Mike Baker, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina,  began his boxing career at age 12 under the tutelage of the late Henry "Pappy" Gault. He boasts a record of 27-4 as an amateur. He won several Golden Gloves championships in both states. Baker moved to Washington D.C. in 1973 and turned professional. He beat Leo Saenz in 1975 for the U.S. Jr. Middleweight title and two years later became the property of the Washington Redskins when Redskins owner Edward Bennett Williams purchased his contract.  Baker won 50 pro fights and lost 19 with three draws. He racked up 32 knockouts. Retiring from the ring in 1984, Baker worked as a supervisor with the U.S. Senate Postal Service from 1985-2000. He is married to the former Dianne Brazelle of Amelia Island, Florida.  Baker once fought six pro fights in 20 days, a record at the time. He also fought Maurice Hope for the World Super Welterweight title in 1979 but lost on cuts. Many observers said he was ahead on points at the time.

The latest in a long line of Hall of Fame boxers from Lincolnton, N.C., Lee Boyd began boxing at the age of 14. When he was 16, he moved into the open division to help fill out his weight class in a tournament. He was viewed as "a busy little buzz saw" with power in both hands. Boyd won championships in Gastonia, Mount Holly, Hickory, High Point, Charlotte, and many other cities. Lee used his southpaw style to win the Carolinas Golden Gloves in 1956 and 1959. He made the national semi-finals both years and represented the state well in those events in New York. Boyd also boxed in other national events where he made a good showing and was always a crowd favorite. Boyd enlisted in the Navy after high school and fought for the prestigious Blue Jacket Boxing In 1959, Boyd won every tournament he entered without losing a fight until he got to New York. He was chosen to represent his country in the Rome Olympics that year also. He won three qualifying fights but lost in the finals. Boyd coached the Lincolnton team for a year and retired from boxing in 1961. His final record was 150 wins and just 13 losses. 

Skeeter O'Summivan, was inducted into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.  We will update his bio soon.

Harry G. Hitopoulos was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, and has been active in the world of boxing since his formative years and has acquired a national reputation in the sport. Hitopoulos boxed in high school, the U.S. Navy and for three years as a member of the boxing team at The Citadel. While at The Citadel, he was runner-up twice at the Southern Invitational Tournament. Some of his teammates were: Gunner Ohlandt, Dale Matthews, Burke Watson, Timmie Wiggins, Alton Whittier, and Bill Baldwin.   Hitopoulos has served as a referee, a judge and a coach. He has presented seminars and clinics for boxing officials for many years throughout the country. He coached youngsters for nine years during the 1950s and coached boxing at The Citadel in 1985 and 1986 during his first stint, then again from 1987 through 2000. He has served as the chief boxing official for the state of South Carolina from 1985 until the present. Hitopoulos' lists of credits in the sport are far too long for this space. He has been a guiding light in the sport in South and North Carolina for most of his life and rubs elbows every day with the most prominent people in the sport throughout the country.  Hitopoulos served as a member of the town council in Mount Pleasant for 12 years.  In addition to his success in the boxing world, Hitopoulos is a successful businessman and has established ongoing endowments at the College of Charleston, The Citadel and the University of South Carolina.

Wayne Vuncannon born in High Point, North Carolina, began boxing at age 11 as a sub-novice. Before he was finished he had fought in almost every weight division up to and including light heavyweight. He won over 100 bouts and lost 19.  Vuncannon was a good puncher and classy stylist.  In 1958, he won the Carolinas Golden Gloves in Charlotte and represented the Carolinas in the Eastern Golden Gloves event in New York City. He was beaten at Madison Square Garden in the semi-finals by Jose Torres who was the silver medallist in the 1956 Olympics at Helsinki and later the Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Vuncannon won tournaments all over the state, approximately 12 championships all told. He was runner-up in Charlotte twice more and represented the Carolinas in the National AAU event in Cincinnati, where he lost to the 1960 National Golden Gloves champion. Vuncannon won three AAU tournaments in High Point and was eligible to represent the Carolinas in National AAU competition in Utica, N.Y. in 1962 but chose not to participate. 

Sherriedale Morgan, born in Flint, Michigan,  presently lives in Wilmington, N.C. where he is the director of the Boxing and Physical Fitness Center for the City of Wilmington. His wife, Yvonne is the current president of the North Carolina Boxing Association. Morgan began boxing in 1947. He won the Michigan AAU Championship in 1952 and 1953. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the 1955 Pan American Boxing Team. Morgan helped train the U.S. Army team for eight years and was head coach from 1972-1974. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1947 and was recruited by Wilmington to begin a boxing program.  He served as a president of the North Carolina Boxing Association for four years, he was chairman of the Junior Olympics from 1975-1991 and again from 1995 until 2000. He was team manager for the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1987 and the USA vs. USSR in 1981. He served as head coach for the USA vs. England matches in 1987 and the USA female team vs. Canada in 2000.  Morgan has spent most of his life boxing or coaching and managing other boxers.

Ronnie Harrison began boxing in 1953 at the age of 14. He compiled an enviable won-lost record and may have won as many as 300 fights Harrison won his first amateur tournament in Cherryville, North Carolina, as a sub-novice in 1954. He acquired 29 amateur championships and was runner-up several times. Harrison had knockout power in both hands and was an outstanding ring general. He won the Carolinas Golden Gloves in Charlotte on four different occasions, once as a novice. He represented both states in the Eastern Golden Gloves championships for three consecutive years (1959-1961) fighting at Madison Square Garden. Harrison fought for the legendary boxing coach T.L. McManus in Mount Holly and was a leader on some of McManus' better teams.  Harrison and his wife, the former Brenda A. Kelly, are the parents of five children.  He worked in retail for 18 years before being ordained as a minister. For health reasons, he is now retired after 26 years in the ministry but still delivers a sermon on occasion.