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The International Boxing Hall of Fame introduced the inductees for the 2023 class on Wednesday and it’s loaded with a few of the most iconic names of the trendy period. Headlining the category are Timothy Bradley Jr., Carl Froch and Rafael Marquez on the boys’s aspect, with Alicia Ashley and Laura Serrano for the ladies.
Hall of Fame nominees are voted on by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America in addition to a panel of boxing historians. The induction ceremony is held on the Hall of Fame museum in Canastota, New York.
Let’s take a fast take a look at the most important names within the 2023 class.
Timothy Bradley Jr.
A two-time former junior welterweight and one-time welterweight champion, Bradley received the primary 31 fights of his profession. Included in that run was a break up resolution win over Manny Pacquiao that ended the Filipino’s seven-year undefeated run on his rise to the highest of the boxing world. Bradley would face Pacquiao two extra instances, shedding each, together with the ultimate battle of Bradley’s profession. He retired with an expert report of 33-2-1.
Carl Froch
Froch charges as probably the greatest British boxers in historical past. He was a brilliant middleweight world champion 3 times in his profession, together with retiring in 2014 as each WBA and IBF champion. Froch received his first world title in 2008 by defeating Jean Pascal. His profession report is 33-2, together with a 10-2 report in championship fights.
Rafael Marquez
Marquez held world titles at bantamweight and junor featherweight in his profession. Marquez was referred to as an incredible motion fighter and made an enduring mark within the boxing world along with his unimaginable four-fight rivalry with Israel Vazquez. The Vazquez/Marquez tetralogy produced a number of Fight of the Year profitable bouts and is named one of many best rivalries in boxing on the premise of pure motion and ferocity.
Alicia Ashley
Ashley held the WBC junior featherweight title in 2011 and defended the belt efficiently 3 times. Incredibly, that title win got here when Ashley was 48 years previous, making her the oldest fighter to seize a world championship. She turned skilled at age 31 and retired with a report of 24-12-1.
Laura Serrano
Amazingly, Serrano made her skilled debut towards Christy Martin, who would go on to grow to be one of many sports activities first well-known feminine fighters. Martin held a 22-1-1 report on the time, however Serrano battled her to a draw. In her second battle, Serrano scored a TKO win over Deirdre Gogarty to seize the WIBF light-weight championship. She retired with a profession mark of 17-5-3.
