Paul Appel served as the president of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for many years in North Carolina. Under his leadership boxing enjoyed tremendous success and the lives of many young athletes were enhanced.  The Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame inducted Appel in 1998.

Earning the Raleigh Heavyweight Championship in 1955, Batson also won the Charlotte Heavyweight Championship. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Batson was inducted into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998. 

Billy Bridges will be the youngest person ever inducted into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame. He compiled a remarkable amateur record of 396 wins and 18 losses before moving into the professional ranks and chalking up an additional 22 wins and two losses. Bridges' amateur accomplishments include a wide variety of medals and honors, including a slot in on the 1984 All-American Boxing team. As a professional, Bridges won the WBC Intercontinental Junior Middleweight Championship in 1990. He was ranked 12th in the world when he retired.

Robert B. Bridges will be the youngest person ever inducted into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame. He compiled a remarkable amateur record of 396 wins and 18 losses before moving into the professional ranks and chalking up an additional 22 wins and two losses. Bridges' amateur accomplishments include a wide variety of medals and honors, including a slot in on the 1984 All-American Boxing team. As a professional, Bridges won the WBC Intercontinental Junior Middleweight Championship in 1990. He was ranked 12th in the world when he retired.

Themis compiled a record of 50 wins and six losses. He was an impressive boxer with a strong determination to win. Kountis won many amateur titles in the South and several championships as a U.S. Marine.

Beginning his boxing career in 1948 at the age of 16, Peele compiled an amateur record of 87 wins and six defeats and a professional record of 16 wins and four losses.  Peele was a ventilation estimator with the N.C. Department of Corrections Central Engineering when he retired in 1995. He and wife Rebecca have a daughter and a son.

Guard Wyatt began his boxing career at the tender age of 12, compiling a combined amateur and professional record of 154 wins and 30 losses before retiring in 1953. Wyatt was instrumental in the boxing careers of Pappy Gault, Ray Lancaster and Charlie Porter.  After retirement, he worked as an electrician. He became the maintenance supervisor at Dorman High School and worked there until 1985 when he again retired. Guard and his wife Jeanette have one daughter.