Photos: National Boxing Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2026
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The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
People gather at the Quiet Canyon banquet facility to see The National Boxing Hall of Fame induct its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. stands next to Linda Dempsey Young the Executive VP of The National Boxing Hall of Fame, while he is inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Felix Juan Trinidad Garcia signs autographs for fans. Known as Tito by his fans he won the IBF welterweight title in 1993 and defended it 15 times culminating with a victory over Oscar De La Hoya in 1999. The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Naomy Valle waves after receiving the Rising Star Award as The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Boxing Brothers (l-r) Lloyd, Troy and Floyd Weaver are acknowledged by the crowd during The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Phillip Robledo holds a borrowed championship belt, while posing for a photo with his cousin Noah Pacheco, 11, who holds his Bantamweight belt as The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Bill Dempsey Young and Linda Dempsey Young pose with the Weaver Brothers (l-r) Troy, Floyd and Lloyd, who received the “Main Street Gym” award as The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Paul Vaden, who was the 1995 IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion, as well as the USBA Junior Middleweight Champion in 1999 and IBF Intercontinental Junior Middleweight Champion in 1994, talks to fans before being inducted into The National Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Nancy Rodriguez looks at Steven Navarro who holds up his “Rising Star Award,” as The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
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The National Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026 on April 26, 2026 in Montebello CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)
Father and son boxing greats Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Felix Trinidad Sr. were among the 12 inductees for the National Boxing Hall of Fame, honored April 26 at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello.
Felix “Tito” Trinidad, 53, said having his father serve as mentor throughout his career is an honor.
“I always say thank you to my father. I say it every day,” the Puerto Rican boxer who held multiple world championships while competing from 1990 to 2008. “
Three-time Hall of Famer Tim Bradley said the secret to his success was finding his passion.
“Early on, I felt my passion, once I felt my passion I attached something to that passion and what that was was my parents,” he said. “I wanted my parents to be proud of me through boxing. It’s hard work and I got here.”
The Class of 2026 includes commentator Timothy Bradley; and boxing champions Chris Byrd; Tracy Byrd; Seniesa Estrada; Wilfredo Gomez; Rafael Limon; Rafael Marquez; Eric Morales; Victor Terrazas’ and Paul Vaden.
The Hall of Fame recognizes achievements of professional boxers and individuals associated with the sport’s success.
Special recognition was given to Max DeLuca; Dougie Fischer; Lita B. Kaufman; Larry Merchant; Mark Relyea; Marvin Somodio; Farzad Tabatabai; Thomas Taylor; and Claudia Trejos.
Posthumous honors went to Mexican heavyweight champion Julio Cesar Gonzalez and blind trainer Canto Robledo of Pasadena.
Enza Jacoponi received the Don Jose Sulaiman Lifetime Achievement Award. Sugar Ray Robinson accepted the Howie Steindler “Main Street Gym” award, and Yaqui and Beno Lopez received the Bobby “Schoolboy” Chacon Gift of Love award. Steven Navarro and Naomy Valle received Rising Stars honors.
