Gerald (Jay)  Snyder, married to high school sweetheart Karen and they have two children.  He started boxing in toughman contests turned professional and won 18 straight.  He fought for two world titles.  Fought in Germany for the WBO title.  He recorded a rare double knock down against six-time world champion Tommy "Hitman" Hearns.  Jay is from Chesnee, SC.  He and his son have a family gym.  He is an advocate for boxing.  Full Story

In addition to being the legendary NASCAR promoter that ran Charlotte Motor Speedway and Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Humpy has been involved in boxing his whole life. He had a 40-2 record as an amateur and was a Carolinas Golden Glove champion as a light heavyweight boxing out of Belmont, N.C. and Columbia, S.C. He was a leading boxing promoter from 1976-94. He promoted many national televised bouts including the world championship between the great Eusebio Pedroza of Panama and Olympian Bernard Taylor. He presently serves as Executive Chairman of the Hall of Fame and Chairman of the Charlotte Boxing Academy. He is a member of 11 halls of fame including the International Racing Hall.

The Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame is proud to formally announce that Brent Elmore will receive the prestigious Floyd Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award this year in 2020, for his contribution throughout the many years in the sport of boxing.  Elmore began his boxing career in his hometown of Sumter, South Carolina. As a junior Olympic Boxer, he won numerous titles, including, The Carolinas Golden Gloves in Charlotte, as well as the AAU Championships in North and South Carolina. Elmore represented the Carolinas in several regional AAU and Junior Olympic events. He was also once named "Outstanding Boxer" in both Charlotte and Highpoint competitions. Full Story with photos

Born in Lincolnton, NC in 1949, Mike Bivens began his boxing career at age 13 under the tutelage of legendary coach T.L. McManus.  Bivens, who spent most of his formative years in Belmont, NC, compiled a record of 33 wins and 11 losses during a career that featured several amateur championships. He was a participant in the first professional boxing match ever televised in North Carolina. Bivens and Roby Jetton squared off in 1979 for the Heavyweight Championship of the Carolinas. Jetton won by TKO before what was then the largest crowd to attend a boxing match in the Tar Heel State. Bivens later captured the Heavyweight Championship of the Carolinas by knocking out Fred Gore.   Bivens also served as promoter and trained for many years, working with such boxers as James "Bonecrusher" Smith, Greg Page, Cedric Mingo, Kelvin Seabrooks and Emile Griffith. He excelled at promoting local fighters and bringing championships to North Carolina.

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Benton started boxing at the age of 12, and was a full-fledged heavyweight by age 17. His career record is 132 wins against 16 losses and 1 draw. All losses came at the hands of quality fighters. Ken Norton beat him three times and Wyce Westbrook defeated him on a slip-decision. Former heavyweight champion Norton, decisioned Benton twice, both close fights, and was the only man to knock him out. Westbrook was a two-time National AAU Champion and fought on the 1960 Olympic Team.   The low-key Benton was an excellent boxer with dynamite in both hands. He won amateur tournaments all over the Southeast and picked up many tourney wins as a member of the US Air Force from 1966-1970. Benton was Carolinas AAU Champion in 1964, won the 1965 Southern Golden Gloves Heavyweight Title in Knoxville, and represented the Carolinas in the National Golden Gloves Tournaments of 1964, 1965 and 1966.   His two older brother were also excellent boxers. Benton has three children.

Heavyweight Calvin Brock earned his B.A. degree from UNC-Charlotte. He was known as the "banking boxer" because he worked for Bank of America while preparing from the 2000 Sydney Olympic games.  Brock, who began boxing at the age of 12, had a sensational amateur career. He won hundreds of bouts for the Charlotte Boxing Academy, where he also won the National Golden Gloves and was the US Challenge Champion in 1999. He beat all in his path to qualify at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.   His dream, to become the world Heavyweight Champion, faded when he Cwas stopped by Vladimir Klitschko, the sensational champ from the Ukraine, in Madison Square Garden in 2006.

Nathaniel "Sweet Red" Fitch was born on October 31, 1956 in Bastrop, Louisiana. Nathaniel grew up there and joined the United States Army in 1977. In 1983, Fitch was transferred to Fort Bragg, NC where he won most of his titles: 1983 All Army Championship, 1983 Interservice Championship, 1984 Olympic Sports Festival Championship, 1985 National ABF Championship, 1987 Eastern Olympic Trials. Nathaniel had 203 bouts with 187 wins, 16 losses, 1 draw. He retired from the Army in 1955 and had 23 professional fights, winning 17 of those. He is married to Annie M. Fitch and they have two children. In 1999, now Coach Fitch, established the Fitch Youth Activity League. Coach Fitch continues to train these kids hard and teach them everything he knows about life, especially boxing.

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Billy Stanick started training amateur boxers back in 1972. Over the years, Billy has promoted more boxing tournaments and professional boxing matches than any other promoter in either of the Carolinas and possibly the entire Southeast! Some of the outstanding fighters that her trained and managed over the years are:   Mike English, Billy trained English for 16 years and took him through his entire pro career;    Jerry Bell,   Billy's training took Bell to the World Tough Man Championship in 1995;  Billy Stanick has set up training camps at The White Rock Boxing Gym over the years for many World Champions, including Mike Tyson. In 2009, Billy was elected to the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He also received the Palmetto Patriot award from Senator Jakey Knotts and Lt. Governor Andre Bauer.  Over the years Billy has donated his time, resources and leadership to boxing programs all over the Carolinas.

Bill Clancy was born in Kingston, New York in 1956 and graduated from Broughton High School in Raleigh in 1974, where he attended NC State University. Bill retired from IBM after 30 years service with wife Teresa, they reside in Pittsboro and have four children.  Bill has officiated professional boxing in 15 different states and 11 countries around the world, including, 17 world title fights, 47 international title fights and over 900 professional fights over the past 33 years. Bill has officiated 35 world champion boxers and has been the main event referee on HBO, Showtime, NBC, ESPN, USA and Pay Per View. There is no doubt, Bill is considered to be one of the best referees in boxing.