Brick City Boxing

New York, NY - On Wednesday, March 7, DiBella Entertainment's (DBE)"Broadway Boxing" series returns to B.B. King Blues Club in New York City, with an exciting eight-bout card, headlined by an intriguing 10-round welterweight matchup between undefeated up-and-coming prospect Alex Perez (15-0, 9KO's) taking on his toughest opponent to date in longtime contender Francisco "El Gato" Figueroa (20-3-1, 13KO's).

Tickets are priced at $100, $75, and $55 (general admission), and are available by calling the DiBella Entertainment office at (212) 947-2577. Doors open at 6:30PM with the first bout scheduled for 7:30PM.

DBE kicked off the 2012 season of "Broadway Boxing" before a sold-out crowd that on January 21 with a thrilling night of action-packed fights that had a little bit of everything, including knockouts, wars, and upsets. Now DBE looks to keep the momentum rolling in its ninth consecutive season of the popular boxing series by putting on what promises to be another exciting event headlined by the explosive crossroads matchup between Perez and Figueroa.

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NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY (February 20, 2012)—This past Friday night at Nutley High School, Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna returned to his childhood home and scored a third round stoppage over Daniel Crabtree to highlight an eight bout card that was promoted by Gabe LaConte’s First Round Promotions.

That fight plus an explosive seven bout undercard that featured upsets and knockouts can now be seen on-demand on www.gfl.tv for just $9.99 by clicking: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/First_Round_Promotions__Pro_Boxing/1327LaManna and Crabtree waged a spirited battle with the taller LaManna fighting well from both the inside and working behind a solid jab. Crabtree got in a few a hard shots that the twenty-year old LaManna walked through and even inspired him to go toe to toe. In the pivotal third round LaManna landed a huge flurry of punches that had referee Randy Neumann stop the fight at 2:30 of round three. The trainer of Crabtree then jumped in the ring and had a few heated words for Neumann. Members from both camps tried to calm the situation before a near riot erupted in the ring before cooler heads prevailed.
LaManna is now 7-0 with five knockouts.

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Tacoma, WA (February 17, 2012) – Legendary ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. will serve as the master of ceremonies for “Cagesport XVIII”.

The card takes place Saturday, February 25 at the Emerald Queen Casino and is promoted by Halquist Productions. Tickets starting at $35 are available at the casino box office or on EmeraldQueen.com.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS (February 17 2012) It wasn't long ago that Mike Dallas Jr. was fighting on ESPN "Friday Night Fights" as an undefeated young prospect. After two consecutive losses, with his back against the ropes, the 26-year-old from Bakersfield showcased a masterful performance against Miguel Gonzalez (20-3, 15 KOs) of Cleveland, OH.

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The Brick City Training Program is returning to Signature Fitness. Limited space is available and registration has begun, THERE ARE A COUPLE OPEN SLOTS REMAINING for or 8 week semi-private training camp. Contact the gym 973-751-6999 or head coach Danny thefightlawyer@gmail.com 973-931-8812 for information or to register. First Official session will be Thursday, February 23rd at 7pm.


Serratelli is also running the program at the Clifton Martial Arts Academy in Clifton and by appointment at Aspira in Newark, New Jersey. Contact us for further information, schedule or to make an appointment.

By Les Dowgier

Prior to today’s heavyweight title clash, Dereck Chisora predicted that he would knockout Vitali Klitschko in the 8th round, as that was his lucky number. Vitali countered this prediction by stating that Chisora wouldn’t survive until the 8th round. Neither prediction came true as the two fighters fought a surprisingly competitive and entertaining fight which ended in a unanimous decision victory for the reigning WBC Heavyweight Champion.

From the first round Chisora demonstrated that he had no fear of Vitali, constantly pressing forward and dictating the action, forcing the champion to constantly back up. Vitali kept moving his feet, trying to keep the fight at a distance and landing his shots. This pattern would continue for the full 12 rounds. Though Vitali was landing more and was landing the bigger and cleaner shots, Chisora amazingly kept coming forward, taking everything Vitali was throwing at him.

