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Ungerman made his name as boxing promoter and manager, becoming in 1973 the first person ever elected to the
Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame. Ungerman instituted boxing on Canadian closed-circuit television in the early 1960s and was responsible for establishing Canada’s Friday Night at the Fights on
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Ungerman has been a long-time supporter of numerous organizations throughout
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commercial TV. In addition to the world of boxing, Ungerman served on the 1972 organizing committee that developed the inaugural hockey series between Team Canada and the Soviet
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