the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Yesterday was long time Ridgewood resident Joe Antonacci birthday , Antonacci was born August 9, 1960, he is a well known boxing ring announcer and emcee famous for his televised boxing ring appearances in a tuxedo on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, NBC Sports Network, HBO, Showtime, and GoFightLive.TV.
Nicknamed ‘Generous Joe’, because he donates all of his ring earnings to assist injured and retired amateur and professional boxers in need, to overcome their disabilities incurred as a result of bouts in the ring, and to amateur boxing organizations. Antonacci also serves as a ring announcer for mixed martial arts fights.
The Ridgewood resident is part of the show. Impeccably dressed in his tux ,Antonacci, 56, has become one of boxing’s most recognizable and respected ring announcers, a true professional whose contributions to boxing were acknowledged in November of 2012 he was inducted into New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.
Happy Birthday Joe. Looking good but then, you are a young guy…
He’s a tireless self-promoter !