USA Boxing Alumni Association announces Hall of Fame Class of 2018

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Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward, Claressa Shields,

Emanuel Steward & Tom Cleary

 

Dec. 7 reception in Salt Lake City, Utah

The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salk Lake City, Utah.

 

The reception is being held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, Dec. 2-8, also held in Salt Lake City.

 

The Class of 2018 includes U.S. Olympic Team medalists and world (professional) champions Roy Jones, Jr., Andre Ward and Claressa Shields, as well as former USA Boxing National Director of Coaching Emanuel Steward and veteran USA Boxing official Tom Cleary.  The latter two will be posthumously inducted.

 

This year's inductees were selected amongst a group of 17 nominees by the hundreds of registered USA Boxing Alumni Association members during the months of June and July.

 

"USA Boxing Alumni Association is extremely excited to honor this year's Hall of Fame class, as each inductee represents everything good that amateur boxing has to offer," said Chris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. "Last year's class contributed to a fantastic inaugural Hall of Fame reception and we're looking forward to recognizing this year's class with an even better event."

 

Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, --boxers, officials, coaches and boxing fans -- The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing's future boxing champions, in and out of the ring.

 

The charter class inducted last year included Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield, in addition to veteran coaches Roosevelt Sanders and Tom Coulter.

 

"Each inductee has given so much to Olympic-style amateur boxing and the alumni community wants to thank them, for doing so," Cugliari added.  "We look forward to seeing USA Boxing Alumni members come out in droves to support this year's Hall of Fame class in December."

 

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing.  Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events host by the Alumni Association, including the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

 

To join the Alumni Association, simply register at [e-mail] for a $40.00 per year membership fee.  New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.

 

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