An early lineup of the in-person boxing superstars and personalities attending the IBHOF Induction Weekend has been released. Including the 2009 Inductees, which include LENNOX LEWIS, LARRY MERCHANT, BRIAN MITCHELL, and ORLANDO CANIZALES, other names expected to attend include "Irish" Micky Ward, Ken Norton, Bert Randolph Sugar, Leon Spinks, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, Angelo Dundee, Carmen Basilio, Greg Haugen, Michael "Manitos de Piedra" Carbajal, Junior "Poison" Jones, Emile Griffith, "Merciless" Ray Mercer, and Livingstone Bramble.
Anyone who has ever attended an International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend knows that this is merely a PARTIAL list of the dignitaries that will be attending. Each year, the IBHOF draws between thirty to forty current and former boxing champions, contenders, and dignitaries to the tiny village of Canastota, NY for a four-day boxing extravaganza of meet-and-greet opportunities, booksignings, photo and autograph opportunities, ringside lectures, golf outings, barbecues, fist casting ceremonies, the biggest only-boxing memorabilia show, the Night of Rising Stars at the Rusty Rail Party Room, the ever-popular VIP Gala at the Greystone, the Banquet of Champions at the Syracuse OnCenter, and of course, the 2009 Induction Ceremony on Sunday, June 14th.
Tickets for all the great IBHOF events are available at http://www.ibhof.com/. This will be the 20th Anniversary Celebration for the International Boxing Hall of Fame, so you KNOW it will be a packed house. Get your tickets early!
***Bolo Punch has been present for every IBHOF Induction Weekend since 2005, and Chris Guzman, the host of The Bolo Punch Boxing Hour, has been present every year since 1998. This is NOT a weekend to miss.
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