Top operators from Uzbekistan, Thailand and Japan are among those eligible to gain entry to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Ballots have been sent out and voters will be marking them to indicate who will be Canastota bound.
INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME BALLOTS RELEASED TO WORLDWIDE VOTING PANEL FOR 2024 ELECTION
Here is the release sent out by the IBHOF crew:
Electors from around the world to select newest class of inductees
CANASTOTA, NY – OCTOBER 3, 2023 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame released 2024 election ballots to an international panel of voters on October 1st.
Members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and boxing historians from around the world cast votes.
INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME Voters From the World Over
Voters from Japan, England, Canada, Argentina, Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, Mexico and the United States are among those who will participate in the election process.
Inductees will be named in the following categories: Men’s Modern (last bout no earlier than 1989), “Early Era” Old-Timer (last bout no earlier than 1893; no later than 1942), Non-Participant (men and women who have made contributions to the sport apart from roles as boxers or observers.
Based upon a candidate’s achievements and contributions in their particular field), Observer (print and media journalists, media executives and producers, publishers, writers, historians, record keepers, statisticians, photographers, artists and screenwriters), Women’s Modern (last bout no earlier than 1989) and Women’s Trailblazer (last bout no later than 1988).
“The annual ballot mailing is a special time for the sport of boxing,” said INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME Executive Director Edward Brophy.
“There is tremendous anticipation as the Hall of Fame and the worldwide boxing community anxiously await the results to determine who will join the list of boxing immortals.”
Appearing on the INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME men’s modern ballot for the first time are lightweight champion Artur Grigorian (Uzbekistan), 38-1, 23 KOs; bantamweight champion Veeraphol Sahaprom (Thailand), 66-4-2, 46 KOs; and bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (Japan), 27-2-2, 19 KOs.
Three-division champion Daisy Lang (Bulgaria), 19-3-1, 7 KOs; light flyweight champion Esmeralda Moreno (Mexico), 35-12-2, 11 KOs; and super middleweight and heavyweight champion Natalya Ragozina (Kazakhstan), 22-0, 13 KOs, debut on the women’s modern ballot.
Welterweight Dick Nelson (Denmark), 100-21-20, 57 KOs, was added to the “early era” old timer ballot for the INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME.
The trio of women making their first appearance on the women’s trailblazer ballot are bantamweight Graciela Casillas (USA); welterweight Gwen Gemini (USA); and welterweight Theresa Kibby (USA).
Manager Luis DeCubas, Sr. (Cuba); ringside physician Dr. Edwin “Flip” Homansky (USA); manager Jackie Kallen (USA); and publicist Fred Sternburg (USA) have been added to the non-participant ballot.
Columnist Tim Dahlberg (USA) and broadcaster John Rawling (UK) were added to the INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME observer ballot.
Ballots were distributed October 1st and a press announcement will be made in early December to reveal results of the voting.
The Class of 2024 will be honored during the INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME Induction Weekend on June 6-9, 2024 in “Boxing’s Hometown” of Canastota and nearby Turning Stone Resort.
Many events are planned for the four-day celebration and the schedule of events and ticket application will be released soon.
For more information on the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend please call (315) 697-7095, visit online at www.ibhof.com, FaceBook, X and Instagram .