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8/24/2008
2008 NEW JERSEY DIAMOND GLOVE TOURNAMENT

Gentlemen, the New Jersey Diamond Glove Tournament will start on Saturday, October 4th and run through Friday, November 14th.

We will also be including the New Jersey Junior Olympic Diamond Glove Championships for the very 1st time.

The 2008 New Jersey State Amateur Boxing Diamond Gloves Tournament will be held at the following sites:

Saturday, October 4th – Seaside Heights
Saturday, October 11th - Newark
Saturday, October 18th – South River Knights
Friday, October 24th - South River Knights
Saturday, November 1st – Whippany
Friday, Nov. 7th or Saturday, Nov. 8th ONLY if needed
Friday, November 14th Linden HS FINALS

Thanks,

President, Henry Hascup
59 Kipp Ave.
Lodi, N.J. 07644

Tele - 1-973-471-2458
E-Mail – hhascup@yahoo.com
Fax – 1-973-470-8301

N.J. DIAMOND GLOVES - 2008

President N.J. Diamond Gloves - Henry Hascup - 1-973-471-2458
Tournament Director - Clarence “Red” Mosley - 1-973-835-0811
President USA Boxing Jose Rosario - 1-201-679-0485

The 2008 N.J. State Amateur Boxing Diamond Gloves Tournament will be held at various sites with the FINALS to will be held at the Linden High School in Linden, on Friday, November 14th (weigh-in at 5 PM, Boxing starts at 7:30 PM).

All boxers must be an amateur and registered with the NJ ASSN/USA/Boxing and have a USA Boxing PASSBOOK. Cost of a PASSBOOK is $40.00. Send money and 2 pictures 1 ½” x 1 ½” with registration application to Jose Rosario, USA BOXING 26 Montgomery Count. Jersey City, N.J. 07302 - By September 22nd.

DEFINITION OF AN OPEN BOXER: Any boxer who has MORE THEN 10 BOUTS.
DEFINITION OF A NOVICE BOXER: Any boxer who has 3 TO 9 BOUTS.
DEFINITION OF A SUB-NOVICE BOXER: Any boxer with 2 OR LESS BOUTS AT THE TIME OF THE TOURNMENT

WEIGHT ALLOWANCES: (Up to SEMI-FINALS) 2 lb. in all classes (106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178) SEMI-FINALS; 1 lb. FINALS; Weight. Heavyweight (201) and Super Heavyweight (201+) will be in accordance with the NJ ASSN/USA/Boxing rules and regulations as required.

DRESS: All boxers will be required to furnish their own dress and equipment as follows, i.e.- head gear (competitive type, not training type), protective cup, trucks (boxing), mouth piece (form-fitting plastic type, not rubber type), boxing shoes or high top above ankle type sneakers. Bandages (gauze type) and tape will be furnished. No tape authorized across knuckles or between fingers.

AWARDS: Each participant will receive a prize. All finalists in the Open & Novice Classes will receive an Outstanding pair of Championship Gloves that can be worn around the neck. Also the winners of the Open Class that BOX in the FINALS will receive a (World type) Championship Belt. Other awards to be made will be; The OUTSTANDING PERFORMER OF THE NIGHT, THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMER OF THE TOURNAMENT, OUTSTANDING SPORTSMAN, WINNER OF THE QUICKEST BOUT, BEST TEAM TROPHIES for the USA REGISTERED CLUB scoring the greatest number of points in the SEMI-FINALS and FINALS FOR 1st, 2nd, and 3rd PLACES.

LENGTH OF ROUNDS: Open bouts will be four rounds and the Novice bouts will be three rounds with the time limit for each round as established by the NJ ASSN/USA/Boxing.

OFFICIALS: the NJ ASSN/USA/Boxing as required will assign all officials.

IMPORTANT and SPECIAL NOTE: All BOXERS and SECONDS MUST be registered and licensed with the NJ ASSN/USA/Boxing for the year 2008, and MUST show the card or book to be admitted.

After the entry closing date on midnight, September 22, 2008, an official list will be completed. This list will designate the boxer’s affiliation for this tournament.

You can also FAX or MAIL the enclosed Entry Blank to Henry Hascup at the address or fax number on the bottom of the entry form, but make sure your a registered boxer.

ALL ENTRIES WILL BE HANDLED ON A FIRST-COME BASIS!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 2 BOXERS IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS AT THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT OR THERE WILL BE NO CLASS:

NO WALK OVERS

OFFICIAL 2008 DIAMOND GLOVES
CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRY BLANK

NAME _________________________________

HOME ADDRESS _

CITY/TOWN STATE ZIP

AGE _ DOB TEL. NO: ___

USA CARD NO. M/F _

HEIGHT WEIGHT CLUB ___

NUMBER OF BOUTS WINS LOSSES

Please enter me _ this date _

In the 2008 NJ State Amateur Boxing Championships Diamond Gloves Tournament, in weight class designated below.

MALE
OPEN 106 112 119 125 132 141 152 165 178 201 S. HWT
FEMALE
MALE
NOVICE 106 112 119 125 132 141 152 165 178 201 S. HWT
FEMALE
SUB MALE
NOVICE 106 112 119 125 132 141 152 165 178 201 S. HWT
FEMALE

CIRCLE THE CLASS, GENDER AND WEIGHT

There will be no more than sixteen (16) boxers accepted in each weight class and only 4 boxers per club in the same weight class - please fill out, correct and complete.

It is understood and agreed that the NAT’L USA/BOXING, The NJ ASSN/USA/Boxing, all the sites, The Diamond Gloves Assn., all officials and anyone else connected with or working at the 2008 Diamond Glove Tournament shall be free from liabilities or claims or damages arising out of or caused by reason to anyone (myself) during the conduct of the 2008 Amateur Boxing Gloves Competition.

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COACH PHONE NUMBER PARENT/GUARDIAN IF UNDER 18 YRS

_____________________/_
E-MAIL ADDRESS FAX NUMBER

Please submit No Later Than Sept. 22, 2008 TOURNAMENT DATES:
Henry Hascup, 59 Kipp Ave. Lodi, N.J. 07644 Saturday, October 4th – Seaside Heights
Tele # 1-973-471-2458 Fax 1-973-470-8301 Saturday – October 11th - Newark
Saturday, October 18th – South River Knights
Friday, October 24th – South River Knights
Saturday, November 1st - Whippany
Friday, November 7th or Saturday, November 8th ONLY if needed
Friday, November 14th Linden HS FINALS

NEW JERSEY JUNIOR OLYMPIC DIAMOND GLOVE CHAMPIONSHIPS
REPRESENTING GYM: _
Boxer's Name (Print)
Address City State Zip

Birth Date
Age
Home Phone
USA Passbook Validation #
I want to compete in the: (circle selections) - Male - Female

Bantam
AGE: 8-9-10
WEIGHT 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130

Junior
AGE 11- 12
WEIGHT 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 101, 106, 110, 114, 119, 125, 132, 138, 145, 154

Intermediate
AGE: 13-14
WEIGHT 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 101, 106, 110, 114, 119, 125, 132, 138, 145, 154, 165, 176, 189, 201, 201 +

Senior J.O.
AGE: 15-16
WEIGHT 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 101, 106, 110, 114, 119, 125, 132, 138, 145, 154, 165, 176, 189, 201, 201+

WAIVER/WARNING/DISCLAIMER
In consideration of your accepting this entry. I, intending to be legally bound, hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, waive and release any and all claims for damages I may have against the NJ Assoc. of USA Boxing and all sponsors ,or the officers, sub-committees, agents, representatives and assigns of these entities, for any injury Or damage suffered by me, whether arising from the negligence of the release or otherwise, during my participation in and/or from the below listed boxing event. NEW JERSEY JUNIOR OLYMPIC DIAMOND GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I agree to abide by the rules of USA Boxing. If! observe any unusual significant violations or hazards during my presence or participation, I will remove myself from participation and bring such to the attention of the nearest official immediately. I fully understand that I assume all responsibility for any injury or damage that I may incur in these bouts. I understand that I assume all responsibility for any injury or damage that I may incur in these bouts. I understand and agree that medical or other services rendered to me by or at the insistence of any of the named parties are not an admission of liability to provide or continue to provide any such services and is not a waiver by any right or rights hereunder. I certify that I have no injuries to my hands, neither fractures nor broken bones, within 3 months preceding the dates of this entry form, and know of no other injuries to the head, concussion, fainting spells, and will notify boxing officials immediately if any of these injuries and conditions be experienced in the future. In addition I also understand and appreciate that participation in sports carries a risk of serious injuries, including permanent paralysis or death. I voluntarily and knowingly recognize, accept and assume this risk.

Athlete's Signature __________________
Date _
Parent/Guardian (print) __________
Date
Parent/Guardian Signature
Coach/Manager Phone #

E-Mail address Fax #_

(Parent signature or guarding constitutes consent and approval for the Athlete’s participation in this amateur event)

This is results of the National GG's.

2008 NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES FINALS RESULTS

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT
(106 pounds/48 kilograms)
. Louis Byrd, 17, Denver (Colorado-New Mexico), dec.
Malcolm Franklin, 18, Rialto, Calif. (California), 3-2.

FLYWEIGHT
(112 pounds/51 kilograms)
. Jorge Abiague, 28, Portland, Maine (New England),
dec. Daniel Lozano, 18, Bowling Green, Fla. (Florida), 5-0.

BANTAMWEIGHT
(119 pounds/54 kilograms)
. Ernesto Garza, 19, Saginaw (Michigan), dec. Roman
Morales, 19, San Ardo, Calif. (California), 5-0.

FEATHERWEIGHT
(125 pounds/57 kilograms)
. Keenan Smith, 17, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania),
dec. Ryan Kielczweski, 18, Quincy, Mass. (New England), 5-0.

LIGHTWEIGHT
(132 pounds/60 kilograms)
. Michael Perez, 18, Newark, N.J. (New Jersey), dec.
Duran Caferro Jr., 19, Helena, Mont. (Rocky Mountain), 4-1.

LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
(141 pounds/64 kilograms)
. Daniel O'Connor, 23, Framingham, Mass. (New
England), dec. Joseph Elegele, 23, Melbourne, Fla. (Florida), 3-2.

WELTERWEIGHT
(152 pounds/69 kilograms)
. Steven Martinez, 18, Bronx (New York), dec. Sammy
Vasquez, 21, Belle Vernon, Pa. (Pennsylvania), 5-0.

MIDDLEWEIGHT
(165 pounds/75 kilograms)
. Denis Douglin, 18, Morganville, N.J. (New Jersey),
dec. Aleem Whitfield, 18, Geneva, N.Y. (Syracuse), 5-0.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
(178 pounds/81 kilograms)
. Azea Augustama, 23, Miami (Florida), dec. Geremias
Torres, 19, Holyoke, Mass. (New England), 5-0.

HEAVYWEIGHT
(201 pounds/91 kilograms)
. Craig Lewis, 23, Detroit (Detroit), dec. Paul
Koon, 22, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 3-2.

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT
(more than 201 pounds/91 kilograms)
. Tor Hamer, 25, New York (New York Metro), dec.
Andrae Cathron, 26, Northridge, Calif. (California), 5-0.

All four finalists, 2 from NJ and 2 from NY won the National GG's. Mike Perez 132 lb. and Dennis Doughlin 165 lb. Richie Perez told me Mike Perez boxed beautifully all week. I believe he won by 5-0 decisions on Tues/Weds/& Thurs.

