National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champions

Below is a list of National Golden Gloves

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...

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Welterweight weight limit was first contested at 135 pounds. In 1967, the weight limit was moved to 132 pounds.

1928 - Joe Kestian - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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 - Roosevelt Haines - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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 - Chancy Crain - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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 - Scotty Sylvano - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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 - Henry Rothier - Davenport
Davenport
-Places:In Australia*Electoral district of Davenport, in South AustraliaIn Canada*Davenport, Toronto, a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto*Davenport , a federal electoral district*Davenport...
1933 - Edward Ward - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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 - Frank Bojack - Cleveland
1935 - Mike Gamiere - Cleveland
1936 - Pete Lello - Michigan City
Michigan City
Michigan City may refer to:* Michigan City, California* Michigan City, Indiana* Michigan City, Mississippi* Michigan City, North Dakota...
1937 - Edward Kozole - Detroit
1938 - John Benna - Terre Haute
1939 - John Pleasant - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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...
1940 - Tony Ancona - Detroit
1941 - Tommy Campbell - Moline
Moline
- Places :In the United States:* Moline, Illinois the largest city of that name in the U.S.* Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois* Moline, Kansas* Moline, Michigan* Moline, Ohio- Other uses :* Moline-Knight, an early American automobile...
1942 - Morris Garana - Fort Worth
1943 - Chuck Hunter - Cleveland
1944 - Buddy Holderfield
Buddy Holderfield
Buddy Holderfield was the first boxer to have ever won the National Golden Gloves from Arkansas. He later went pro and lived in North Little Rock, Arkansas....

- Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
1945 - Bernard Paige - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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...
1946 - Herschel Acton - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma 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...
1947 - John Labrol - Gary
Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...
1948 - Herschel Acton - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma 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...
1949 - Gale Outhouse - Sioux City
1950 - James Burroughs - Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville 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...
1951 - Bobby Bickle - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas 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...
1952 - Issac Vaughn - Cleveland
1953 - Herb Mickles - Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo 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...
1954 - Phil Horsley - Muncie
Muncie
-Other:*Chuck Muncie, American football player*Muncie , transmission manufacturer for General Motors**Muncie SM465 transmission, manufactured by the above company-See also:*Muncy *Munsee language, Algonquian language, Lenape...
1955 - William Morton - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas 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...
1956 - Joe Shaw St. - Louis
Louis
-Surname:* Arthur Louis , British musician whose surname is pronounced 'Lewis'* Thomas Louis , British naval officer* Pierre Louÿs , French writer* Spyridon Louis , Greek runner...
1957 - Billy Braggs - Kenosha
1958 - Richard Hock - Jersey City
1959 - Freddie Davis - Cham/Urbana
1960 - Brian O'Shea
Brian O'Shea (boxer)
Brian O'Shea is a former American boxer, referee, and judge.-Personal:O'Shea is one of the fighting O'Shea brothers along with Rory O'Shea, Mike O'Shea and Tom O'Shea.-Amateur career:...

- Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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...
1961 - Thomas O'Shea - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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...
1962 - Edward Ellis - Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo 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...
1963 - Perry Bennett - Streator, Ill
1964 - Hedgeman Louis - Detroit
1965 - Frank Anderson - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas 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...
1966 - Marcus Anderson - Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
1967 - Quincelon Daniels - Detroit
1968 - Ronnie Harris
Ronnie Harris
Ronnie W. "Mazel" Harris is a former American boxer, who won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Personal:...

- Cleveland
1969 - Eddie Murray - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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...
1970 - Norman Goins - Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
1971 - James Busceme
James Busceme
James Busceme is a former American boxer, who is one of the most celebrated American amateur boxers in history.-Amateur career:...

- Fort Worth
1972 - James Busceme
James Busceme
James Busceme is a former American boxer, who is one of the most celebrated American amateur boxers in history.-Amateur career:...

- Fort Worth
1973 - Ray Leonard - Washington, DC
1974 - Curtis Harris - Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning "God's promise," "oath of God," or "I am God’s daughter." Elizabeth and Elisabeth are the parent unit names of Lisa, Lilly, Beth, Betty, and Ella; Elsa, Isabel, and Isabella are etymologically related...
1975 - Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion, and regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the weight class.-Amateur career:Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of...

