Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 17th at O’Neill’s Restaurant located at 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York starting at 7 PM.
(L-R) John Reetz, Iran Barkley and Bob Duffy
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 17th at O’Neill’s Restaurant located at 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York starting at 7 PM.
David Diamante has announced professional boxing, MMA, and Muay Thai internationally for over fifteen years. David has announced for HBO, including HBO World Championship Boxing and HBO Boxing After Dark; as well as Showtime, ESPN, FOX Sports, SNY, and MSG. In addition, David has announced in Spanish on Televisa and Azteca America. David is the official master of ceremonies for the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
David also appeared in the major motion picture Southpaw.
David Diamante served as the official voice of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for six seasons. David announced for the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend. He has also announced NCAA games and tournaments.
In 2016, David announced for the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards Ceremony in New York City.
In 2012, David hosted NBC Sports Network’s daily national morning television program, The ‘Lights.
David is the owner and founder of Diamante’s Brooklyn Cigar Lounge. Since 2009, David has created his own line of highly-rated, hand-rolled cigars, which can be exclusively found at Diamante’s.
David has been featured in: The New York Times, GQ, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Business Insider, MSN, Cigar Aficionado, Ring Magazine, Smoke Magazine, NY Post, NY Daily News, BBC Radio and many other publications.
Unparalleled and unforgettable, David Diamante has built an adoring fan base across the globe.
Curtis Stevens is a former regional NABF middleweight champion, having held the title twice in 2013, and in the same year challenged for the WBA and IBO middleweight titles.
Stevens made his professional debut on September 30, 2004, stopping Henry Dukes in the first round. He would remain undefeated over his next twelve fights until a loss to Marcos Primera, who stopped him in the eighth and final round on July 20, 2006. In a rematch against Primera later that year on November 15, Stevens avenged the loss with an eight-round unanimous decision.
On November 2, 2013, Stevens received his first world title opportunity when he faced WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. He has also fought Andre Dirrell and David Lemieux.
Posted under Meeting NotesWe are looking for 4/5 volunteers for our show at the Plattduetsche Park
Restaurant ..thank you please arrive by 5:45 pm …a light dinner will be provided to all the volunteers.
4/12/18 – Thursday
Semi Finals 7 pm
Plattdeusch
Franklin Square, NY
Contact Bob Duffy 516-313-2304 – depcomish@aol.com
Posted under ArticlesWe had some Great guest speakers this month. Marcus Browne who fought in the 2012 Olympic Games is 21-0 with 16 KO’s. He is rated #8 in the World by Ring Magazine in the Light Heavyweight Division. Boxing trainer Andre Rozier, and Physical conditioning guru Scooter Honig who works with Ali and other world class fighters. Scooter also conditions LL Cool J.
(All Pictures taken by Stan Janousek, professional fight name Stanley Yanachek)
Marcus Browne
Boxing trainer Andre Rozier
Physical conditioning guru Scooter Honig
President Jack Hirsch
Charlie Norkus Jr., talking on the NY Metro Amateur Show that Ring 8 ran and also the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame!
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(VIDEO’S taken by Stan Janousek, professional fight name Stanley Yanachek)
https://www.facebook.com/stanislav.janousek/videos/10213943660138814/
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Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 20th at O’Neill’s Restaurant located at 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York starting at 7 PM
Marcus Browne will be our guest speaker tonight. Browne who fought in the 2012 Olympic Games is 21-0 with 16 KO’s. He is rated #8 in the World by Ring Magazine in the Light Heavyweight Division.
On Sunday, April 29th, 2018, the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame will hold its 7th Annual Induction Ceremonies at the beautiful Russo’s on the Bay, located at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach, New York starting at 12:30 PM. Tickets are priced at $150 per person, $70 per child (under 16).
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Al “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA light heavyweight Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) world lightweight title challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 KOs), and (Buffalo) undefeated world-class heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20th century heavyweight James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Lightweight Champion Jack “The Napoleon of The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn/Yonkers) world-class middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) and (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer/advisor Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historian/editor Herb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmaker Bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson/judge Melvina Lathan, and (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are (Brooklyn) ring announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing publicist Murray Goodman, (New York City) boxing writer/historian Bert Randolph Sugar and (Lower East Side) radio & television announcer/journalist Sam Taub.
Each attending inductee (or direct descendant of) will receive a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF nominating committee members: Jack Hirsch, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, and Neil Terens.
All boxers needed to be inactive for at least three years to be eligible for NYSBHOF induction, and all inductees must have resided in New York State for a significant portion of their boxing careers or during the prime of their respective career.
