New England Tournament of Champions, 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship - Novice class finals

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LOWELL, Mass. (February 19, 2016) - Fourteen 2016 New England Tournament of Champions winners were crowned last night in the novice class of 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.


 

Team Central produced the most individual winners with seven, followed by Team Western with five, and Team Central had two.

 

The unofficial fight of the night was between Salem, MA welterweight Kenny Larson(Team Central) and his Dorchester, MA opponent Jarrod LoMax (Team Southern), in which Larson won a three-round decision, 3-2.

 

Portland, ME bantamweight Christian Morales (Team Northern) continued his performance run in the tournament, winning a three-round decision, 5-0, over hometown Lowell favorite Marquis Fowler (Team Central)   Morales' impressive showings in the tournament will lead him into an open division spot in next week's New Englands.



In a Central N.E. (Greater Lowell) heavyweight final rematch, due to a round-time issue, Methuen's Jesus Flores (Canal Street Boxing) defeated Haverhill's John Roche(Haverhill Downtown Boxing) by the same score as their original match in another thrilling, back-and-forth bout ending a in three-round decision (5-0).  The crosstown rivalry between the two gyms and boxers led up to another compelling match with Flores qualifying for Wednesday night's open class semifinals of the New England Tournament of Champions.

 

The New England Tournament of Champions open class semifinals and finals will be held next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, respectively, at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

 

The Outstanding New England Boxer in the novice class will be presented to the winner this Wednesday night at the N.E. open semifinals.

 

See last night's results, as well as the remaining 2016 schedule.

 

Individual general admission tickets are available to purchase starting at $16.00 by calling the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at 1.866.722.8881 or order online atwww.LowellMemorialAuditorium.com   Student tickets are also available for only $7.00 (student ID required).


Proceeds from the Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship go towards sending the New England Golden Gloves champions to the National Golden Gloves Championship (2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah), in addition to supporting local athletes and area gyms, the Boys & Girls Club, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, cancer funds, scholarships and many other great charitable causes.

 

70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule

 

(Lowell Memorial Auditorium - 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. first bout)

 

New England Tournament of Champions

(all four regions competing)



Open Class Semifinals - Wednesday, Feb. 24

Open Class Championship Finals - Thursday, Feb. 25

(all open class winners advance to the 2016 National Golden Gloves Championships, May 16-21, in Salt Lake City, Utah)



INFORMATION:

 


Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo

Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho

Chief of Officials:  Laurie Purcell

Ring Announcer:  John Vena

 

Venue:  Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA

 

Website:  www.lowellgoldengloves.com

Twitter:  @LowellGloves


CONTACT:  Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, 978.590.0470, [email protected], @FightPublicist


ABOUT LOWELL SUN CHARITIES: Established in 1947, Lowell Sun Charities is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enrich the quality of life for children, families, and the community, offering programs that promote respect and dignity.  Rooted in a tradition of care and compassion, Lowell Sun Charities was originally founded to respond to the ever-increasing challenges of the community.  2016 marks the 70th year the Golden Gloves have been held in the great city of Lowell, Massachusetts.


Lowell Sun Charities is a community program that not only makes champions in the ring but also makes champions in life.  Every year these young athletes devote themselves to a sport which teaches discipline, respect, and clean lifestyle for a chance to win a prestigious Golden Gloves Championship.








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