Monday, November 17, 2014

International Boxing Hall of Fame Sets Date to Announce Newest Class of Inductees

Exciting news coming out of Canastota!
 
Canastota, NY - November 17, 2014 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced a news conference will be held at the Hall of Fame Events Pavilion on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. to announce the newest Hall of Fame Inductees.  
 
Inductees will be named in four categories: Modern, Old-Timer, Non-Participant and Observer. Members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and an international panel of boxing historians cast votes. Voters from Japan, England, Canada, Australia, Germany, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States are among those who participate in the election process.
 
“The Hall of Fame’s annual announcement is an exciting moment for the boxing community. All eyes turn to Canastota to see who will be among the new class of inductees," said Executive Director Edward Brophy. "All inductees receive a permanent place on the Hall of Fame Wall and living honorees will be presented with a gold Hall of Fame Ring at the Official Induction Ceremony.”
 
The 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend will be held June 11-14 in Canastota, NY. Many events, including a banquet, parade, golf tournament and the Official Induction Ceremony on the Hall of Fame Museum Grounds, are scheduled. A celebrity lineup of over 40 boxing greats of yesterday and todayis anticipated.
 
For more information on the 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, or the news conference announcing the newest inductees, please call the Hall of Fame at (315) 697-7095, visit online at www.ibhof.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/InternationalBoxingHallofFame
 and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BoxingHall.
 
MW

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