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The New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Newsletter Volume 21 Issue 5/6/7/8 E-Mail Address: [email protected] August 2016 NEXT MEETING DATE - PRESIDENT - HENRY HASCUP 59 KIPP AVE, LODI, N.J. 07644 (1-973-471-2458) years. He has been involved in various Leon Muhammad (Newark) – Boxing Thursday, capacities in well over 200 major bouts Manager and Advisor to 8 former World (World Championship and/or Bouts Champions, including Tim Witherspoon, appearing on HBO, Showtime, etc.). He August 25th Johnny Bumphus, Eddie Mustfa has represented World Champions, Muhammad and Michael Spinks. He has including Lennox Lewis, Evander * The next meeting for the New Jersey also worked as a matchmaker for several Holyfield, Michael Moorer, Pernell Boxing Hall of Fame will be on top promoters including Lou Duva, Don Whitaker, Tomasz Adamek & Nicolai Thursday, August 25th, at the Faith King, Butch Lewis, Top Rank and Murad Valuev He also represented several Reformed Church located at 95 Muhammad and still works in the managers including Lou Duva, Emanuel Washington St. in Lodi, N.J. which is business after 40 years. Steward and Vincent Scolpino. He is the right at the corner of Washington and current Attorney for Main Events. Prospect St., starting at 8:00 P.M. Rodney Price (Elizabeth) – Former professional fighter who was a National As the President of the New Jersey Nelson Fernandez (Bloomfield) – Golden Glove Finalist, 10 time State Boxing Hall of Fame I am proud to Boxing Broadcaster, HBO Champion in the Junior Olympics, announce that on Thursday evening, Latino/Manager. Play by Play boxing Golden Gloves and Diamond Gloves. He November 3, 2016, the New Jersey commenter for HBO LatinoWorld now serves as an inspector for the N.J. th Boxing Hall of Fame will hold it’s 47 Championship Boxing. He has managed Athletic Control Board while serving as Annual Dinner and Induction Ceremonies and/or trained 11 World Champions and an Amateur referee and judge. at the beautiful Venetian, located at 546 39 Regional/Continental Champions. River Drive, Garfield, New Jersey Ray Ryan (Wall Township) Served over starting at 7:00p.m. Tickets are priced at Derrick Graham (Newark) – Former 25 years as an Inspector and timekeeper ONLY $85.00 per person. Fourteen (14) New Jersey Amateur Champion. Fought for the N.J. Athletic Control Board. of Boxing’s finest will be inducted in the Winky Wright, Dave Hilton and Mean Currently the most senior timekeeper New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, and Joe Greene as a Pro. His reputation for with the Board and has worked well over they are as follows: being a hard-nose, scrappy fighter 50 World Title fights. garnered invitations to spar with boxing Debra Barnes (Holmdel) – Professional greats such as Bernard Hopkins and Posthumously: Boxing Judge since 1990. She has judged Oscar DeLaHoya. He is now an Amateur Jimmy Anest (Hackensack) – He was a many Championship and top-flight bouts coach. deaf mute who fought throughout the during her career including George Cosmo Liaci (Kearney) – Former AAU 1940’s. He fought some of the best Foreman/Gerry Cooney, Roberto Champion, Amateur and Professional welterweights of his era including Billy Duran/Vinny Pazienza & Sugar Ray trainer and former President of the Graham, Johnny Bratton and Johnny Leonard/Hector Camacho. Veteran Boxers Association Ring 20 and Cesario. Ring 25. As a trainer he trained Conrad Scott DePompe (Kinnelon) – former Tucker and John Sullivan in the pro ranks Phil Berman (Paterson) – NJ Golden International Boxing Organization Inter- and he also trained several young boxers Glove and Diamond Glove Champion, Continental super lightweight title holder. to Amateur titles. who had some of the quickest KO’s both He beat Michael Corleone capture the as an Amateur, two under 20 seconds and IBO Title, and was rated just outside the Pat Lynch (Middletown) – 1997 BWAA Pro, including a 28 second KO at top 10 in the World at the height of his Manager of the Year, who is best known Madison Square Garden, which is one of career. He is now an Amateur coach. for managing Arturo Gatti to two World the fastest KO’s ever at the Garden in it’s Titles. He also managed John Molnar & long history. His career was cut short by Pat English (Lincoln Park) – An Freddie Cadena. He is the current an injury he received during World War Attorney who represented boxers, manager of Julian Rodriguez, Glen Tapia II, where he received a Purple Heart. managers and promoters for over 34 and Clarence Booth. 