Benard Hopkins leads Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced its seventh annual class led by boxing legends Bernard Hopkins and Juan Manuel Marquez as part of the non-Nevada resident category.
Hopkins, who was a former middleweight and light heavyweight champion, and Marquez, a legendary Mexican fighter who captured titles in four different weight classes, highlight a 16-member class that will be enshrined during the Aug. 9-10 induction weekend at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas.
Other inductees in the non-Nevada resident category, announced at a news conference hosted by Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame founder Rich Marotta and Hall of Fame broadcaster Colonel Bob Sheridan, are former undisputed junior middleweight world champion Ronald “Winky” Wright; former junior flyweight champion Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez; former lightweight and junior middleweight titlist Vinny Pazienza; and three-time junior middleweight titleholder Terry Norris. Also inducted posthumously is Bobby Chacon, a former featherweight and junior lightweight champion.
Congrats to 2019 Inductee Class @nvbhof Boxers:
Non-Nevada Resident Boxers:
Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez, Chiquita Gonzalez, Winky Wright, Terry Norris, Vinny Paz, Bobby ChaconNevada Resident Boxers:
Joel Casamayor, Hasim Rahman, Wayne McCullough,
Leroy Haley— Rich Marotta (@boxingrich) March 19, 2019
Among the fighters inducted in the Nevada resident category are former lightweight and junior lightweight titlist Joel Casamayor, who was also a 1992 Olympic gold medalist for Cuba; former bantamweight belt holder Wayne McCullough, who is a native from Ireland but has lived in Las Vegas for many years (also a 1992 Olympic silver medalist, losing to Casamayor in the final); and former heavyweight world champ Hasim Rahman. Leroy “Irish” Haley, a former junior welterweight titlist, is being inducted as well posthumously.
Five inductees that are in the non-boxer category being inducted are Floyd Mayweather Sr., who became a trainer after his fighting days; longtime boxing judge Duane Ford; Dr. Edwin “Flip” Homansky, a former ringside doctor for over two decades; attorney and manager Marc Risman, who once was the lawyer for Joe Louis; and posthumously promoter Dan Goossen, who promoted fighters such as Andre Ward, James Toney, Michael Nunn, Terry Norris, Mike Tyson and brothers Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas.
In addition to the outstanding class of Boxers announced today, the following Non-Boxers were also announced today as inductees of @nvbhof :
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr
Promoter Dan Goossen
Judge Duane Ford
Dr Flip Homansky
Attorney Marc Risman— Rich Marotta (@boxingrich) March 19, 2019
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