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This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from New Jersey. Articles about boxers in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory. This category highlights boxers , past and present, originally from the state of New Jersey :
Joe Antonacci performing at the Broadway Comedy Club. Joe Antonacci (ring announcer) (born August 9, 1960 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is a noted boxing ring announcer and emcee famous for his televised boxing ring appearances in a tuxedo on ESPN's Friday Night Fights, NBC Sports Network, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, HBO, Showtime, and GoFightLive.TV.
The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of New Jersey, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.
Shaw, 79, was appointed Inspector to the state athletic commission by Jersey Joe Walcott in 1979, and he stayed with it until 1999.
Reyes is of Puerto Rican and St. Lucian descent, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.He currently resides in New Jersey. [7]Reyes and his brother, Shamir Reyes, [8] were introduced to boxing by their father; Reyes went on to have over 70 amateur fights as Shamir embarked on a professional boxing career, signed under Don King Promotions, which enabled Reyes to learn about the boxing business.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Ridgewood, New Jersey include: Jim Alexander (born 1935), documentary photographer, photojournalist and activist [1] Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832–1911), poet and journalist [2] Joe Antonacci (born 1960), boxing ring announcer and emcee [3]
Boxing venues in New Jersey (1 C, 6 P) M. ... Hard Rock Live (Atlantic City, New Jersey) J. Jersey City Armory; M. McGuigan Harrison Athletic Club; Meadowlands Arena; P.
Mike Rossman (born Michael Albert DePiano on July 1, 1955) is an American former professional boxer who was the WBA light heavyweight champion of the world. He is of both Italian and Jewish descent, which led to his monikers "The Kosher Butcher" and "The Jewish Bomber".