The World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductions

This will be the 30th Annual World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductions. This years event will take place at The LAX Marriott Hotel. This years inductions include Al Bernstein from Showtime Boxing fame, Lucia Rijker, the first female boxer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and Orlando Canizales just to name a few of the new inductees.

Tickets are on sale now. You can get them by go to : www.newwbhf.com Tickets start at $100.00 which includes diner.

Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez has passed away.

Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez, pictured with Howie Steinler and little brother Danny, passed away recently. He fought out of Alhambra, CA.
He was the older brother of former Featherweight Champion Danny "Little Red" Lopez. Erine was quite the fighter and had great fight with guys like Emile Griffith, Jose Napoloes and Hedgemon Lewis just to name a few. Ernie ended up with a ring record of 47 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw. He was the number one contender in the Welterweight Division at one time back in the early 70's.

You did not hear much about Ernie in recent years. He recently reunited with his brother Danny, who I spoke with about three weeks ago at a Golf Tournament for The World Boxing Hall of Fame in Hemit, CA.

He was a crowd favorite at the Olympic in Los Angeles, CA, He will be missed by all true fight fans who saw him in action.