The New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Newsletter Volume 23 Issue 9 E-Mail Address: [email protected] September 2018 NEXT MEETING DATE - PRESIDENT - HENRY HASCUP 59 KIPP AVE, LODI, N.J. 07644 (1-973-471-2458) Michael Covington – Former Amateur Alan Rubenstein – Boxing Judge – Thursday, Champion who went on to win his first 8 time winner of the Boxing Judge of th 22 fights as a professional, beating Eric the Year “Salute to Philly Boxers”. He October 4 Mitchell and Larry Marks on the way. has been a professional judge since the early 1990’s working mainly in * The next meeting for the New Jersey Lenny DeJesus – has been a corner Philadelphia, New York & New Jersey. Boxing Hall of Fame will be on man for just about 40 years. As a cut Thursday, October 4th, at the Faith man and a trainer, Lenny has worked Lee Samuels - Top Rank/Publicist Lee Reformed Church located at 95 the corner with the likes of Angelo joined Bob Arum's Top Rank which Washington St. in Lodi, N.J. which is Dundee, Eddie Futch, Al Gavin, and was launching a Thursday Night ESPN right at the corner of Washington and Carlos Ortiz, just to name a few of the weekly series. Lee has worked with Prospect St., starting at 8:00 P.M. greats. Among some of the fighters many world champions and contenders DeJesus has worked with are Roberto at all levels of the sport for 35 years at As the President of the New Jersey Duran, Hector Camacho, Wilfredo Top Rank. The journey has taken Lee Boxing Hall of Fame I am proud to Gomez, Wilfredo Benitez and, most around the world on media tours and announce that on Thursday evening, recently Joel Casamayor and Manny events. He presently works as a November 8, 2018, the New Jersey Pacquiao. coordinator for Top Rank. Lee's awards Boxing Hall of Fame will hold its 49th include 2006 - BWAA Good Guy Annual Dinner and Induction Harvey Dock - He has worked eighteen Award, 2012 - WBC Legends Award, Ceremonies at the beautiful Venetian, world title fights and fourteen minor 2013 - BWAA Long and located at 546 River Drive, Garfield, title fights. His first world title fight was Meritorious Service, 2014 - Salem New Jersey starting at 6:45 P.M. in November of 2007 in Atlantic City County, N.J. Sports Hall of Fame and Tickets are priced at ONLY $90 ($95 with WBO champion Joan Guzman and the 2016 - BWAA Courage Award for the use of a Credit Card) per Humberto Soto. Among the others he person. Fourteen (14) of Boxing’s finest refereed are Errol Spence Jr and Lamont Aaron Snowell – Hall of Fame Trainer will be inducted in the New Jersey Peterson; Carl Frampton and Leo Santa of Champions - is the current World Boxing Hall of Fame, and they are as Cruz; Daniel Jaconbs and Peter Quillin. Boxing Council (WBC) Official follows: Ambassador. He has trained over 30 Calvin Grove - Former IBF WORLD CHAMPIONS in his 30-year Mustafa Ameen – Worked with many Featherweight Champion who fought 32 career from bantamweight to World Champions such as Muhammad times in New Jersey. He scored wins heavyweight, including Mike Tyson. Ali, Vladimir Klitschko and Vtali over Antonio Rivera, Myron Taylor, And he is on record as the youngest Klitschko and was the longtime Julian Solis, Regilio Tuur, Troy Dorsey trainer to train a heavyweight champion. Business Manager for Matthew Saad and Jeff Fenech He also trained Rickey Parkey, who Muhammad. delivered one of the fastest knockout in Kendall Holt – Former WBO World history: within 8 seconds of the first Charles Boston – Rated as high as #5 super lightweight title who won the title round 1987. He was recently inducted by the WBA with wins over Dwight with a sensational 1st round knockout into the National Boxing Hall of Fame. Davison and Errol Christie. He also over Ricardo Torres after being dropped fought Herol Graham and World twice himself, all this happened in 61 Kevin Watts – Former USBA/NABF Champions Doug DeWitt and Michael seconds. He also beat Demetrius middleweight champion who holds wins Nunn. Hopkins and lost a split decision to over James “Hard Rock” Green, Dwight Danny Garcia and also fought Timothy Walker, Tony Thornton, Dwight Bradley and Lamont