JIMMY LENNON, JR. TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME THIS SUNDAY IN CANASTOTA, N.Y.

“IT’S SHOWTIME”

NEW YORK (June 6, 2013) – “IT’S SHOWTIME” for Jimmy Lennon, Jr., the world renowned and universally respected ring announcer who’ll be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this Sunday, June 9, in Canastota, N.Y.

Lennon, son of the late legendary ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Sr., started as a back-up to his famous father at the Olympic Auditorium and Forum in Los Angeles before coming to SHOWTIME in 1991. In a 30-year career, he has introduced fights in more than 32 countries, and is closing in on his 900^th world championship fight.

Widely hailed for his smooth delivery, finesse and flawless pronunciation of difficult names, “The Classy” Jimmy Lennon Jr., always introduces foreign fighters in their native tongue. “Wherever I go, whether it is France, Germany, Turkey, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, I like to welcome the fans and the fighters in their language.”

Among many of Lennon’s memorable career highlights was working the Julio Cesar Chavez--Greg Haugen fight card in Mexico City with 135,000 excitable fans. Lennon announced Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield to the ring for the infamous “Bite Fight” and for Buster Douglas’ shocking upset KO of Tyson in Tokyo. He’s worked “close to 20 Tyson fights, which is more than anyone else,” Lennon said.

Lennon was raised in Santa Monica, Calif., not too far from The Home Depot Center in Carson where Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event will take place. With Hall of Fame induction festivities in Canastota, New York, some 3,000 miles away, Lennon will work Friday night’s ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.

Along with Lennon, other luminaries being inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame include  famed fighters Arturo Gatti, who died in 2009, and former light heavyweight champions Virgil Hill and Henry Maske, referee Mills Lane and affable British writer Colin Hart.

Lennon will be accompanied to Canastota by his wife of 20 years, Christine, and their teenage sons, James III, 16, and Alex, 13.

Baltimore Boxing presents “Bully Beatdown” October 20!

 

VINNY PAZ TO ATTEND AS SPECIAL GUEST!

 

For Immediate Release

 

Baltimore, MD (October 4, 2012) – Jake Smith’s Baltimore Boxing Promotions returns to the Du Burns Arena Saturday, October 20 for the first ever “Bully Beatdown” fight card.

 

In association with Jack Crowe’s Rew Materials of Baltimore, Diamond Detail and Northwest Honda/BMW, Baltimore Boxing Promotions’ “Bully Beatdown” will be an entertaining evening featuring ten Olympic-style bouts along with educational information about anti-bullying.

 

“This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” said Smith, a Marylandand DC Boxing Hall of Famer who teamed up with various causes in the past. “Bullying nationwide is at an all-time high and must be stopped immediately. If we all pitch in and promote anti-bullying, lives literally will be saved.”

 

Advanced general admission tickets for $20, floor seating at $30 and VIP seats for $50 are available by calling 410-375-9175 or logging onto BaltimoreBoxing.com. All VIP ticketholders can enjoy free hors d'oeuvres and half priced drinks from 7-8 pm.

 

VIP ticketholders also have exclusive access to meet and greet five-time world champion and boxing great Vinny Paz, the event’s special guest attendee. Paz, who participated in some of the most exciting fights in boxing history, defeated the likes of Hall of Famer Roberto Duran (twice), Lloyd Honeyghan, Gilbert Dele, Greg Haugen and Dana Rosenblatt among others.

 

Headlining the card is an East Coast Middleweight Championship bout between titlist Jerome Featherstone of Baltimore and upset-minded Keith Samuels. A former standout in both wrestling and football that fights out of the Baltimore Boxing and Fitness Gym, Featherstone is undefeated in the squared circle and continues to improve each time out. A tough and experienced fighter, Samuels comes from the talent-rich Washington, DC area.

The Featherstone-Samuels match is scheduled for three rounds.

 

In supporting bouts, junior welterweight Alex Livichuzhca meets Jose Cabb in a battle of Baltimoreans, while former Penn State Boxing captain AJ Williams meets Bobby Sha of York, PA in a middleweight matchup. Former Detroit Tigers prospect Ryan Roberson of Silver Spring, MD will swap his baseball bat for a pair of gloves when he faces Mike Lloyd in a heavyweight contest. Local favorites Kerry Brewster, Ira Seidel and Keyan Coleman are also slated to appear in separate bouts.

 

Doors for “Bully Beatdown” open at 6:30 pm and the first bout is scheduled for 8:15.

 

For more information, go to Baltimoreboxing.com.