The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2016 Saturday — PHOTOS

By GILBERT MANZANO LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Joe Cortez, left, poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Richard Steele, left, poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Inductee James Smith poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016.(Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Inductee James Smith speaks with members of the media on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Iran Barkley poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

MCs Bernardo Osuna, right, and Crystina Poncher, pose on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016.(Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Laura Serrano poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Terry and Tanya Norris pose on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Joel Casamayor poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Rich Marotta poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Joey Gilbert poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Ray Mancini poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Sugar Ray Leonard, left, and Riddick Bowe, pose on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Riddick Bowe, right, speaks with members of the media on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Badou Jack poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Christy Martin, left, poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nonito Donaire, right, poses on the red carpet before the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

MCs Bernardo Osuna, left, and Crystina Poncher speaks during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The audience is seen during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Rich Marotta speaks during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Boxer Ricardo Lopez, center, is inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Associated Press reporter Tim Dahlberg, right, is inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Trainer Thell Torrence, center, is inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Boxer Pernell Whitaker is inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Inductee Ricardo Lopez speaks with a reporter during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Boxer Freddie Little, right, is inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

TV host James Smith, right, is inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Boxer Ray Mancini, left, signs autographs before being inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Boxer Ray Mancini signs autographs before being inducted during the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2016 Saturday night at Caesars Palace. Boxing greats Riddick “Bid Daddy” Bowe, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, Ricardo “El Finito” Lopez, Christy Martin and Freddie Little were the fighters inducted. The hall also recognized trainers Kenny Adams and Thell Torrence, late gym owner and trainer Johnny Tocco, longtime boxing writer Tim Dahlberg, and TV and radio personality James “Smitty” Smith.

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