irv Ungerman boxing promoter
September 4, 2025
Chicken King and Boxing promoter Irv Ungerman
On my walk through Mount Sinai Memorial Park — just before the “thundersnow” we somehow survived — I visited the grave of one of Toronto’s great sports promoters and businessmen: Irv Ungerman, known to many as the city’s “Chicken King.” After several failed attempts by his parents to make a living in Toronto’s Kensington Market, […]