Ring 8 Next Meeting, Tuesday, February 15th – Guest Speaker Jules Feiler
Ring 8’s first 2022 meeting next Tuesday at O’Neil’s Restaurant in Maspeth, NY
NEW YORK (February 8, 2022) — Ring 8’s first monthly meeting of 2022 will be held next Tuesday night (Feb. 15th), starting at 7 p.m. ET, at O’Neil’s Restaurant in Maspeth, New York.
The meeting is the first gathering of members since its highly successful 34th Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony this past December 12th, highlighted by the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the epic Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney world heavyweight title fight, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. have been announced. A record 410 people attended the event.
Special guest speaker is Jules Feiler, the 2-time Emmy Award winning television producer who was responsible for Holmes participating in the aforementioned Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony. Feiler is the CEO and Founder of The Pitching Staff Public Relations in New York City, which has also managed public relations in the boxing industry for many fighters.
Among the items being discussed is the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) awards dinner, which is sponsored by Ring 8, to be held May 1st at Russo’s On The Bay.
“We’ve had tremendous responses from members who are so happy to be attending our first Ring 8 meeting of 2022,” Ring 8 President Bob Duffy said. “They’re anxious to resume Ring 8 activities. We’re excited to have Jules Feiler as the guest speaker to talk about his experiences in boxing.”
Ring 8‘s yearly $30.00 membership dues will be collected, a first in more than 2 years due to the pandemic. Cost for that evening’s dinner is $5.00 for members, $10.00 non-members.
ABOUT RING 8: Formed in 1954 by an ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association — hence, RING “8″ — and today the organization’s motto remains: Boxers Helping Boxers.
RING 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, medical expenses, or whatever justifiable need.
Go online to www.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 members. Annual membership dues is only $30.00, and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 monthly meetings, excluding July and August. All active boxers, amateur and professional, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 yearly membership. Guests of Ring 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 per person.
CONTACT:
Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, 978.590.0470, bobtfcp@hotmail.com, @FightPublicist
Contact:
President, Bob Duffy
Depcomish@aol.com
516-313-2304