Jan-8-2020

Next Ring 8 Meeting – Tuesday, January 21st at O’Neill’s – Mathew “Lefty Gunz” Gonzalez & Fred Romano Guest Speakers!

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Welcome back to All our Ring 8 VBA members for our 2020 season

 
Ring 8 will meet at ONeill’s Restaurant, 64-21 53rd Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378 on Tuesday January 21st, 2020 at 7pm. We will offer a buffet meal for a $5 co-pay on arrival. Meeting will start shortly after.
 

We have two guests from the New York boxing area.


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Mathew “Lefty Gunz” Gonzalez , this future Welterweight Champion is presently
10 (6 KO’s)-0 since winning this past December in NYC. This 23 yr old Puerto Rican pugilist fights out of Ridgewood, Queens. Mathew is a southpaw and is known for his heavy hands and fast combinations and as Mathew says “Always comes to fight”.

He is a crowd favorite whenever he steps into the ring.
 
Mathew had a 38-7 amateur record, and won the Jr. National GG Nationals, before turning pro in 2017, and won his first two fights in North Carolina. He opened up his 2018 campaign in the Barcleys Center, Brooklyn with a UD win over Alex Serna on the undercard of the Errol Spence title fight vs. Lamont Peterson.
 

He presently trains at the International Boxing & Fitness Gym in Ridgewood, Queens.His long time advisor Jenny Badillo will be on hand also.

Mathew might be tough in the Ring, but his kind demeanor and dedication to hard work, easily earned him Ring 8’s Prospect Of The Year Award given to him this past December at out Annual Holiday Awards Dinner. Congratulations once again Mathew and welcome to Ring 8 VBA.
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Fred Romano is a boxing historian for over 35 years. A few years ago, he was a research consultant for the HBO Boxing Series “RingLife” at which time he interfaced with prominent boxing promoters, fighters and trainers. At that time Fred also hosted a cable television show ” Boxing with Fred Romano” which aired monthly in Manhattan.

 

In 2004, his first book was released “The Boxing Filmography, American Features 1920-2003” through McFarland Publishing. In 2017 Fred published his second book ” The Golden Age of Boxing on Radio & Television, A blow by blow description 1921-1964″.

Both of his books are great reading for any boxing fan and is used as guides by many boxing writers.
Most recently, Fred , served as a media consultant and writer for Star Boxing, Inc. handling press releases and public relations for the international boxing promotional company.

Fred is a member of the American Assoc. for the Improvement of Boxing (AAIB)  for twenty years, and sat on its Board of Directors from 1991 to 1995, Mr Romano was a certified amateur judge in New York and worked several NY Golden Gloves shows at Madison Square Garden. He is a member of International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO). and is a voting member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY.
 
Fred will be on hand to discuss his new project “The Boxing Genome Project.”  A large scale future boxing reference to identify, collect and categorize, preserve and publicize the existence of various content related to the sport of Boxing.
 
A reminder to all Ring 8 members, we will be collecting our 2020 dues starting this month. $35 per year. Please bring your membership cards with you so we can update them.
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Ring 8
The NYS Veteran Boxer’s Association

Contact:
President, Charlie Norkus

Post Office Box 7413
Wantagh, NY 11793

CNorkusR8@aol.com
516-781-3065

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