{"id":343,"date":"2007-07-08T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-08T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/?p=343"},"modified":"2007-07-08T09:09:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-08T13:09:00","slug":"frank-stallone-goodwill-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/2007\/07\/08\/frank-stallone-goodwill-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Stallone: Goodwill Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stallonezone.com\/imgs\/news\/2007\/July\/070807frank_stallone.jpg?w=640\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Frank Stallone<\/span> is a huge fan of boxing.  More than just a former <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">amateur boxer<\/span>, with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">23 fights<\/span> to his credit, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Frank Stallone<\/span> is also a <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">boxing historian<\/span> and c<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">ollector of boxing memorabilia<\/span>.  <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Frank<\/span> even served as the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">original casting director<\/span> for <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8220;The Contender&#8221;<\/span> series.  Now he&#8217;s about to go even deeper into the sport as the<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Goodwill Ambassador<\/span> for the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">First State Fighter Series<\/span>, which starts <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Friday, July 13th<\/span> at the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Police Athletic League<\/span> in<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Hockessin, Delaware<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Frank<\/span> is waiting for the sport of boxing to make a comeback.  &#8220;Boxing used to be in the headlines. Now, you don&#8217;t see it&#8230; I watch all the fights, but I&#8217;m waiting for something to happen. The heavyweight division can&#8217;t get any worse. You have guys talking in the third person, with earrings, talking smack and calling people names. Talking big-mouth stuff.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:arial;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Frank<\/span> hopes that events like the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">First State Fighter Series<\/span> will help bring boxing back into a positive spotlight and attract more kids to take up the sport.  For the full article, click <\/span><a style=\"font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070707\/SPORTS\/707070372\">HERE<\/a><span style=\"font-family:arial;\">. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8211; Craig<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Stallone is a huge fan of boxing. More than just a former amateur boxer, with 23 fights to his credit, Frank Stallone is also a boxing historian and collector of boxing memorabilia. Frank even served as the original casting director for &#8220;The Contender&#8221; series. 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