- Cincinnati
1976 - Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor
Aaron Pryor is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio, and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion, and regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the weight class.-Amateur career:Pryor, nicknamed The Hawk, had a record of...

- Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
1977 - Samuel Ayala - Fort Worth
1978 - Davey Armstrong
Davey Armstrong
Davey Lee Armstrong is a retired boxer from the United States.-Amateur career:Armstrong began boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions Rocky Lockridge and Johnny Bumphus, as well as 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist Sugar Ray Seales.Armstrong represented the USA at the 1972...

- Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The 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...
1979 - Johnny Bumphus
Johnny Bumphus
Johnny 'Bump City' Bumphus , is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion.-Professional career:...

- Knoxville
1980 - Melvin Paul - Lafayette
Lafayette
-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...
1981 - Primo Ramos - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago 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...
1982 - Robert Byrd - Fort Worth
1983 - Jesse Lopez, Jr. - Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The 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...
1984 - Marvin Chambers - St. Louis
1985 - Vincent Phillips - Hutchinson
Hutchinson
- United States :* Hutchinson, Kansas* South Hutchinson, Kansas* Hutchinson, Minnesota* Hutchinson County, South Dakota* Hutchinson County, Texas* Hutchinson Island * Hutchinson Island South, Florida* Hutchinson River, a river in New York...
1986 - Lavell Finger - St. Louis
1987 - Skipper Kelp - Rocky Mountain
1988 - Kevin Childrey - Grand Rapids
1989 - Stephen Golisano - East Boston
1990- Lamar Murphy - Florida
Florida
Florida 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 - Desi Ford - Cleveland
1992 - Danny Rios - Texas
Texas
Texas 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 - Danny Rios - Mid-South
Mid-South
Mid-South may refer to:*The East South Central States*The region centered on the Memphis and Little Rock MSAs, including portions of West Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and northeastern Arkansas, as well as the Missouri Bootheel and extreme northwestern Alabama; see Memphis metropolitan...
1994 - Salvador Jasso - So. California
1995 - Dante Craig - Cincinnati
1996 - David Jackson - Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
1997 - Hugh Devlin - Philadelphia
1998 - Lamont Pearson
Lamont Pearson
Lamont Pearson, is a professional boxer in the United States. He currently resides in Cheltenham, Maryland. His professional record stands at 23-4-1 with 12 knockouts...

- Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
1999 - Marshal Martinez - California
California
California 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 - Urbano Antillon
Urbano Antillon
Urbano Antillón is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Antillón is the former WBO NABO and NABF Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...

- California
California
California 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 - Lamont Peterson
Lamont Peterson
-Background:Peterson and his brother Anthony Peterson are regularly featured on ESPN boxing telecasts, and their story has been frequently discussed on the show. The Petersons were left without parents at an early age, with their father in prison and their mother suffering personal issues. The...

- Washington, DC
2002 - Lorenzo Reynolds - Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
2003 - Anthony Peterson
Anthony Peterson
Anthony Peterson is a professional boxer.-Amateur career:Peterson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 2003 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion. In 2004 he lost twice to Mexican American Vicente Escobedo at 132 lbs which cost him his place in Athens...

- Washington, DC
2004 - Danny Williams - St. Louis
2005 - Michael Evans
Michael Evans (boxer)
Michael Evans is a 140 lb. 5'9" American lightweight boxer from Dayton, Ohio. Evans has won numerous titles including the 1999 and 2005 Golden Gloves championships, National US Senior Open Gold Medalist-2005, and a National PAL Championships Gold Medalist-2004...

- Cincinnati
2006 - Jesus Mendez III - Texas
Texas
Texas 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...
2007 - Sadam Ali
Sadam Ali
Sadam Ali , is a professional welterweight boxer from the United States.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there by his Muslim Yemeni-immigrant parents, has four sisters and a brother...

- Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
2008 - Michael Perez - Newark, NJ
2009 - Erick Deleon - Detroit, MI

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