Peterson. Davison, John Scully, Shawn O'Sullivan 2 The N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame and Tyrone Frazier. He also lost a close Don is now 93 years old. He will be decision to Frank Tate and lost to present along with his family, friends Michael Nunn and Steve Collins. and boxing community for his legacy and last Class of 2018. POSTHUMOUSLY California Boxing Hall of Fame started Tommy Dundee – Former at the Spaghetti Factory on Sunset Blvd, Bantamweight who fought throughout Hollywood many years ago! the 1920’s, beating such standouts as It will be a grand event of Don Fraser's Young Joe Firpo, Battling Al Murray Legacy and his last Class of 2018. and Marty Gold. They will have a slideshow of Don's Legacy! Frankie Leta – Former Lightweight Randy Neumann Jimmy Lennon Jr. will receive the who fought and beat some of the best Don Fraser Lifetime Achievement including Freddie Russo who ONLY Ring Notes: Award lost twice in his previous 59 fights. He *Ring # 8, of New York will have their Among the other honorees are Michael scored wins over Harold Valan and next meeting on Tuesday, October 16th Carbajal, Chango Carmona, Dee twice against Clint Miller and he also (7 p.m. ET start), at O’Neill's Collier, Frankie Liles, Guty Espadas fought Allie Stolz. Restaurant, located at 64-21 53rd Drive, Sr. & Jr., Gene Aguilera, Kathy Maspeth, NY 11378 @ 7:00pm. Duva, Jim Gray, Eric Gomez, Wayne Joseph Rinaldi – Founder of The USA Contact President Jack Hirsch at Hedgepeth, Julie Lederman, Jimmy Boxing News which has become a full- [email protected] - 516-790-7592 Montoya, Mike North, Benjamin scale sports newspaper circulated on Rendon, Alejandro and Nancy newsstands in 48 states, 4 continents, *Ring # 25 Contact President, Kathy Rodriquez. TICKETS $75! and 10 countries, along with being Gatti, at 201-320-0874. For more information contact Linda distributed in all of the U.S. Armed Young at 818-621-2249 or Forces bases throughout the world. *Ring 44 (Buffalo Veteran Boxers [email protected] nd Also, the NEW JERSEY BOXING Assn.) 22 Annual Hall of Fame www.nationalboxinghalloffame.com/c HALL OF FAME will be honoring our Dinner, Friday, October 5, 2018 at alifornia-boxing-hall-of-fame-.html Senior Amateur Boxer of the Year, Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant, 3785 South Khalil Coe, who is among the Park Ave., Blasdell, NY. They will be UP-COMING MEETINGS: Countries top Amateurs, Junior honoring Western New York’s Boxing * Thursday, October 18th – Last Call Olympic Amateur, Zahir Salaam, who Legends, Pro Boxer, Pat Cuillo; for AD’s PLEASE TRY TO DO has won several titles and Pro Boxer of Women’s Pro Champ, Leona Brown; YOUR PART SO WE CAN HAVE A the Year, Thomas “Cornflake” Pro Boxer/Trainer, Gene Tortorice; SUCCESSFUL EVENT! LaManna, 26-2-1 and is moving up the Amateur Promoter, Charlie Ferraro; Welterweight ladder, as well as the Amateur Official Charley Sacco and * Thursday, November 1st – LAST Amateur Official, Rodney Price, who Amateur Coach, Dean Eoannou. CALL for TICKETS – IF YOU was inducted into the NJ Boxing Hall of TICKETS ARE ONLY $50! PLAN TO ATTEND YOU HAVE TO Fame in 2016 and is now one of our top For more information PLEASE contact HAVE YOUR TICKETS PAID BY Amateur Officials & Coach of the Year, President Bob Caico at 716-440-1715 or THIS MEETING. Ahman Elliott, who has trained several [email protected]. FINALLY: MEMBERSHIP DUES Amateur Champions the last few years ARE DUE! If you are just joining our Plus our “2018 Man of the Year", *National Boxing Hall of Fame organization you pay a total of $20 for Randy Neumann, who was the New Presents Don Fraser, PRESIDENT of the 1st year ($10 to join & $10 for the Jersey State Heavyweight Champion California Boxing Hall of Fame who year). If you are already a member you and a World rated Heavyweight back in will be retiring this year. pay only $10. the 1970’s with wins over Chuck Wepner and Jimmy Young and fought October 20th - 2018. Sportsmen's Keep Punching, Jerry Quarry. Randy also refereed over Lodge, 12825 Ventura Blvd., Studio President, Henry Hascup 50 World title fights and is now with the City, Ca. IBF. .