MOSCOW, June 12 Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko and Americans Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones — Jr. inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. On Sunday, in the village of Canastota (New York), the ceremony of inducting boxers into the International Boxing Hall of Fame took place for the first time in three years. Among the nominees for 2021, Klitschko and Mayweather were included in the Hall of Fame. Jones Jr was on the 2022 nominee list. In total, 36 boxers entered the Hall of Fame. Klitschko is 46 years old, he is a former world heavyweight boxing champion according to the World Boxing Organization (WBO) (2000-2003, 2008-2015), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) (2006-2015) , the International Boxing Organization (IBO) (2006-2015) and the World Boxing Association (WBA) (2011-2015), is the champion of the Olympic Games (1996) in the weight category over 91 kg. In total, he spent 96 fights in his career and scored 64 victories (54 by knockout). Mayweather is an undefeated boxer, the American has 50 wins (27 by knockout). The 45-year-old athlete has a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in the weight category up to 57 kg. Jones Jr. was the absolute world champion in the light heavyweight category, he is a former world champion in the middle (IBF version — 1993-1994), second middle (IBF version — 1994-1996), light heavyweight (World Boxing Council version — 1997, 1997-2002 and 2003-2004; WBA version — 1998-2002; IBF version — 1999-2002), first heavyweight (World Boxing Union version — 2013-2015, 2018; World Boxing Federation version — 2017) and heavy (WBA version — 2003) weight categories. On account of the 53-year-old American with Russian citizenship, 75 fights in the professional ring and 66 victories (47 by knockout). At the 1988 Olympics, he won the silver medal in the 71 kg weight category.
