International Boxing Hall of Fame

Local nameInternational Boxing Hall of Fame
LocationCanastota, United States

The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame, located in Canastota, New York, United States, honors boxers, trainers and other contributors to the sport worldwide. Inductees are selected by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The IBHOF started as a 1990 initiative by Ed Brophy to honor Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus; the village of Canastota inaugurated the new museum, which showcases boxing's rich history. It is visited by boxing fans from all over the world.

An earlier hall had been created in 1954, when The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame was launched, located at Madison Square Garden in New York City. When that Boxing Hall of Fame was disbanded in 1987, it had a total of 155 inductees.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame

Official Website http://www.ibhof.com/

Phone 315 697 7095

Address 1 Hall of Fame Drive, Canastota, NY 13032, USA

Coordinates 43°5'22.706" N -75°45'0.524" E

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