David Diamante

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David A. Diamante

Diamante in 2021
Born November 8, 1971 (1971-11-08) (age 52)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation Ring announcer[1]
Known for The fight starts now!
Website
daviddiamante.com

David Diamante (born November 8, 1971) is an American ring announcer. David Diamante is a Hall of Fame ring announcer, sports announcer, TV host, podcaster, actor and adventure traveler.

David is an inductee to the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame, a recipient of the BWAA Marvin Kohn Good Guy Award and was recognized as "The Voice of Worldwide Boxing" by the Ring 8 Veterans Boxing Association.

David has announced professional boxing internationally for over twenty years. He is the official announcer for Matchroom Boxing. David has announced for HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Sky Sports, DAZN, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports, World Boxing Super Series, Spike TV, YES Network, SNY, and MSG. In addition, David has announced in Spanish on Televisa, TyC and Azteca America.

David plays himself in the major motion picture Creed 3, Southpaw, the new Hulu series La Máquina and has appeared in the films: Sunnyside, Irish Ropes, Counterpunch, Back in the Day, Born Into This, Senior Moment, Night of Henna, Out of the Ring, Ringside, Catch the Fair One, Gotti: Godfather and Son, Ring of Faith, Hardy and the recently released documentary on BBC One Stable: The Boxing Game.

David hosts the podcast Matchroom Radio with David Diamante. David Diamante was an NBA announcer for six years. David served as the official voice of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, New Jersey Nets and Barclays Center. David also announced for the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend and several NCAA games and tournaments.

David hosted the NBC Sports Network's daily national morning television program, The 'Lights. David is the owner and founder of Diamante's Brooklyn Cigar Lounge featuring his own line of premium hand-rolled cigars and Diamante's in Midtown Manhattan located just steps from Madison Square Garden at 410 8th Avenue New York, New York 10001.

David has been featured in: The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Business Insider, MSN, Cigar Aficionado, The New York Post, The NY Daily News, Ring Magazine, The Irish Times, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The New Zealand Herald, Smoke Magazine, Hoops Magazine, BBC Radio, Boxing Monthly, and many other publications.

Career

Boxing

Diamante began announcing boxing matches in New York City for USA Metro Boxing and the New York Golden Gloves.[2][3] His first fight was in the basement of the Church Street Boxing Gym in Lower Manhattan.[4]

Diamante volunteered for several years in the New York boxing community announcing fights for USA Boxing Metro and the New York Golden Gloves.[3]

He has since gone on to announce a variety of events on HBO, Showtime, ESPN, DAZN, Fox Sports, NBC, CBS, and Sky Sports.[5][6][7]

In 2018, Diamante signed an exclusive deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing with broadcasts appearing on DAZN and Sky Sports.[8][9] In the summer of 2020 and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Diamante served as the official announcer for Matchroom's Fight Camp series, which took place in the back garden of Matchroom Boxing's UK headquarters and the childhood home of Eddie Hearn.[10][11]

MMA

Diamante has announced various MMA and Muay Thai events, including the first legally sanctioned MMA show in New York City in May 2013.[12]

Basketball

In 2012, Diamante was selected by Jay-Z and Nets management to become the official voice of the re-named NBA franchise, the Brooklyn Nets.[13][14] He announced the final season for the Nets in New Jersey in 2011-2012 before following the team on their move to Brooklyn.[15][16]

Announcing style

Diamante has chosen to repeat the fighter's surnames in the tradition of former ring announcers such as M. Mark Beiro and Setrha Ejdaharian. The practice of repeating fighter surnames began before the advent of advanced sound systems and was done so that fans on different sides of the arena could hear the athletes names.[17][4]

Other activities

Diamante is also the owner of a cigar lounge in Brooklyn, New York.[18]

Honors

Diamante has been recognized as the 2015 Ring Announcer of the Year by Ring 8, The Veteran's Boxing Association of New York.[19]

Filmography and TV records

Films

Year Title Role
2005 Night of Henna Bartender in Club
2007 The Irish Ropes Himself
2014 Hardy Himself
2015 Southpaw Ring Announcer
2016 Back In The Day Himself/Ring Announcer
2019 Ringside Madison Square Garden Announcer (Voice)
2023 Creed III Himself/Ring Announcer

