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Demetrous Hopkins
2006 Boxer of the Year
Click
here to see
"2007" page for recipients!
Thank
you for helping us celebrate our Salute to Philly Boxers
awards banquet for the 12th
year in our city of brotherly love! We
celebrated "2007" awardees on Sunday January
13, 2008 6:00 PM at the Oshiver Hall 3901 Market
Street Philadelphia, PA
USA
Our
12th banquet was dedicated to "WOMEN"
in the boxing business in the surrounding Philly area.
Picture on 2007 page.
Boxer
of the Year
For
Six Consecutive Years
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Philadelphia
has a boxing tradition that is famous throughout the
world of professional sports
Wilkes Productions honors that
tradition by celebrating every year with the entire boxing
community. We give awards to people that have done
something exceptional for boxing in the past year. With
our most important award being the boxer of the
year. (2007) winner was Eddie
Chambers.
Awards go to everyone in the
Philadelphia boxing community: managers, trainers,
referees, judges, promoters, etc. We have dinner, entertainment and an
all around good time as we honor the Philadelphia boxing
community. We call this celebration:
“Salute to Philly Boxers”
I’m sure everyone involved
would be honored to have you attend, myself included. We expect a large turnout of
boxing notables and fans.
If you cannot attend we will
understand but maybe you would like yourself or your
organization to be mentioned in our program with an ad to
show your support for such a worthy event.
Our
12th Annual Salute to Philly Boxers Was a Huge Success!
On behalf of the
Philadelphia boxing community, we thank you in advance for
your anticipated and/or continued support and involvement.
Awards presented for
outstanding amateurs, per the suggestion of Robert
Seltzer, the one time boxing writer for the
Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper.
Send us the names of the
nominees you feel should receive an award from us.
Boxer of the year,
referee, judge, manager, trainer, promoter, cut-man,
up-coming boxer, blast from the past, etc.
New
starting 2005 is the "Outstanding
Fan" award. Send us the name and
contact info of the fan you feel should receive an award,
supply a brief paragraph explaining your nomination.
Also the "Most Supportive Spouse"
award.
Joey Eye and family pictured
below
Remember
Rob Sadler a long time boxing
writer
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