New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 16-member class of 2024. The 12th Annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), September 15, 2024, at Russo’s on The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Tickets are $175 per person and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, starting at 12:30 p.m. ET, as well as a 7-course dinner (prime rib, fish, or poultry) and an open bar throughout the event. 

Inductees in the following categories are as follows:

Living boxers:

  • Joan Guzman- a former WBO Super Bantamweight and Super Featherweight champion, originally from the Dominican Republic but a resident of Queens and the Bronx for his entire career
  • Tyrone “The Harlem Butcher” Jackson- hard-hitting Golden Gloves champion and leading Junior Lightweight contender
  • Rocky Fratto- a former NABF Super Welterweight champion, WBA title challenger, and All-Army and Inter-Service champion out of Geneva, NY
  • Johnny Davis- Hempstead, Long Island, a perennial Light Heavyweight contender and WBA title challenger

Posthumous boxers:

  • Alfonso “Panama Al” Brown- Long-time Bantamweight champion who spent most of his career fighting out of Harlem
  • Johnny Colan- Former Middleweight and Light Heavyweight contender
  • Peter Scalzo- Former Featherweight champion
  • Phil Terranova- Former Featherweight champion

Living non-participants:

  • Bruce Beck- Popular sports host
  • Billy Calogero- Writer, historian, and television and radio host,
  • Sparkle Lee- History-making referee
  • “Elegant” Eddie Post- Former amateur boxer and owner of Spartan ring apparel,

Posthumous non-participants:

  • Leo P. Flynn- Prolific manager of the Bronx, who managed as many as 50 boxers at a time
  • George Kanter- boxing manager and American representative for many European promoters
  • Bill Mazer- Popular radio and television personality
  • Bob Waters- Long-time journalist and former BWAA President

The 2024 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF Nominating Committee members.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting NYSBHOF president Jack Hirsch at (516) 790-7592 or ajhirsch5@aol.com. Ads for the NYSBHOF program are available, ranging from $500 to $110.