Television

Year Title Role
2008-2013 ESPN Friday Night Fights Himself/Ring Announcer
2011 HBO Boxing Himself/Ring Announcer
2011-2012 HBO Boxing After Dark Himself/Ring Announcer
2014 Park Bench with Steve Buscemi Himself
2018 Gotti: Godfather and Son Himself

Mini-series documentary

Year Title
2018 The Voice
2018 Black Ink Crew
2018 The 'Lights

References

  1. ↑ Willis, George (18 October 2019). "Boxing world 'broken' after Patrick Day's tragic death". New York Post. https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/boxing-world-broken-after-patrick-days-tragic-death/. 
  2. ↑ Robert Mladinich,"Ring Announcer David Diamante: Vive le difference". tss.ib.tv. February 15, 2007. https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/articles-of-2007/4962-ring-announcer-david-diamante-vive-le-difference. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Quotes and Pictures". boxing247.com. https://www.boxing247.com/press-boxing/new-york-state-boxing-hall-of-fame-induction-dinner-quotes-and-pictures/40598/amp. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Peck, Joshua (2019-12-07). "David Diamante: Why does boxing announcer REPEAT surnames? Reason revealed" (in en). https://www.express.co.uk/sport/boxing/1116783/David-Diamante-boxing-ring-announcer-repeat-surnames-reason. 
  5. ↑ Kohan, Rafi (2 February 2012). "David Diamante Interview on Cigars and the Nets" (in en-us). https://www.gq.com/story/david-diamante-interview-cigar-lounge-brooklyn-new-jersey-nets. 
  6. ↑ David Yi,"HBO World Championship Boxing announcer David Diamante calls floor-grazing dreadlocks 'spiritual'". nydailynews.com. April 14, 2011. https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/hbo-world-championship-boxing-announcer-david-diamante-calls-floor-grazing-dreadlocks-spiritual-article-1.109956. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  7. ↑ Ralph Gardner Jr.,"Lord of the Ring and King of the Court". wsj.com. April 13, 2015. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lord-of-the-ring-and-king-of-the-court-1428972397. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  8. ↑ Danny Flexen,"Andy Ruiz vs Anthony Joshua 2 KEYS TO VICTORY by David Diamante". secondsout.com. September 6, 2019. https://www.secondsout.com/news/news/andy-ruiz-vs-anthony-joshua-2-keys-to-victory-by-david-diamante-video-2959219. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  9. ↑ Bob Trieger,"Record Turnout For New York State Boxing Hall Of Fame Induction Dinner". boxing247.com. April 30, 2019. https://www.boxing247.com/press-boxing/record-turnout-for-new-york-state-boxing-hall-of-fame-induction-dinner/116709. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  10. ↑ "Backyard boxing: How Eddie Hearn is bringing fights home ... literally" (in en). 2020-07-28. https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/29547924/backyard-boxing-how-eddie-hearn-bringing-fights-home-literally. 
  11. ↑ "Ted Cheeseman beats Sam Eggington in Fight Camp barnburner" (in en). https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/cheeseman-beats-eggington-fight-camp/1j4ehr2kertwt1uj9pm93maq7u. 
  12. ↑ Blend, David (18 May 2013). "Termination at Terminal 5". https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/new-york/midtown-west/ringside-at-new-yorks-first-legally-sanctioned-mma-fight. 
  13. ↑ Pilon, Mary (2011-12-19). "Nets Announcer Shows Flair and Hair" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/sports/basketball/david-diamante-new-nets-announcer-shows-flair-and-hair.html. 
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ Bryan Fonseca,"He said, "Brooklyn Ball!!"". netsdaily.com. August 14, 2017. https://www.netsdaily.com/2017/8/14/16141642/he-said-brooklyn-ball. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  16. ↑ Ellington, Blake (2016-01-27). "NBA PA announcers are your team's secret 6th men" (in en). https://www.sbnation.com/2016/1/27/10840704/nba-public-address-announcer-nets-kings-grizzlies. 
  17. ↑ "David Diamante Explains Why He Says Surnames Twice". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS9ZXSgHOU0. 
  18. ↑ Blowing Smoke with Boxing's Big Voice interview in GQ magazine
  19. ↑ "Ring Announcer of the Year". ringtv.com. https://www.ringtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Nov-2014.pdf. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 

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