He also regularly announces for Geneva College (9 seasons), Our Lady of the Scared Heart High School (15 Seasons), and the Pittsburgh Passion Women's pro football team (10 seasons). Matt is the PA voice of the Duquesne Dukes for both football and basketball. He also served as the team's emcee.Ĭurrently, Farago serves as a as a play-by-play and public address announcer for various teams and networks.
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11740.Matt Farago is a multimedia professional base in Pittsburgh, PA with a vast range of experience including holding positions as a sports announcer, content producer, voiceover artist, emcee, radio personality, marketing director, fundraiser, and a PR / communications specialist.įarago spent four seasons as the in-game announcer for the world famous Harlem Globetrotters, announcing over 400 games in 24 countries along with every corner of the US and iconic arenas like Madison Square Garden and Staples Center (Now Arena). Checks can be made payable to Ring 10, and can be mailed to 30 Bowdon Road, Greenlawn, N.Y. We help people get back on the feet.”įor more information about Ring 10 or to purchase tickets for August 18th fundraiser, call Matt Farrago at (631) 948-6028. “You could say I work 40 hours a week and I never made anything close to that and that is your prerogative. “Iran Barkley grossed $5 million Riddick Bowe made $60 million,” Farrago said.
Because of Ring 10 and events like the one on August 18, he has an apartment, food, and electricity.” “Just look at Iran Barkley – a five time world champ that went from making millions to food stamps. “The sole purpose of Ring 10 is to help boxers help themselves, not consider them charity cases” said board vice president Michael Bernard, longtime physical education teacher at Villa Maria Academy in Country Club. Ring 10 is based in the Bronx because much of its board of directors live here, he said. “For these guys, the skills ran out, the money ran out, and the manager ran out,” said Farrago. The foundation provides money and aid directly to the fighters and their families – dishing it out carefully- to pay for housing, medical aid, and other living essentials, said Farrago.
Two champions of the world were found literally living on the streets.”Ī 100 percent of net proceeds will go boxers that fight fans will remember – including Iran Barkley, whose homeless plight was featured in the New York Post in 2010. Many are found in low-income housing or on the street. “When the money is gone, these guys are left with nothing – no education or job. “When the money is coming in fast for a boxer, everyone wants to be your friend,” said Farrago, a retired professional boxer who fought from 1983 to 1991. Tickets are $135 if bought before Friday, August 3, and $160 after. Scheduled to attend Ring Ten’s second annual gala at Marina del Rey on Saturday, August 18 are crew of former fighters and world champions.Īmong them: James “BoneCrusher” Smith, Livingstone Bramble, Donny Lalonde, Chad Dawson, Aaron “Superman” Davis, Iran “The Blade” Barkley, Doug DeWitt, “The Silk” Michael Olajide, trainer Lou Duva, and others. Some have lost large purses made during illustrious careers to unloyal friends and unscrupulous promoters, said Matt Farrago, president of the Ring 10 Veterans Boxing Foundation of New York. Now a group of mostly east Bronx-based fight fans is holding its second annual fundraiser to benefit famous boxers who have hit the ropes. Retired boxers who’ve fallen on hard times get no respect – no retirement plan, no 401k, no health insurance fund.
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