On Saturday, ring official Joe Cusano will be inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. The induction ceremony will take place at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Kirk Lang interviewed Cusano about his career and the honor of being enshrined in his home state's hall of fame. Part two of that interview can be viewed here. Cusano spent more than three decades officiating both amateur and professional bouts, serving as chief of officials for Connecticut USA Boxing. His expertise even extended to the silver screen, where he had the distinct honor of officiating a boxing match in "The Featherweight," a 2024 film celebrating his childhood hero, Willie Pep. Cusano also memorialized his own life in "Uppercuts," a memoir about his experiences in the exhilarating and often brutal world of boxing.  Watch part one of the interview here.