East Northport and Northport Residents Put On Gloves for Record Breaking Fight for Charity Event

December 9, 2015 - Long Island Fight for Charity, one of Long Island’s most anticipated charity events, hosted its 12th Main Event on November 23 at the Hilton Long Island in Melville. Months of training came to an end when 26 business professionals turned volunteer boxers put their gloves on and stepped into the ring.

In the fourth bout of the Main Event, Ernest “The Gentleman” Fair of East Northport, a mobile specialist with Huntington-based Super Dent, entered the ring to face his opponent, Vincent “Stringbean” Accardi of Lake Grove.

Dr. Ron “The Mazzacutioner” Mazza of Northport, a Chiropractor at Synergy Multicare Professionals in Westbury, entered the ring in the fifth bout of the evening to face his opponent Sinai “The Mountain” Megibow of Commack.

Paul “The Better Chip” Bartoszewski of East Northport, a Senior Operations Analyst at Sugar Foods Corporation in New York, entered the ring to face, Brendan “The Showstopper” Sweeney of East Islip.

All of the boxers landed solid punches on each other in the three one-minute rounds, impressing all the judges.

“Although I joined this event late, I was welcomed with open arms. I had no trouble jumping right into the training and preparation that needed to be done. I have made great new friends and I found a gym close by where I can continue to box,” said Fair.

“Stepping into the ring was one of the greatest experiences in my life. It feels amazing to get in the best shape ever in my life and to help Long Islander’s in need,” said Mazza.

“The long hours in the gym and the fund raising efforts by all the volunteer boxers has been truly inspiring to me. We all work together to give back to the Long Island community that has given us so much,” said Bartoszewski.

Over 1,200 attendees packed the ballroom at the Long Island Hilton and were treated to food and beverage donated by over 35 local restaurants and wine and spirits companies. Over several months the boxers raised hundreds of thousands of dollars accomplishing their goals by hosting individual and team fund raisers across Long Island. All of boxers trained for months at least twice a week to start, ramping up to almost every day in the final weeks leading up to the Main Event. In the process of training for their bouts, the boxers improved their physical stamina and, in total, lost hundreds of pounds. There is no other charity event like this anywhere else in the country where local business professionals raise money for charity and step into the boxing ring in front of a large crowd of friends and supporters.

Proceeds from LI Fight for Charity will be donated to The Long Island Community Chest, The Genesis School and the National Foundation for Human Potential. When the final tally is complete the Long Island Fight for Charity will be over its $1 million goal.

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Local businesses and professional firms sponsoring this year’s 12th Main Event include: Barnes Iaccarino & Shepherd LLP; Alure Home Improvements; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Fat Guy Media; Farrell Fritz; Saxena White P.A.; Local 1298; AmWins Brokerage of NJ; Crystal & Company; RedTree Radiology; Local 60; Local342, UMD, ILA; Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt LLP; Excavators Union Local 731; St. Hugh-St. Elizabeth Baseball League, Inc.; Local 223; Jonis Realty; UPS Foundation Inc.; Francesco’s Bakery and L. Graziose Plumbing & Heating.

For more information about this event and to volunteer as a boxer for the 13th Long Island Fight for Charity taking place on November 20, 2016 visit www.lifightforcharity.org
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Photo Captions:
From left to right: Ernest “The Gentleman” Fair of Northport faces Vincent “Stringbean” Accardi.

From right to left: Dr. Ron “The Mazzacutioner” Mazza of Northport facing Sinai “The Mountain” Megibow.

From right to left: Paul “The Better Chip” Bartoszewski of East Northport vs. Brendan “The Showstopper” Sweeney.