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By: “The Legendary” Jack Obermeyer

Photo: Maria Renee Photography/Brickcityboxing

Friday Feb 17, 2012, Nutley, N.J. (new town # 363) High School. Pro- Gabe LaConte (First Round). Show # 6 of year – 3,326 lifetime. In attendance: Harold Lederman, Al Cole, Kendall Holt and Austin Trout. First card in Nutley in 30 years – Jowett-Boy was there; not me). A few locals from that card were introduced. Free food for VIP’s (that was us) but we were full.(see below).
Rode up with Jowett-Boy and “The King” Abrams. Sorry, no time for a pre-meal at a classic diner because Abrams had 2 b there early for PR work and GoFightLive setup., but we did do a meal at local Italian eatery.
Running time – 7:39 to 10:15. 8 bouts. Judges – Lawrence Layton, Julie Lederman and John McKaie. Refs – Sparkle Lee and Randy Neumann. TK – Earl Curry. MM – Renee Aiken.

Frail looking Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, 151 ¾, Millville, NJ (originally from Nutley) vs Daniel Crabtree, 148 ¾. Hilliard, Ohio. Two white boys. Set for six. TL takes on his toughest test and looks good (now 7-0 (5), winning via TKO at 2:30 of the third. No knockdowns, but a big left hook has DC in trouble and when pinned against ropes, getting hit. Maybe a slight quick hook by Neumann. A brawl nearly breaks out after when DC cornerman chews out ref. TL corner comes over to him and a confrontation takes place. Why did they have to come over in the first place? The guy was hot, let him chill, don’t get in his face.

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PLUS UNDEFEATED PROSPECTS John Thompson; Alantez Fox; Aaron Kinch and Jose Javier Calderon—appearing in special attractions Richard Pierson; John Lennox and the pro debut of Godson Noel

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS (KEVIN JOHNSON) AND WORLD CHAMPIONS (AUSTIN TROUT & AL COLE) ON BROADCAST COMMENTARY

NEW YORK (February 17, 2012)—TONIGHT!!! Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna looks to remain perfect as he takes on Daniel Crabtree in the six round main event that will highlight a nine bout card at Nutley High School.
The show, promoted by Gabe LaConte’s First Promotions can be seen LIVE all over the world on www.gfl.tv for just $9.99 and can be purchased by clicking: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/First_Round_Promotions__Pro_Boxing/1327LaManna of Millville, New Jersey is returning home to the place he was born and grew up as he will be fighting in front of a lot of family and friends and will look to thrill them by putting on a great performance.

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By Les Dowgier

At today’s weigh-in for tomorrow’s heavyweight title fight in Munich, challenger Dereck Chisora, a Union Jack bandana covering the lower part of his face, slapped the reigning champ Vitali Klitschko across the face as the two fighters were staring down. A bit of chaos immediately followed as the two fighters were separated, with a visibly angered Klitschko yelling, "You are f**d now, Chisora, you are now really f**d!"

In the ensuing aftermath, WBC President Jose Sulaiman fined Chisora $50,000, calling the actions an, “absolute disgrace” and, “totally unacceptable.”* Chisora’s own trainer, Don Charles, dubbed the actions, “utterly unacceptable,” while David Haye’s trainer, Adam Booth stated that this was, “professional suicide.”

But the question remains, what was he thinking? Or was he thinking at all?

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By Les Dowgier

This weekend is a great one for boxing fans, as Chris Arreola, Paul Williams, Tavoris Cloud & Vitali Klitschko are all in action, with the first three all fighting on the same card.

The elder Klitschko, 43-2, 40 KOs, will be back in the ring this Saturday at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany after defeating a very game but overmatched Tomasz Adamek via 10th round TKO in his last fight in September of last year. Vitali’s opponent will be the unheralded and, according to many, undeserving Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora, 15-2, 9 KOs. Though Chisora is coming off of a very impressive showing against the highly regarded prospect Robert Helenius, with some boxing pundits claiming that Chisora was robbed by the decision, it is hard to imagine this fight ending in any way other than an easy victory for the Ukrainian champ. Despite looking good against Helenius, Del Boy has looked subpar in many of his previous fights, including his loss against Tyson Fury in the summer of 2011, not exactly a top class opponent. The bottom line is that this is a fighter with less than 20 professional fights under his belt (and an amateur career consisting of approximately the same amount of fights) squaring off against a man who, along with his brother, has ruled the heavyweight division for the better part of a decade. Is Vitali getting up in age and is he becoming prime for a fall? Sure. Do upsets happen in this sport? Of course. But I don’t see either of those things happening this weekend in Germany. Looking good against Helenius is one thing but fighting one of the Klitchkos certainly another. Look for another easy victory for Dr. Ironfist.

