By Rick Reeno
BoxingScene.com received the sad news that Murray Wilson, co-manager to former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, passed away after suffering a heart attack in his New York office. Wilson, who owned two popular restaurants in the midtown Manhattan area, became interested in Foreman after reading about him in a New York Times article in 2004. Wilson was in his 70's. Foreman had just returned to the gym on Monday, marking the first training day since he suffered a TKO loss to Miguel Cotto in June.
“I found him through The New York Times. They had an article that said he could potentially be a Jewish champion. I’m interested in all things Jewish, so I called Bruce Silverglade at Gleason’s Gym. We got together with Yuri, and we made a deal. I don’t have enough good adjectives to describe him. He’s the nicest kid I’ve ever run across. He’s respectful, humble, honest, and he’ll stay that way," Wilsom told Moment Magazine ealier this year.
The staff of BoxingScene send their condolences to Foreman and the entire Wilson family.
