Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao leads the way for the new names eligible for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025.
Ballot papers have been sent to voters around the world and the announcement of inductees will be made in December ahead of the annual induction weekend between June 5-8 in Canastota and at the Turning Stone Casino nearby in upstate New York.
Along with Pacquiao, the names of Shawn Porter, Lucian Bute and Mikey Garcia have been added to the list in the Modern Category.
In the women’s category, Mexican Yessica Chavez and Canada’s Jessica Rakoczy appear on the ballot for the first time and in the “late era” old timer ballot, Italy’s Bruno Arcari, a 70-2-1 (38 K0s) junior welterweight and former junior flyweight champion Luis Estaba, from Venezuela, have been added.
On the women’s trailblazer list, undefeated bantamweight Shirley Tucker, 16-0 (10 KOs), is added, and English bareknuckler Owen Swift has been included on the pioneer ballot.
As non-participants, there is now the opportunity for veteran trainer/cutman Russ Anber to have his plaque on the museum wall, as well as referee Kenny Bayless and Italian promoter Salvatore Cherchi while, in the observer ranks, Argentine journalist Ernesto Cherquis Bialo is joined on the paper by Randy Gordon and Kevin Iole.