HEAVYWEIGHT STARS NORTON AND CHUVALO
TO ATTEND HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
TO ATTEND HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
Hall of Fame Weekend June 7-10th
CANASTOTA, NY - MAY 2007 - Heavyweight stars Ken Norton and George Chuvalo will return to Canastota to attend festivities planned for the 18th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend scheduled for June 7-10th in Canastota, NY.
“Any fan of heavyweight boxing from the 1970s will surely recall the many exciting fights these two big men provided,” said Hall of Fame Executive Director Edward Brophy. “We're so happy to welcome them back to Canastota.”
A key player in the heavyweight division during the 1970s, Norton was the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion in 1978. He engaged in a classic three-fight series with Hall of Famer Muhammad Ali. Also during his career Norton scored wins over Jerry Quarry and Jimmy Young among others. In 1992 Norton was elected into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Toronto's Chuvalo began boxing in 1956. Within two years he won the vacant Canadian heavyweight title, a championship he would hold for the better part of twenty years. Chuvalo registered wins over Yvon Durelle, Doug Jones, Cleveland Williams, and Jerry Quarry. He engaged in two-world title bouts, first against Ernie Terrell in 1965 (L15) and then a much-hyped bout with Muhammad Ali in Toronto in 1966 (L15). Chuvalo retired in 1978 with a 73-18-2 (64 KOs).
The June 7-10th Hall of Fame Induction Weekend will feature over 20 exciting events including a banquet, parade, boxing autograph card show, cocktail party, and the Official Induction Ceremony honoring the Class of 2007. Living inductees to be honored at the Official Induction Ceremony on Sunday, June 10th are four-division world champions Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran and Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, two-division champion Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, trainer Amilcar Brusa, administrator Jose Sulaiman and artist LeRoy Neiman. Posthumous inductees will also be honored.
Over 50 boxing stars, including “Buster” Douglas, Emile Griffith, Angelo Dundee, Alexis Arguello, Gene Fullmer, Jose Torres, Micky Ward, Iran Barkley, and Canastota's Carmen Basilio are scheduled to participate in weekend festivities.
For more information on the Hall of Fame's 18th Annual Induction Weekend please call (315) 697-7095 .
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