The Ring 8 VBA March meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 at O’Neills Rest., 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378
Our special Guest Speakers this month will be Heather Hardy, WBC Female Featherweight Champion and Carlos Ortiz Jr., former NYSAC Judge and now IBF Champions Committee Chairman.
Heather “The Heat” Hardy
Heather “The Heat Hardy, 22 (4 Ko’s)-0-0 got started in Boxing around 2010 and by 2011, won a metro Featherweight. Amateur title. In 2012 she won the NY Golden Gloves Female Featherweight title. Her love for boxing intensified and continued to work hard training in Gleason’s Gym.She turned pro later in 2012 and never looked back. In 2013 she won the UBF Intl. Female Super Bantamweight. Title with a 2nd Rd. TKO over Ana Laura Gomez. She then faced Crystal Hoy for the WBC Intl. Female Super Bantamweight Title and won in a 10 Rd MD in 2014. Heather defended that title twice before moving up to Featherweight in 2016. Her first fight as a Featherweight she faced Shelly Vincent and won the WBC Intl Female Featherweight title. She has defended that title 3 times since, 2 victories over Edina Kiss and once again, in her latest fight, over Shelly Vincent on 10/ 27/2018 at MSG.
Heather must like New York, all her Boxing fights to date have been in New York metro area.
Heather also concentrates her time with Mixed Martial Arts and has been very successful in that area also. Fighting in the Bellator MMA, she is presently 2-1 and is represented by Lou DiBella promotions.
Heather has a degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College and is presently a single parent residing in Brooklyn. Most recently, last week, Ring 8 members had the pleasure of watching Heather work as trainer in the corner of a protege at a Ring 8 sponsored 2019 USA Boxing Metro Ring Masters Tournament preliminary Round in Hempstead, Long Island.. Ring 8 wishes Heather continued success in all her endeavors.
Carlos Ortiz Jr.
Longtime Ring 8 member, Carlos has been installed as the new IBF Championship Committee Chairman, based in New Jersey. Overseeing the arrangement of IBF Championship fights can be a daunting task, and Carlos will be on hand to tell us about his new position. Carlos has put his future HOF career on hold as a NYSAC Boxing Judge for this new position.
The former US Marine and retired NYC Police Officer, was a longtime amateur judge, and for the last 10 years, a boxing judge in the Pro ranks. With over 450 bouts scored, 45 of them were Championship bouts with the IBF, WBO, WBC, and WBA, this former Ring 8 “Boxing Official Of The Year” will be on hand to tell us about his experiences in the ring.
I would like to remind all Ring 8 members that The New York State Boxing Hall Of Fame is a short time away..Sunday April 28th at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach ,Queens. (Please see our flyer on the Ring 8 web page by scrolling down). NYS BHOF President Bob Duffy says ticket sales are going well and it is expected to be another sell out.
Ring 8 VBA 2019 dues are always in order and can be paid at the meeting. Our $5 all you can eat buffett will include Corn Beef and Cabbage with other O’Neill’s delights.
Please join us for this great evening.
Ring 8
The NYS Veteran Boxer’s Association
Contact:
President, Charlie Norkus
Post Office Box 7413
Wantagh, NY 11793
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