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Hearns, Roach, Johnson elected into Boxing Hall of Fame

December 7, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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Five division former world champ, Thomas “The Hit Man” Hearns leads the Hall of Fame class of 2012, which also includes former flyweight world champion, Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, and trainer, Freddie Roach.

The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) will also induct announcer, Michael Buffer, broadcaster, Al Bernstein, and journalist, Michael Katz.

Also included in the class of 2012– welterweight and middleweight contender Cocoa Kid in the “Modern” boxer category, Newsboy Brown, Leo Houck and Jake Kilrain in the “Old-Timer” boxer category, James Wharton in “Pioneer,” and promoters Hugh D. McIntosh and Rip Valenti in the “Non-Participant” category.

The official induction to the hall of fame will take place at the IBHOF’s annual weekend, scheduled for June 7-10 in Canastota, N.Y.


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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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