“Around The Ring”

NJ/NY Amateur Boxers Make National GG’s Finals

By Bobby Breen

5/10/08. The National Golden Gloves Championships took place this week in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Thirty teams from thirty cities across the U.S. competed in one of the most prestigious tournaments for one of the most coveted amateur boxing titles, National Golden Gloves Champion.

NY Metro LBC and NJ LBC (local boxing committee) each sent a team of boxers to compete for a national GG’s title. All open division boxers who win the Golden Gloves in their respective city earn a trip to compete in the Nationals. It is the foremost breeding ground for the future Olympians and Professional boxers in our country.

Making it to the Finals this year from NJ; Mike Perez 132 lb. Open boxer from the International School of Boxing in Irvington, NJ and Dennis Doughlin 165 lb. Open boxer from New Breed Boxing Club in Morganville, NJ. From NY Metro making the finals; Steve Martinez 152 lb. Open boxer from NYC PAL and Tor Hammer 201+ Super Heavyweight lb. Open division of Gleason’s Gym.

The finals take place Saturday evening May 10th. Last year the semi-finals and finals were broadcast about one week later on CN-8, a cable television network out of Philadelphia, PA. CN-8 is viewable in many parts of NJ.

On another note, Sadam Ali 132 lb. 2008 Olympian from Brooklyn, NY (Carnarsie) boxed last night in Bridgeport, CT. The competition was an international meet between USA, Brazil, and China. Ali lost by decision 17-12 to Everton Lopes, an Olympian from Brazil. Sadam Ali, a two-time NY and National Golden Gloves champion, will compete this summer in the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He is the first boxing Olympian since 1988 when Riddick Bowe made the Olympic team and competed in Seoul, South Korea. Mark Breland was on the 1984 Olympic boxing team that competed in Los Angeles, CA. Ali, Bowe, and Breland all hail from Brooklyn, NY.

The list of boxers from NJ & NY who competed in the 2008 National Golden Gloves May 5-10;

1) Tyshawn Jones 106 lb. Open Newark, NJ lost in preliminary

2) Raul Lopez 112 lb. Open Bronx PAL, NY Metro lost in quarterfinals

3) Brian Paiz 119 lb. Open Bayonne PAL, NJ lost in preliminary

4) Shavez Peters 119 lb. Open Gleason’s Gym NY Metro lost in preliminary

5) Ricky Edwards 125 lb. Open NJ lost in preliminary

6) Emmanuel Gonzalez 125 lb. Open Betances BC, Bronx, NY lost in semi-finals

7) Mike Perez 132 lb. Open Irvington, NJ won 4 bouts made the finals

8) Shemuel Pagan 132 lb. Open Mendez BC NY Metro won 1 lost in preliminary

9) Dustin Fleischer 141 lb. Open Gladiator Gym, NJ lost in preliminary

10) Mike Brooks 141 lb. Open Freeport PAL, NY Metro won 1 lost in preliminary

11) David Roman 152 lb. Open Passaic PAL NJ won 1 lost in preliminary

12) Steve Martinez 152 lb. Open NYC PAL. NY Metro won 4 bouts made the finals

13) Philip J. Benson 165 lb. Open Gleasons’s Gym NY Metro won 2 bouts lost in quarterfinals

14) Dennis Doughlin 165 lb. Open New Breed BC, Morganville, NJ won 4 bouts made finals

15) Lisandro Tupete 178 lb. Open NJ lost in preliminary

16) William Rosinsky 178 lb. Open Starrett City NY Metro won 2 bouts lost in quarterfinals

17) Tyrell Wright 201 Hvy. Open NJ won 2 bouts lost in quarterfinals

18) Junior Gellin 201+S/Hvy. Open 1st Class BC NJ won 1 lost in preliminary

19) Tor Hammer 201 + S/Hvy. Open Gleason’s Gym NY Metro won 4 bouts makes finals

“Around The Ring”

NJ Golden Gloves Conclude

By Bobby Breen

4/21/08. The NJ Golden Gloves concluded Friday night at Elizabeth High School’s Dunn Sports Center. Twelve bouts were matched and went off as scheduled. The winner’s in the Open Division go onto the National Golden Gloves Championships the week of May 4th to 10th in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some two hundred boxers over the course of the last eight weeks boxed in front of crowds from Whippany, to Eatontown, to Plainfield, to Linden and Elizabeth. Although the New Jersey Golden Gloves doesn’t compare in magnitude or numbers of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves, the boxers are no less competitive. The next phase is to see how our boxers from the NY/NJ metro-area compete and compare on the National level.

Two bouts ended before the scheduled time with “RSC’s” (Referee Stops Contest). Jeff Moyd of Dupree’s Gym stopped Marcus Ruiz from New Brunswick BC at 1:17 of round two in their 165 lb. Sub-novice matchup. Moyd being the taller boxer used his reach advantage to out punch Ruiz. After too many of those and a few standing eight counts, referee Mary Glover called an end to the action. Dwight Springer of Gatlin Center had an early night stopping Esweldo Disla from Intl’ School BC at 1:22 of the second round in their 201 heavyweight Sub-novice bout. Springer landed steadily out pointing his opponent and earning an early win and the Golden Gloves to his credit.

The Open Class had some great matchups. Brian Paiz 119 lb. , Mike Perez 132 lb., Dustin Fleischer 141 lb., and Dennis Doughlin 165 lb., all won their open bouts and earned a NJ GG’s title and a chance to represent New Jersey at the National Golden Gloves Championships. Fleischer looked very impressive the entire tournament, winning two Boxer of the Night awards. The win was long awaited for Fleischer, who had to pull out of the GG’s last year when his Mother took sick. He came back this year and won over Tyrone Luckey of Middletown PAL in their 141 lb. Open match. Dennis Doughlin also won his 165 lb. Open Class. Doughlin, ranked #6 (right behind NY’s Daniel Jacobs) was a National PAL Champion last year and looks to be able to compete with success at the next (National) level.

James Kinney was awarded a trophy at ringside for “Outstanding Official” of the tournament. Kinney serves as a referee, judge and timekeeper for the NJ USA-Boxing Local Boxing Committee(LBC), and often travels to New York, and to other regional and national amateur boxing tournaments.

The complete results of the Elizabeth, NJ GG’s show Friday 4/18/08;

1) Joshua Sierra Union City BC dec. Cornell Garvis J. Grier BA 132 lb. Sub-novice

2) DeRoy Beaton Team Gladiator BC dec. Vincent O’Brien Final Rnd. BC 141 lb. S/N

3) Jeff Moyd Dupree’s Gym RSC Marcus Ruiz New Brunswick BC 165 lb. Sub-novice

4) Dwight Springer Gatlin Center RSC Esweldo Disla Intl’ School BC 201 lb. Sub-novice

5) Lloyd Cain Union City BC dec. Tavin Duren Elizabeth Rec. 125 lb. Novice

6) Kwanzi Downing Sacred Youth BC dec. David Hagg JAB BC 141 lb. Novice

7) Courtney Knight Renegade BC dec. Ramon Felder 1st Class BC 165 lb. Novice

8) Patrick Farrell Hudson Co. BC dec. Leon Johnson Bergen PAL 201 lb. Novice

9) Brian Paiz Bayonne PAL dec. Kaliem Spruill Goss & Goss BC 119 lb. Open

10) Mike Perez Intl’ School BC dec. Wenzell Ellison Dew Drop BC 132 lb. Open

11) Dustin Fleischer Gladiator Gym dec. Tyrone Luckey Middletown PAL 141 lb. Open

12) Dennis Doughlin New Breed BC dec. Steve Knight Renegade BC 165 lb.Open

“Around The Ring”

NJ Golden Gloves Finals Night

By Bobby Breen

4/12/08. The NJ Golden Gloves held their first night of finals Friday April 11, 2008 at Linden H.S. Twelve bouts filled the card as well as several hundred fans filled the gym. Two bouts were walkovers and ten bouts went off as scheduled. The Open Class boxers who won in their weight class move onto the National Golden Gloves Championships to be held May 4th thru 11th in Grand Rapids, MI.

The National Golden Gloves is one of the premier amateur boxing tournaments world renowned producing such National Champions as; Sadam Ali (currently USA Olympian), Daniel Jacobs, Joe Green, Luis DelValle, Jeremy Bryan, Jerson Ravelo, Glen Robinson, Lonnie Bradley, and Jose Rosario, are just some of the NY/NJ amateur boxers to win National GG’s over the years. I should not forget the Spanakos Brothers, Nicholas and Pedros. The list of World Champions is a who’s who in pro boxing; Jermain Taylor, David Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Tarver, Oscar De LaHoya, Orlin Norris, Johnny Tapia, Mike Tyson, Virgil Hill, Donald Curry, Marvis Frazier, Greg Page, Wilford Scypion, Aaron Pryor, Michael Spinks, Michael Dokes, Ray Leonard, and that’s just back over thirty years! Add Marvin Johnson, Jerry Quarry, Emanual Steward, Cassius Clay, Ezzard Charles, and Sonny Liston to the list. To win a National GG’s is something to write home about!

Some highlights from Friday night’s card; David Roman and John Thompson boxed in a match that was made in heaven. Both Roman and Thompson were nationally ranked last year. Two top amateurs doing what they do best, box and fight. Roman from Bergen PAL came out on top of this 152 lb. Open bout and will move onto the National GG’s. Thompson from Dew Drop BC in Newark has no shame as it was a test of skill and talent with both boxers showing class and sportsmanship. Roman also was awarded “Boxer of the Night” honors. He could have looked as good as he did without the valiant effort of Thompson.

Wenzell Ellison of Dew Drop BC won his 132 lb. Open bout by decision over Derril Williams of Elite BC in a Semi-final bout. Ellison will now have to box on the next show, Friday April 18th in Elizabeth High School to make it to the Nationals. Lisandro Tupete of Joe Grier BA won by Walkover in his 178 lb. Open class. Tupete earned a spot on the NJ team to go to the National GG’s. The Super Heavyweight division made for a heavy night of action with two bouts featured and both ending before the scheduled three two minute rounds. Mike “The Beast” Hilton of Goss & Goss BC in Trenton, NJ won by RSC (referee stops contest) in 1:52 of round one over Omar Fowler of COMBATT BC in Newark, NJ. This was Hilton’s second straight RSC in two weeks of action. An RSC is an equivalent to a TKO in professional boxing. Junior Gelin of 1st Class BC won by RSC at 1:33 in round one over Adam Loffredo who boxed Unattached. Gelin rocked Loffredo who was wobbly afoot causing the referee to call an end to the action.

Overall a great card as the NJ GG’s wind down with the Open Class winner’s getting ready for the trip to Grand Rapids, MI. to compete nationally against the best in the nation. Next Friday April 18th at Dunn Sports Center, Elizabeth H.S. will be the final show of the NJ Golden Gloves. Showtime is 8pm. For more info contact Dan Shannon (908) 558-2031.

One more note worth mentioning. Our officials also participate and get selected to go to the Nationals as well. This show was a joint team of officials from NJ and NY. Making the trip over the bridge to the Garden State to help out the NJ Officials were; Robin Taylor NY Metro-USA-Boxing Co-Chief-of-Officials, Eddie Claudio, M.S. Murtaugh, and Carlos Ortiz, Jr. We thank them for their support and showing up to help out in with this show. Often times NY & NJ have shows that each LBC (local boxing committee) has officials working the show. It is great to see such sportsmanship and cooperation between the NJ LBC and NY Metro-LBC.

