Ron Ross

Hank Kaplan - Celebration of a Great Life

By Ron Ross - We came to say goodbye to our beloved Hank Kaplan today. There was no grieving, no mourning, though. Instead, it was a celebration of his life – an extraordinary life, a giving life, a life always dedicated to glorifying and commemorati...

Hall-of-Famer Hank Kaplan Passes Away

Hank Kaplan, beloved Hall of Fame boxing historian and archivist, passed away peacefully in his sleep 3:30 this morning at his home in Kendall, Florida. He was 88.

Hall-of-Famer Hank Kaplan Seriously Ill

In response to the many concerned inquiries from associates, friends and fans of Boxing Hall-of-Famer Hank Kaplan because of their inability to contact him, his family asked me to announce that Hank is seriously ill and asks that we all join together...

A Night of Boxing Off Broadway

Genre: Drama - Starring Bobby Cassidy and Patrick Joseph Connolly An unprecedented evening of pugilism and the performing arts at the Producers Club, 356 W. 44th Street, scheduled for June 29 and 30. "A Night of Boxing Off Broadway," is a mult...

Sultan Ibragimov's KO Win Makes MSG History

HOLLYWOOD, FL – On March 10th, if you sneezed or bent down to tie your shoe lace after the opening bell of the main event at Madison Square Garden, you were simply out of luck – the show was over. Sultan Ibragimov stunned the spectators, who had bare...