National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Golden Gloves
Welterweight
Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Middleweight weight limit was contested at 147 pounds until 2003 when the Light middleweight class was eliminated. The weight limit is currently set at 152 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...
Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Middleweight weight limit was contested at 147 pounds until 2003 when the Light middleweight class was eliminated. The weight limit is currently set at 152 pounds.
- 1928 – Nick Fosco – Chicago
- 1929 – Bud Hammer – Chicago
- 1930 – Karl Ogren – Chicago
- 1931 – George KeenanGeorge KeenanGeorge Keenan was a boxer from Chicago. In 1931 he won the National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champions.-External links:*...
– Chicago - 1932 – Johnny Phagan – Chicago
- 1933 – Henry Rothier –
- 1934 – Danny Farrar – Cleveland
- 1935 – King Wyatt – Fort Wayne
- 1936 – Chester RuteckiChester RuteckiChester J. Rutecki was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Chicago....
– Chicago - 1937 – Verne Patterson – Chicago
- 1938 – James O'Malley – Chicago
- 1939 – Milton JonesMilton JonesMilton Jones is an English comedian. His style of humour is based on one-liners involving puns delivered in a deadpan and slightly neurotic style. Jones has had various shows on BBC Radio 4 and is a recurring guest panellist on Mock the Week...
– St. Louis - 1940 – Savior Canadeo – Chicago
- 1941 – Geo. W. Horne, Jr. – Cleveland
- 1942 – Bob Burns Fort –
- 1943 – Ballessando Carubia – Chicago
- 1944 – Yevi Soluthali –
- 1945 – Gilbert Garcia – Fort Worth
- 1946 – Julius Menendez – Chicago
- 1947 – John Keough – Cleveland
- 1948 – Richard Guerrero – Chicago
- 1949 – Richard Guerrero – Chicago
- 1950 – Dick AndersonDick AndersonRichard Paul Anderson is a former American football safety for the AFL's and NFL's Miami Dolphins, where he played for his entire ten year career from 1968 to 1977 missing one of those seasons with a knee injury....
– Cleveland - 1951 – Willard Henry – 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...
- 1952 – Herschel Acton – Los Angeles
- 1953 – Richard WallRichard WallRichard Wall was an Irish-born soldier, diplomat and minister who rose in the Spanish service to become Chief Minister. He is commonly referred to as Ricardo Wall.-Early life:...
– 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... - 1954 – Rudy Sawyer – Great LakesGreat LakesThe Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
- 1955 – Richard WallRichard WallRichard Wall was an Irish-born soldier, diplomat and minister who rose in the Spanish service to become Chief Minister. He is commonly referred to as Ricardo Wall.-Early life:...
– Tulsa - 1956 – Leon Brooks – St. Louis
- 1957 – Joe Shaw – 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 – Dave Holman – 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...
- 1959 – Don Sargeant – Minneapolis
- 1960 – Fred Hernandez – OmahaOmahaOmaha may refer to:*Omaha , a Native American tribe that currently resides in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska-Places:United States* Omaha, Nebraska* Omaha, Arkansas* Omaha, Georgia* Omaha, Illinois* Omaha, Texas...
- 1961 – Roy McMillian – 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...
- 1962 – Rory O'Shea – Chicago
- 1963 – Wade SmithWade SmithWade Smith is not a football player.**...
– - 1964 – Don Cobbs St. –
- 1965 – Don Cobbs St. –
- 1966 – Hedgeman Lewis – Detroit
- 1967 – Pat O'Connor – Minneapolis
- 1968 – Richard Royal – CharlotteCHARLOTTE- CHARLOTTE :CHARLOTTE is an American blues-based hard rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1986. Currently, they are signed to indie label, Eonian Records, under which they released their debut cd, Medusa Groove, in 2010. Notable Charlotte songs include 'Siren', 'Little Devils',...
- 1969 – David Oropeza – Salt Lake City
- 1970 – Melvin Dennis – Fort Worth
- 1971 – Larry Carlisle – CharlotteCHARLOTTE- CHARLOTTE :CHARLOTTE is an American blues-based hard rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1986. Currently, they are signed to indie label, Eonian Records, under which they released their debut cd, Medusa Groove, in 2010. Notable Charlotte songs include 'Siren', 'Little Devils',...
- 1972 – Jesse ValdezJesse ValdezJesse Valdez is a former boxer.-Amateur career:At sixteen years-old, Valdez won the National AAU Welterweight Championship in 1964 by upsetting Olympic bronze medalist Quincey Daniels. That same year, he qualified for the U.S. Olympic team as an alternate. In 1967, he won a bronze medal at the...
