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Golden Gloves Archive Page
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80th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves |
| Date: |
Finals: April 19-20, 2007 |
| Place: |
The Theater at Madison Square Garden |
The 2007 Golden Gloves Tournament marked the 80th year of action-packed fights that culminated in two exciting nights of championship boxing at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden. In what began as an event created to develop fighters who could compete in the national amateur championships, the Golden Gloves has become synonymous with excellence in amateur boxing. Preliminary bouts were held throughout the year in New York City as well as in Westchester and Long Island.
Many of boxing’s all-time greats claim the Golden Gloves as their first major victories. “Sugar” Ray Robinson, considered by many to be the greatest “pound-for-pound” fighter of all-time, won a Golden Gloves championship in 1940. Muhammad Ali made his New York City debut as Cassius Clay in the New York-Chicago Golden Gloves championships in 1959. Rocky Marciano suffered the only loss of his career in the Golden Gloves.
Women began competing in the Golden Gloves in 1995. Several of the women who first boxed in the Golden Gloves have gone on to win many local, national, and world amateur titles. Many women, including three-time Golden Gloves champions Melissa Salome and Alicia Ashley, have gone on to win professional championships.
Highlights of this year’s championships included Sal Potente (Mt. Vernon BC) scoring an upset over the nation's No.1-ranked super-heavyweight Adam Willet (Veteran's Memorial Gym) by a 4-1 margin and Bronx teenager Ronney Vargas (Webster PAL) defeating Ashante Hendrickson in the 152-pound open division. In the women’s division, Sonya Lamonikis (Gleason's Gym) pounded out a 5-0 decision over Shanell Mathes (Trinity Boxing) to earn her second consecutive title at 189 pounds and Alexis Asher (Gleason's Gym) won the judges' favor, 4-1, in her 114-pound championship match up against Amanda Walsh.
Currently ranked No. 1 in the nation, Luis Del Valle (Newburgh BC) was impressive as he destroyed a spirited but overmatched Alfredo Baeza (Webster PAL) with a full arsenal of punches in their 125-pound open fight. Del Valle's nearly flawless performance earned him the 5-0 decision and his third Golden Gloves title.
Angelique Bovee, a personal trainer in White Plains, defeated Dariana Casado of Queens by decision for the 145-pound women's title and her third Golden Gloves championship in four years. Luis Ramirez, a junior at Lincoln High School, was beaten in the 119-pound novice final by Schavez Peters. In the 112-pound novice division, Sleepy Hollow High School junior Eddie Barrizonte lost a decision to Jamie Stuart, another high school junior.
Proceeds from Golden Gloves events will be donated to help fund youth programs in host site neighborhoods. We encourage you to catch a glimpse of the next generation of boxing legends as another chapter is added to the storied history of the Golden Gloves!
| Date: |
April 6 & 7, 2006 |
| Place: |
The Theater at Madison Square Garden |
| Time: |
8:00 pm |
The 2006 Golden Gloves Tournament featured a year-long series of action-packed fights that culminated in two exciting nights of championship boxing at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden.
In the men’s 119-pound final, hometown favorite Shemuel Pagan (Gleason’s Gym) knocked down his opponent Earl Edwards (Veteran’s Memorial Gym) in the fourth and final round on his way to the decision win and his second straight Golden Gloves Title.
Maria Venier, a 29-year old fourth-grade teacher at PS 205 in Brooklyn, won the women’s 132-pound division, while Cara Castronuova captured her second consecutive Golden Gloves title in the women’s 119-pound division.
17-year-old Adam Kownacki, a junior at Brooklyn’s Lincoln High School, captured his first Golden Gloves title in his first-ever tournament appearance. The massive Kownacki, fighting in the 250-pound super heavyweight division, knocked down his 24-year old opponent Anthony Botticelli twice in the final two rounds to claim the victory.
2005
After two thrilling nights of boxing at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, 178-lb champion Will Rosinsky was honored as the 2005 Daily News Golden Gloves’ most outstanding boxer after helping lead his Starrett City Boxing Club to the city championship.
The fight that drew the most attention was the match between Maureen Shea and Ronica Jeffrey. Shea was previously the sparring partner of Hilary Swank as she prepared for her role in the Oscar-winning film Million Dollar Baby. Jeffrey won the fight in a 5-0 decision.
