(DEC 15) CANASTOTA, NY -
DECEMBER 15, 2020 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and
Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2021. Living
inductees include champions Wladimir Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather
and Andre Ward in the men’s Modern category; Laila Ali and Ann
Wolfe in the women’s Modern category; Marian Trimiar in the
women’s Trailblazer category and Dr. Margaret Goodman in the
Non-Participant category.
Posthumous inductees are:
featherweight champion “The Springfield Rifle” Davey Moore in
the Old Timer category; Jackie Tonawanda in the women’s
Trailblazer category; cut man Freddie Brown and manager /
trainer Jackie McCoy in the Non-Participant category; journalist
George Kimball and television executive Jay Larkin in the
Observer category. Inductees were voted in by members of the
Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing
historians. Biographies on the Class of 2021 can be found on
www.ibhof.com
“We’re extremely excited about the Class of 2021 and are very
much looking forward to honoring the newest class of inductees
to earn boxing’s highest honor,” said Executive Director Edward
Brophy.
As previously announced, the Class of 2020 – Bernard Hopkins,
Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker,
Barbara Buttrick, Frank Erne, Paddy Ryan, Lou DiBella, Kathy
Duva, Dan Goossen, Bernard Fernandez and Thomas Hauser - will be
honored with the Class of 2021 following the postponement of the
2020 Induction Weekend.
The 2021 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend is scheduled for June
10-13 in Canastota, NY. Many events in “Boxing’s Hometown” of
Canastota throughout the four-day celebration, including a 5K
Race / Fun Run, golf tournament, boxing autograph card show, VIP
Cocktail Reception, Parade of Champions and the Official
Induction Ceremony on the Hall of Fame Museum Grounds, are
scheduled. The Hall of Fame Weekend evening events include
Friday night’s Fight Night at Turning Stone and Saturday’s
Banquet of Champions. Both events will take place at Turning
Stone Resort Casino in nearby Verona, NY.
For more information on events planned for the 2021 Induction
Weekend please call (315) 697-7095, visit online at
www.ibhof.com, on Facebook Twitter and Instagram.
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