GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — On Jan. 27, 1981, Grand Rapids Mayor Abe Drasin honored Dino Newville for becoming the World Champion Welterweight Kickboxer just weeks after he won the title match in Toyko. Drasin proclaimed the day would be Dino Newville Day.
Nearly four decades later, current Mayor Rosalynn Bliss also issued a proclamation to honor and celebrate Newville's life and career.
Newvville has been a four time World Kickboxing Champion, and he has invested into the youth and local community in West Michigan with Blues Gym.
Bliss made the proclamation on Monday, Jan. 14.
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