CELEBRITY GUEST LIST – Hall of Fame Induction Weekend 2009

INDUCTEES
1. Lennox Lewis -------- Undisputed Heavyweight Champion

2. Orlando Canizales -------- Bantam Weight Champion

3. Brian Mitchell -------- Jr. Lightweight Champion

4. Bobby Goodman -------- Publicist/Matchmaker/Promoter

5. Akihiko Honda -------- Promoter

6. Hugh McIlvanney -------- Journalist

7. Larry Merchant -------- Broadcaster/Journalist



HALL OF FAME ALUMNI
8. Carmen Basilio -------- Welterweight and Middleweight Champion

9. Carlos Ortiz -------- Jr. Welterweight and Lightweight Champion

10. Emile Griffith -------- Welterweight and Middleweight Champion

11. Ruben Olivares -------- Bantam and Featherweight Champion

12. Marvelous Marvin Hagler -------- Middleweight Champion

13. Aaron Pryor -------- Jr. Welterweight Champion

14. Michael Carbajal -------- Jr. Flyweight Champion

15. Lou Duva -------- Hall of Fame Trainer/Manager

16. Bert Sugar -------- Hall of Fame Writer/Historian

17. Angelo Dundee -------- Hall of Fame Trainer

18. Emanuel Steward -------- Hall of Fame Trainer



SPECIAL GUESTS
19. Christy Martin -------- Female Champion

20. George Chuvalo -------- Canadian Heavyweight Champion

21. Livingstone Bramble -------- Lightweight Champion

22. Marlon Starling -------- Welterweight Champion

23. Leon Spinks -------- Heavyweight Champion

24. Micky Ward -------- Jr. Welterweight Star

25. Greg Haugen -------- Lightweight Champion

26. Ray Mercer -------- Heavyweight Champion

27. Mark Breland -------- Welterweight Champion

28. Junior Jones -------- Bantamweight Champion

29. John H. Stracey -------- Welterweight Champion

30. Billy Backus -------- Welterweight Champion



RISING STARS

31. Paul Williams -------- Two-Time World Champion

32. Deontay Wilder -------- 2008 Heavyweight Bronze Medalists

33. Andre Berto -------- Welterweight Champion

34. Lucian Bute -------- Super Middleweight Champion



PARADE GRAND MARSHAL
35. Federico Casteluccio -------- HBO’s Sopranos (Furio)

36. Burt Young -------- Rocky Movies (Paulie)

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PACKED EARLY LINEUP IN CANASTOTA!

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.