Legends MIKE TYSON, SUGAR RAY
LEONARD and OSCAR DE LA HOYA head up the list to be feted at the Monte Carlo
Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The star-studded inaugural class of the
Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame will be officially inducted in a gala dinner on
Saturday, August 10, at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino.
Tickets for the event, ranging
from $50 to $250, will go on sale on This Monday! June 10, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m.
PT at the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame website at http://nvbhof.com.
The 19 inductees represent
some of the best in the sport’s glorious history in Nevada and includes 12 who
are already in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
The Hall’s board of directors
selected the 19 enshrinees in eight categories: Nevada resident boxers;
Non-Nevada resident boxers; Officials; Trainers; Promoters; Media; Executives;
and Special Contributors.
“A true Nevada Boxing Hall of
Fame has been long overdue, considering this state’s rich tradition in the
sport,” NVBHOF founder and CEO Rich Marotta said. “The NVBHOF is ready to honor
the significant contributors to boxing in Nevada. Our board of directors has
been pointing to this night and is planning a gala, Las Vegas-worthy event. The
Nevada boxing community comes together August 10.”
Some of boxing’s greatest
champions and most well known names are among those who will be honored at the
Monte Carlo.
Former undisputed heavyweight
champion “Iron” Mike Tyson, former three-division world champion Mike “The Body
Snatcher” McCallum and two-division world champion Diego “Chico” Corrales were
chosen in the Nevada resident category.
The non-Nevada resident
category is comprised of nothing but members of the International Boxing Hall
of Fame: Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes; 1976 Olympic gold medalist
and multiple division world champion Sugar Ray Leonard; Julio César Chávez,
México’s greatest boxer; and Oscar De La Hoya, boxing’s biggest pay-per-view
star and a world title-holder in six weight classes.
The legendary Eddie Futch and
Freddie Roach were chosen in the Trainers category. In the Officials category,
open to both referees and judges, voters selected Mills Lane and Joe “Fair But
Firm” Cortez.
Long-time Showtime and ESPN
broadcaster Al Bernstein and former Las Vegas Review-Journal boxing writer
Royce Feour are the inductees in Media.
Bob Arum of Top Rank and Don
King of Don King Productions, arguably the two greatest promoters in the
sport’s history, are going in together in the Promoters’ division.
Two long-time contributors to
the Nevada Athletic Commission, former executive director Marc Ratner and
ex-commissioner Dr. James Nave, were the picks in the Executives division.
And in the Special
Contributors class, chosen were MGM Grand owner Kirk Kerkorian and Las Vegas
power broker Sig Rogich.
In addition to inducting its
first class, the NVBHOF will announce selections for male and female
professional Fighter of the Year from Nevada; its Nevada Fight of the Year; as
well as its Nevada Prospect and Amateur of the Year.
Gold Circle Ringside VIP
tickets are $250 apiece or $2,500 for a table of 10. The ticket includes
dinner, preferred seating and other amenities to be announced shortly. Ringside
tickets are $150 per ticket or $1,500 for a table of 10. It includes dinner and
a seat for the gala. A limited number of $50 General Admission tickets that do
not include dinner but will allow access to the gala, will also be available.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
is a 501 © (3) non-profit charity organization committed to helping boxing-related
causes. In keeping with its mission, the NVBHOF will award its donations to
several groups, organizations, clubs and schools working hard to promote the
positive aspects of boxing. (Source)
