Illinois Boxing HOF induction ceremony2016-11-05 · Fight News
In November of 2015, Illinois boxing inspectors Mike McNamara and Pete Hoffman launched the first ?Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame? induction ceremony. During the lead-up, questions regarding how the local fight fraternity, a skeptical and derisive bunch…
Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees2015-08-31 · Boxing News 24
Previous Boxing inductees to the Martial Arts Hall include pro trainer Sam Colonna, international championship referee Pete Podgorski, pro trainer Pete George, International Boxing Organization founder John Daddono, top amateur knockout artist Robert …
Former Fresno promoter Pete Rokas enters state boxing hall2014-10-30 · Fresno Bee
Pete Rokas first started to love boxing when his uncle took him to watch fights at Ryan's Auditorium when he was 8. Rokas felt back then that boxing was something he wanted to do as a career. It worked out just the way Rokas planned, and his hard work…
Fresno's Pete Rokas inducted into California Boxing Hall of Fame2014-10-27 · ABC30.com
Rokas was honored down in Studio City for a boxing career that spanned four decades, and was one of 20 inducted at the event. Born in Fresno and raised at local boxing matches, Rokas became the youngest matchmaker in the United States at age 26…