Six esteemed members of Ring 8, the New York City branch of the Veteran Boxers Association, will appear on the Joey Reynolds radio show on Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning, February 27-28. The Reynolds show broadcasts weeknights from 12 midnight to 5 AM on WOR 710 AM in New York. The show’s web site is: www.WOR710.com

Henry Wallitsch, Tony Napoli, Tommy Gallagher, Johnny Breitenbruck, Joe Miceli and Lenny Mangiapane will discuss the organization, which has been helping active and retired fighters in need since 1954. Ring 8 meets monthly at the Waterfront Crab House in Queens. The special guest at the February meeting was former welterweight contender Gaspar Ortega, who compiled a 131-39-6 (69 KOS) record during a career that spanned from 1953-65. Among the organization’s many altruistic endeavors over the years was raising the funds for a headstone for former welterweight champion Kid Gavilan. VIEW FULL STORY…