Back from a three month hiatus, Ring 8 met on a Wednesday instead of the traditional third Tuesday of the month, and also reminded members that the next meeting will take place on a Monday, October 14th.

Howie Albert was the first to speaker of the evening, giving information on the first show in Jersey City, New Jersey, in over 30 years. The 9 bout card will honor the Jersey City mayor, Glenn Cunningham. The event will take place at the Jersey Armory on Montgomery Street . Ironically, the boxings first million dollar gate was held at Boyles Thirty Acres, on the same street, about three blocks away, on July 2, 1921. Can you name the fighters and the other historical first?** VIEW FULL STORY…