GENERAL LU17 18 de enero de 2016

International boxing judge John McKaie Ring 8 Guest Speaker Tuesday night


NEW YORK (January 17, 2016) - International boxing judge John McKaie will be the guest speaker at Tuesday night's (Jan. 19) monthly , starting at 7 p.m. ET, at O'Neill's Restaurant, located at 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York.



Ring 8 will also host a memorial service for former light heavyweight boxer Herschel Jacobs, who passed away this past December at the age of 75.



"We're fortunate to have one of the most respected judges in boxing as a guest speaker for our first meeting in 2016," Ring 8 president Bob Duffy said.  "He has judged some of the biggest fights during his 18-year career in the squared circle.  Ring 8 historian Henry Hascup will give a historical tribute to Herschel Jacobs, whose family, friends and members of his team (Cage Boxing Team in Yonkers) will join us for this special evening."




McKaie, who is from Flushing, has judged nearly 800 fights, including 23 world championships.  He was one of three judges chosen to work one of the most anticipated fights of 2015, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Miquel Cotto.  Among other top world title fights he's work are Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II and Nonito Donairevs. Vic Darchinyan.



Jacobs (27-20-2, 11 KOs) fought professionally between 1960 and 1978.  His signature victory was a 10-round decision in 1971 against three-time world light heavyweight champion and Hall-of-Famer, Harold Johnson, at the famed Sunnyside Garden in Queens.  Jacobs also gave Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (4-0) his first pro loss in 1962 by way of a six-round decision.  Jacobs also went the distance with future world heavyweight champion Ken Norton in 1972, losing a 10-round decision in San Diego.



CONTACT:  Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, 978.590.0470, bobtfcp@hotmail.com@fightpublicist.



ABOUT RING 8:  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, excluding July and August.  All active boxers, amateur and professional, with a current boxing license or book are entitled to a complimentary RING 8 yearly membership.  Guests of Ring 8 members are welcome at a cost of only $7.00 per person.








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