The complete results of the NJ GG Finals at Linden High School, NJ;

1) Gabriel Vargas N. Bruns. BC dec. Carl McMillian First Class BC 125 lb. S/Nov.

2) Donald Roberts Goss&Goss BC dec. Raul Ofrey Middletown PAL 132 lb. S/Nov.

3) Andrew Bentley Elite BC Walkover Champ. Ricky Edwards J. Grier BA 125 lb. Open

4) Adrian Marte Ike’s Gym dec. Jose Velez Dover BC 152 lb. Sub-Novice

5) Juan Nina Elite BC dec. Charles Williams Team BC 152 lb. Novice

6) Wenzell Ellison Dew Drop BC dec. Derril Williams Elite BC 132 lb. Open

7) Terrence Jenkins Gladiators BC dec. Gary Mizner Unattached 178 lb. Sub-novice

8) Sean Daniels IBN Ali BC dec. Chad Makowski Unattached 178 lb. Novice

9) David Roman Bergen PAL dec. John Thompson Dew Drop BC 152 lb. Open

10) Mike Hilton Goss&Goss BC RSC Omar Fowler Combatt BC 201+S/Hvy. S/novice

11) Junior Gelin 1st. Class BC RSC Adam Loffredo Unattached 201+ S/Hvy. Novice

12) Lisandro Tupete J. Grier BA Walkover Champ. Charles Smith S. River KoC 178 lb. O

“Around The Ring”

NJ Golden Gloves Head to Finals

By Bobby Breen

4/6/08. The NJ Golden Gloves concluded its semi-finals Friday night with a card at the Marriott Hotel on Rte. 10 in Whippany, NJ. Twelve bouts filled out the night with a large dinner crowd in attendance. Over 600 boxing fans enjoyed dinner with a night of amateur boxing at its best. The tournament moves into the final rounds with the next show to be held Friday April 11th at Linden High School located at St. George Ave. and Orchard St. Linden, NJ. Bouts begin at 8pm

Dustin Fleischer won “Boxer of the Night” honors for the second time of the tournament. Fleischer, a 165 lb. Open boxer from Gladiator Gym decisioned a tough Rashard Bogar from Dew Drop BC. Both boxers were well matched and in great condition, but it was the busier and more effective Fleischer who was able to land, especially keeping busy with his left hook to the bread basket of Bogar. Fleischer looks to be a heavy favorite to win the Golden Gloves in the Garden State. In the only female bout of the evening, Tabatha Younger won a NJ GG championship in her bout with Rachel Trent. Younger from Gatlin Ctr. BC decisioned Trent from Dover BC in their 145 lb contest and took home a pair of the coveted Golden Gloves.

Two bouts ended earlier than scheduled. Dwight Springer of Gatlin Ctr. BC stopped Jason Wilson from Middletown PAL at 0:35 seconds of round two of their 201 lb. Heavyweight Sub-novice division bout. Mike Hilton of Goss & Goss BC stopped Corey James from First Class BC at 1:15 of round one of their Superheavyweight Sub-novice bout. Hilton was heavy handed in his attack on James, who had the bout ended by referee Stan Davis with an RSC-H (referee stops contest-head blow) and will serve a 30 day medical restriction from all boxing activities including practice sparring. The NJ Golden Gloves show at Linden H.S. is one of the best amateur shows of the tournament. The sponsors have a full committee and run a well organized event. Usually many boxing dignitaries are in attendance. Come on out and see some Championship NJ GG bouts and see some of NJ’s boxing personalities. See you “around the ring”. The complete 4/4/08 results of the NJ Golden Gloves at Whippany, NJ;

1) Jose Velez Dover BC dec. Lance Goodall Bergen PAL 152 lb. S/Novice

2) Steve Knight Renegade BC dec. Chris Murphy Joe Grier BA 165 lb. Open

3) Charles Dixon Team BC dec. Khusal Zadron El Coqui BC 152 lb. Novice

4) Tabatha Younger Gatlin Ctr. BC dec. Rachel Trent Dover BC 145 lb. Female Chp.

5) Marcus Ruiz New Bruns. BC dec. Anderson Antonio Hudson Co. BC 165 lb. S/Nov.

6) Dustin Fleischer Gladiator Gym dec. Rashard Bogar Dew Drop BC 141 lb. Open

7) Vincent O’Brien Final Rnd. BC dec. Pedro Rodriguez Passaic PAL 141 lb Sub-novice

8) John Thompson Dew Drop BC dec. Glen Tapia Passaic PAL 152 lb Open

9) Dwight Springer Gatlin Ctr. BC RSC Jason Wilson Middletown PAL 201 lb. S/Nov.

10) Terence Jenkins Gladiators BC dec. Steve Swenson El Coqui BC 178 lb. Sub-Nov.

11) Mike Hilton Goss&Goss BC RSC-H Corey James First Class BC 201+ lb. Sub-Nov.

12) Rahmn Felder First Class BC dec. Brian Grieco Unattached 165 lb. Novice

“Around The Ring”

NJ Golden Gloves Battle On

By Bobby Breen

04/02/2008. The NJ Golden Gloves continue to pound away to the finals and championships for our young boxers vying for the golden crown. The tournament completed its fifth week and the semifinals are in full swing with shows scheduled for the first three Fridays in April.

Thursday night March 27th a card was held at JFK High School in Paterson, NJ, the “Silk City” where so many boxing personalities hailed from. Lou Costello (of Abbott and Costello) and the boxing club that bares his name, Ruben “Hurricane” Carter, Lou Duva, Kendall Holt, and former IBF Featherweight Champ Frank Toledo Jr., all hail from Paterson.

Dustin Fleischer of Gladiator Gym decisioned Anthony Bryant from Joe Grier BC in a 141 lb. Open bout. Fleischer was the quicker more skillful boxer putting on a great exhibition of speed and style. His efforts earned him “Boxer of the Night” honors. Bryant tried as he may and showing decent moments himself, could not stick with the better boxer Fleischer this night. Adrian Marte of Ike’s & Randy’s Gym defeated Charles Dixon from Gladiators Gym by decision in a 152 lb. Sub-novice match. Marte boxed well on the inside and had to go the distance. The winner of this bout had to also box the next night on the Westfield High School card to make it to the Semi-finals. Marte again was a winner the second night in a row. The card was televised by Cablevision to be shown at a later date.

The complete results of the March 27th card at JFK H.S. Paterson, NJ;

1) Pedro Rodriguez Passaic PAL dec. Corey Beckett Lou Costello BC 141 lb. S/Novice

2) Mike Perez Intl’ School BC dec. Alberto Manukin Union City BC 132 lb. Open

3) Adrian Marte Ike’s & Randy’s Gym dec. Charles Dixon Gladiators Gym 152 lb. S/Novice

4) Mike Hilton Goss&Goss BC dec. Alberto Miguero Unattached 201+ lb. Sub-Novice

5) Courtney Knight Renegade BC RSC Karim Aki Gladiator Gym 165 lb. Sub-Novice

6) Dustin Fleischer Gladiator Gym dec. Anthony Bryant Joe Grier BC 141 lb. Open

7) Glen Tapia Passaic PAL dec. Juan Rodriguez Union City BC 152 lb. Open

The second consecutive night of NJ Golden Gloves action took place at Westfield High School in Westfield, NJ. This night had eleven bouts with the winners going to the Semi-finals. Adrian Marte, who had to box the night before ended his bout quickly at 1:37 of round two. Going up against unattached Dennis McGill, Marte used a steady body attack to score and hurt his opponent calling for a mandatory eight count by the referee. A second eight-count was given with the referee stopping the contest (RSC) giving Marte another win. Marte from Ike & Randys’ Gym moves onto the semifinal round in his 152 lb. Sub-novice class.

Tyrone Lucky of Middletown PAL earned an RSC in his bout at 1:59 of round 3. Lucky boxing in the 141 lb. Open class stopped Don Bernard of Passaic PAL. Lucky looked impressive enough in his efforts to be selected as “Boxer of the Night” by the ringside officials. David Roman of Passaic PAL looked like his old self again boxing beautifully against Abbad Townsend from Dew Drop BC in their 152 lb. Open match-up. Roman, last year nationally ranked in the top ten ripped Townsend repeatedly to the body with quick combinations. Roman was relentless throughout the bout and really looked at the top of his game. The tournament moves into Semifinal round action with the weight classes shaping up to be some major battles for those amateur boxers going for the gold. NJ Golden Gloves action continues this Friday April 4th at the Marriott Hotel Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ. Bouts begin at 8pm. The following shows are April 11th at Linden High School and April 18th at Dunn Sports Center Elizabeth High School. For more info contact Dan Shannon at (908) 380-0829.

The complete results of the March 28th card at Westfield H.S. Westfield, NJ:

1) Adrian Marte Ike’s & Randy’s Gym RSC Dennis McGill Unattached 152 lb. Sub-Novice

2) Gary Mitzner Unattached dec. Chris Libel Union City BC 178 lb. Sub-Novice

3) Sean Daniels IBN Ali BC RSC Greg Quarentello Howell PAL 178 lb. Novice

4) Esweldo Disla Intl’ School BC dec. John Bowden El Coqui BC 201 lb. Sub-Novice

5) Donald Roberts Goss&Goss BC dec. Mike Gizzi Final Rnd. BC 132 lb. Novice

6) Juan Nina Elite BC dec. Don Brennan Brick PAL 152 lb. Novice

7) Junior Gelin First Class BC dec. German Cambero 201+ lb. Novice

8) Deroy Beaton Team Gladiator dec. Dean Spadaveccia Team BC 141 lb. Sub-Novice

9) Tyrone Lucky Middletown PAL RSC Don Bernard Passaic PAL 141 lb. Open

10) Lisandro Tupete Joe Grier BC dec. IBN Akbar Richardson Gladiators Gym 178 lb. Open

11) David Roman Passaic PAL dec. Abbad Townsend Dew Drop BC 152 lb. Open

Note: A check with Henry Hascup, President of the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame, who provided me with the following boxers who hailed from Paterson, NJ. Austin Gibbons, Jimmy Nina Gorman, Tommy Tuohey, Tommy Elm, Paul Cavaliere, Frankie Bauman, Al Diamond, Carl Duva (Lou's older brother), Jackie Shupack, Joey Haddad, Johnny Juliano (Lou Costello was his manager), Roy Lazer, Willie Herman, Al Capone, Benny "Lope" Berman, Georgie Carlo, Don McAteer, Tony Alongi, Vince Martinez, Joe Blackwood, Pat Comiskey are the ones that I can come up with. Some of these go back to the 1890's, such as Gibbons and Gorman.

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NJ Amateur Boxing March Madness

3/21/2008. The NJ amateur boxing scene is quite busy these days. The NJ Golden Gloves kicked off March 7th in Eatontown, NJ. The NJ Golden Gloves run thru April 18th with the next show to be held on Thursday March 27th at JFK High School in Paterson, NJ. The tournament rivals the NY Daily News Golden Gloves with all open class boxers who win their respective GG tournament earning a trip to the National Golden Gloves Championships to be held this year in Grand Rapids, MI., the week of May 5th – 10th.