Other champions in the men’s division included Kristian Vasquez in the 125-lb division, 17-year-old Michael O’Connor in the 141-lb division and Christian Martinez in the 132-lb division. Gleason's Gym once again took home the novice team trophy with 16-year-olds Shemuel Pagan and Denis Douglin winning the 119-lb and 152-lb divisions, respectively.
On the women’s side, Cara Castronova won the 119-lb crown and Keisher McLeod defeated Kimberly Tomes to win the 110-lb title.
| Date: |
April 7 & 8, 2005 |
| Place: |
The Theater at Madison Square Garden |
| Time: |
8:00 pm |
2004
After two thrilling sold-out nights of boxing at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, 165-pound champion Joe Greene was honored with the 2004 Daily News Golden Gloves’ Sugar Ray Robinson Award as the tournament’s outstanding boxer. Greene won his second 165-pound open title after competing for a place on the U.S. Olympic team. Other possible recipients for the award included 178-pound champion Jaidon Codrington and 132-pound champion Jorge Teron.
Other winners included Raymond Rodriguez, who was the 165-pound novice champion, William Jeter, the 178-pound novice champion, and Kevin Boswell, the 201-pound open champion.
Women’s champions included 145-pound champion Jean Martin of the NYPD, 125-pound champion Teresa O’Toole and 154-pound champion Elaine Mendez.
The team trophies were awarded to Starrett City Boxing Club in the open class and the New York City Police Athletic League in the novice division.
| Date: |
April 15 & 16, 2004 |
| Place: |
The Theater at Madison Square Garden |
| Time: |
8:00 pm |
| MetroTV Coverage: |
April 15th fights air as a 2-hour telecast on Sat 5/1 at 8:00 pm |
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April 16th fights air as a 2-hour telecast on Sat 5/8 at 8:00 pm |
| Date: |
April 3 & 4, 2003 |
| Place: |
Madison Square Garden |
| Time: |
7:30 pm |
| 2003 Winners of the Golden Gloves |
| 106 |
Vicente Lopez |
Printing House |
| 112 |
Robert Semidei |
Starrett City BC |
| 119 |
Robert Phillips |
Cromwell Recreation |
| 125 |
Apollo Welch |
Gleason's Gym |
| 132 |
Jorge Teron |
NYC PAL |
| 141 |
Livingstone Joseph |
Westside AC |
| 152 |
Martin Wright |
Gleason's Gym |
| 165 |
Joe Greene |
Coney Island Strong Brothers |
| 178 |
Hamid Shaheed Mateen |
Hempstead PAL |
| 201 |
Damien Ripley |
Gleason's Gym |
| 201+ |
Jerome Tabb |
New Bed-Stuy BC |
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The Daily News Golden Gloves |
| Date: |
April 5 & 6th, 2001 |
| Place: |
Madison Square Garden |
| Time: |
7:00 pm |
| 2001 Winners of the Golden Gloves |
| 106 |
Aaron Alafa |
California |
| 112 |
Francisco Rodriguez |
Chicago |
| 119 |
Rasheem Jefferson |
Pennsylvania |
| 125 |
Aaron Garcia |
California |
| 132 |
Lamont Peterson |
Washington |
| 139 |
Chad Aquino |
Kansas City |
| 147 |
James Parison |
California |
| 156 |
Andre Berto |
Florida |
| 165 |
Alfred Kinsey |
Pennsylvania |
| 178 |
Cristobal Arreola |
California |
| 201 |
Devin Vargas |
Toledo |
| 201+ |
Lonnie Zaid |
Detroit |
| Noteable Golden Glove Fighters From the Past |
| Sugar Ray Robinson - 1939, 1940 |
Floyd Patterson, Sr. - 1951, 1952 |
| Gerry Cooney - 1976 |
Juan LaPorte - 1976 |
| Hector "Macho" Camacho - 1978, 1979 |
Carl "The Truth" Williams - 1980, 1981 |
| Riddick Bowe - 1985, '86 - '88 |
Kevin Kelley - 1988 |
Last Updated On:
Friday, December 14, 2007 |
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