Hall of Fame to list 23 in inaugural class
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Several local boxers, managers, trainers and referees will be inducted into the Northwest Boxing Hall of Fame at a ceremony tomorrow night at the Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) Casino.
The first class for the newly established Hall of Fame includes former world lightweight champion Greg Haugen of Auburn, Tacoma gold medalists Sugar Ray Seales and Leo Randolph, and Washington heavyweights Boone Kirkman, Pat McMurtry, Pete Rademacher and Joe Hipp.
Other boxers to be inducted: Larry Buck, Mickey Hewett, Marvin Camel, John Lee Sullivan, Ray Lampkin, Dick Wagner, George Logan, Andy Kendall and Harlan Breshears.
The rest of the 23-member Hall of Fame inductees: George Chemeres, Seattle trainer and promoter; Jimmy Rondeau, judge, referee, member of Washington's boxing commission and the International Boxing Federation; Mike Morton, promoter and manager; Jim Riley, referee; Benny Georgino, Lucky Eagle Casino promoter; Jerry Armstrong, referee; Bob Olson, promoter and manager.
Invited guests who will attend the banquet include Gene Fullmer, Floyd and Roger Mayweather, Yaqui Lopez, Bob Foster, Livingston Bramble, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Tom Mustin and Bob Jarvis.