Last Friday night the third New Jersey Golden Gloves show was held at Plainfield H.S. Ten bouts headlined the card. Lance Goodall from Bergen PAL earned “Boxer of the Night” honors for decisioning Bryant Dimetro of Bayonne PAL in their 152 lb. Sub-novice bout. Also honored on this evening was Mary Glover, First Lady of NJ Amateur Boxing. Glover has served as an amateur boxing official since 2003, and is the only Female amateur referee in NJ USA-Boxing. The City of Plainfield, NJ honored Glover along with Albert “Steel” Mills, another Plainfield resident, who boxed professionally as well as an amateur and continues to coach the city’s youth in the “Sweet Science”.

New Jersey Golden Gloves Schedule:

March 27th JFK High School Paterson, NJ 8pm

March 28th Westfield High School Westfield, NJ 8pm

April 4th Marriott Hotel Whippany, NJ 8pm

April 11th Linden High School Linden, NJ 8pm

April 18th Dunn Sports Center Elizabeth, NJ 8pm

More Info contact Dan Shannon (908) 558-2031

Saturday March 15th an amateur card was held in North Bergen, NJ. Hosted by Dover Boxing Club of Dover, NJ and headed by Ed Leahy, the card featured amateur boxers from NJ going up against a team from Montreal, Canada. Please note highlights below.

NY Daily News Golden Gloves – The premier tournament of tournaments completed its tenth week of competition with a show on March 20th at the Hempstead Rec. Center in Hempstead, L.I., NY. Boxer’s in the female divisions of 165 lb. 132 lb. and 106 lb. divisions competed. Ruth O’Sullivan of Gleason’s Gym won by decision over Nicole Dean from Team Free Form in a 106 lb. Female bout. O’Sullivan boxed well enough to earn the PC Richards “Boxer of the Night’ honors. O’Sullivan, a two-time NY GG Champion earned a trip to MSG and the finals for a another time. Additionally, one 119 lb. Novice and two 141 lb. Open class bouts were on the card.

In the 141 lb. Open class Livingstone Joseph from Harlem PAL stopped Orland Ortiz of Morris Park BC at 1:26 of round three by a vicious body shot that dropped Ortiz solid. Joseph originally from St. Croix, V.I., looked impressive as he heads to the Finals at the WAMU Theater at MSG. Joseph will face off against a strong Mike Brooks of Freeport PAL, who won his 141 lb. Open bout over a very game and competitive Chris Ventura from Yonkers YMCA. Ventura actually was in the bout the entire time, boxing extremely well in the first two rounds. Brooks came on as the bout progressed, being the active aggressor and landing more effectively, certainly persuading the judges so. The crowd thought otherwise judged by the boos from the crowd when the decision was announced. Frank Garriga from Morris Park BC won by decision over Jose Badillo of Team One BC in their 119 lb. Novice matchup. Garriga goes on to the Golden Finals round as a result. The NY Daily News Golden Gloves has one more week of Semi-finals action with shows scheduled next week for;

March 25th Lindenhurst H.S. Lindenhurst, NY 7:30pm

March 26th Poly Prep School Brooklyn, NY 7:30pm

March 27th Msr. Farrell H.S. Staten Island, NY 7:30pm

March 28th Aviator Sports Complex Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn, NY 7:30pm

Finals - April 17th & 18th WAMU Theater Madison Square Garden, NYC

NJ USA vs. Canada Saturday March 15th – Canada brought a team of amateur boxers to NJ last weekend for a night of International competition. The card, held at Schuetzan Park in North Bergen, NJ featured a six bout preliminary Junior Olympian card followed by twelve bouts between boxers from NJ against Canada. Eighteen bouts in all and well worth the ticket. At the end of the evening each country had six wins apiece. The competition is always fierce between countries, as home town country pride is at stake. Any team traveling that distance to compete usually brings their best. Canada was no exception. The NJ USA team knocked off four straight wins in the first four bouts. Looked like a tough evening was ahead for the Canadians. Then David Gautier won by decision over Victor Montero-Cruz in a 130 lb. Open bout, giving team Canada a “W”. Gautier was chosen as “Boxer of the Night”. Patrick Farrell of Jersey City, NJ stopped Alec Bilodean from Canada at 1:12 in round one of their 201 lb. Heavyweight Novice matchup. Farrell just overpowered the Canadian with multiple punches, dropping him twice along the way. Sebastien Bouchand out boxed David Roman in a 152 lb. Open bout. Quite a feat for Bouchand as Roman was ranked in the top ten nationally last year. This indicates that the Canadian team had some very good boxers. Steve Harvey of Canada won in his 201 lb. Heavyweight Open bout. Harvey faced off against Audeliz Rivera of NJ and earned “Most Courageous Boxer” of the night after an excellent showing of boxing skills.

The complete results from Saturday March 15th NJ- USA vs. Canada:

1) George Borges Elite BC NJ dec. Tommy Cote Canada 130 lb. J.O.

2) Juan Rodriguez NJ USA dec. David St. Pierre Canada 141 lb. Open

3) Andrew Bentley NJ USA dec. Chris Plaitis Canada 125 lb. Open

4) Mike Perez NJ USA dec. Dave Reginbald Canada 130 lb. Open

5) David Gauthier Canada dec. Victor Montero-Cruz N. Bruns, NJ 130 lb. Open

6) Patrick Farrell NJ USA RSC Alec Bilodean Canada 201 lb. Novice

7) Sebastien Bouchand Canada dec. David Roman NJ USA 152 lb. Open

8) Antwon Aikens NJ USA dec. Vincenzo Crispo Canada 152 lb. Open

9) Mian Imtiaz Hussain Canada dec. Anthony Gangemi NJ USA 152 lb. Open

10) Schiller Hyppolite Canada RSC Dishan Johnson NJ USA 165 lb. Open

11) Steven Harvey Canada dec. Audeliz Rivera NJ USA 201 lb. Open

12) Dannay Perez Canada dec. IBN. Akbar Richardson 178 lb. Open

“Around The Ring”
National Silver Gloves Semifinals Update
By Bobby Breen

2/1/08. The National Silver Gloves Semi-finals concluded today with over seventy bouts conducted narrowing the field for Saturday’s Championship Finals. Several NY/NJ area boxers competed and won advancing to the finals. This is a premier tournament testing the skills and abilities of young boxer athletes. It is the Silver Gloves that breed tomorrow’s champions in the Junior Olympics, National Golden Gloves and US Championships. The top of these major tournaments are the boxers who win at national and international levels, some of the many but only few chosen to represent the USA in the Olympics as this year’s 2008 boxing team will do during this coming summer in Beijing, China. Heard “around the ring”…there’s no tomorrow…there’s only today!
There is no talk here about the Super Bowl. No other subjects here but boxing in its purest living form. Young athletes who train and live to compete in the ring, representing their boxing clubs, their home states, or USA-Boxing Region, neighborhoods and communities. Coaches, trainers, parents, it is quite a sight to see such dedication and determination that makes this tournament and others like it work to help these young athletes perform, and learn about boxing, competing, themselves, and in general learn about life thru sport. Additionally, the USA-Boxing Officials, National Silver Gloves representatives, and Ringside Boxing Equipment, all make this happen. It is amazing to see boxing clubs come from all over this country, by car and plane, some traveling long distances, often on broken shoe-string budgets, so their boxers can compete, win, and earn the title “2008 National Silver Gloves Champion”.
Julian Rodriguez made it to the finals this year in his 90 lbs. 12/13 age class. Rodriguez boxed very well using side-to-side and counter movements to out box Manuel Robles of Region 8. Rodriguez lost in the finals last year and hopes to bring a title back to NJ this time. Pedro Sosa of the Bronx, NY who won the National Silver Gloves last year, lost this time in the semi-finals to Zeddie Adams of Cleveland, OH. Adams must be some boxer because Sosa is one of the best in the nation. Hoshwan Sambolin of Rochester, NY won by a very close margin to make it to the championship round. The team from Rochester, NY under Coach Jiles has 3 boxers in the finals. Trent Tedesco had a good bout winning by decision over Kewin King from Region 2. Tedesco looked strong in his efforts and will face off against Milton Williams from Cheletan, MD Region 3. Toka Rahn boxed very well and appeared to do enough to win but the judges thought otherwise awarding Brian Nichols the decision in their 132 lb. 14/15/ yrs. old bout.
Region 1 results from the 2/1/08 afternoon session;
James Johnson, Jr. R5 dec. Deshawn Cleaves NJ 65 lbs. 10/11 yrs. old
Ernesto Delgadillo R6 dec. Carlen Wright R1 85 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old
Trent Tedesco NJ dec. Kewin King R2 147 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old Tedesco in finals!
Daquan Arnett R3 dec. Ramiel Shelton R1 165 lbs. 14/15 yrs. old
Georgie Nacerio CT. dec. Jamontay Clark R2 100 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old Nacerio in finals!
Eric Flores R8 dec. Shakur Jackson NJ 147 lbs. 14/15/ yrs. old
Adams Zeddie R2 dec. Pedro Sosa Bronx, NY 139 lbs. 14/15 yrs. old
Trewaine Williams CT. dec. Jordan Deieon R5 100 lbs. 14/14/yrs. Old Williams in finals!
Christian Bermudez Brooklyn, NY dec. Alex Barrientos R2 70 lbs. 10/11 yrs. old Bermudez in finals!
Edwin Espinal Providence, RI dec. Kevin Kelly R2 156 lbs. 14/15 yrs. old Espinal in finals!
Rahim Gonzales R8 dec. Yanil Osorio R1 90 lbs. 10/11 yrs. old
Brian Nichols R6 dec. Toka Rahn Providence, RI 132 lbs. 14/15/ yrs. old

Region 1 results from the 2/1/08 evening session;
Hoshwin Sambolin R1 dec. Eduardo Alvarez R8 80 lbs. 10/11 yrs. old Sambolin in finals!
Robert Jiles Rochester, NY dec. Quartvorge Peavey R3 85 lbs. 10/11 yrs. old Jiles in finals!
Julian Rodriguez NJ dec. Emmanuel Nieves R8 90 lbs. 12/13 yrs. Old Rodríguez in finals!
Brian Alvarez R8 dec. Junior Younan Brooklyn, NY 132 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old
Jesus Luna R8 dec. Axel Cruz Bronx, NY 75 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old
Cristino Ceballos Brooklyn, NY dec. Max Diaz R8 125 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old Ceballos in finals!
Tyshon Coker Rochester, NY dec. Blake Flores R8 80 lbs. 14/15 yrs. old Coker in finals!
Miguel Cartagena Phil. PA dec. Jessie Noble R1 106 lbs. 14/15 yrs. old
Isaiah Casitanon Hackensack, NJ dec. Ernesto Hernandez R6 156 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old Casitanon in finals!
Marcio Figueroa R3 dec. Malik Gary NJ 178 lbs. 14/15 yrs. old
Gervonta Davis Baltimore, MD dec. D’Andris Hockerson R1 80 lbs. 12/13 yrs. old
Carlos Osorio Syracuse, NY also will box in the finals Saturday 2/2/08 at 120 lbs in the 10/11 yrs. old age class.

