NEW YORK (March 11, 2013) — Tickets are on sale for the 88th annual Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) awards dinner on Thursday night, April 11 at Capitale in New York City.
Tickets are priced at $200.00 per person, $150.00 for BWAA members. Tables of 10 are available to purchase for $2,000.00. A limited number of special VIP tickets are also available for $400.00 per person and $4,000.00 for a table of 10. VIP tickets include premium seat at dinner, photo opportunity with honorees, and a special VIP gift. Credit card (Mastercard, Visa and American Express), PayPal, check and money order payments must be received no later than March 31, 2013. Checks should be payable to the BWAA and mailed to Boxing Writers Association of America, PO Box 153, Rockaway Park, NY 11694.
‘The response to the upcoming banquet has been great,” BWAA President Jack Hirsch said. “By now people understand that the BWAA dinner serves as the Academy Awards of our sport. We have an exceptional list of honorees, but our list of presenters is awesome as well. That will be made public before the dinner. Everyone attending the dinner receives a gift bag which has a total value close to the price of the dinner ticket. From a social perspective, the annual BWAA dinner is by far our sports best social evening of the year. We always sell out in New York. I strongly advise anyone planning to attend to buy their tickets early.”
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2012 BWAA Award Winners
Nonito Donaire The Sugar Ray Robinson Award Fighter of the Year
Robert Garcia The Eddie Futch Award Trainer of the Year
Juan Manuel Marguez – Manny Pacquiao IV The Ali-Frazier Award Fight of the Year
Al Haymon The Cus D’Amato Award Manager of the Year
Kathy Duva & Bruce Trampler The Barney Nagler Award Long & Meritorious Service
Steve Farhood The Marvin Kohn Award Good Guy
Danny Jacobs The Bill Crawford Award Courage Overcoming Adversity
Peter Finney The A.J. Liebling Award Outstanding Boxing Writer
Dave Kindred The Nat Fleischer Award Excellence In Boxing Journalism
Max Kellerman The Sam Taub Award Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
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Bernie Award Winners for boxing writing will also be announced and presented. A silent auction will be held. Individuals and companies may send items to be auctioned to Andriolo Communications, 1215 76th St., Brooklyn, NY 11228. Those donating items for the Silent Auction will be listed in the event journal and may display their business cards or promotional material on the Silent Auction table.
Cocktails are available at 6:00 p.m. ET, followed at 7:30 p.m. ET by dinner and the awards ceremony.
Event journal advertisements are available, ranging from $400.00 for a ¼ page (B&W) to $3,000.00 for the outside back cover (color). The deadline is March 25, 2013. Contact Ricardo Salazar for ad details and specifics at 973.207.5236 or 973.481.0253 / [email protected].
For further information to online to www.bwaa.org, call or email Gina Andriolo, Event Coordinator at 917.312.6418/[email protected] or Jack Hirsch, BWAA President, at 516.790.7592/[email protected].