2 The N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame Gerald Hayes (Newark) – N.J. State Brunch with cocktail hour followed by This years Inductees are Gennady Super Featherweight Champion who dinner and dessert / Top shelf open bar Golovkin AKA GGG, Teddy Atlas, Dr. holds a win over Juan Laporte, who was Silent Auction: Boxing memorabilia Theodore Atlas, Raul Caiz Sr., Raul Caiz the World Featherweight Champion at the SALDA “Steve Acunto Lifetime Jr., Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, Don time. He also fought Lupe Pintor, Bobby Dedication Award” – Russell Peltz Fraser, Abel Sanchez, Rene Ramirez, Chacon, Rocky Lockridge, Alexis Wayne Kelly “Top Referee”Award – Tom Brown, Mario L'Esperance, Renato Arguello, Bernard Taylor (twice) and Sammy Viruet Garcia, Jeremy Williams, Mauricio Eusebio Pedroza. Jose Torres “Renaissance Man” Award– Herrera, Layla McCarter, Zeffie Ed Post Gonzalez, Robert Shannon, Shibata Herschel Jacobs (New York) – Gave Bert Sugar “Historian”Award – Ron Flores, Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez, st Rubin “Hurricane” Carter his 1 Ross Louie Espinoza and Francisco Flores. professional loss. He ended the career of Steve Belloise “Top Contender” Award – Posthumously: former Light Heavyweight Champion Randall “Tex” Cobb Jack Dempsey, Max Baer, Ceferino Harold Johnson by stopping him on cuts. Special Guest - Meldrick Tayor Garcia, Barney Ross, Allan Malamud, He also beat Henry Hank, fought a draw Tickets: $135 Wayne Heath, Lou Bernal and Julio against Jimmy “The Cat” Dupree and Make checks payable to: Ring 10, 30 Gonzalez. went the distance with Ken Norton while Bowdon Rd, Greenlawn, NY 11740 Contact Don Fraser, California Boxing being out weighed by almost 30 pounds. For more information: Hall of Fame - 10516 Addison St., North Also, the NEW JERSEY BOXING www.Ring10ny.com or (631) 948-6028 Hollywood, CA. 91601 - (818) 761-4887 HALL OF FAME will be honoring our for more information. Senior Amateur (Olympic Medallist, *Briscoe Awards, Sunday, October 16th Ash Shakur Stevenson), Junior Olympic (1-4 PM) at the XFINITY LIVE in South FINALLY: MEMBERSHIP DUES Amateur & Pro Boxer of the Year (WBA Philly (1100 Pattison Ave., in the Victory ARE DUE! If you are just joining our World Super Featherweight Beer Hall). organization you pay a total of $20 for the st Champion, Jason Sosa) as well as the JULIAN WILLIAMS: 2015 Philly 1 yr ($10 to join & $10 for the year). If Amateur Official & Coach of the Year, Fighter of the Year you are already a member you pay only Plus our “2016 Man of the Year" (Tom MANSOUR VS. DAWEJKO: 2015 $10. Kaczmarek). Philly Fight of the Year NOTE: Ash Shakur Stevenson will be TEVIN FARMER: 2015 Performance of Click on the following to view our NEW boxing for the GOLD MEDAL on the Year web site: New Jersey Boxing Hall of Saturday, August 20th. JESSE HART: 2015 Prospect of the Fame or copy and paste Year http://www.njboxinghof.org/ Ring Notes: JASON SOSA: Breakout Fighter of 2015 *Ring # 25 has their monthly meetings at JOEY DA WEJKO: 2015 KO of the Keep Punching, the Senior Citizen Hall in Kearney. Year President, Henry Hascup Contact President, Kathy Gatti, who is CHRISTOPHER BROOKER: 2015 the woman to hold such an office, at 1- Rookie of the Year 201-320-0874. JARON ENNIS: 2015 Amateur of the *Ring # 8, of New York will have their Year next meeting on Tuesday, September 20th Plus some special awards including the at O’Neill's Restaurant, located at 6421 EVERETT BROTHERS AWARD 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378, starting Contact John DiSanto, Philly Boxing at 7:00pm. Contact President Bob Duffy Hstory Inc., 609-377-6413 - 1-516-313-2304. [email protected] *Ring #10 - 6th Annual Fundraiser and The California Boxing Hall of Fame Awards Banquet - Sunday, September will hold it's 16th Annual Induction 18th, 2016, 12:00-5:00 Ceremonies on Saturday, October Crest Hollow Country Club 22nd at the "NEW" Sportsmen's 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, NY Lodge Events Center in Studio City. 11797 .
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    World Boxing Association Official Site http://wbanews.com/new The WBA regrets the sensible pass away of our friends Carlos Piñango and Jesús Celis The the World Boxing Association regrets sensible pass away of two great friends of the entity, the former Venezuelan boxer and trainer Carlos Piñango, and International Official Jesús Celis, who were always linked to sport. Piñango passed away at the age of 54 due to respiratory arrest. He was a professional Boxer, inspired by Rafael "Pantoño" Oronó, another great Venezuelan figure boxing, and began to train and made his first steps in amateur boxing. He became professional in 1979, and debuted against Héctor Pinto. Two years after his debut, he had the opportunity to fight for the WBA featherweight title, against the Panamanian Eusebio Pedroza. He retired in 1989, with a record of 35 wins, 8 loses and 24 KO’s. Piñango was an example of personal and professional growth, he began working with the prison system in Venezuela, and he proudly claimed “inmates respect me; they love me because I treat them well. Besides, they like to train and I take advantage of that." He also trained talented Young boxers, and helped professional boxers like Gilbert Serrano, Lorenzo “Lencho” Parra, Alexander “Explosivo” Muñoz, Antonio Cermeño and Félix Machado. He was a good and loyal friend, dedicated to teach his boxing techniques and life experience to his pupils. "We, the boxers who got to know him, are aware that he was a very helpful but must of all, Piñango was very humble” said the WBA women Interim featherweight champion Ogleidis "La Niña" Suarez on twitter.