There were 260 amateur boxers entered in this year’s National Silver Gloves. With the three (3) age categories, 10&11, 12&13, and 14&15, there are the standard twelve weight classes, plus the 60 lbs. up to 100 lbs. divisions, so there will be 46 Championship bouts in the finals. The boxers and other participants will attend a banquet and awards ceremony at the end of the National Silver Gloves tournament. BB

“Around The Ring”

National Silver Gloves Kickoff

By Bobby Breen

2/1/08. The National Silver Gloves Tournament kicked off last night in Independence, MO. Some 300 boxers between the ages of 10-15 yrs. of age will compete over the next two more days for a National Silver Gloves title and national ranking points. With three boxing rings going, each having some 26-28 bouts last night, the ballroom at the Hilton Gardens hotel was busy. The nationals are broken up into eight regions. Region 1 Northeast covers, NJ, NY Metro, Adirondack (upstate NY) Niagara (way upstate NY), CT, New England (including Maine). I’ve been trying to follow the Region 1 boxers from NY & NJ. So far, most have faired well in this very competitive tournament. The National Silver Gloves is the premier tournament for young boxers at this stage of their careers as athletes. The kids have to train hard, win to make it to this level, and fight their hearts out. The coaches, officials, family and friends who support these young athletes deserve some credit. Boxing may be an individual competitive sport but the boxers need a team behind them. We get to see at this level some of the best boxers prior to them moving up to the larger more visible and recognized tournaments as they grow and mature.

Coming up winners in the opening rounds; R= Region #

Deshawn Cleaves NJ dec. Cody Waslager R7 65 lbs. 10-11 yr. old

Pedro Sosa NY dec. Alantz Fox R3 139 lbs. 14-15 yr. Old

Georgie Nacerio CT. dec. Dusty Harrison 100 lbs. 12-13 yr. old

Cymear Prescott Albany, NY dec. Shannon McCray R5 125 lb. 14-15 y/o

Toka Kahn N.E. dec. Anthony Lane R5 125 lbs. 14-15 yr. old

Shakur Jackson NJ dec. Edward Davis R2 147 lbs. 14-15 yr. old

Julian Rodriguez NJ dec. Janeil Foy R5 90 lbs. 12-13 yr. Old

Trewaine Williams CT. RSC-H Nathan Sainz R7 100 lbs. 14-15 yr. old

This is not an inclusive list of all the boxers from NY/NJ. A few boxers drew byes and will box today. One is Cristino Ceballo 125 lb. 13 yr. old from Brooklyn, NY. Ceballo is trained by Shem Pagan father of NY Golden Glove Champion, US Champion and 2008 Olympic finalist Shemuel Pagan. Look for the younger Pagan in this year’s NY GG’s before he turns professional later this year. Marcos Suarez highly regarded and ranked 112 lbs. 15 yr. old from the Bronx, NY lost in his first bout. Word was Suarez struggled to make weight. This is a setback as Suarez has won in many national tournaments and was a favorite here to win again in his weight and age class.

Shakur Jackson won a very close decision in his contest with Edward Davis in a 147 lb. 14-15 yr. old class. I spoke with Jackson this morning at breakfast. The 15 yr. old Jackson trains at Elite BC in Newark, NJ under coach Rob Griffith. Trewaine “Midget” Williams of Ring One BC in CT. looked impressive with a KO at 1:08 in round one over Nathaniel Sainz from Region7. Actually there are no KO’s in amateur boxing; the correct term is RSC, or Referee Stops Contest. In this case it was an RSC-H. RSC Headshot. Sainz receives a 30 day restriction from sparring and competing as a precautionary safety measure. Toka Kahn did well in his bout with Anthony Lane of Region 5. Kahn a southpaw used good movement to land his punches and gain advancement to today’s round of boxing. The crowd was roaring at Ring #1 when Pedro Sosa and Alantz Fox were going at it in a 139 lb. 14-15 yr. old match up. Sosa of the Bronx PAL looked strong with good inside punching that is his trademark. Ring #2 was the scene of a tremendous bout late in the evening between Christopher Picas of Region 8 (California) and Kevin Kelly of Region 2 (Pennsylvania, parts of VA and DE). Picos of East L.A. was stopped with a devastating body shot, a left to the ribs. This was in the final round after it appeared Picos was wining the bout. This was only one example of the exciting and well matched bouts that took place on opening night. Boxing resumes today at 1pm Kansas City time with a day session and at 6pm tonight for another evening session. The Championship rounds take place Saturday February 2nd at 3pm More updates and results will follow. Until then this is Bobby Breen reporting from the National Silver Gloves and I’ll see you “around the ring”. BB

“Around The Ring”

Silver Gloves Northeast Regional’s Conclude

By Bobby Breen

The Northeast Region USA-Boxing Silver Gloves were held this past weekend at the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club in Oneonta, NY. Several areas were represented at the tournament including, NY Metro, NJ, CT., Niagara NY, and New England. Sixteen bouts were held Saturday Jan. 5th, with seven bouts held on Sunday Jan. 6th. The winners advance to the National Silver Gloves tournament scheduled for January 30th thru February 2nd in Independence, MO.

The Silver Gloves is the breeding ground in amateur boxing for the Golden Gloves. The Silver Gloves is a tournament for J.O.’s (Junior Olympians) in the 10-15 years old category. The ages are divided into three divisions, 10-11 yrs. old junior, 12-13 yrs. old Intermediate, and 14-15 yrs. old Senior. In each of these divisions are the individual weight classes. All of these amateur boxers had to win in their respective area’s (known as LBC’s, or Local Boxing Committee) to make it to the Regional in Oneonta, NY. For example New Jersey held their NJ Silver Gloves tournament on Saturday Dec. 8th at the Lou Costello Gym in Paterson, NJ. The National Silver Gloves Champions earn points to be ranked nationally in their age and weight category by the National USA-Boxing.

Many of the bouts were very good, but some were extraordinary. Marcos Suarez of NY Metro boxed very well earning a decision to advance in the 112 lb. senior class. Suarez decisioned Hector Colon of New England. Suarez’ stable mate at the South Bronx PAL, Pedro Sosa won over Joe Goss of CT. in a 139 lb. senior class bout. Jermaine Williams of CT. looked very impressive in a 106 lb. Intermediate bout winning over Jessie Nogha of Niagara, NY. Cymear Prescott of Albany, NY boxed great using his reach and range over Billy Cosgrove of New England who won impressively just the day before. Toka Kahn of New England won an exciting bout over Melvin Lopez of Albany, NY on day two of the tournament. The level of competition and the skill some of these young boxers have at this stage of their development is remarkable to say the least. We will see some of them come back from the National Silver Gloves as Champions and go on to other titles in the older age bracket tournaments. Let’s wish them the best when they travel to Missouri the end of January.

The complete results of the NE Regional Silver Gloves Oneonta, NY Jan. 5th;

1) Deshawn Cleaves NJ dec. Jevonte Noble Niagara, NY 65 lbs. Jr.

2) Laquar Washington Niagara, NY dec. Salvatore Monaco NJ 80 lbs. Jr.

3) Hoshawn Sambuto Niagara, NY dec. Ernest Harold CT. 80 lbs. Jr.

4) Bittany Delgado NY Metro RSC Rachel Hagton Ros, NY 112 lbs. Female

5) Julian Rodriguez NJ dec. Amoda Cole CT. 90 lbs. Jr.

6) Christian Chavez NY Metro dec. Dante Monaco NJ 95 lbs. Jr.

7) George Naclerio CT. dec. Daryll Lynch NY 100 lbs. Jr.

8) Jesse Noble Niagara, NY dec. Devnon Shelton N.E. 106 lbs. Int.

9) Marcos Suarez NY Metro dec. Hector Colon N.E. 112 lbs. Sr.

10) Jan Cruz NY Metro dec. Jed Crull N.E. 119 lbs. Sr.

11) Billy Cosgrove N.E. dec. Randy Lusciano NJ 125 lbs. Sr.

12) Toka Kahn N.E. dec. Yondy DeLeon NJ 132 lbs. Sr.

13) Joe Goss CT. dec. James Glass NJ 139 lbs. Sr.

14) Shakur Jackson NJ dec. Willmont Wood Niagara, NY 147 lbs. Sr.

15) Edwin Espinal N.E. dec. Jermaine Barrett NJ 156 lbs. Sr.

16) Ramiel Shelton N.E. dec. Luis Contron Niagara, NY 165 lbs. Sr.

The complete results of the NE Regional Silver Gloves Oneonta, NY Sun. Jan. 6th;

1) Christian Chavez NY Metro dec. Jabine Garcia N.E. 95 lbs. Jr.

2) George Neclerio CT. dec. Vincent Karaitis NJ 100 lbs. Int.

3) Cymear Prescott Albany, NY dec. Billy Cosgrove N.E. 125 lbs. Sr.

4) Toka Kahn N.E. dec. Melvin Lopez Albany, NY 132 lbs. Sr.

5) Pedro Sosa NY Metro dec. Joe Goss CT. 139 lbs. Sr.

6) Curtis Graham Sweeneys Gym, NY dec. Ray Velez Schenectdy, NY 141 lbs. Open

7) Jermaine Williams CT. dec. Jesse Noble Niagara, NY 106 lbs. Int.

Additionally there were some walkovers that will also advance to the National Silver Gloves in Independence, MO., unfortunately however the entire list was not available to include in this article. We wish our young boxers, along with the coaches and officials who will accompany them to the National Silver Gloves, the very best of success in competition and safe travels on their boxing journey. BB

“Around The Ring”
NJ Diamond Gloves Conclude
By Bobby Breen
11/6/07. The NJ Diamond Gloves concluded Friday Nov. 2nd with its traditional finals show at Linden High School in Linden, NJ. The card featured eleven bouts with several former nationally ranked amateurs competing against each other. The bouts were excellently exciting and demonstrated the hard work and determination our amateur boxers and coaches have. Some of NJ’s boxing elite were in attendance such as; NJ State Boxing Commissioner Larry Hazzard, NJ State Boxing Chairman Tony Orlando, Dean of all of Boxing Trainer’s Lou Duva, former Lt. Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion Bobby Czyz, Pro- Referee’s Harvey Dock, Ricky Vera, and Sparkle Lee, and former Cruiserweight Champion Imamu Mayfield. A class line up. What’s great about amateur boxing is the regular fans can come and see not only great boxing, but also see “around the ring” those who came up thru the amateur ranks to become successful in the professional ranks as well.

Two Female bouts were on the card one which featured Rachel Trent of Dover BC going up against Janet Ziegler from Dew Drop BC. This was the first bout of the evening and for the 141 lb. Female Sub-novice class Championship. The bout was better than average with Trent earning a decision over Ziegler. What was interesting about this bout was the level of conditioning both boxers had. Trent was in superb shape and it’s a testimony to the commitment Female boxers have to our great sport.

Rashad Bogarde of Dew Drop BC won a very close 3-2 decision over Tyrone Luckey of Middletown PAL in a 141 lb. Open bout. Tyrone wasn’t so lucky as Bogarde took him to left hook city throughout the bout. Round one was close, with Bogarde coming on stronger as the bout went on. Bogarde was just a bit more cleaner with his punches putting them together to get the “W”.

Glen Tapia of Passaic PAL took on John Thompson of Dew Drop BC in a 152 lb. Open bout. This was a re-match between these two boxers who met last year in the NJ Golden Gloves finals. Tapia is the former 2006 #1 nationally ranked 145. Lb. Junior Olympian. Thompson was formerly ranked #10 in the 152 lb. open class and was a 2007 US Championships semi-finalist. This could have been a more exciting bout between these two very successful amateur boxers, but the bout had a lot of tying up on the inside. Tapia won to avenge his prior loss
to Thompson.

