Yessica Chavez, Anne Sophie Mathis, and Mary Jo Sanders joined on the women’s side
As is tradition in early December, the International Boxing Hall of Fame has revealed its latest suite of inductees.
This year’s additions:
- Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, the only boxer to ever enjoy title reigns in four decades.
- Two-division champion Vinny Paz, author of one of boxing’s most remarkable comebacks from injury and subject of the 2016 film Bleed for This.
- Two-division champion and middleweight standout of the 1980s Michael Nunn.
- Two-division champion Yessica Chavez.
- Two-division champion and all-time great female puncher Anne Sophie Mathis.
- Two-division champion Mary Jo Sanders.
- Cathy Davis, the first woman to grace the cover of The Ring and receive a boxing license from the New York State Athletic Commission.
- Iconic referee Kenny Bayless.
- Long-serving cutman Al Gavin.
- Prolific British referee Harry Gibbs.
- Longtime journalist, former NYSAC chairman, and current Sirius XM radio host Randy Gordon.
- Former president of HBO Sports Ross Greenburg.
- Colombian icon Rodrigo Valdez.
- Bare-knuckle destroyer Owen Swift.
Of the modern fighters, Pacquiao and Chavez were on their first ballot.
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