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WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO, FLOYD MAYWEATHER, ANDRE WARD,
LAILA ALI, ANN WOLFE, MARIAN TRIMIAR & DR. MARGARET GOODMAN
ELECTED TO INT’L BOXING HALL OF FAME

Posthumous inductees to also enter Hall include Davey Moore, Freddie Brown,
Jackie McCoy, George Kimball, Jay Larkin & Jackie Tonawanda

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 KlitschkoFloyd 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.




































  “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 HopkinsJuan Manuel MarquezShane MosleyChristy MartinLucia RijkerBarbara ButtrickFrank ErnePaddy RyanLou DiBellaKathy DuvaDan GoossenBernard 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 10-13th 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 please call (315) 697-7095, like the Hall on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram.

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In 2017, Turning Stone Resort Casino and the International Boxing Hall of Fame announced a five-year multifaceted partnership to spotlight the entire region, garnering national attention and boosting tourism in Central New York. The program includes a series of nationally-televised boxing events at Turning Stone, culminating every year in June with an elaborate and bigger-than-ever International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend with several exciting events in Madison County and Oneida County throughout the four-day celebration.