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Main Event featuring undefeated up-and-coming prospect Alex "The Brick City Bullet" Perez (15-0, 9KO's) VS. Francisco "El Gato" Figueroa (20-3-1, 13KO's)

New York, NY - (2/14/2011) - On Wednesday, March 7, DiBella Entertainment's (DBE)"Broadway Boxing" series returns to B.B. King Blues Club in New York City, with an exciting eight-bout card, headlined by an intriguing 10-round welterweight matchup between undefeated up-and-coming prospect Alex Perez (15-0, 9KO's) taking on his toughest opponent to date in longtime contender Francisco "El Gato" Figueroa (20-3-1, 13KO's).

Tickets are priced at $100, $75, and $55 (general admission), and are available by calling the DiBella Entertainment office at (212) 947-2577. Doors open at 6:30PM with the first bout scheduled for 7:30PM.

DBE kicked off the 2012 season of "Broadway Boxing" before a sold-out crowd that on January 21 with a thrilling night of action-packed fights that had a little bit of everything, including knockouts, wars, and upsets. Now DBE looks to keep the momentum rolling in its ninth consecutive season of the popular boxing series by putting on what promises to be another exciting event headlined by the explosive crossroads matchup between Perez and Figueroa.

Perez last saw action as the opening bout of the January 21 card, scoring a vicious second-round TKO over Josh Sosa (10-1). Prior to that victory, Perez had been out of action for over seven months recovering from a hand injury. With the hand now completely healed, Perez will look to begin his climb up the ranks of the welterweight division, but he must first take care of business against the extremely dangerous Figueroa.

The Bronx-native Figueroa, a former New York State and NABF light welterweight champion, has been a staple of the New York boxing scene since his amateur days. Figueroa will be returning to the ring for the first time since November 2009, as he embarks on another run toward a world championship.

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NUTLEY, NJ (February 14, 2012)—Last Wednesday night on ATG Radio (www.alltimegreat), undefeated Jr. Middleweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna and Daniel Crabtree squared off in a war of words in advance of their six round Jr. Middleweight main event main event fight that will take place this Friday night at Nutley High School.

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NEW YORK (FEBRUARY 13, 2012)—Last Saturday night at Times Union Center in Albany, New York undefeated Heavyweight Joe Hanks scored an explosive second round stoppage over Rafael Pedro to retain his IBA Americas Title.
That bout plus a full five fight undercard which featured two highly regarded undefeated prospects can now be seen on demand on www.gfl.tv for just $9.99

The show can be ordered by clicking: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/KO_at_the_TU/1362Hanks (19-0, 13 KO’s) threw his name in the hat to become America’s hope to bring back the Heavyweight crown as hanks dominate the action from the opening bell and then floored Pedro. Pedro then signaled to the referee that he was unable to continue and the bout was stopped just forty-eight seconds into round two. Sahabib Usarov made an impressive American debut by scoring a ten round unanimous decision over former Cuban Olympic Gold Medal winner Yan Barthelemy in a Bantamweight bout.
With the win Usarov is now 18-0.

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (February 11, 2012) - Star Boxing's Demetrius "The Matador" Andrade turned in an electrifying performance, destroying former world title challenger Angel "Toro" Hernandez in two rounds, in tonight's ESPN Friday Night Fights main event on an entertaining card, presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Andrade improved his record to a perfect 16-0 (11 KOs) and captured his first title belt, the IBA Americas junior middleweight title. The 2008 U.S. Olympian is presently rated among the top 15 in all four governing bodies: WBO #9, IBF #12, WBC #14 and WBA #15.

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (February 9, 2012)—Many have tried and haven’t last lasted but New Jersey’s Gabe LaConte has been a boxing promoter for over twenty years and now looks to take it to the next level. "I have been doing this a long time”, said LaConte who was known for his memorable shows at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.

“I have never been more excited about boxing in my life. I have some of the best young talent under contract and I feel I have a couple of future world champions in my stable.” That stable includes some of the best fighters in the talent rich New Jersey. LaConte believes in a three tier theory that will help getting the maximum out of his fighters
“Fighting the right fights, developing a fan base and climbing the ladder” LaConte believes that he has the right mix of fighters to do just that.

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London (Feb 8.) Hennessy Sports have announced this morning that Tyson Fury has vacated his British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles in pursuit of being a household name on his journey to become Heavyweight World Champion.

Mick Hennessy said "We have a great schedule in place for Tyson on Channel 5 and I'm not prepared to have that affected by other promoters, purse bids and titles. Fury vs. Price was a quality fight and in my opinion it should go out to the widest possible audience, that's why I offered David Price £100,000 to fight Tyson Fury on Channel 5, which unfortunately was rejected by his promoter on Monday.

