For those of you that are one the west coast – next month – on Saturday, September 26, 2009 will be the next boxing venue of interest in the southern California area, which is, the annual California Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremonies 2009.

The event will be held in the Los Angeles basin at the Stevens Steak House – Crystal Ball Room, 5332 Stevens Place, Commerce, CA 90040 – doors open at 11am and lunch will be served at 12 noon.

Inductees this year include: Manny Pacquiao, Charlie Powell, Michael Buffer, Sugar Ray Robinson, Davey Gallardo, Freddie Roach, Roy Englebrecht, Van Barbieri, Jack O’Halloran, Timothy Bradley Jr, Gary Shaw, P.J. Goosen, Robert Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Ken Green, Howard Smith, Jackie Richardson, Alex Ramos, Jesse Reid, Paul Andrews, John Bray, John Jackson Sr, Gary Ballin, Kid Rayo, Tony Cerda, Tony Fuentes, Bob Fuentes, Paul Baden, Jesus Pimentel, Jim Jeffries.

There are good seats still available for this event and for ticket information – you may call Don Fraser at (818) 761-4887

I am looking forward to seeing you there and feel free to please introduce yourself as that would simply be my pleasure!

David Martinez / Boxing Historian