Bradley, Froch, Rafael Marquez top boxing Hall of Fame class
FILE - Rafael Marquez celebrates after winning the WBC super bantamweight crown over Israel Vazquez on Saturday, March 3, 2007, in Carson, Calif. Marquez, Timothy Bradley Jr. and Carl Froch were inducted Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. (Stephen Carr/The Orange County Register via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Stephen Carr]
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Timothy Bradley Jr. and Rafael Marquez, two-division champions whose exciting styles earned both of them “Fight of the Year” honors, and Carl Froch have been inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The three fighters will make up the men’s modern category when the 10-member class of 2023 is enshrined next June. The inductees were selected by vote of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The enshrinement weekend is June 8-11.
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FILE - Britain's World Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch raises his arms during his weigh-in for his title fight against Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark Friday April 23, 2010. Froch was inducted Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson, File)
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FILE - Timothy Bradley Jr. poses at a news conference ahead of a fight against Manny Pacquiao, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Timothy Bradley Jr. was inducted Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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