Danny Garcia - Boxing Fighter of The Year - Photos and Winners from Ring 8's Awards Ceremony
Danny Garcia - Boxing Fighter of The Year - Photos and Winners from Ring 8's Awards Ceremony By way of Doghouse Boxing (Dec 12, 2013) TweetFollow @DoghouseBoxing
NEW YORK, NY. The 27th annual RING 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony was held (this past Sunday) at the famed Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. 2013 Ring 8 Award Winners
Fighter of the Year: Danny Garcia.
Uncrowned Champion: Gasper Ortega.
Official of the Year: Deputy Commissioner Robert Orlando.
Amateur Official of the Year: Dan Gant.
Member of the Year: Carmine Rastelli.
Professional Judge of the Year: John McKaie.
Prospect of the Year: Seanie Monahan.
Professional Trainer of the Year: Bob Jackson.
Amateur Trainer of the Year: Joe Higgins.
Emile Griffith Good Guy Award: Sal Corrente.
Long & Meritorious Service: Dr. William "Bill" Lathan.
Special Presentation: Bobby Bartels & Lenny Mangiapane.
(honoring the 50th anniversary of their classic main event fight at Madison Square Garden).
Formed in 1954 by an ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association - hence, RING 8 - and today the organization's motto still remains: Boxers Helping Boxers.
RING 8 is fully committed to supporting less fortunate people in the boxing community who may require assistance in terms of paying rent, medical expenses, or whatever justifiable need.
Go on line to www.Ring8ny.com for more information about RING 8, the largest group of its kind in the United States with more than 350 members. Annual membership dues is only $30.00 and each member is entitled to a buffet dinner at RING 8 monthly meetings, the third Tuesday of every month, excluding July and August. All active boxers, amateur and professional, are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 yearly membership.