President Matt Farrago
www.Ring8ny.com

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Ring 8 Minutes

Executive Board Meeting

The monthly executive board meeting of the Veteran Boxers Association of NY, Ring 8, Inc. was held on Tuesday, March 16th, 2009 at the Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City New York.

Board members in attendance: President Matt Farrago, V.P. Henny Wallitsch, Lenny Mangiapane, Bob Duffy, Henry Hascup, Tony Mazzarella, Johnny Breitenbruck, Paulette Balog, Tommy Gallagher, Frank Pena, Keith Sullivan, Tony Di Pippo.

Our next meeting will be at the Waterfront Crabhouse, Tuesday, APRIL 20th , at 7:00pm. Board of Directors will meet at 6:00pm.

1. R.I.P. boxers were acknowledged:

R.I.P. – Danny Kapilow
I was recently informed that one of the founding members of Ring 8, Danny Kapilow had passed away Friday February 26, 2010.
Hometown Bronx, New York, USA
Birthplace Bronx, New York, USA
Division Welterweight
Born 1921-03-16
Died 2010-02-26
Stance Southpaw

Art Rust Jr.: 1927-2010 – “Pioneering black sportscaster/talkshow host dies at 82”

Efrén “Alacran” Torres
Former flyweight world champion and Mexican ring great Efrén “Alacran” Torres sadly passed away at the age of 66 yesterday at his residence in Guadalajara, Mexico. Torres will always be recalled by its three epic battles with Chartchai Chionoi from Thailand. Torres snatched the WBC championship with an eighth round TKO over Chionoi in Mexico City. Torres boxed professionally from 1959 to 1972 and had a professional record of 53-9-1 with 35 KOs. Torres fought the best of his time, Beating the likes of Chionoi, Susumu Hanagata, Pascual Perez, Jose Medel, Octavio “Famoso” Gomez, Eduardo “Raton” Mojica and Bob Allotey.

Eddie Shaw
Please inform our boxing community of the passing of Eddie Shaw, father of Promoter and prior NJ State Althletic Control Board Member, Gary Shaw.
Eddie was a wonderful man, boxing enthusiast and close dear friend to many.

Tommy Alelov, would have been 18 on April 2nd.
Friday, March 12th – Golden Gloves – Garfield High School – 500 Palisades Ave., Garfield, NJ
These bouts were dedicated in the memory of Thomas Alelov of Gladiators Gym, who fought and won last week in the Golden Gloves in Trenton. His life came to an end last Wednesday morning, the cause is not known at the present time. He would have been 18 years old on April 2nd. Before the bouts, all the Golden Glovers circled the ring and we gave him a standing 9 count. May his soul rest in peace.

The following items were discussed:

1. Special guests tonight were members of Ring 1 in Philadelphia. They traveled up to New York to promote the unveiling of the Joey Giardello Statue. Joey was born in Brooklyn and always considered himself a New Yorker at heart.

Ring 8 was invited to come down to the event so most likely we will charter a bus to take down a group. Stand by for further details.
Name: Joey Giardello Birth Name: Carmine Tilelli
Born: 1930-07-16 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2008-09-04 (Age:78)
Nationality: US American Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Boxing Record: won 101 (KO 33) + lost 26 (KO 4) + drawn 7 = 135
rounds boxed 1062 KO% 24.44
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 10″ / 178cm
Manager: Tony Ferrante (circa 1957)

2. It was discussed that another fundraiser should be held in August or September. It was decided that an event at the Crabhouse with some local celebrity fighters will be on hand for signatures and pictures. We are looking into maybe having a cigar or wine company sponsor the event. This is in its early stages of development and no firm dates or parameters have been decided yet. If members have any suggestions or connections please email them to me.

3. The Sunnyside Garden Arena Memorial is getting close. The board has decided to keep the plaque to about 50 names, a pair of boxing gloves, and an etching of the front of the arena. Wendy’s, the food chain that is located at the site, will donate a section of their property and also agreed to cover half of the cost of the memorial. All Ring 8 members who fought there as either an amateur or a pro will be eligible to be on the plaque.

4. The 2010 Ring 8 Holiday and Awards Ceremony will be on December 19th at Russo’s on the Bay. Very special guests are expected to attend this years event.

Meeting Schedule for 2010

Website: Ring8NY.com
President: Matt Farrago (631) 948-6028
Vice President: Henny Wallitsch
Meetings are usually the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm

February 16th
March 16th
April 20th
May 18th
June 15th
July 20th
August 17th
September 21st
October 19th
November 16th

December Holiday Event is December 19th, 2010

5. Our next meeting will be at the Waterfront Crabhouse on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at 7:00pm. Board of Directors will meet at 6:00pm.

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