2020 ONTARIO BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Article by: Dameon Okposio Photos provided by inductees/BTB File photos
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, Woodstock, Ontario
started his professional career in 1993, retiring 14 will play host to the 2020 Ontario Boxing Hall of years later with 42 professional bouts under his belt. Fame Induction Ceremony. It is a full day of boxing With a record of 28-14 (10 KO’s), Bryon was one of entertainment for the avid boxing fan or the curious the most exciting fighters in his day, winning both the sports fan. This year will represent the 20 year Canadian welterweight title and middleweight title. anniversary of the OBHF (Ontario Boxing Hall of Fame) and 18 years with Dameon Okposio at the helm as President. The Induction Ceremony returns to Woodstock, Ontario for a third year and will occupy the Oxford Auditorium located at 875 Nellis Street, for a second year in a row. We are thankful to the Mayor of Woodstock, Trevor Birtch, for his hospitality and welcoming attitude. Two members of the OBHF Selection Committee, Dave Hutchinson and Durell Wambolt stepped down in 2019 and the remaining two members brought you the list of our 8 inductees for this year. We are pleased and proud to announce our inductees for 2020!
BRYON MACKIE
DEWITH FRAZER
Dewith Frazer has touched every aspect of the sport of boxing and remains a pillar in the sport. Learning the sweet science in his teens, as a young boxer, Frazer amassed around 170 amateur bouts and qualified for the Olympic trials for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles were he made it to the quarter finals. Frazer turned professional in Toronto in 1986 as a welterweight and had 12 professional bouts, including facing the long-standing South African Welterweight Champion, Harold Volbrecht 47-5-2.
Dewith Frazer retired from professional boxing and attained numerous coaching accolades, including A career highlight was winning the Canadian the following: middleweight title on February 1, 2002, when he 1996- Jamaican National Olympic coach, Atlanta, defeated Alex Hilton 37-7 by unanimous decision USA at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Bryon Mackie 1998- Canadian National World championships
