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Boxing update
Haven’t heard too much from Dmitriy Salita or Yuri Foreman for awhile. Salita (33-1-1) has been on “hiatus,” but according to this story is looking to fight in the fall against Paulie Malignaggi, the current WBA welterweight champion. No such news about Foreman. Manny Pacquiao is in the news for some Jewish content. From the [...]
С Днем Рождения, Dmitriy Salita
С Днем Рождения, Dmitriy Salita.
Lest we forget: Bert Sugar
Bert Sugar, one of the biggest personalities in the fight game, passed away Sunday at the age of 75, the result of a cardiac arrest. He had a soft spot for the national pastime as well, publishing Bert Sugar’s Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America’s Greatest Game in 2009, as well as [...]
Argentine Jewish boxer defends her title
Argentine Jewish boxer defends her title
People of the book (or something like that)
People of the book (or something like that)
Save the date: Nov. 17- Evening with the Jewish Stars
The Suffolk Y JCC in Commack, NY will host an evening with “current and former [Jewish] athletes, broadcasters, and others from the world of sports. Many Hall of Famers will be in attendance along with possible future Hall of Famers. This is your opportunity to meet and mingle with sports heroes of yesterday, today, and [...]
In this corner: Harold Lederman
In this corner: Harold Lederman, boxing judge
Appearance: Dmitriy Salita in NJ
From the Chabad of Western Monmouth County: Dmitriy Salita is the first ranked boxer in the world who keeps kosher, attends Synagogue, refuses to fight on the Sabbath, and puts on Tefillin daily. Salita’s family moved from Odessa, Ukraine (USSR) to New York City in 1991. “We came to America because Jews were discriminated against,” [...]
Author appearance: Binnie Klein
Binnie Klein will be talking about the history of Jews in boxing and her own remarkable journey in writing Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind (SUNY Press, 2010) at a Goodspeed Operahouse wine-tasting on Sunday, May 15, at 5 pm, held at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT, in conjunction with [...]
Guest column: Salita makes it three in a row
Dmitriy Salita makes it three in a row.
