Las Vegas (April 9, 2024) – Hall of Famer, Boxing Legend, and the last undisputed Heavyweight World Champion Lennox Lewis, has confirmed that he will appear at the Seventh Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Expo will also coincide with the mega fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia, which will occur later that evening at the T-Mobile Arena.
Lewis will hold a meet-and-greet with his fans at his League of Champions Foundation “LOCF” booth during the fan event held over the Cinco De Mayo weekend.
The Box Fan Expo is an annual fan event that coincides with some of the sports’ legendary, classic fights in Las Vegas, including Mayweather vs. Maidana II, Mayweather vs. Berto, Canelo vs. Chavez Jr., Canelo vs. GGG II, Canelo vs. Jacobs and Canelo vs. GGG III.
Centered in boxing’s longtime home – Las Vegas – this year’s Expo is a must-do for fight fans coming in for this legendary weekend, with dozens of professional fighters, promoters, and companies involved in the boxing industry. The Expo is the largest and only Boxing Fan Expo in the United States. http://boxfanexpo.com – @BoxFanExpo
Lewis will make his first appearance at this year’s Expo and will be signing gloves, photos, personal items, and memorabilia. Lewis will also have merchandise to sell for fans to enjoy. Lewis will make his first appearance at this year’s Expo, signing gloves, photos, personal items, and memorabilia. He will also have merchandise to sell for fans to enjoy at his League of Champions Foundation «LOCF» booth. Boxing fans will also have an opportunity to take pictures with this Boxing Legend, also known as «The Lion.»
Lewis joins Devin Haney, Mia St. John, Edgar Berlanga, Franchón Crews-Dezurn, Roy Jones Jr., Erik Morales, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Juan Manuel Marquez, Michael Spinks, Claressa Shields, and Marco Antonio Barrera as an early commitment to this year’s Box Fan Expo, with more Boxing stars to be announced.
About Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis has accomplished more in one boxing career than most people imagine. He won gold in the 1988 Olympics, which today stands as Canada’s last Olympic gold medal. Lewis retired with an impressive record of 41 wins, 2 losses, and one draw, with 32 wins by knockout.
In 2009, in his first year of eligibility, Lewis was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He reigned the heavyweight division for almost 12 consecutive years as the defending, lineal, undisputed, universally recognized, and ONLY heavyweight champion of the world.
Twenty years into retirement, he remains the last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
Lewis’s adopted home of Canada awarded him a CM- Member of the Order of Canada, recognizing his lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation. His birth country of England honored him with a CBE – Commander in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire awarded by Queen Elizabeth II. He received an Honorary Degree at the Wilfrid Laurier University 100-year convocation. In 2016, he was honored by the WBC with his picture image permanently embedded on the WBC heavyweight championship belt, joining the permanent embedded picture of Muhammad Ali.
About LOCF
Co-founded by Lennox Lewis, (LOCF) League of Champions Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit dedicated to using sport to support charitable initiatives in Jamaica, UK, Canada, and the USA. LOCF is a beacon of hope and opportunity for at-risk youth facing barriers to accessing after-school activities and summer enrichment programs. Recognizing the critical need for safe and engaging opportunities for youth, LOCF is dedicated to addressing the global problem of limited access to structured and supervised programs through its innovative behavioral change approach. At the heart of LOCF’s mission are the FREE summer boxing INTENSIVE camps, FREE summer sports camps, and FREE after-school programs designed to provide at-risk youth with a safe and nurturing environment for learning and growth. These programs are meticulously crafted to deliver comprehensive experiences that inspire awe, foster discipline, and promote personal development in conflict resolution skills and critical thinking.
About Box Fan Expo
Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, allowing fans to meet the boxing stars representing the sport’s past, present, and future. This is the ultimate event for sports fans, with hosted autograph signings, meet-and-greets with current and former boxing world champions, limited edition merchandise for sale, giveaways, and more.
Past boxing stars that have participated include Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tommy Hearns, Roy Jones Jr, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, David Benavidez, Teofimo Lopez, Andre Ward, Ryan Garcia, Marcos Maidana, Devin Haney, Mikey Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, Fernando Vargas, Rolando Romero, Sergio Martinez, Tim Bradley, Jose Ramirez, Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Abner Mares, James Toney, Jessie Vargas, Floyd Mayweather sr., Claressa Shields, Vinny Paz, Mia St.John, Franchón Crews-Dezurn, Seniesa Estrada, Jorge Linares, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris, Riddick Bowe, Earnie Shavers, Michael & Leon Spinks, Brandon Rios, Anthony Dirrell, Danny Jacobs, and many more.
Exhibitors include boxing promoters, gear, apparel, equipment, energy drinks, supplement products, broadcasting media, sanctioning bodies, and other companies that showcase their brands to fans and the boxing industry.
Throughout the next few weeks leading up to the event, there will be weekly updates on the many stars committing to their appearance at the Boxing Expo.
