Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame (abbreviated NVBHOF) is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in June 2012 by American sports broadcaster Rich Marotta.[1] The company honors boxers and those in the industry who have significantly contributed to the state of Nevada
, and donates proceeds toward Nevada-based/boxing-related charities and causes.
In December 2012, an inaugural class of 19 inductees was announced at a press conference in
Don King.[2]
The organization hosted its first annual induction ceremony in August 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]
In 2016,
Inductees
- 2013: Don King[7]
- 2015: Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Marvin Hagler, Félix Trinidad, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roger Mayweather, and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad[8]
- 2016: Christy Martin
- 2018: Jerry Roth[9]
- 2020: Jose Sulaiman, Lorenzo Fertitta, Sammy Macias, and Carlos Padilla Jr.
References
- ^ Nevada gets own hall of fame ESPN.com
- ^ Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard among first inductees in Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas Sun
- ^ Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Events NVBHOF.com
- ^ "Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame to induct 11, including 1st woman". thenewstribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.
- ^ "First female voted into Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame". Boxingjunkie.
- ^ Christy Martin finally stands alone as boxing Hall of Famer - Orlando Sentinel
- ^ "Class of 2013".
- ^ Katsilometes, John (2015-08-07). "Mike Tyson to 'dig deep' in presenting Muhammad Ali at Hall of Fame gala". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ "Longtime boxing judge, Hall of Fame inductee Roth dies at 81". 26 December 2022.