– 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... - 1973 – Harold Beal – 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...
- 1974 – Clinton JacksonClinton JacksonClint Jackson is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.-Amateur highlights:*1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion...
– 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... - 1975 – Clinton JacksonClinton JacksonClint Jackson is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.-Amateur highlights:*1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion...
– Knoxville - 1976 – Clinton JacksonClinton JacksonClint Jackson is a former American boxer, who competed on behalf of the U.S. in the 1976 Summer Olympics.-Amateur highlights:*1974 National AAU Welterweight Champion...
– Knoxville - 1977 – Michael McCallum – Miami
- 1978 – Jeffrey Stoudemire – Cleveland
- 1979 – Mike McCullum – Knoxville
- 1980 – Don Curry – Fort Worth
- 1981 – Manuel Vallejas – Los Angeles
- 1982 – Roman George –
- 1983 – Louis Howard – St.Louis
- 1984 – Mylon WatkinsMylon Watkins-Amateur career:Known as "Kid USA", Watkins had an outstanding amateur career, and was the upset winner of the 1984 National Golden Gloves Welterweight Championship and the 1985 and 1986 National Golden Gloves Light middleweight Champion.-Professional career:...
– 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 – Anthony Stephens – 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...
- 1986 – Frank Liles – SyracuseSyracuse, New YorkSyracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
- 1987 – Roger TurnerRoger TurnerRoger Felix Turner was an American figure skater.He was born in Milton, Massachusetts and died in Walpole, Massachusetts....
– Grand Rapids - 1988 – Ron Morgan, Jr. – LouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyLouisville 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...
- 1989 – Jesse Lucero – Knoxville
- 1990 – Jesse Briseno – MichiganMichiganMichigan 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"....
- 1991 – Ross Thompson – Florida
- 1992 – Pepe Reilly – So. California
- 1993 – David ReidDavid Reid (boxer)David Terrell Reid is a former boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Amateur career:Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
– 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... - 1994 – Orlando Hollis – Texas
- 1995 – David Palac – Detroit
- 1996 – Brandon Mitchell – Knoxville
- 1997 – Cory Calvin – St. Louis
- 1998 – Anthony HanshawAnthony HanshawAnthony Lavar Hanshaw was a professional boxer, from Massillon, Ohio. He was born on March 28, 1978, in Warren, Ohio. Hanshaw graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996...
– Cleveland - 1999 – Dante Craig – Cincinnati
- 2000 – Anthony Thompson – 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...
- 2001 – James Parison – California
- 2002 – Durrell RichardsonDurrell RichardsonDurrell Richardson is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.-Amateur career:Durrell had a stellar amateur career and even won the 2002 National Golden Gloves Welterweight championship.His Amateur rec 46-4-Professional career:On May 1, 2008 Richardson lost to Mexican-American...
– Cleveland - 2003 – Andre BertoAndre BertoAndre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...
– Florida - 2004 – Daniel JacobsDaniel Jacobs (boxer)Daniel Jacobs is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion.-Early life:Jacobs was born and raised in the Brooklyn residential neighborhood of Brownsville to a Antiguan father and African-American mother. He was raised by his mother, Yvette Jacobs, his...
– NY Metro - 2005 – Brad SolomonBrad SolomonBrad Solomon is an undefeated boxer in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:A three time National Golden Gloves Champion, once in the Welterweight and twice in the Junior Welterweight divisions. In 2007 at the United States Amateur championships he Lost the semi-final fight to Mexican...
– - 2006 – Demetrius AndradeDemetrius AndradeDemetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade is a professional boxer from the United States best known for winning the 2007 world championships as an amateur. He made his professional debut October 23, 2008. Demetrius represented the United States in the 2008 Olympics...
– New EnglandNew EnglandNew England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut... - 2007 – Demetrius AndradeDemetrius AndradeDemetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade is a professional boxer from the United States best known for winning the 2007 world championships as an amateur. He made his professional debut October 23, 2008. Demetrius represented the United States in the 2008 Olympics...
– New EnglandNew EnglandNew England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut... - 2008 – Steven Martinez – Bronx, NY
- 2009 – Errol SpenceErrol SpenceErrol Spence is an American amateur boxer in the Welterweight division. He is currently the number one rated amateur boxer at Welterweight in the U.S.-Amateur career:...
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