Shoji Tsujimoto – The 75-year-old former Japanese welterweight champ passed away on December 23, 2023. Having scored an excellent amateur mark of 92-10, 46 stoppages, and gained some national amateur belts, the tall, handsome, and stylish southpaw turned professional as he entered Yonekura Gym presided by former world challenger Kenji Yonekura (who failed to win […]
Ernest Darick Brown of Zion, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the age of 67. Ernie “Big E” Brown died on December 12, 2023, at the age of 67. Ernie was born on April 8, 1956, in Pontiac, Michigan. Ernie retired from the United States Navy after twenty years of honorable service.
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Dwaine Simpson January 26, 1935 – August 3, 2023 ********* IBRO’s Dwaine Simpson, who ran the Miami Dade County Parks amateur boxing program for 42 years, died August 3 at his Weston home after a brief illness. He was 89. Dwaine was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on January 26, 1934, and was an active
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By Doug Cavanaugh (With comments by Dan Cuoco, DS Cogswell, and Mike Silver) I received word that the Final Bell rang for Chicago boxing historian J.J. Johnston last month. He passed away in his beloved Chicago on November 4 at age 89. J.J. had been in deteriorating health in the past couple of years and
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Gino Arilotta November 7, 1930 – October 7, 2022 Gino Arilotta of the IBRO passed away on October 7, 2022, after a long illness. Gino joined the IBRO in 2016. Although Gino was terminally ill, he worked tirelessly up to his passing, finalizing last-minute details on The Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony, which
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Rest in Peace Eder Jofre, Former Bantamweight and Featherweight Champion and Hall of Fame Inductee By Chris Smith Eder Jofre, former world bantamweight world champion (1960-1965) and featherweight champion (1973-1974), passed away in the early hours of Sunday, October 2, 2022 in his native Brazil. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia which Jofre
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Gaspar Ortega (October 31, 1935 – December 13, 2021) By Henry Hascup Gaspar Ortega passed away In Naples, Florida, on December 13, 2021, at the age of 86. Ortega turned pro on New Year’s Day 1953 at 17, scoring a first-round knockout over Miguel Ocana in Mexico City. Half Indian, half-Mexican, Ortega was a top-rated
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By Arne K. Lang (Courtesy of The Sweet Science, October 11, 2021) The Sweet Science Former world welterweight champion Tony DeMarco, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame with the class of 2019, passed away October 11, 2021, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at age 89. A Boston native, born Leonardo Liotta to immigrants
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Pete Ehrmann Pete Ehrmann 1950-2019 by Bill Schutte I am very sorry to have to pass along the news that my best friend Pete Ehrmann of West Allis, Wisconsin has passed away. Pete was struck by a brain aneurysm on Saturday, November 16 and died the next day. He was well-known and greatly respected by
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