National Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Golden Gloves
Bantamweight
Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Welterweight weight limit was first contested at 118 pounds. In 1967, the weight limit was moved to 119 pounds.
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Welterweight weight limit was first contested at 118 pounds. In 1967, the weight limit was moved to 119 pounds.
- 1928 – Joe Bozak – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1929 – Harry Garbell – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1930 – Paul Dazzo – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1931 – Nick Scialaba – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1932 – Leo RodakLeo RodakLeo Rodak was an American boxer from Chicago. Rodak was undefeated in his first 22 fights, with one of those wins coming against Tommy Paul.From 1931-1933 Rodak fought in the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament...
– ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - 1933 – John Ginter – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1934 – Troy Bellini – Cleveland
- 1935 – Johnny BrownJohnny BrownJohnny Brown is an American actor and singer. Brown is a nightclub and stage performer as well as a comic actor, and a regular cast member of the television series Laugh-in. Brown is mostly remembered for his chubby physique, wide ingratiating smile, mobile facial expressions, and easy pleasant...
– ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - 1936 – Johnny BrownJohnny BrownJohnny Brown is an American actor and singer. Brown is a nightclub and stage performer as well as a comic actor, and a regular cast member of the television series Laugh-in. Brown is mostly remembered for his chubby physique, wide ingratiating smile, mobile facial expressions, and easy pleasant...
– ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - 1937 – Frank Kainrath – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1938 – Frank Kainrath – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1939 – Chester Ellis – Kansas CityKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
- 1940 – Dick MenchacaDick MenchacaRichard Menchaca , better known as Dick Menchaca was a two-time Golden Gloves champion.Dick Menchaca was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico. His family moved to Port Arthur, Texas at ten. It was in Port Arthur that he began boxing when he was thirteen. In 1940, Menchaca became the first Texan to win...
– Fort Worth - 1941 – Dick MenchacaDick MenchacaRichard Menchaca , better known as Dick Menchaca was a two-time Golden Gloves champion.Dick Menchaca was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico. His family moved to Port Arthur, Texas at ten. It was in Port Arthur that he began boxing when he was thirteen. In 1940, Menchaca became the first Texan to win...
– Fort Worth - 1942 – Jack Graves – Minneapolis
- 1943 – Earl O'Neal – Oklahoma CityOklahoma cityOklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
- 1944 – Clayton Johnson – Sioux City
- 1945 – Bob JarvisBob JarvisRobert Jarvis was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.He represented Ontario's Willowdale electoral district which he won in the 1979 federal election...
– Kansas CityKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... - 1946 – Eddie Dames – St. Louis
- 1947 – Robert BellRobert BellRobert Bell or Rob Bell may refer to:* Robert Bell , British politician* Robert Bell , Irish journalist & editor* Robert Bell , Canadian legislator* Robert Bell , Canadian legislator...
– Cleveland - 1948 – Melvin Barber – Des Moines
- 1949 – Jack McCannJack McCannJohn "Jack" McCann was a British politician, who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Rochdale....
– Oklahoma CityOklahoma cityOklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... - 1950 – Albert Crus – Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
- 1951 – Nate BrooksNate BrooksNathan Eugene Brooks is a former boxer from the USA, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-Amateur career:...
– Cleveland - 1952 – James Hairston – Kansas CityKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
- 1953 – Dick Martinez – NashvilleNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
- 1954 – Alfred Escobar – Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
- 1955 – Donald Eddington – St. Louis
- 1956 – Vince Doniero – ToledoToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
- 1957 – Tommy ReynoldsTommy ReynoldsTommy Reynolds was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a winger. He died in 1998.-Club career:...
– Kansas CityKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... - 1958 – Gilbert Higginbotham – LafayetteLafayette-People:* General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette , French general and American Revolutionary War general* Adrienne de La Fayette , wife of marquis de Lafayette* Georges Washington de La Fayette , son of marquis de Lafayette...
- 1959 – Pat Moore – Kenosha
- 1960 – Petros Spanakos – Hollywood
- 1961 – Oscar German – Grand Rapids
- 1962 – James Moon – Cleveland
- 1963 – Emanuel StewardEmanuel StewardEmanuel Steward is an American boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.-Life and career:...
– Detroit - 1964 – Manual Navarro – Fort Worth
- 1965 – Mel Miller – BillingsBillings-Places:In Canada:*Billings, OntarioIn Germany:*Billings, HesseIn Russia:*Billings, RussiaIn the United States:* Billings, Montana* Billings, Missouri* Billings, New York* Billings, Oklahoma* Billings County, North Dakota...
- 1966 – John NorthJohn NorthJohn North is a Christian author and speaker based in Sydney, Australia.John North is best known for his authorship of LifeWorks and GrowthWorks John North (born 1961) is a Christian author and speaker based in Sydney, Australia.John North is best known for his authorship of LifeWorks (a course...
– Cincinnati - 1967 – Earl Large – RoswellRoswellRoswell may mean:Places in the United States of America:* Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta** Roswell High School , a school in the city of Roswell, Georgia* Roswell, New Mexico, known for the purported 1947 UFO incident...
