teofimo Lopez, Sr.- Coach of the 12 months
- Teofimo Lopez, Jr.- Fighter of the 12 months
- Nisa Rodriguez – Prospect of the 12 months
- Larry Goldberg- Promoter of the 12 months
- Gerard Varlotta- Ringside doctor of the 12 months
Posthmous inductees:
- George Kanter- Supervisor and European consultant
- Johnny Colan- Middleweight and light-weight heavyweight contender
- Panama Al Brown- Former Bantamweight champion
- Petey Scalzo- Former featherweight champion
- Phil Terranova- Former featherweight champion
- Leo P. Flynn- Supervisor
- Invoice Mazer- Radio and tv persona
- Bob Waters- Journalist and former BWAA president
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Former BWAA president Jack Hirsch took over the helm as president of the NYSBHOF this previous yr and righted the wayward group to get issues again on monitor. “I believe issues went very properly at the moment,” said Hirsch because the occasion ended.
Some shock attendees included former world champ Junior Jones, former heavyweight contender Mitch “Blood” Inexperienced, former middleweight contender Dennis Milton, former middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo and present heavyweight contender Otto Wallin.
Teofimo Lopez, Jr. and his father missed their purple eye from Las Vegas final evening and simply made it as the previous couple of attendees remained to see him obtain his fighter of the 12 months award. He took images with, and signed autographs for the die onerous followers in addition to took time to talk with Fightnews. Keep tuned for video interview.
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