By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Legendary boxer Rob Calloway will become a new member of the St. Joseph Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Calloway, known as the All-American Prize Fighter, became the Kansas City Gold Gloves Champion three times. He also fought many times at St. Joseph's Civic Arena.
Calloway says he's happy and honored to be a member of the 2025 class in the Hall of Fame.
"I love St. Joseph, I was the All American Prize Fighter for 20 years, so this is very much a dream come true," Calloway tells reporters.
Calloway says a lot of work went into his long boxing career, starting all the way back in his amateur fighting days at 19 years old
"A bit older than most, 40 amateur bouts and the '92 Olympic trials and turned pro in '92 to 2012, so 20 years fighting all over the world, over 20 different states, 10 different countries," Calloway says. "It takes a lot of hard work, but you've got to love what you're doing, and I loved every minute of training, and I loved every fight I was in."
Calloway won several titles throughout his career. He fought 23 of his 92 career matches at Civic Arena, and in those 92 matches, he boasted an outstanding 72-14-2 record with four no contests. He also won several titles.
Calloway says there's a lot that stands out to him about his illustrious career
"I love that I won the world title in the Gold Coast of Australia and it was the fight of the year and it was probably my best fight," Calloway says. "I also had several fights on ESPN, Showtime, some great fights I was glad the city got to be a part of, I had a great career and I'm glad to be honored now."
Calloway was one of nine individuals in the class along with one Special Olympian and one team.
