Olivares Returns for Boxing Festivities
Boxing Hall of Fame news (Canastota, NY – May 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced legendary bantamweight and featherweight champion Ruben “El Puas” Olivares will be among returning…
Actress Rosie Perez Named Grand Marshal for Parade of Champions
International Boxing Hall of Fame news (Canastota, NY – April 16, 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today Academy Award nominated actress and Emmy nominated choreographer Rosie Perez…
DeMarco, Palamino to Attend Boxing Festivities
Boxing Hall of Fame News (Canastota, NY – April 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced 1950s welterweight champion Tony DeMarco and Hall of Fame welterweight champion Carlos Palomino…
1950s TV Star to Attend BHOF Weekend
(Canastota, NY – April 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced welterweight contender and 1950s television star Gasper Ortega will return to Canastota for festivities planned for the 24th…
Boxing Hall of Fame Seeks Volunteers
(Canastota, NY – April 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame is busy planning the 24th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, scheduled for June 6 to 9, and is…
‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler Returns to Canastota
(Canastota, NY – March 2013) Former undisputed middleweight champion and 1993 Hall of Fame Inductee Marvelous Marvin Hagler will attend festivities planned for the 24th Annual Hall of Fame Induction…
McCullough to Make First Visit to Canastota
(Canastota, NY – March 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced former bantamweight champion Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough will make his first visit to Canastota for festivities planned for…
‘The Dutch Destroyer’ Plans BHOF Visit
Boxer/Actress Appeared In Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby (Canastota, NY – March 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced female boxing star Lucia Rijker will be in Canastota for…
Mexico’s Cuevas Plans to attend Boxing Hall of Fame Induction
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced welterweight champion and Hall of Famer Pipino Cuevas will make the trip from his home in Mexico to…
‘The Knockout’ Mia St. John to Attend BHOF Weekend
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced “The Knockout” Mia St. John will make her first trip to Canastota for the 24th Annual Hall of…
Cooney to Participate in BHOF Golf Tourney
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced popular 1980s heavyweight Gerry Cooney will be among the many boxing stars participating in the Golf Tournament of…
Hundreds Bid Farewell to Basilio
Carmen Basilio, right, and Dickie DiVeronica are pictured together during the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s Induction Weekend in June 2007. (Photo by Margo Frink) (Canastota, NY – Feb. 2013)…