Boxing legend honoured by Boxing & Kickboxing fans
December 18, 2005

THE GREAT and the good from the world of boxing, kickboxing and politics dined with fight legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler at the Hilton Hotel on Sunday evening.
A reception in honour of former world middleweight champion Hagler - considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time - was a big success, with the American receiving gifts from the city of Belfast.
Almost 200 fights fans had the previlage of spending time with Hagler, who said he was "overwhelmed" by the reception. Among the guests were Irish boxing stars Brian Magee and Sam and Gerry Storey, and former Belfast Lord Mayor, Jim Rodgers.
The event was a perfect curtain raiser for KICKmas BOX III show at the Ulster Hall, where Belfast man Gary Hamilton challenged Mohamad Samir for the WKN light-welterweight title.
Promoter Billy Murray said: "It has been wonderful for Belfast and Northern Ireland to have had such a great boxing star like Marvin Hagler on our doorstep. The sport of kickboxing is now a major player in entertainment in Ireland and across the world and I know many from the boxing world who are turning their attention to kickboxing."
The Belfast City Council honoured Marvelous Marvin Hagler's with a reception at the City Hall.
More on this later.

More pictures to follow of the dinner.....

PICTURE CAPTION: KICKmas Promoter Billy Murray with WKN world president Stephane Cabrera Olivier Muller and boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler and his wife, Kay, at the dinner held in his honour at the Hilton Hotel in Belfast.

RESULTS
MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER ARRIVAL
PRESS CONFERENCE
FIGHTCARD RELEASED
FIGHT AD

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