Among other titles, DeGuardia won the New York Golden Gloves Championship in 1988 while still attending law school at Hofstra University.

He received his Undergraduate Degree from Fordham University[5] and Graduate (Juris Doctor) from Hofstra Law School.

Alongside the lawyer and promoter, the inductees for that year were former world title challenger Luigi "Kid Dynamite" Campurato and Israel "Pito" Cardona.

Additionally, part of the class of inductees included broadcaster Al Bernstein, referee Johnny Callas, and USA Boxing Administrator Ronald Roy.

Accompanying DeGuardia in the 2016 class was former Star Boxing fighter and welterweight champion, Aaron Davis.

In addition to Davis, some notable posthumous inductees were Rocky Graziano, Hector Camacho, and Howard Cosell.

[20] McCain felt like the best way to build a pension plan for boxers would be to tap into the small percentage of funds that are derived from television boxing shows.