(All Pictures taken by Stan Janousek, professional fight name Stanley Yanachek)

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Ring 8 is proud to have Al LoBianco as our guest speaker on Thursday June 20th, 2019. Al is a active pro referee for the NYS AC and has been the third man in the ring on numerous occasions in the New York Metropolitan area and Connecticut. A well respected referee by the boxing community, he will be on hand to talk about his career and tell us what it was like growing up the son of boxing’s top referees in boxing history. Johnnie LoBianco refereed almost 30 years, and oversaw Championship matches Shavers-Ali, Folley-Ali, Duran-Buchanen, Foster-DePaula, Torres-Pastrano and many others.

Al LoBianco

One of Johnnie’s last bouts was Tyson-Gross in 1986. The legendary ref was Inducted into the New York State Boxing HOF this past April and his son, Al, accepted his Induction Belt that day.
Al is a long time resident in Suffolk County and a Proud member of Ring 8 VBA.

Ring 8 would like to remind our members of our upcoming Ring 8 Picnic in August. Please see attached flyer below for particulars.

The Ring 8 Bd Of Directors and Membership would like to Congratulate our recording secretary and President of the New Jersey Boxing HOF, Henry Hascup on his Induction into the Atlantic City Boxing HOF this coming Sunday June 23rd at the Claridge Hotel on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. A great honor to a man who himself as Honored numerous Boxing Legends over the years in the NJ Boxing HOF. and who has given much of himself to the boxing game over that time.

(All Pictures taken by Stan Janousek, professional fight name Stanley Yanachek)

Author Peter Wood, Ring 8 President Charlie Norkus and former Heavyweight contender Renaldo “Mister” Snipes

Peter Wood is the author of Confessions of a Fighter—A Clenched Fist – The Boy Who Hit Back – Battling Through the Golden Gloves and —The Making of a Golden Gloves Champion, two memoirs published by Ringside Books.

Peter Wood and Renaldo Snipes, who came within an eyelash of winning the Heavyweight Championship when he dropped Larry Holmes like a sack of potatoes and when Holmes got up he ran right into to ring post.

Top Pro referee Eddie Claudio with Former Middleweight contender Johnny LoCicero, who stopped future TV Star Tony Danza in the 1st round.

New York State Boxing Hall of Fame President, Bob Duffy

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Peter W. Wood

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Harold Lederman Passes Away From Cancer, 79-Years-old

He earned a license from New York’s State Athletic Commission to judge title fights on June 26, 1967. He judged over a hundred title fights while maintaining his pharmacy practice in New York. In 1986, HBO executive producer Ross Greenburg invited Lederman to join HBO’s World Championship Boxing.

During his run on HBO, Lederman would often detail his scorecard during fights and HBO would run graphics after every round to reveal Lederman’s scoring of the action.

Lederman retired from active judging in 1999, but remained with the HBO Boxing crew until the very end of the network’s run with sport. In 2018, HBO made an unexpected decision to drop boxing after 45-years of showcasing the sport on their network.

His daughter, Julie Lederman, followed in his footsteps and also became a boxing judge.

Funeral services will take place on Tuesday, May 14th, 11:00 A.M., at Hellman Memorial Chapels, 15 State Street, Spring Valley, New York, 10977.

Harold Lederman’s Distinctive Voice Has Been Stilled and Boxing is Poorer for It