- 1968 – Earl Large – RoswellRoswellRoswell may mean:Places in the United States of America:* Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta** Roswell High School , a school in the city of Roswell, Georgia* Roswell, New Mexico, known for the purported 1947 UFO incident...
- 1969 – Oliver JamesOliver JamesOliver James is a clinical psychologist, journalist, bestselling book author, and television documentary producer. and presenter He also frequently broadcasts on radio and acts as a pundit on television...
– Kansas CityKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... - 1970 – Dave Kibby – San Francisco
- 1971 – Johnny Moreno – Fort Worth
- 1972 – Ray Theragood – New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
- 1973 – James MartinezJames MartinezJames Martinez was a fictional character in the television series NYPD Blue. He was portrayed by Nicholas Turturro from the first episode until midway through the seventh season. He began his run on the show as a plainclothes officer in the Anti-Crime unit who made a very positive impression with...
– Fort Worth - 1974 – Dan Hermosillo – Rocky Mountain
- 1975 – Miguel Ayala – Fort Worth
- 1976 – Barnard Taylor – Knoxville
- 1977 – Wayne Lynumn – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1978 – Jackie BeardJackie BeardJackie Beard is a former American amateur boxer, hailing from Jackson, Tennessee.-Amateur career:Beard was an amateur boxing standout in the late 1970s. He won the National AAU in the bantamweight division three times 1978, 1979, and 1980. He also won the bantamweight championship in the 1978...
– Knoxville - 1979 – Ken BaysmoreKenny BaysmoreKenny Baysmore nicknamed The Technician is a former American boxer.Baysmore won the 1979 National Golden Gloves bantamweight title. He turned professional in 1981, and after a successful career start he was named The Ring Prospect of the Year in 1983...
– Washington, DC - 1980 – Myron Taylor – PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
- 1981 – Steve Cruz, Jr. – Fort Worth
- 1982 – Meldrick TaylorMeldrick TaylorMeldrick Taylor is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes.-Amateur career:...
– PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - 1983 – Jesse Benavidez – Fort Worth
- 1984 – Robert ShannonRobert ShannonRobert Shannon is an American former professional boxer.-Background:Shannon had a white mother and black father, and started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him, because he was white...
– Las VegasLas Vegas StripThe Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester... - 1985 – Eugene Speed – Washington, DC
- 1986 – Fernando RodriguezFernando RodríguezFernando Rodríguez may refer to:*Fernando Rodríguez de Castro , Castilian nobleman*Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas, dentist, scientist and army major*Fernando Rodriguez , American baseball pitcher*Freddy Rodríguez...
– PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - 1987 – Fernando RodriguezFernando RodríguezFernando Rodríguez may refer to:*Fernando Rodríguez de Castro , Castilian nobleman*Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas, dentist, scientist and army major*Fernando Rodriguez , American baseball pitcher*Freddy Rodríguez...
– PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - 1988 – Sergio Reyes – Fort Worth
- 1989 – John WestJohn WestThe Rev. John West emigrated from England to Van Diemen's Land in 1838 as a Colonial missionary, and became pastor of an Independent Chapel in Launceston's St. John's Square in 1839. His contribution to Launceston and Australian life was great and varied promoting private and charitable...
– Knoxville - 1990 – Sandtanner Lewis – FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- 1991 – Aristead Clayton, Jr. – LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
- 1992 – Chris Hamilton – TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
- 1993 – Terrance Churchwell – Knoxville
- 1994 – Errid Caldera – Cleveland
- 1995 – Jorge MunozJorge MunozJorge Muñoz, born 1964, founded the non-profit An Angel in Queens, an organization begun in the summer of 2004 that delivers free home-cooked meals in Queens. The food is delivered at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Jackson Heights...
– TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - 1996 – Baldo Ramirez – New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
- 1997 – Evaristo Rodriguez – ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- 1998 – Alfredo TorresAlfredo TorresAlfredo Torres is a Mexican football forward who played for Mexico in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlas.-External links:*...
– TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - 1999 – Aaron GarciaAaron Garcia (boxer)Aaron García is a Mexican American boxer in the Featherweight division. He earned the featherweight silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.-Amateur titles:*1999 National Golden Gloves bantamweight champion...
– CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - 2000 – Jose Aguiniga – CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- 2001 – Rasheem Jefferson – PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
- 2002 – Rashiem Jefferson – PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
- 2003 – Sergio RamosSérgio RamosSérgio Bruno Antunes Selores Ramos is a Portuguese basketball player.He measures 2.00 metres and plays as a Forward . He announced the end of his international career, after Portugal's exit from the EuroBasket 2007...
– CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - 2004 – Torrence Daniels – New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
- 2005 – Gary Russell Jr. – Washington, DC
- 2006 – Efrain Esquivias – CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- 2007 – Ronny Rios – CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- 2008 – Ernesto Garza – Saginaw, MI
- 2009 – Jesus MagdalenoJesus MagdalenoJesús Gabriel Magdaleno is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. He's also the brother of undefeated boxer Diego Magdaleno.-Amateur Career:...
– Las Vegas, NV