20 Dec 2012

Tyson and De La Hoya among Nevada Hall of Fame inductees

11:08 am on 20 December 2012

Legendary fighters Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, "Sugar" Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes and Julio Cesar Chavez are among the inaugural inductees named to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.

Voting was done by the group's board of directors with enshrinement ceremonies to be staged in 2013.

Also inducted include Eddie Futch, who trained the likes of Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Larry Holmes.... promoters Don King and Bob Arum, referee Mills Lane and reporter Al Bernstein.