'So honoured to be recognized': Ro talks about hall of fame inductions

Powerplay Sports
Apr 13, 2025
2 min read

Updated: Apr 17, 2025

What happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas when Kara Ro visited earlier this month. The former women's world lightweight champ was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame during a weekend event at the Orleans Hotel and Casino. It's an accolade that reverberated in the boxing world.

"It's nice to be recognized," Ro began to explain. "When you're a female fighter in the generation and era that I was in you didn't get the main event. You didn't get paid and you just fought for nothing and it felt like in the end you just were doing it for the love of the game."

"There really wasn't much recognition and yet sometimes we were working harder than the men out there and so to get that if kinda felt like wow I did make a difference and I did do something."

Ro punched her way to a 18-0 record in a nine-year span that ended in 2011 which included the womens' world lightweight title in 2005. Injuries took their toll which led her to being a ring announcer and personality at boxing and MMA shows including Win City Fight Night at the Serbian Centre Saturday afternoon.

She will be announced as an inductee into the Windsor Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday when officials announce this year's class. As a former host of previous inductions Ro is humbled by her selection.

"I just felt so hounoured," Ro told Powerplay Sports describing the moment she got the call. "Out of Windsor there's so many athletes. It's a full gamet and so to honoured and be associated with these level of athletes and organizers and coaches I was more honoured than I ever could be."

She'll be joined in the Class of 2025 by the following athletes and builders.

Athletes:

Melissa Bishop-Nriagu-Track and Field

Tyrone Crawford-Football

Noelle Montcalm-Track and Field

Jordan Steen-Wrestling

Korissa Williams-Basketball

Luke Willson-Football

Builders Category:

Steve Bell-Broadcaster

Bruce Carter-Football Official

Andy Kiss-Basketball Coach