BOXERS DONALD CURRY, JULIAN JACKSON,
BUDDY MCGIRT & TONY DEMARCO
ELECTED TO INT’L BOXING HALL OF FAME
Don Elbaum, Guy Jutras, Lee Samuels & Teddy Atlas
among living inductees to also enter Hall of Fame
CANASTOTA,
NY - DECEMBER 5, 2018 - The International Boxing Hall of Fame and
Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2019. Inductees
include two-division champions Donald “Lone Star Cobra” Curry, Julian
“The Hawk” Jackson and James “Buddy” McGirt in the Modern category and
welterweight champion Tony DeMarco in the Old Timer Category.
Non-participants and observers to be inducted include matchmaker /
promoter Don Elbaum, referee / judge Guy Jutras, publicist Lee Samuels
and broadcaster Teddy Atlas.
“We’re extremely excited about
the Class of 2019 and are very much looking forward to honoring the
newest class of inductees,” said Executive Director Edward Brophy.
The
2019 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend will be held June 6-9th 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.
The Hall of Fame also
released the name of one posthumous honoree: journalist Mario Rivera
Martino in the Observer Category. Inductees were voted in by members of
the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing
historians. Biographies on the Class of 2019
can be found on www.ibhof.com
Forr
more information on the events planned for the 2019 International
Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend, please call the Hall of Fame at (315)
697-7095, visit online at
www.ibhof.com, like the Hall on Facebook, and follow on Twitter
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