(MAR 19) The Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020 has inducted Williamston's Slammin' Sammy Horne among other greats who will be inducted later this year.

Horne will be among other greats nominated this year in 2020, that includes Floyd Patterson, James "Bone Crusher" Smith, Olympian Bernard Taylor, Calvin Brock, World Bantamweight holder Kelvin Seabrooks, National Champion Billy Bridges, Pappy Gault, and more in this year's celebration honoring of these top Inductees.

Billy Stanick of White Rock Boxing said, "Sammy Horne who has been inducted into the Carolina's Boxing Hall Of Fame made the front page of the Journal. This is an honor that is well-deserved."

Stanick went on to say, "Sammy told me he did not know about an article until he saw it when he had walked into a gas station---and went on to say that he made the front page!"

As the Journal reported in their article, Sammy Horne was a household name in the Williamston/Pelzer area in 1978-1979. He was not only an outstanding boxer, but he was known for his engaging personality and being extremely tough. In his time of fighting professionally he was featured three times on ESPN.

After high school, Horne began boxing at the age of 19. As an amateur he had a 32-2 record with 24 of those bouts as knockouts. He also won two Golden Glove Championships, and two AAU Championships, and then shortly thereafter turned pro. For full details of Horne's boxing professionally, refer to the Journal Article.

Stanick added, "I would like to congratulation Sammy for his 2020 induction into the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame. It is well-deserved for this great champion in the sport."

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Due to the increased number of COVID cases, the Carolina's Boxing hall of fame is forced, once again to post pone our banquet until April 22, 2022.

To see all the inductees and award candidates for 2020, go here.  We would like to thank our 2020 Sponsors:  On behalf of the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame board, we want to extend a thank you for your commitment to making our organization and our events so successful. Your generous contribution help make our vision a reality by helping to offset the cost of holding our annual events. Below are the current sponsors this year!

Written by:   Sue TL Fox/WBAN