Riddick Bowe, Ray Mancini, Naseem Hamed, Jim Lampley Elected to International Boxing Hall of Fame
The International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot results were released
on Thursday and among the notable names to be inducted are Riddick
Bowe, Ray Mancini, Naseem Hamed and Jim Lampley.
The names were voted on by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a panel of historians. The ceremony will be held at the hall of fame in Canastota, N.Y., on June 14.
Bowe (43-1, 33 KOs), is best remembered for his trilogy of fights
against Evander Holyfield in 1992, 1993 and 1995. A 1988 Olympic
silver medalist, “Big Daddy” last competed in 2008, defeating Gene
Pukall via unanimous decision.
Mancini (29-5, 23 KOs), was a WBA lightweight champion from 1982-84. “Boom Boom” infamously defeated Deuk-Koo Kim in a 14-round fight in 1982. During the bout, Kim sustained brain injuries that led to his death four days later. As a result, the WBC shortened its title bouts to a 12-round maximum. The WBA followed suit in 1987, as did the IBF in 1988.
Hamed (36-1, 31 KOs), competed professionally from 1992-2002 and is a former WBO, WBC, IBF featherweight champion. He was finally defeated in the second to last fight of his career, a unanimous decision loss to Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old is also known for some of the most entertaining ring entrances in boxing history.
Lampley is the proverbial voice of HBO Boxing, joining the network in 1988 and providing the call for some of the biggest matchups in the sport’s history. He enters the fabled walls as a member of the non-participant category.
The names were voted on by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a panel of historians. The ceremony will be held at the hall of fame in Canastota, N.Y., on June 14.
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Mancini (29-5, 23 KOs), was a WBA lightweight champion from 1982-84. “Boom Boom” infamously defeated Deuk-Koo Kim in a 14-round fight in 1982. During the bout, Kim sustained brain injuries that led to his death four days later. As a result, the WBC shortened its title bouts to a 12-round maximum. The WBA followed suit in 1987, as did the IBF in 1988.
Hamed (36-1, 31 KOs), competed professionally from 1992-2002 and is a former WBO, WBC, IBF featherweight champion. He was finally defeated in the second to last fight of his career, a unanimous decision loss to Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old is also known for some of the most entertaining ring entrances in boxing history.
Lampley is the proverbial voice of HBO Boxing, joining the network in 1988 and providing the call for some of the biggest matchups in the sport’s history. He enters the fabled walls as a member of the non-participant category.
