Michael Guzman has his arm raised in victory after defeating Gage Stafford at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Its a great feeling to be able to see a kid that has the potential to grow to the highest level, Johnson said. Founded in 1995 by promoter Joe Hand Sr. (b. Mike Tyson (W) vs. Tyrell Biggs for the WBC World Heavyweight, WBA World Heavyweight, and the IBF World Heavyweight Titles (October 16, 1987), Convention Hall, Atlantic City. Push! as Davis and other fighters run laps in the bowels of the fieldhouse for 45 minutes in late March. Curl, James. 1988) captured his first world championship in 2012 in Houston and was celebrated as the citys first Hispanic world champion. 1929 Golden Gloves & Intercity Champion. Jason Sosa (b. But those two words still carry prestige. Just about every day, hes dripping pools of sweat. Jack Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney (W) for the National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title (September 23, 1926), Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia. This is a list of United States national Golden Gloves champions in the lightweight division, along with the state or region they represented. 1974 Lightweight Quarter-Finalist at the inaugural World Amateur Championships in Havana, Cuba. Like boxing in general, the Chicago event has faded a bit from the headlines. We push each other which is what I like about it is everyone pushes each other and we strive to be great., Weve had Julian since hes been nine years old hes been boxing for our gym now for ten years and hes put the hard work in and hes dedicated himself and it hasnt been an easy road there but its showing right now and hes a heck of a kid, Goodman said. Texas' Golden Gloves team gives the 'thumbs up' sign before leaving for Chicago's Tournament of Champions. Twenty-eight-year-old Juniata Park native Danny Garcia (b. 1973), Philadelphia: WBA World Junior Middleweight Champion. Follow along to see who earned titles at the 91st Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships. Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Michael Guzman (MGGA West) d. Gage Stafford (Flint Town East), 5-0. 1976), Philadelphia: WBA-NABA Featherweight, WBC International Lightweight, and WBO-NABO Super Lightweight Champion. Sugar Ray Robinson (W) vs. Items on this site are licensed by a Creative Commons License. He is also an Army veteran who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2010 to 2011. This is a list of United States national Golden Gloves champions in the light welterweight division, along with the state or region they represented. Top row, left to right, Flyweight Jessie Rodlea, Bantam Manuel Navarro; middle row, Feather Floyd Molina, Lightweight Pat Bishop, Welter Jesse Valdez; bottom row, Middle Eugene Meeks, Light-heavy David Harman, and Heavy-weight John Phillips. Fight fans sitting in the balcony of the Blue Horizon were right on top of the action. 2022 Golden Gloves South Carolina. In Philadelphia, rivalries from the streets often came into the gyms. 1985), Philadelphia: NABF Junior Lightweight Champion. %%EOF The gym provided members with access to a computer lab and stressed the importance of brains and brawn. The Hollywood film Rocky, released in 1976, captured the sense of pride and the power to overcome adversity that emanated from those hardscrabble neighborhoods, many of which were burdened by high levels of poverty and crime. Copyright 2023 WIFR. Sharkey became the American heavyweight champion in 1929 and defeated Max Schmeling in 1932 to win the world heavyweight championship. Even as interest in boxing declined nationally, it maintained a hold in the Philadelphia area. It became wildly popular and dozens of regions still run Golden Gloves tournaments, with nationals every year including next months event in suburban Philadelphia. Boxers crowded into a corner to find out their opponent on a handwritten schedule. Its a grueling routine. Prior to this bout, boxing promoters and writers were at times skeptical of the willingness of white fans to pay to see a black man fight. Ndeye Diouf (unattached East) d. Zamyla Thurman-Houston (Team Glass West), 3-2, 110 pounds Elite Open Female: Zoe Hicks (Team Glass), 146 pounds Elite Open Female: Sarah Batenburg (MGGA), 178-plus pounds Elite Open Female: Kimberly Green (Team Glass), 176 pounds: Abel Vilchis-Mendoza (Muskegon BC), 203-plus pounds: Cody Leonard (Muskegon BC). in History and Culture. There are sobering reminders, too. Although once one of the most popular sports in the United States, along with baseball and horse-racing, boxing by the twenty-first century had been surpassed by other sports including football, basketball, ice hockey, and auto racing. 