(NOV 11)
LAS VEGAS, NV -- The International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame [IWBHF.COM],
proudly announces our 7th IWBHF Induction Ceremony.
Following our first six years since the IWBHF was founded in
2014, we are proud and excited to announce our seventh class of
IWBHF Inductees for 2020! We will be hosting our induction
ceremony/dinner event to honor our 2020 IWBHF Inductees on
August 29th, 2020, at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
This year (2019) the IWBHF hosted its 6th annual induction
ceremony in Brisbane, California. Sue Fox, founder and president
of the IWBHF and WBAN, noted, "this year’s celebration in
Brisbane, California turned out better and more successful than
I ever even imagined."
Following the event, the IWBHF received a positive reaction and
congratulatory messages via private messages, social media
postings and comments from the international boxing community,
praising the concept of a women's boxing hall of fame that not
only celebrates females in the sport, but males who have
contributed significantly to the sport.
Our 2020 IWBHF Inductees are the
following: (Boxer Category) Kelsey Jeffries, 41-11-1
(4KO), 1999-2014, Gilroy, California; Melinda Cooper,
23-2-0 (11KO), 2002-2014, Las Vegas, Nevada; Mary Ortega,
32-6-2 (9KO), 1997-2014, Kansas City, Missouri; Sharon Anyos,
14-3-0, 1998-2007 (4KO), Australia; Michele Aboro, 21-0-0 (12
KO), 1995-2001, China; Isra Girgrah Wynn, 28-3-2 (11KO),
Maryland; Lisa Brown, 20-6-3 (6KO), Ontario, Canada;
Jaime Clampitt, 22-5-1 (7KO), 2000-2013, Warwick, Rhode
Island; Valerie Mahfood, 19-14-4 (9KO), 1997-2008,
Beaumont, Texas; and high-profile prominent pioneer boxer,
Graciela Casillas who fought professional in the late
1970s and 1980s, winning a world title belt, and undefeated as a
boxer.
In the non-boxer category, we have the following; Mary Ann
Owen, covering women's boxing for 22 plus years as a
photographer and writer; Shelley Williams, a major force
outside the ring, inducted into the National Boxing Hall of Fame
in 2016 and more.
Sue Fox, founder and president of the IWBHF and WBAN, noted,
"last years 2019 celebration in Brisbane, California turned out
better and more successful than I ever even imagined."
We are honored that for a third year we have Jake Gutierrez
of Las Vegas, Nevada, as our Master of Ceremony (MC). Jake has
done an amazing job covering and interviewing inductees and
guests at our IWBHF ceremonies. He has also appeared on HBO,
Showtime, ESPN, BBC, TSN, Telemundo, Univision, and various Pay
Per View and Satellite Networks.
Our events have drawn many people together into one space who
are in some way or form connected to the sport and where
networking and socializing has benefited many of our sponsors
and attendees. And with each induction ceremony we seek to
continue to bring many more people together.
