Madison Square Garden TO ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL RETIREMENT OF LEGENDARY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BOXING RING

JOE FRAZIER Hall of Fame, Heavyweight World Champion– Fight of the Century, BERNARD HOPKINS, Undisputed Middleweight Champion & current Light Heavyweight Champ, EMILE GRIFFITH, Hall of Fame, Middleweight World Champion, DON KING – Hall of Fame promoter and others Madison Square Garden TO ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL RETIREMENT OF LEGENDARY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BOXING RING





Madison Square Garden

The celebrated life of the historic boxing ring of Madison Square Garden will officially be retired on Wednesday, September 19th. The legendary ring has hosted more championship bouts than any other boxing ring in existence and throughout the years has become the place where champions became legends.
Upon it’s official retirement the boxing ring will be donated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The ring will be displayed in the Amphitheater where boxing fans from around the world will have the opportunity to learn of its legendary past.

WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev and WBC #1 ranked Contender Samuel Peter
to be on hand as new era begins on October 6th.






BUDDY McGIRT – Welterweight Champion & trainer

VITO ANTUOFERMO – World Middleweight Champion IRAN BARKLEY –


Middleweight Champion MARK BRELAND – Gold Medal winner and Welterweight Champion JOEY GIARDELLO – Hall of Fame - Middleweight World Champion VIRGIL HILL–


Light Heavyweight & Cruiserweight Champion JUNIOR JONES–


Bantamweight Champion JUAN LAPORTE–
Featherweight Champion CARLOS ORTIZ–
Hall of Fame World Champion MARLON STARLING - Welterweight Champion JOSE TORRES –


Hall of Fame World Champion GIL CLANCY – Hall of Fame trainer and broadcaster LOU DUVA – Hall of Fame trainer, manager, promoter

ARTHUR MERCANTE – Hall of Fame referee ED BROPHY, International Boxing Hall of Fame Executive Director SAM ROSEN, MSG Boxing Commentator