Salisbury’s Chernoff to Work Corner of WBA Fight

June 23, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Local Sports, National Sports

BROOKLYN, NY – Hal Chernoff has seen WBA welterweight Shawn Porter work his way from amateur fighter to world champion.

Chernoff, the head coach at Salisbury’s Main Street Gym, will have a great vantage point for Porter’s Saturday night bout with undefeated Keith Thurman. In a conversation this week, Chernoff informed WBOC that he will be the “cutman” in Porter’s corner.

When Chernoff was training Fernando Guerrero, there were many interactions with Porter during the early part of both of their careers. Guerroro defeated Porter in the 2007 Golden Gloves and U.S. Championship. A relationship was formed with Porter during that period in his development. It was because of Chernoff that Porter made his pro debut at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, an October 2008 TKO of Norman Johnson.

Porter’s fight at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on Saturday June 25 can been seen on WBOC. Coverage begins at 9 p.m.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.