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TORONTO (February 8, 2012) - Quebec welterweight Manolis Plaitis is traveling to Ontario for Saturday night's showdown, seeking to avenge his stable-mate's loss last October to welterweight Samuel Vargas, in the continuation of a heated Canadian provincial arch-rivalry series.

Vargas and Plaitis square-off in the 10-round main event for the vacant Canadian Welterweight title, headlining an entertaining card presented by United Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports.

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Demetrius Andrade vs. Angel Hernandez NABO Junior Middleweight Championship Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT ● Feb. 10, 2012

BRONX, NY (February 8, 2012) - Star Boxing president Joe DeGuardia has announced that former world title challenger Angel "Toro" Hernandez (30-10, 17 KOs) has replaced an ill Derek Ennis for Friday's night's main event against 2008US Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (15-0, 10 KOs) on ESPN Friday Night Fights at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The headliner is a 10-round battle for the vacant North American Boxing Organization ("NABO") junior middleweight title. Ennis was forced to withdraw due to the flu.

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LAS VEGAS-World Boxing Organization (WBO) number three ranked Cruiserweight B.J. Flores is looking for a world title shot and may have just received it….with a catch.

Flores (27-1-1, 17 KO’s) was extended an offer by K2 Promotions to face number-ranked Ola Afolabi (18-2-3, 8 KO’s) on March 3rd (25 DAYS AWAY) in Germany on the Wladimir Klitschko – Jean Marc Mormeck world Heavyweight title card.

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Danny Serratelli, Gabe LaConte, Al "Ice" Cole and Thomas LaManna

NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY (February 6, 2012)—On Friday night, February 17th, Boxing returns to Nutley, New Jersey at Nutley High School for the first time in nearly three decades as Gabe LaConte’s First Round Promotions presents a terrific night of boxing that will feature some of the best prospects on the East Coast.

In the main event, undefeated Jr. Middleweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna will see action in his first six round bout.

“I have been around boxing a long time and it is great to bring boxing back to Nutley”, said LaConte who promoted some of the most memorable shows in the early 1990’s.

“On this card are some of the best prospects around this looks to be one of the best shows in years. We have six undefeated fighters and they will be put in competitive matchups and I look forward to a great night in Nutley”

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New York, NY (Feb. 6, 2012) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defended his version of the WBC Middleweight Championship this past Saturday, February 4, and as long as Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez follows suit in his upcoming matchup against Matthew Macklin on March 17, promoter Lou DiBella expects the two to meet to determine who is the full and real WBC Middleweight Champion.

"As long as Sergio takes care business on March 17, Chavez must fight him next. Either fight him or he has to vacate his title. It's plain and simple," said DiBella. "We are tired of waiting for Chavez to step up to the plate. He needs to stop hiding behind his people and be a real champion. He says that he wants the fight, so then prove it. The WBC ruled in our favor at their convention in December, and the two were both permitted to have voluntary defenses. We don't want to look past Sergio's fight on March 17 because he is going to have his hands full with Macklin. If Sergio wins though, I expect negotiations to begin immediately for Sergio against Julio. Immediately!"

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STAR BOXING
BRONX, NY (February 3, 2012) - Star Boxing's undefeated junior welterweight prospect Raymond "Tito" Serrano takes on dangerous Kenny Abril in the 10-round co-feature February 10 on ESPN Friday Night Fights live from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The action-packed Feb. 10 show is being presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. Serrano (17-0, 8 KOs), fighting out of Philadelphia, faces another stiff test in former New York State title-holder Abril (11-4-1, 6 KOs), of Rochester (NY). An impressive victory could propel Serrano into a regional title fight. Already ranked No. 11 by the World Boxing Association ("WBA), the talented 22-year-old is also rated in the top 10 by the NABF (#5), USBA (#6) NABO (#9) and WBA #15.

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Haverhill boxing star Jeff Fraza hit and killed by train

HAVERHILL — Local boxing star Jeff "Hell Raza" Fraza, who appeared on the TV reality show "The Contender," was hit by a train and killed early this morning.

Fraza, 34, appeared to be talking on a cellphone when he was hit by a MBTA train on the tracks along Hale Street just before 1:30 a.m., police Deputy Chief Donald Thompson said.

The collision happened near Fraza's home at 7 Mulberry St.

