Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2015-820

• Record #: R2015-820
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 10/14/2015
• Final action: 10/14/2015
• Title: Congratulations extended to Luis Mateo on contributions to boxing in Chicago
• Sponsors: Reboyras, Ariel

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/14/2015		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
10/14/2015	10163	City Council	Adopted	Pass

City Council October 14, 2015

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Luis Mateo (Louie KO Mateo) was born July 23, 1961 in Aurora IL, and started boxing at the age of nine; and,

WHEREAS, Luis Mateo won the Championship of C.Y.O. open division in 1975, the Lightweight City title for the Chicago Park District in 1977, the Golden Glove; and,

WHEREAS, As an amateur boxer he won the Welter weight and Super Middleweight divisions for the Illinois State Professional titles; and,

WHEREAS, Luis Mateo fought for two and a half years for the Chicago's Boston Ballroom before his amateur career ended and moved to Puerto Rico; and,

WHEREAS, During 1986 Luis started his professional boxing career were he fought Pipino Cuevas the greatest Middleweight boxer ofthe world, at the UIC Pavilion; and,

WHEREAS, Luis Mateo has been a volunteer at the Oakley Boxing Gym, and has worked for the Chicago Transit Authority as a painter; and,

WEHERAS, Luis Mateo enjoys his leisure time singing with his band called the Bachata Group; and,

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this 14^th day of October, 2015 A.D., do hereby recognize Luis Mateo as a stupendous boxer in the history of Chicago ; and,

Ariel E. Re6oyras Alderman, 30^th Ward

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy ofthis resolution be prepared and presented to Luis Mateo.