1984), Philadelphia: WBO-NABO Lightweight, NABF Lightweight, and WBC Continental Americas Lightweight Champion. Brant Bowlin (Team Glass West) d. Mike Guzman (MGGA West), 4-1. Lost Title in his 3rd defense to Henry Armstrong in May 1938. On December 16, 1971, Cushing native Brian Kelly Burden unsuccessfully challenged Bob Foster for the world light heavyweight championship at Oklahoma City's State Fair Arena. List of US national Golden Gloves heavyweight champions; List of US national Golden Gloves super heavyweight champions This page was last edited on 5 May 2022, at 18:51 (UTC). Has a record of 4-2 (4 KOs) in world title fights. Fighters from the Greater Philadelphia region often came from poor or working-class neighborhoods. Since the 1950s, boxers, including numerous world champions, trained in Front Street Gym on the border between largely white, working-class Port Richmond and primarily Hispanic Kensington. Top row, left to right, Flyweight Jessie Rodlea, Bantam Manuel Navarro; middle row, Feather Floyd Molina, Lightweight Pat Bishop, Welter Jesse Valdez; bottom row, Middle Eugene Meeks, Light-heavy David Harman, and Heavy-weight John Phillips. 5654 0 obj <> endobj He has Olympic hopes of his own, and he came away from this tournament with the title at 139 pounds. Midget Wolgast (1910-55), Philadelphia: New York World Flyweight Champion. Were a boxing gym, blah, blah, blah. John H. Clark, shown here in 1882, and Arthur Chambers, both of whom immigrated to the United States from the British Isles, opened boxing schools (early boxing gyms) in the late nineteenth century and developed local talent in Philadelphia. Rockford teen Julian Lugo prepares for 2023 National Golden Gloves, Lugo heads to Nationals after becoming champion a Chicago Golden Gloves champion, Man arrested after Illinois State Police find cocaine-filled suitcases, Man faces murder charge after overnight shooting in Rockford, Motorcyclist IDd after fatal Belvidere crash, Freeports Deion McShane receives NFL rookie camp invite from Giants, Freeports Zeke Vandenburgh signed by Miami Dolphins as UDFA. I definitely seen this success, he said. Philadelphia rarely attracted major fights in the twenty-first century due to the continued popularity and lure of nearby Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and numerous Native American-run casinos around the country. It was a great tournament to win, its really known so it felt amazing, just to be able to fight in it.. He said the journey has been rough through ups and downs, but he knows he can make it through and wont quit on his goals. Frazier dominated the Philadelphia boxing scene throughout the 1970s, holding the World Heavyweight Title from 1970-73. Here, he portrayed the professional boxer Turkey Point Billy Smith taking a moment of rest during a match at the Philadelphia Arena. Both said the fight was closer than it needed to be. Nolan says what separates him from other competitors is that he works way harder, and he studies the FIGHT game to prepare himself. Following the path of a former boxing champion in the area is no easy feat, Nolan admits, but he says he has been enjoying the journey. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. When Garcia was just ten years old, his ex-convict father, Angel, introduced him to Juniata Parks Harrowgate Boxing Club, a reservoir of boxing tradition for the largely Puerto Rican neighborhood. Beau Jack for the World Lightweight Title (July 12, 1948), Shibe Park, Philadelphia. He has no doubts about it. 1988 ), Camden, WBA World Super Featherweight Champion. 2 all-time on the New York Golden Glove championship lists when he . 0 Jersey Joe Walcott (W) vs. Rocky Marciano for the World Heavyweight Title (September 23, 1952), Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia. It wasnt about looking good. Shemuel Pagan clocks Carlos Teron, winning his fifth Golden Gloves competition. Still, other Philadelphia boxing landmarks survived the challenges of the twenty-first-century. All rights reserved. Cicero Stadium, a rec center with quite the history. All rights reserved (About Us). Weatherly says Harmony, who turns 3 next month, stays with them three to five nights a week. Weeden was arrested for his participation in the bout and died one year later in a Trenton prison. It is a bit rough around the edges these days, like the neighborhood it serves. Karl Dargan (b. Van Davis has his arm raised in victory after defeating Anthon DiFre at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Robinson won the New York Golden Gloves championship at featherweight (126 pounds) in 1939 and lightweight (135 pounds) in 1940. Davis grew up in a three-bedroom apartment in Garfield Park with his mother, twin sister and older half-brother and half-sister. This is a list of United States national Golden Gloves champions in the lightweight division, along with the state or region they represented. Aneudy Rios, right, poses for a photo after winning the Outstanding Open Boxer Award at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Boxing