Victor Valenzuela of Passaic PAL earned a pair of NJ Diamond Gloves in the 125 lb. Open class. Valenzuela decisioned Andrew Bentley of Jersey City Rec. in an action packed bout. Bentley had to lose five pounds prior to the bout, which surely had taken a toll on him prior to getting in the ring. It was said, oh so eloquently by Pierre Benoist the head USA-Boxing NJ Clerk at ringside, who does all the match making, “Bentley had to fight a bout with himself first before going into the ring”. Not to take anything away from Valenzuela, who was a 2006 ranked JO boxer. Valenzuela goes very well to the body and came out ripping in round three to earn the decision.

Another great bout this evening was between Larry Deposito of New Breed BC and Juan Rodriguez of Union City BC in a 152 lb. Novice bout. Rodriguez looked very impressive coming back with everything Deposito had thrown at him. Round three was a thriller as both boxers fought relentlessly. Rodriguez earned a hard fought decision.

Dennis Douglin of New Breed BC, a currently ranked #8 165 lb. Open class boxer decisioned Pablo Velez of KO BC in a great bout between two very well conditioned and trained athletes.

Douglin, coming off a sensational year with a Ringside World, PAL Nationals, and a Mid-West Olympic Trials wins, continued his winning ways by decision over a very game and clever Velez. Douglin was the busier boxer and gave Velez a standing eight count in round four to earn a clear win and another title to his long list of amateur boxing achievements.

Michael Mitchell and Jason Escalera fought a war of a bout in the 178 lb. Open Championship. This too was a re-match of last year’s NJ GG’s final in this weight class. Mitchell must have trained harder as he continuously went toe-to-toe with the tough Escalera out hustling and out landing him and taking a decision and the Diamond Gloves home this time.

Both boxers went to the body all bout. Just when you thought one would go down they came back even harder then before. Amateur action at its best!!

Sean Daniels won in 0:28 seconds of round three in a 178 lb. Sub-novice bout. Daniels got the jump on his opponent Karim Ali of Gladiators BC. Ali had looked great all tournament and this appeared to be another great bout in the making until Daniels took control and ended it early.

Tyrell Wright beat a very game John Lennox in the 201 Hvy. Open class bout. Wright of Jersey City Rec. out pointed the awkward at times but very good boxer Lennox of Lopez BC who was a NJ GG finalists in 2007 in the Super Heavyweight class.

2007 NJ GG Champion Houdini Moore of Gladiators BC won his 201+ Super Heavyweight bout over Lamont Fitzpatrick of Lopez BC. Moore was the more busier boxer landing harder, cleaner blows and thus points to earn the decision and add a NJ Diamond Gloves title to his accomplishments.

Lloyd Cain and Mike Perez each won by walkover to earn a Diamond Gloves title, Cain in the 119 lb. Open class and Perez in the 132 lb. Open class.

Outstanding Boxer of the tournament went to Michael Mitchell with the Sportsmanship Award going to Jason Escalera, for their exciting bout this evening. Quickest KO of the tournament went to Chris Gachette from Elizabeth Rec. BC who scored a KO in 0:15 seconds of round one on the Oct. 13th card in New Brunswick, NJ.

Team trophies went to 1) Hudson Co. BC, 2) Renegade BC, and 3) Dew Drop BC. This was a great tournament folks. A very well run and organized amateur boxing tournament and Henry Hascup and all the participants, coaches, trainers, USA-Boxing officials need to be complimented. Don Givens is the President of USA-Boxing NJ and his officials
and coaches do wonders with these young athletes.

Upcoming: The NJ Boxing Hall of Fame Dinner this Thursday Nov. 8th 7pm at the Venetian Caterers in
Garfield, NJ. Contact Henry Hascup (973) 471-2458.

The complete results from Friday’s Nov. 2nd NJ Diamond Gloves finals;

1) Rachel Trent Dover BC dec. Janet Ziegler Dew Drop BC 141 lb.F S/Novice C

2) Rashad Bogar Dew Drop BC dec. Tyrone Luckey MiddletownPAL 141lb.Open C

3) Glen Tapia Passaic PAL dec. John Thompson Dew Drop BC 152 lb. Open C

4) Victor Valenzuela Passaic PAL dec. Andrew Bentley Jersey City Rec.125lb.
O/C

5) Tabatha Young Chris Gatling Rec. dec. Martha Nyamao Elite BC 141 lb.
F/N/C

6) Juan Rodriguez Union City BC dec. Larry Desposito New Breed BC 152 lb.
N/C

7) Denis Douglin New Breed BC dec. Pablo Velez K.O. BC 165 lb. Open C

8) Michael Mitchell Joe Grier BA dec. Jason Escalera Union City BC 178 lb.
O/C

9) Sean Daniels IBN Ali BC RSC Karim Ali Gladiators BC 178 lb. Sub-novice C

10) Tyrell Wright Jersey City Rec. dec. John Lennox Lopez BC 201 lb. Hvy.
Open C

11) Houdini Moore Gladiators BC dec. Lamont Fitzpatrick Lopez BC 201+Hvy.O/C

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (11)
Linden High School (121 St. Georges Ave.) 7:30 PM – Friday, November 2nd - RESULTS

Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA) - OUTSTANDING BOXER OF THE TOURNAMENT
Jason Escalera (Union City BC) - SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Christopher Gachette (Elizabeth Rec) – QUICKEST KO OF THE TOURNAMENT (0:15)

119 Open: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT OUT!!!!!
78. Lloyd Cain (Union City BC) – Walkover Champion
Gerando Rosas (Irvington International) OUT!!!!!

125 Open (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
79. Victor Valenzuela (Passaic PAL) over Andrew Bentley (Jersey City Rec.) W- 4

132 Open: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT OUT!!!!!!
80. Mike Perez (International BC) – Walkover Champion
Victor Montero-Cruz (New Brunswick BC) OUT!!!!!

141 Open (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
81. Rashad Bogarde (Dew Drop) over Tyrone Luckey (Middletown PAL) W- 4

152 Open (6) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
82. Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) over John Thompson (Dew Drop) W- 4

165 Open (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
83. Denis Douglin (New Breed BC) over Pablo Velez (KO Boxing Club) W- 4

178 Open (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
84. Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA) over Jason Escalera (Union City BC) W -4

Heavyweight Open (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
85. Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.) over John Lennox (Lopez BC) W- 4

Super Heavyweight Open: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
86. Houdini Moore (Gladiators Boxing) over Lamont Fitzpatrick (Lopez BC) W- 4

152 Novice: (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
88. Juan Rodriguez (Union City BC) over Larry Deposito (New Breed BC) W- 3

141 Sub-Novice: (Female) (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
89. Rachel Trent (Dover BC) over Janet Ziegler (Dew Drop) W- 3

178 Sub-Novice: (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
90. Sean Daniels (IBN Ali BC) over Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing) RSC – 3 (0:28)

141 Novice: (Female) (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
91 Tabatha Younger (Chris Gatling Rec.) over Martha Nyamao (Elite BC) W- 3

You can go on the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame web site to get the latest up-dated results and schedules.
http://www.njboxinghof.org/ Go to Amateur Boxing News, then click “MORE”
or just go to: http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/amatnews2a.pl

TEAM POINTS
ID 112 SN 119 SN 125 O 132 N 132 SN 141 N 141 O 141 NF 141 SN 141 SNF 152 N 152 O 152 SN 165 N 165 O 165 SN 178 N 178 O 178 SN Hwy N Hwy O Hwy SN S Hwy O S Hwy SN TOTAL
Hudson County BC 3 3 1 5 3 5 20
Renegade BC 5 3 5 13
Dew Drop BC 5 3 3 1 12
Passaic PAL 5 5 10
Jersey City Rec 1 3 1 5 10
Gladiators Boxing 1 3 5 09
Dover BC 5 1 3 09
South River K of C 1 3 09
Joe Grier BA 1 1+5 1 1 09
New Brunswick BC 5 3 1 09
First Class BC . 5 1 1 1 08
Union City BC 5 3 08
IBN Ali BC 3 5 08
New Breed BC 3 5 08
Middletown PAL 5 3 08
Chris Gatling Rec 3 5 08
KO Boxing Club 3 3 06
Goss & Goss 5 1 06
Elizabeth Rec 5 1 06
Lopez BC 3 3 06
Bayonne PAL 5 05
Team Gladiator 5 05
Elite BC 3 1 04
Checkmate BC 3 03
Dukers AC 3 03
Final Round BC 1 01
International BC 1 01
Ike’s Gym 1 01
Lou Costello 1 01
El Coqui BC 1 01

“Around The Ring”
NJ Diamond Gloves Pound Away
By Bobby Breen 10/22/07

The NJ Diamond Gloves came to South River, NJ Saturday night at the Knights of Columbus Boxing Club. Eighteen bouts headlined the card with twelve being for NJ Diamond Glove Championships and fans were not disappointed in the competitiveness and quality of the matches. I had reported here last week that the NJ Diamond Gloves was a smaller tournament compared to the NJ Golden Gloves, but Henry Hascup the NJ Diamond Gloves Chairman corrected me. Almost 200 boxers entered this year’s NJ Diamond Gloves, 192 to be exact, up from 150 from last year and exceeding the NJ GG’s.

The first bout of the evening was for the 112 lb. Sub-novice class Championship. Leroy Davila of New Brunswick BC decisioned Jonathon Simmons of Chris Gatling BC. These two boxers did not box like Sub-novices. The Sub-novice class is for boxers who have not competed in a USA-Boxing sanctioned event before. Perhaps they were from the Junior Olympic program (under 17 yrs. of age) or both possessed natural ability, but they performed as more experienced boxers. Davila landed the cleaner punches and won a clear decision over a very game Simmons. And that folks is the beauty of amateur boxing. You can see raw talent and skill in these fine young athletes, who dedicate themselves to the regimen of training in a boxing gym under the watchful eye of an equally dedicated coach. The evening started off just right!

Some of the more exciting bouts were; Donald Roberts of Goss & Goss BC won by decision over Luis Sanchez from Dukers BC in a 132 lb. Novice Championship bout. Roberts knocked down Sanchez in round one and earned a standing eight count over Sanchez in round two to go on to take the decision and a title home. Jason Escalera of Union City BC won a close decision over Lisandro Tupete of Joe Grier BA in a 178 lb. Open class bout. There was a lot of in close toe-to-toe action in this bout with Escalera advancing to the finals to be held on Nov. 2nd at Linden High School. Joseph Cossilini from Hudson Co. BC looked excellent stopping Patrick Howell of IBN Ali BC in a 141 lb. Sub-novice match up by RSC (Referee Stops Contest) at 1:36 of round one. His Brother John did not fair as well in the next bout. John Cossilini lost a tough decision to a very determined Chris Gachette of Elizabeth Rec. BC in a 152 lb. Sub-novice bout. This was one great bout with good exchanges throughout. It appeared Cossilini took round one, Gachette round two, and round three was even. But, due to no draws in amateur boxing somebody had to be declared a winner. Gachette was the effective aggressor utilizing a longer reach to land more. A hard fought bout by both boxers.

Eddie Leo of Knights of Columbus South River BC, a hometown favorite, pounded his way to a title and decision over Rob Berlinski from Checkmate BC in a 165 lb. Sub-novice championship bout. Leo looked to have difficulty landing in round one but adjusted to the taller longer reach of Berlinski and landed well to the body to rack up the points. Leo looked terrific all tournament boxing three times, winning each time by decision with great conditioning and going to his opponents body. Rashad Bogar of Dew Drop BC won by decision over Daryl Mack of Hudson Co. BC in a 141 lb. Open bout. These two boxers were equally matched that had Bogar just edging out the very competitive Mack.

