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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame SOLD OUT for this Sunday’s Induction Dinner in Howard Beach

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NEW YORK (April 27, 2023) – This Sunday afternoon’s (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET) 10th New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8, sold out for the first time ever, three weeks prior to the event with more than 400 tickets purchased to honor its 22-member Class of 2023, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

It marks the first sellout ever for this prestigious event. All boxers needed to have been 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.

Below is a list of the Class of 2023:
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CLASS OF 2023

Boxers

(Living)
“Super” Zab Judah (44-10, 30 KOs) - Brooklyn
Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (36-8, 7 KOs) - Brooklyn
Kevin “Mr. Excitement” Pompey (32-18-3, 12 KOs) - Troy
Dmitry “Star of David” Salita (35-2-1, 18 KOs) – Brooklyn
Kathy Collins (14-2-4, 3 KOs) – Plainview

(Deceased)
Johnny Busso (36-12-1, 15 KOs) – Poughkeepsie
Eugene “Silent” Hairston (45-13-5, 24 KOs) – Bronx
Tony “Jimmy Pell” Pellone (51-19-6, 10 KOs) – New York City
Mike “The Bronx Spider” Belloise (91-28-12, 21 KOs), - Bronx
Harry “Black Panther” Wills (70-9-3, 56 KOs) – New York City
Eddie “Wildcat” Davis (34-6-1, 20 KOs) - Hampstead

Non-Participants

(Living)
Dave Diamante – Brooklyn
Tony Paige – Bronx
Bob Mladinich – Latham
Barry Jordan – Brooklyn
Robin Taylor – Brooklyn
Bob Caico - Buffalo

(Deceased)
Hector Rocha – Brooklyn
Izzy Zwerling – Brooklyn
Dave Wolf – Manhattan
George Washington – Brooklyn
Irving Cohen – New York City
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The 2023 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF Nominating Committee members: Chairperson Jack Hirsch, Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Jim Monteverde, Neil Terens, Jose Corpas, Bobby Cassidy, and Bob Duffy.

Go online at www.nyboxinghof.org or www.Ring8ny.com for additional information about the York State Boxing Hall of Fame.




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