BOXERS LARRY HOLMES AND
EDDIE PERKINS
ELECTED TO INT'L BOXING HALL OF FAME
Promoters Mogens Palle
and Frank Warren
and journalists Dave Anderson and Joe Koizumi also enter Hall of Fame
CANASTOTA, NY - DECEMBER
11, 2007 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced
today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Living inductees
include heavyweight champion Larry
Holmes (USA), junior welterweight champion Eddie
Perkins (USA), promoter
Mogens Palle (Denmark), promoter
Frank Warren (UK), Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Dave
Anderson (USA) and journalist Joe
Koizumi (Japan).
“We're extremely excited
about the Class of 2008 and very much looking forward to honoring the
nineteenth class of inductees,” said Executive Director Edward Brophy.
“All living inductees are anticipated to attend and participate in 2008
Hall of Fame Weekend festivities.”
The 19th Annual Hall of Fame
Weekend is scheduled for June 5-8th in Canastota, NY. Over 20 events,
including a golf tournament, banquet, parade and autograph card show, are
planned. A celebrity lineup of over 50 boxing greats of yesterday and
today will attend this year's Induction Weekend. The highlight of the
weekend will be the Official Enshrinement Ceremony on the Hall of Fame
Museum Grounds in Canastota, New York on Sunday, June 8th to welcome the
newest members.
The Hall of Fame also released
names of posthumous honorees: Middleweight Holman
Williams in the Modern Category; light heavyweight Len
Harvey, middleweight Frank
Klaus, and welterweight Harry
Lewis in the Old-Timer Category; trainer Bill
Gore in the Non-Participant Category; and Dan
Donnelly in the Pioneer Category. Inductees were voted in by members
of the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing
historians.
The Boxing Hall of
Fame weekend is scheduled for June 5-8, 2008. Click
here for a listing of planned events. If you are planning on
attending this exciting weekend, make sure you order your tickets early. Click
here for more information on ordering tickets for Hall of Fame weekend
events.
For more information
on the the 2008 International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend, please visit
the the Hall of Fame
website or call (315) 697-7095.
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