John Thompson of Dew Drop BC looked impressive stopping Alvin Santiago of Joe Grier BA in a 152 lb. Open class bout. Thompson, former nationally ranked, used great hand speed to offset Santiago and won by a RSC (referee stops contest) at 0:27 seconds of round three. Patrick Farrell of Hudson Co. BC and Jersey City, NJ had the crowd behind him as he fought and won by decision over Prince Jenkins of Renegade BC. This was for the 201 lb. Heavyweight Novice Championship and Farrell picked up right where he left off from the NJ Golden Gloves title he won last year. John Lennox of Lopez BC boxed very well earning advancement with a decision over Elvin Sanchez of Joe Grier BA in a 201 lb. Heavyweight Open class bout. Lennox, who is quick on his feet and has good hand speed, mixed it up throughout the bout with Santiago and not only earned a win but also the “Boxer of the Night” award.

The complete results from Saturday Oct. 20th NJ Diamond Gloves show South River, NJ;

1)Leroy Davila N. Brunswick BC dec. Jonathon Simmons C.Gatling BC 112 lbS/N C

2)Brian Paiz Bayonne PAL dec. Alexis Rosario Hudson Co. BC 119 lb. Sub-novice C

3)Donald Roberts Goss&Goss BC dec. Luis Sanchez Dukers BC 132 lb. Novice C.

4)Jason Escalera Union City BC dec. Lisandro Tupete Joe Grier BA 178 lb. Open

4A)Juan Rodriguez Union City BC dec. Latwan T. Halsey 1st Class BC 152 lb. Nov.

5)Joe Cossilini Hudson Co. BC RSC Patrick Howell IBN Ali BC 141 lb. Sub-Nov. C

6)Chris Gachette Eliz. Rec. dec. John Cossilini Hudson Co. BC 152 lb. Sub-Nov. C

7)Eddie Leo K of C South River BC dec. Rob Berlinski Checkmate BC 165 S/N C

8)Rashad Bogar Dew Drop BC dec. Daryl Mack Hudson Co. BC 141 lb. Open

9)Sean Daniels IBN Ali BC RSC Tyshon Murray Eliz. Rec. 178 lb. Sub-nov. C

10)Patrick Farrell Hudson Co. BC dec. Prince Jenkins Renegade BC 201 Hvy.N C

11)Ronnie Cutler Renegade BC dec. German Cambrero K of C So.River 201+S/H C

12)John Thompson Dew Drop BC RSC. Alvin Santiago Joe Grier BA 152 lb Open

13)Pablo Velez KO BC Ret. Andrew Tanchyk Elite BC 165 lb Open

14)John Lennox Lopez BC dec. Elvin Santiago Joe Grier BA 201 Hvy. Open

15)Andrew Bentley Chin Checkers BC dec. Charles Williams Ike’s Gym 132 lb. O

16)Joseliz Cepeda 1st Class BC dec. Jose Rivera KO BC 132 lb. Sub-nov. C

17)Lamont Fitzpatrick Lopez BC dec. Derrick Burnett Joe Grier BA 201+ S/H Open

Note: “C” denotes Championship Bout for a NJ Diamond Gloves Championship.

Seen Around the Ring: Santos Lopez former Pro-boxer from Perth Amboy, NJ. Benji Esteves and Harvey Dock, NJ State Athletic Control Board Pro-Refs. Franklin McNeil Star Ledger Boxing and MMA reporter who does a great job of following the professional boxing scene, but especially our NJ & NY area pro-boxers. Danny McDermott Jr.Lightweight Pro-boxer who is currently 5-0 and will fight next month at the Roseland Ballroom. Good luck Danny Boy! NJ Amateur Boxing staples, Jimmy “The Cat” Dupree, Johnny Persol, and Jody Ballard, all former Pro boxers who fought some of the greatest in their time and weight classes. Upcoming Events: NJ Diamond Gloves Finals Friday Nov. 2nd Linden, NJ High School, 121 St. Georges Ave. Linden, NJ. Bouts begin at 8pm. 14 scheduled (subject to change) Championships on the line. This is always a terrific amateur show. I usually see Chuck Wepner, Bobby Czyz, Gerry Cooney, and others at this show. NJ Boxing Hall of Fame Dinner Nov. 8th in Garfield, NJ at the Venetian Caterers. Always an event to be at. Many Boxing personalities, dignitaries, Champions and former Champions in attendance. Contact Henry Hascup at (973) 471-2458 for more information.

Here's the results of Saturday nights Diamond Glove bouts at South River.

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (18)

88 Jackson St., South River, N.J.. Saturday, October 20th - RESULTS

John Lennox (Lopez BC) – OUTSTANDING BOXER OF THE NIGHT

119 Open (3)
BYE: Lloyd Cain (Union City BC) BYE: Gerando Rosas (Irvington International)
Kaileem Spruill (Goss & Goss) OUT!!!!

125 Open (4)
BYE: Victor Valenzuela (Passaic PAL)
54. Andrew Bentley (Jersey City Rec.) over Charles Williams (Ike’s Gym) - W- 4
Eric Estelle (Dukers AC) OUT!!!!!!

132 Open: (3)
BYE: Victor Montero-Cruz (New Brunswick BC) BYE: Mike Perez (International BC)
Jose Paralta Aleso (Hudson County BC) OUT!!!!!

141 Open (7)
56. Rashad Bogarde (Dew Drop) over Daryl Mack (Hudson County BC) - W- 4
BYE: Tyrone Luckey (Middletown PAL)
Donald Bernard (Joe Grier BA) OUT!!!1

152 Open (6)
58. John Thompson (Dew Drop) over Alvin Santiago (Joe Grier BA) - RSC –3 (0:27)
BYE: Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL)

165 Open (7)
59. Pablo Velez (KO Boxing Club) over Andrew Tanchyk (Elite BC) – RSC – 3 (between the 3-4 rounds)
BYE: Denis Douglin (New Breed BC)
Ahmik Bryant (Elizabeth Rec.) OUT !!!!

178 Open (5)
60. Jason Escalera (Union City BC) over Lisandro Tupete (Joe Grier BA) – W - 4
BYE: Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA)

Heavyweight Open (5)
61. John Lennox (Lopez BC) over Elvin Sanchez (Joe Grier BA) – W - 4
BYE: Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.)

Super Heavyweight Open: (4)
62. Lamont Fitzpatrick (Lopez BC) over Derrick Burnett (Joe Grier BA) – W - 4
BYE: Houdini Moore (Gladiators Boxing)
William Pickett (Jersey City Rec.) OUT!!!!!

132 Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
64. Donald Roberts (Goss & Goss) over Luis Sanchez (Dukers AC) – W - 3

141 Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
65. Miguelin Contreras (Middletown PAL)
Angel Vargas (Middletown PAL) OUT !!!!!

152 Novice: (7)
66. Juan Rodriguez (Union City BC) over Latwan Halsey (First Class) – W - 3
BYE: Larry Deposit (New Breed BC)

165 Novice: (8) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
BYE: Steven Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym) CHAMPION
Robert Creighton (Joe Grier BA) OUT!!!!!

178 Novice: (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT - OUT!!!!!!
68. Donovan Scott Jr. Joe Grier BA)
Noel Fernandez (South River K of C) OUT !!!!

Heavyweight Novice: (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
69. Patrick Farrell (Hudson County BC) over Prince Jenkins (Renegade Boxing Club) – W - 3

112 Sub Novice: (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
70. Leroy Davila (New Brunswick BC) over Jonathan Simmons (Chris Gatling Rec.) – W - 3

119 Sub-Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
71. Brian Paiz (Bayonne PAL) over Alexis Rosario (Hudson County BC) – W - 3

132 Sub-Novice: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
72. Jose Cepeda (First Class) over Jose Rivera (KO Boxing Club) – W - 3

141 Sub-Novice (8) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
73. Joseph Cossdini (Hudson County BC) over Patrick Howell (IBN Ali BC) – RSC 1 (1:36)

152 Sub-Novice (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
74. Christopher Gachette (Elizabeth Rec) over John Cossolini (Hudson County BC) – W - 3

165 Sub-Novice (9) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
75. Eddie Leo (South River K of C) over Bob Berlinski (Checkmate Boxing Center) – W – 3

178 Sub-Novice: (4)
76. Sean Daniels (IBN Ali BC) over Tyshon Murray (Elizabeth Rec.) – RSC 3 (1:33)
BYE: Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing)

Super Heavyweight Sub-Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
77. Ronnie Cutler (Renegade BC) over German Cambero (South River K of C) – W - 3

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (14)
Linden High School (121 St. Georges Ave.) 7:30 PM – Friday, November 2nd
This show will start at 7:30 P.M. with the weigh-ins starting at 5:00 P.M. All scales will be closed at 7:00 P.M. SHARP.

119 Open: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
78. Gerando Rosas (Irvington International) vs. Lloyd Cain (Union City BC)

125 Open (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
79. Victor Valenzuela (Passaic PAL) vs. Andrew Bentley (Jersey City Rec.)

132 Open: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
80. Mike Perez (International BC) vs. Victor Montero-Cruz (New Brunswick BC)

141 Open (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
81. Rashad Bogarde (Dew Drop) vs. Tyrone Luckey (Middletown PAL)

152 Open (6) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
82. Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) vs. John Thompson (Dew Drop)

165 Open (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
83. Denis Douglin (New Breed BC) vs. Pablo Velez (KO Boxing Club)

178 Open (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
84. Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA) vs. Jason Escalera (Union City BC)

Heavyweight Open (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
85. John Lennox (Lopez BC) vs. Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.)

Super Heavyweight Open: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
86. Houdini Moore (Gladiators Boxing) vs. Lamont Fitzpatrick (Lopez BC)

125 Novice (Female) (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
87. Michelle Molina (Joe Grier BA) vs. Joequi Keiser (Team Gladiator)

152 Novice: (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
88. Larry Deposit (New Breed BC) vs. . Juan Rodriguez (Union City BC)

141 Sub-Novice: (Female) (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
89. Rachel Trent (Dover BC) vs. Janet Ziegler (Dew Drop)

178 Sub-Novice: (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
90. Sean Daniels (IBN Ali BC) vs. Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing)

141 Novice: (Female) (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
91 Tabatha Younger (Chris Gatling Rec.) vs. Martha Nyamao (Elite BC)

You can go on the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame web site to get the latest up-dated results and schedules.
http://www.njboxinghof.org/ Go to Amateur Boxing News, then click “MORE”
or just go to: http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/amatnews2a.pl

“Around The Ring”
NJ Diamond Gloves Heats Up
By Bobby Breen 10/14/07

The NJ Diamond Gloves completed its second week of competition on Saturday Oct. 13th 2007 at the New Brunswick, NJ Boxing Club and what a show it was! I have often told friends and family about the NJ Diamond Gloves and referred to it as a much smaller tournament compared to the Golden Gloves of NY/NJ. Yes, it is a shorter tournament in number of shows and competitors, but neither in action nor quality of amateur boxing excitement. This past Saturdays show was nothing less than sensational. Each bout grew dramatically more exciting as the night wore on and wore on it did. The show started somewhere about 8pm or so, and with six Junior Olympian Bouts added on plus the twenty-one, yes 21 Diamond Gloves bouts for the tournament, boxing did not stop until 1:45am. Yes Darling, no breaks, no intermission, just pure boxing all night long!!