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By: "The Legendary" Jack Obermayer

Danny Serratelli, Jack Obermayer and Ryan Songalia

Feb. 4 Tropicana, Atlantic City, N.J. Pro – Dee Lee. Before I start: RIP Goody, Angelo and ref Wayne Kelly – a fellow Nam vet. Visited the grandkids night before. Stayed over and drove the 120 miles down the Garden State Parkway today.
Marc “The King” Abrams going solo for GoFightLive.TV. Running time – 8:04 to 11:
Nine bouts. Officials. Judges – Luis Rivera, Joe Pasquale, and Waleska Roldan. Debra Bares, George Hill, and Pierre Benoist. Undercard refs – David Fields, Allen Huggins, and Steve “Sextuple” Smoger. “Title” bout ref: Lindsey Paige. TK – Art Spell

DORIN SPIVEY, 132, VA. Beach, VA. Vs VICTOR VASQUEZ, 135, Phila., PA. NABA LW title on the line!!!!!!! I’m a nervous wreck. Result: DS breaks him down bit by bit. NO KD’s. Result: DS TKo-7 (0:25). Set for ten.

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* February 4th – Saturday – World Gym in Paramus – 600 Winters Avenue Paramus, NJ 07652
Weigh-Ins 5 PM to 7 PM – Boxing 7:30 PM - Jim Wegner 551-804-4510
132 Sub-Nov - Elias Atie - World Gym over Troy Rufheart - World Gym - W-3
145 Sub-Nov - Richard McCrea - World Gym over Justin Hewitt - World Gym - W-3

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The Boxing Channel will provide full coverage of the February 4th card featuring the WBC Middleweight Championship match between Julio Cesar Chavez and Marco Antonio Rubio and the super bantamweight battle between Nonito Donaire and Wilfredo Vasquez Jr.

The coverage will include the Friday, February 3 official weigh-in and the post-fight press conference on Saturday, February 4. Marcos Villegas will be on hand to host and it can all be seen exclusively on www.boxingchannel.tv. Viewers will see interviews with the fighters and their camps, and other important boxing figures on hand.

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New York (February 3, 2012)
All participants for Star Boxing's show Saturday night at the Times Union Arena in Albany, NY weighed in today at the Hampton Inn and Suites. 25 Chapel Street, Albany NY 12210. Below are the results.

Heavyweight
10 Rounds

Joe Hanks 250 lb
Vs.
Rafael Pedro 279 lb

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BRONX, NY (January 31, 2012) - Honors keep rolling in for Star Boxing's world ranked Junior Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez, the latest being yesterday's announcement by the Boxing Writers Association of America ("BWAA") that last July 17th Star Boxing-promoted event between Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak, aired live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, had been selected as the BWAA Fight of the Year.

Their action-packed fight at the historic Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan ended in a majority draw. Rodriguez won the rematch on December 3rd, 2012, by way of a dominating and impressive 10-round unanimous decision (100-90, 98-92 and 98-91) at the fabled Madison Square Garden.

In addition to the BWAA, Rodriguez-Wolak 1 was also selected as Fight of the Year by numerous publications and websites including Sports Illustrated and Delvin was named Connecticut Fighter of the Year by the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.

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Paterson native and up-and-coming middleweight Richard Pierson will return to action Friday, February 17, 2012 as Gabe LaConte’s First Round Promotions presents a night of boxing at the Nutley High School in Nutley, New Jersey.Following nearly a two-year layoff from the squared circle, Pierson (9-2, 6 KO) put on an impressive show in his comeback fight in June of 2010, stopping Reynaldo Rodriguez at 2:32 of the first round, handing the undefeated fighter his first loss. But the young fighter has had problems with fights falling through and getting cancelled last minute.
Having fights fall through has been somewhat of a regular thing for Pierson, through no fault of his own. Fighters and promoters have been avoiding the devastating puncher because in four fights he was supposed to be the “B” fighter, and he came in and knocked out the “A” fighter.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Dundee
Statement on the passing of Angelo Dundee
We’ve lost a great human being whose contributions reached far beyond the world of boxing. I had the privilege and honor to have Angelo working in my corner for many of my fights over the past six years. To me he was a friend, confidant and a great boxing mind.
I’m glad that I was able to talk with him on a regular basis and we recently discussed my upcoming fight. His advice was always inspiring and encouraging to me. He always seemed to be correct in his analysis.
I will miss him dearly but he will always be in my heart and in my thoughts. My prayers are with him and his family. May God bless him and bring him peace.
Jimmy Lange
WBU Jr. Middleweight Champion

RIP Wayne Kelly

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Wayne_Kelly