is not forever. List of US national Golden Gloves light welterweight champions, "Sports News & latest headlines from AOL", "Benavidez won Golden Gloves, seeks more", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_US_national_Golden_Gloves_light_welterweight_champions&oldid=1097278306, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 July 2022, at 19:29. David Bey (b. Ticket sales of $216,477 broke a record that had stood for twenty years at the Garden. The next few hours are spent upstairs in the boxing gym, hitting the bags and lifting weights. Nolan felt like his success did not come as a surprise due to his consistent work ethic. Buster Drayton (b. The tournament's name stems from the small gold charm in the shape of a boxing glove that is awarded to a winner. In April, Lugo was named not only Chicago Golden Gloves Mens 139-pound Open Division Champion but was the mens tournament MVP out of every division and class. 1953), Camden: WBC World Light Heavyweight, WBA World Cruiserweight, WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Champion. Nate Miller (b. Black lightweight champions Ike Williams (1923-94) of Trenton and Bob Montgomery (1919-98) of Philadelphia both fought several times. Jersey Joe Walcott (1914-94), Camden: National Boxing Association (NBA) World Heavyweight Champion. 1985 & 1986 All-Army Lightweight Champion. Brant Bowlin has his arm raised in victory after defeating Mike Guzman at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Dwight Muhammad Qawi (W) vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad WBC World Light Heavyweight Title (December 19, 1981), Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City. On December 5, 1947, Homesteadville, New Jersey, native Arnold Cream (1914-1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, squared off against heavyweight champion Joe Louis (1914-81) at Madison Square Garden. 1966), Philadelphia: IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight Champion. The most comprehensive, authoritative reference source ever created for the Philadelphia region. 9N`nf#%[wsE'^z/ Arlington, TX 76019 1964. Bernard Hopkins (W) vs. Karo Murat for the IBF World Light Heavyweight Title (October 26, 2013), Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. 1966), Sharon Hill: NABF Cruiserweight and World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight Champion. Between Rounds, 1898-99. Walker lost the fight and died from injuries sustained in the contest. Dwight Muhammad Qawi (W) vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad for the WBC World Light Heavyweight Title (August 7, 1982), Spectrum, Philadelphia. Furthermore, when Walcott returned to Camden he was given a heros welcome by a crowd of over 100,000 South Jersey fans, of all social classes and ethnicities. 1983), Philadelphia: North American Boxing Association (NABA) Welterweight Champion and WBO-NABO Welterweight Champion. Many Golden Gloves champions went on to become professional world champions. Ivan Robinson (b. endstream endobj 5655 0 obj <>/Metadata 74 0 R/Outlines 78 0 R/PageLayout/SinglePage/Pages 5652 0 R/StructTreeRoot 81 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 5656 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 5657 0 obj <>stream His results were: Defeated Tsvetan Tsvetkov (Bulgaria) PTS 1965), Philadelphia: IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight, Linear World Light Heavyweight, WBC Light Heavyweight, IBF Light Heavyweight, and WBA Light Heavyweight Champion. Assandri eventually lost to Joseph Abudy in the quarterfinal. Fraziers facility served as a safe haven from the dangers and distractions of the streets for the citys inner-city youth. Brett Veach gave this main reason, NFL Draft in Kansas City exceeded our expectations, says KC Sports Commission president, Heres a view of several key softball games in the metro-east from Saturday, Sizing up the NFL Draft in Kansas City and the Chiefs haul, plus Dante Hall | podcast. Recent winners in Chicago include former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz and Michael Bennett, who both grew up in the city and competed in the Olympics. Career Record Won: 38, KOs: 14 Lost : 13 Draw: 3 Credit:. Lanham, Md. Follow Backgrounders on Twitter Lajuan Simon (b. Oscar Trevino/ Houston Golden Gloves Boxing Icon. 5679 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<52BFBF706F83F449B1D29E5EBCAF668A>]/Index[5654 40]/Info 5653 0 R/Length 120/Prev 278382/Root 5655 0 R/Size 5694/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream In April, Lugo was named not only Chicago Golden Gloves Men's 139-pound Open Division Champion but was the men's tournament MVP out of every division and class. For the most part, I have been working and learning as much as I can from everybody, Nolan said. Boxing Hall of Famers Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) and Gene Tunney (1897-1978) fought the first of their two world heavyweight title bouts at Sesquicentennial Stadium in South Philadelphia on September 23, 1926. Now, Lugo heads off to the Philadelphia area for the 2023 National Golden Gloves: Tournament of Champions where hell look to take the crown in the same division. All good things are gonna come to an end. Confirmation came moments later, with a split decision giving him the championship. Calvin Grove (b. 