Mayweather, W. Klitschko, L. Ali part of HOF class

Boxing

CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Retired unbeatens Floyd Mayweather and Laila Ali and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum.

The class of 2021, which was announced Tuesday, also includes former Olympic champion boxer Andre Ward, boxer Ann Wolfe, boxer Marian Trimiar and ring physician Margaret Goodman. Elected posthumously are lightweight champion Davey Moore, heavyweight Jackie Tonawanda, cut man Freddie Brown, manager-trainer Jackie McCoy, journalist George Kimball and television executive Jay Larkin.

Honorees were selected by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a panel of international boxing historians.

Induction day is scheduled for June 13 and will also include last year’s class, whose induction was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The class of 2020 includes Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker, Barbara Buttrick, Frank Erne, Paddy Ryan, Lou DiBella, Kathy Duva, Dan Goossen, Bernard Fernandez and Thomas Hauser.

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