Welcome back to all members and guests as we start off our New Year with a fight card of some of the movers and shakers in the New York Area Boxing scene. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 15th at O’Neill’s Restaurant located at 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York starting at 7 PM.

Our guest list will include Sonya Lamonakis, President USA Boxing Metro NY, Carlos Ortiz Jr., newly named IBF Championship Comm. Chairman , and Nisa Rodriguez, 8x NY Golden Gloves Champion and Puerto Rico 2020 Olympic Team hopeful.

The reigning IBO World Female Heavyweight Title holder will be on hand to tell us about her amateur Champion career-4x NY Golden Glove Champion and her Induction into the NY Golden Gloves Hall Of Fame. Born in Greece, now residing in New York City, Sonya is a 7^th Grade NYC school teacher in the Rockaways, Queens. Between rounds in the ring, she is also is the presiding President of USA Boxing Metro NY Amateur Assoc. The USA Boxing Metro Tournament is set to begin in Jan/Feb  with registration for its annual tournament in which Ring 8 will participate as a sponsor of one of its fight night cards. Sonya will tell us about the tournament and it’s meaning to so many young fighters in their young careers.

Longtime Ring 8 member, Carlos has been installed as the new IBF Championship Comm. Chairman, based in New Jersey. Overseeing the arrangement of IBF Championship fights can be a daunting task and Carlos will be on hand to tell us about his new position. Carlos has to put his future HOF career on hold as a NYSAC Boxing Judge for this new position.

The former US Marine, and retired NYC Police Officer, was a longtime amateur judge and for the past 10 years, a boxing judge in the Pro ranks. With over 450 bouts scored, 45 of them were Championship bouts with the IBF, WBO, WBC and WBA. Former Ring 8 “Boxing Official Of The Year”. Will be on hand to tell us about his experiences around the Ring..

This 28 year old, 147 lb amateur Champion who was born in Puerto Rico and is a 8x New York Golden Gloves Champion will be with us to discuss her 2018 Central American and Caribbean Gold Medals she just won. Now living in Mott Haven, Bronx, and training in John’s Gym, she has been fighting since she was 13 years old. A amateur record at last count is 67w-7L, is an outstanding one which includes a 4x Metropolitan Champion, 2x Empire State Games, and 2x Pure Breed Champion added to her resume.

Her inspiration comes from her littlest cornerman, her 9 year old son, Emerson. Nisa is on the Puerto Rico Olympic Team and is hopeful to bring home the Gold to her home Country. She wants to inspire the thousands of youths here and abroad to realize their potential and to go for the “Gold” in their own lives. Ring 8 is in Nisa’s corner during her bouts and quests.

 

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Ring 8 would like to remind you that 2019 dues are due at the door this meeting, $30.00 /yr will get you up close to some of the biggest names in New York area boxing. A $5 meal charge is collected for the pre-meeting buffets each meeting. We will announcing our 2019 slate of events at the meeting and your gonna want to hear about it.

Reminder January and February are our biggest “Inclement weather “ months. If a storm threat should arise that could hinder driving or any travel plans, please check in with this website for meeting cancellation notices posted the day before the meeting is scheduled.That goes for hurricane watches and other emergencies as well at any time. Thank You.

 

 

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