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Plain Dealer reporter Joe Maxse, with the help of Gene Glen of the East Side News, has compiled a list of Cleveland Golden Gloves amateur boxing champions from 1929 to the present. hmo6 In 1976, after gambling was legalized in Atlantic City, casinos became prime boxing locations, often at Philadelphias expense. The weight limit for lightweights was first contested at 135 lb (61 kg), but was lowered to 132 lb (60 kg) in 1967. The gyms role in the community and its presence in the film instilled a renewed sense pride in the neighborhood for area residents and continued Philadelphias boxing tradition. In 1961, the legendary Blue Horizon opened its doors to professional boxing shows on North Broad Street in North Philadelphia. When Garcia was just ten years old, his father, Angel, introduced him to Juniata Parks Harrowgate Boxing Club, shown here in 1977, a reservoir of boxing tradition for the largely Puerto Rican neighborhood. Hernandez needled his protg for showboating, saying, You need to look good, you had to have flowers on you., Nah, Davis replied. Zahir Raheem (b. Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press, 2014. (Author information current at time of publication.). As the third round came to a close, Davis raised one arm as he danced away from his opponent and then raised the other, confident victory was his. Nicholas Young has his arm raised in victory after defeating JaQuan McElroy at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Fighters from the Greater Philadelphia region often came from poor or working-class neighborhoods. Im expecting a great competition, I want to get a learning experience out of it obviously I want to win too but I want to come back with some learning experience, Lugo said. Gary Stark Jr. was a three-time Golden Gloves champion before turning pro in 2002. Philadelphias Boxing Heritage: 1876-1976. Bryan Caceres (MGGA West) d. Marcos Saucedo Jr. (Westside Boxing West), 3-2, Ulysses Campos (MGGA West) d. Tyrone Welch (Gideon BC East), 4-1. KeiShawn Partee has his arm raised in victory after defeating Teymaan Kelly at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Hank Lundy (b. Guillermo Mercado has his arm raised in victory after defeating Jason Wells at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. For most Philadelphia boxing fans who packed in, the former Moose Hall was Mecca. Sometimes I got to take a step back and look at it myself because I get caught up in the moment you know and really see that theres more to it and theres more to it than just a boxing gym and these kids are evolving in life as well.. To get prepared for this upcoming match, Nolan is doing a lot of cardio, shadowboxing and repetition in his mind every week as the Golden Glove National Championship approaches next month. Im sure its on their minds, too. Fight fans sitting in the balcony of the Blue Horizon were right on top of the action. The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce estimated that spectators brought in an additional $3 million in revenue to the city around the time of this bout. This gym, it kept me away from everything bad that happens in Chicago, Davis says. In 2011, the building was slated to become a boutique hotel, under the promise that the 1,500-seat auditorium would be saved. Mickey Walker (W) vs. Lew Tendler for the National Boxing Association World Welterweight Title (June 2, 1924), Shibe Park, Philadelphia. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Triple X Cage fighting presents TXC Legends 7. Jackie Frazier-Lyde (b. The weight limit for middleweights was first contested at 160 lb (73 kg), but was increased to 165 lb (75 kg) in 1967. 1962), Coatesville: USBA Featherweight and IBF World Featherweight Champion. endstream endobj startxref Owner Frank Kubach and his staff spent over twenty-five years motivating youth from the surrounding areas to not only be better boxers, but also better citizens. Accessed, Original image part of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. He wants to allow Nolan to capitalize on what he learned from competing in previous national tournaments. Neighborhood rivalries could become violent sparring sessions known as gym wars. Considered by many fighters to be far rougher than the bouts they were training for, these sparring sessions caused some champion fighters and their trainers to refuse to train for bouts in the area. 1985 