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In this March 3, 2001, file pho-
to, Christy Martin looks toward
her corner following her unan-
imous 10-round decision over
Jeanne "Boom Boom" Marti-
nez, in Las Vegas. Martin was
elected to the International
Boxing Hall of Fame, Wednes-
day, Dec. 4, 2019. This was the
first year that women were on
the ballot.
Associated Press
Christy Martin

and Bernard

hopkins

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Boxing

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CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP)
— Middleweight cham-
pion Bernard Hopkins,
four-division champion
Juan Manuel Marquez
of Mexico, three-division
champ Shane Mosley and
women's star Christy Martin
have been elected to the
International Boxing Hall of
Fame.
Buttrick was elected in the
Trailblazers category, while
Martin and Rijker were
elected in the Modern cat-
egory. Marchessault's hat trick leads
Also elected by members
of the Boxing Writers As- Golden Knights past Devils
sociation and a panel of
international boxing histo-
rians were promoters Lou Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith (19) lifts
DiBella and Kathy Duva in center Jonathan Marchessault (81) in the air after
the Non-Participant cat- Marchessault scored his third goal of the night during
egory and journalists Ber- the third period of an NHL hockey game against the
nard Fernandez and Thom- New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Newark,
as Hauser in the Observer N.J.
category.
Associated Press
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