'Prince' Naseem Hamed to enter boxing Hall of Fame with Riddick Bowe and Ray Mancini
Thursday 4 December 2014 20:11, UK
Naseem Hamed is among the latest batch of fighters to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Sheffield's Hamed defended the WBO's featherweight belt 15 times and also held the IBF and WBC versions during a 37-fight career in which he was beaten just once.
That defeat came in Las Vegas against Marco Antonio Barrera and the 'Prince', whose flashy style and fast hands were his trademark, fought just once more before quitting the ring in 2002 - a decade after turning professional.
Hamed is one of three modern fighters chosen for induction in 2015 along with two more former world champions from the United States - heavyweight Riddick Bowe and lightweight Ray Mancini.
Japanese lightweight Yoko Gushiken is inducted into the 'Old Timer' category, while referee Steve Smoger and manager Rafael Mendoza make it as non-participants.
The two remaining places for 2015 go to British-born American journalist Nigel Collins and broadcaster Jim Lampley.
All eight will be honoured at the Hall of Fame Weekend in New York between June 11 and 14 next year.
