Ring 8 Awards

A capacity crowd turned out for the annual Ring 8 holiday party and awards dinner December 21 at Tony Mazzarella's Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City, New York. Award recipients and special guests shown in this picture are (L-R) Special Recognition: Tom Gardano, Jr. (accepting for his late father); Promoter of the Decade: Cedric Kushner; Kid Gavilan Humanitarian Award: Bill Tate; former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks; Ringside Physician Award: Dr. Richard Istrico; Uncrowned Champion: Brian Adams; Lifetime Achievement Award: Melvina Lathan, NYSAC Chairperson; Writer of the Year: Sean Sullivan; Ring 8 president Matt Farrago. (Photo by Peter Frutkoff)

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