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Terrance Cauthen (b. Shaquan Cox (Flint Town East) d. Brenden Adams (Azteca East), RSC-2 (1:54). The team was met by Army boxing coach and Golden Gloves champion Herb Kroeten and later taken on a tour of the historic West Point museum. In 1975 he purchased the gym on North Broad Street that he had used since the 1960s from an investment group and reopened it to the public as Joe Fraziers Gym, where he trained future generations of Philadelphia fighters. He grew up on the Jersey Shore and resides in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The 2022 Harlem graduate has been at Rockford Patriots Boxing Club for a decade and hopes his run inspires the next generation of stateline boxers. Joe Frazier's Gym As an amateur boxer, Joe Frazier won the Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship in 1962, 1963, and 1964 as well as the Gold Medal for boxing in the 1964 Olympics. The walls are lined with pictures and banners and posters and newspaper clippings documenting the successes of boxers who have come through the program. Check all the current boxing champions for all four major organizations in each weight division. 1957), Philadelphia: United States Boxing Association (USBA) Heavyweight Champion. Among them were Undisputed Heavyweight Champion title defenses in Boardwalk Hall by Mike Tyson (b. 1.) Meldrick Taylor (b. In 1961, the legendary Blue Horizon opened its doors to professional boxing shows on North Broad Street in North Philadelphia. The . In Philadelphia, locations such as Joe Hand Gym in Northern Liberties continued to play an important role in the community in the 1990s. Growing up, I had seen the older kids working hard seeing that so I just want to be that role model for them that they see someone working hard and following their dreams so I want my dreams to push them to follow their (dreams), Lugo said. He finished his amateur career with 170-25 record and was the first American boxer to win a gold medal in the Goodwill Games, along with bringing 12 national championships. The fights were up one flight in the creaky gym, where the vibe was decidedly old school. Demetrius Hopkins (b. Bert Cooper (b. 1966 - Larry Draut - Santa Rosa, CA . Captain Joseph M. Patterson suggested naming it the "Golden Gloves." The Chicago Tribune, which also owned the New York Daily News, then announced it would conduct a "Golden Gloves". Davis lives with his mother, Donna Weatherly, in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, about five miles from the gym. Thats the main thing thats on my mind. Ndeye Diouf has her arm raised in victory after defeating Zamyla Thurman-Houston at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. Joey Giardello (W) vs. Rubin Carter for the WBC World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight Titles (December 14, 1964), Convention Hall, Philadelphia. Monjuan Walker (Flint Town East) d. Joseph Gossett (Saginaw BC East), 4-1. As an amateur boxer, Frazier won the Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship in 1962, 1963, and 1964 as well as the Gold Medal for boxing in the 1964 Olympics. Turning professional in 1965, Frazier fought consistently until 1970 when he faced World Boxing Association champion Jimmy Ellis at Madison Square Garden. 1961), Philadelphia: USBA Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight Champion. A promising lightweight boxer from the metro-east has legitimate hopes for his future and a chance to win a national Golden Glove Championship and compete as an Olympian. The citys Boardwalk Hall had been available for sports events from the time it opened in 1929, but the presence of the casinos attracted numerous title fights to the oceanfront city from the 1980s to the 2000s. It definitely is the best since the last person to do something big (in the metro-east) was (Johnson), and hes training me, so that makes the city look even better, Nolan said. Nolan has been training at the Flash Boxing and Activity Center for the last two years, which is owned by former East St. Louis Golden Glove Champion and 1984 U.S. Olympic Team member Arthur Flash Johnson. Justin Lacey-Pierce has his arm raised in victory after defeating Jason Jackson at the 2023 Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships on Saturday, April 22 at West Catholic High School. He was also a Houston Golden Gloves . If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Professional Career. New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at lightweight vs. Jimmy Butler Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament at lightweight vs. Tony Ancona New York Daily News Golden Gloves Tournament at lightweight vs. Andy Nonella View: Sugar Ray Robinson's Golden Gloves Record Awards & Recognition Named Fighter of the Year for 1942 and 1951 by The Ring.
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