Now, I would often ask myself why would anyone want to have a show that lasts so late. I mean to bring in boxers, coaches, officials, fans, family, and friends, sometime around 5pm for the weigh-ins and physicals, then to have some wait all night to box is beyond me. But no more. I looked around what was left of a standing room crowd only some where’s around zero “O” thirty in the morning and saw a much older grandmotherly Woman waiting in the crowd most probably for her grandson or possibly even her son. I got my answer at that moment. Where else would you want your kid(s) to be on a Saturday night in New Brunswick, NJ, or Newark, or Trenton? In these hard times and even harder cities, a sports program is the answer and boxing was my answer Saturday night. The dedication of these boxers, coaches, officials, parents, grandparents and family is phenomenal. I fully understand why a Grandmother would stay up and out so late to see her loved one compete.

Boxing saves lives, keeps young men and now also women off drugs, off the streets and out of jail. To the NJ Diamond Gloves you have already achieved a magnificent success in this year’s tournament.

Where do I begin? So many great bouts, let’s start with the first one. Brian Paiz looked smoking with a full range body attack winning by decision over Tony Harvin. Paiz did a fine job going upstairs and moving downstairs throughout the bout landing solid shots on Harvin. Harvin had to be checked by the Dr. in round two for a bloody nose. I thought this could be “Fight of the Night” but the bouts continued to get better as they went on. The details of each bout would take a small book to fill, so let me highlight the night and briefly comment on some of the key points from an amateur boxing card that you had to have been there to see it and believe it!

The third bout had Steven Knight of Renegade BC winning by decision over Chris Murphy of Dover BC. This was a 165 lb. novice matchup between two power punchers. Knight was able to out hustle Murphy and hence out point him as well.

Glen Tapia from Passaic PAL proved too much for Ryan Mickendrow of Dover BC in a 152 lb. Open bout. Mickendrow’s corner threw in the towel during round four giving Tapia, a former national ranked JO the win by retirement. Tapia was also named “Boxer of the Night” with this performance.

Denis Douglin of New Breed BC looked sensational stopping Duchant Johnson from Intl’ BC at :53 seconds of round one. Douglin just won the PAL National Championship recently in California in the 165 lb. Open class.

Patrick Howell of IBN Ali BC and Erkan Yucekus from Final Round BC engaged in a classic 141 lb Sub-novice bout. This was a great action packed bout with Yucekus showing great heart coming back in round three after taking some hard punches from Howell in the first two rounds. This was one of several Novice bouts during the evening that “see-sawed” throughout the bout. The saw tipped toward Howell according to the judges in this one.

Chris Gachette from Elizabeth Rec. just needed 0:15 seconds in round one to dispatch of Venkat Ramamoorth of Goss & Goss BC in a 152 lb. Sub-novice bout. Gachette jumped on his opponent and poured a barrage of punches that stunned Ramamoorth into submission.

Eddie Leo from Knights of Columbus BC South River, NJ won his second straight of the tournament with a decision over a very game Vincent Solomon from Dew Drop BC. This was a 165 lb. Sub-novice matchup that saw Leo pressing the action from start to finish and going up and downstairs. Solomon did not do a bad job, he just could not keep up with the cleaner, harder punches that Leo was able to deliver.

Another great 165 lb. Sub-novice bout with good action was Robert Berlinski from Checkmate BC winning by decision over Rahmon Felder of 1st Class BC.

Sean Daniels of IBN Ali BC won by RSC (referee stops contest) at 1:40 in round one over Angel Bruno from New Brunswick BC. RSC is similar to a TKO in the professional ranks.

Kareem Ali of Gladiators BC won by retirement over Ricky Baez of New Brunswick BC in a 178 lb. Sub-novice bout. Ali was starting to out-class Baez by the end of round one. Baez sustained a standing eight count by the referee and almost earned a second one at the end of the round. Baez’ corner wisely stopped the bout and Baez by not answering the second round lost by retirement. There is no shame in trying and stopping a bout is much safer and respectable than having an injury sustained in the bout.

Rob Walder of Team Gladiator BC came up big in winning his Championship bout with Rutger Indri of New Brunswick BC. This matchup was in the 201 lb. Heavyweight Sub-novice division and was very competitive. Walder just seemed to out point Indri by a small margin to take home the belt.

The 165 lb Open class bout between Pablo Velez of KO BC and Aaron Watson of Gladiators BC was a mini-war. This was a rough and tumble bout that featured the heavy handed Watson trying to land on the counter and combination throwing Velez. Velez just out hustled Watson who tried too hard to land more powerful but less punches. In amateur boxing scoring punches add up to points and points add up to winning decisions.

Michael Mitchell and Ibnakbar Richardson engaged in a war of hands as well in a 178 lb. Open class bout.

Tyrell Wright of Jersey City Rec., with Jimmy “The Cat” Dupree in his corner won by a slim margin in another exciting 201 lb. Heavyweight Open bout. Wright edged out Norman Neely of Joe Grier Boxing Academy. Neely was a nationally ranked boxer as a Junior Olympian and now has moved up into the 17-34 yr. old divisions.

The last bout of the evening was as good as the first as Daryl Mack from Hudson Co. BC won by decision over Anthony Bryant of Joe Grier BA.

The heat was smoking in the ring as so many bouts provided so much heart pounding action and excitement. There was no backing down in many of these bouts they were that good. It was like a Blue Horizon crowd in Philadelphia, with the Madison Square Garden quality converged in New Jersey, with a flavor all its own. This was a terrific show with showstopper after showstopper bout.

The next NJ Diamond Gloves show is on Saturday Oct. 20th at the Knights of Columbus BC at 88 Jackson St. South River, NJ. Bouts start 6pm. The finals are on Friday Nov. 2nd 8pm at Linden High School, Linden, NJ. Come on out!

The complete results from Saturdays Oct. 13th NJ Diamond Gloves card;
1) Brian Paiz Bayonne PAL dec. Tony Harvin Jersey City Rec. 119 lb. S/Novice
2) Jose Cepeda 1st Class BC dec. Daquan Benson El Coqui BC 132 lb. S/Novice
3) Steven Knight Renegade BC dec. Chris Murphy Dover BC 165 lb. Novice
4) Glen Tapia Passaic PAL Ret. Ryan Mickendrow Dover BC 152 lb. Open
5) Denis Douglin New Breed BC RSC Duchant Johnson 165 lb. Open
6) Alexis Rosario Hudson Co. BC dec. Willy Aviles Intl’ BC 119 lb. S/Novice
7) Patrick Howell IBN Ali BC dec. Erkan Yocekus Final Rnd. BC 141 lb. S/Novice
8) Chris Gachette Eliz. Rec. RSC Venkat Ramamoorth Goss&Goss 152 lb. S/Novice
9) Eddie Leo KofC So. River BC dec. Vincent Solomon Dew Drop BC 165 lb. S/N
10) Robert Berlinski Checkmate BC dec. Rahmon Felder 1st Class BC 165 lb. S/N
11) Sean Daniels IBN Ali BC RSC Angel Bruno Elite BC 178 lb. S/Novice
12) Karin Ali Gladiators BC Ret. Ricky Baez New Brunswick BC 178 lb. S/N
13) Rob Walder Tm. Gladiator dec. Rutger Indri New Brunswick BC 201 Hvy. S/N
14) German Cambrero KofC So.River BC dec. Corey James 1st Class BC 201+ H S/N
15) Ronnie Cutler Renegade BC Med. Michael Baez New Brunswick BC 201+ S/N
16) Tyrone Luckey Middletown PAL dec. Brandon McPhatter Gatling BC 141 Open
17) Pablo Velez KO BC dec. Aaron Watson Gladiators BC 165 lb. Open
18) Michael Mitchell Joe Grier BA dec. Ibn Akbar Richardson Gladiators BC 178 O
19) John Lennox Lopez BC dec. Audeliz Rivera Elite BC 201 lb. Hvy. Open
20) Tyrell Wright Jersey City Rec. dec. Norman Neely Joe Grier BA 201 lb. H Open
21) Daryl Mack Hudson Co. BC dec. Anthony Bryant Joe Grier BA 141 lb. Open

Here's the results of the 2nd night of the New Jersey Diamond Glove Tournament:

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (21+6)

121 Jersey Ave., New Brunswick – Saturday, October 13th Results

Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) – OUTSTANDING BOXER OF THE NIGHT

141 Open (7)
24. Tyrone Luckey (Middletown PAL) over Brandon McPhatter (Chris Gatling Rec.) – W-4
25. Daryl Mack (Hudson County BC) over Anthony Bryant (Joe Grier BA) - W-4

152 Open (6)
27. Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) over Ryan Mickendrow (Dover BC) – Retirement 4th (0:16)

165 Open (8)
29. Pablo Velez (KO Boxing Club) over Aaron Watson (Gladiators Boxing) – W-4
30. Denis Douglin (New Breed BC) over Duchant Johnson (International BC) – RSC 1 (0:53)

178 Open (5)
32. Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA) over Ibnakbar Richardson (Gladiators Boxing) – W-4

Heavyweight Open (5)
33A. Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.) over Norman Neely (Joe Grier BA) – W-4
33B. John Lennox (Lopez BC) over Audeliz Rivera (Elite BC) – W-4

165 Novice: (8)
37. Steven Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym) over Chris Murphy (Dover BC) – W-3

119 Sub-Novice: (4)
40. Alexis Rosario (Hudson County BC) over Willy Aviles (International BC) – W-3
41. Brian Paiz (Bayonne PAL) over Tony Harvin (Jersey City Rec.) – W-3

132 Sub-Novice: (3)
42. Jose Cepeda (First Class) over Daquan Benson (El Coqui BC) – W-3

141 Sub-Novice (8)
43. Patrick Howell (IBN Ali BC) over Erkan Yuceous (Final Round Boxing) – W-3

152 Sub-Novice (5)
44. Christor Gachette (Elizabeth Rec) over Venkat Ramamoorth (Goss & Goss) RSC 1 (0:15) Fastest KO

165 Sub-Novice (10)
45. Bob Berlinski (Checkmate Boxing Center) over Rahmon Felder (First Class) – W-3
46. Eddie Leo (South River K of C) over Vincent Solmon (Dew Drop) – W-3

178 Sub-Novice: (5)
47. Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing) over Ricky Baez (New Brunswick BC) – Retirement 1 (2:00)
48. Sean Daniels (IBN Ali BC) over Angel Bruno (Elite BC) RSC 1 (1:40)

Heavyweight Sub-Novice (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
49. Rob Walder (Team Gladiator) over Rutger Indri (New Brunswick BC) – W-3

Super Heavyweight Sub-Novice: (4)
50. German Cambero (South River K of C) over Corey James (First Class) – W-3
51. Ronnie Cutler (Renegade BC) over Michael Buez (New Brunswick BC) – RSC2 (1:04) CUT

Jr. Olympic Bouts:
1) 95 Lbs. Paulo Medel (New Brunswick BC) over William E. McGuire (Checkmate BC) – W-3
2) 100 Lbs.Paul Vicario (Vineland BC) over Isiais Lucrecio (New Brunswick BC) – W-3
3) 140 Lbs. Cory A. Beckett (Lou Costello BC) over Joe Rivera (KO Boxing) – W-3
4) 132 Lbs. Jimmy Martinez Jr. (New Brunswick BC) over Darryl Haze (Team Tiger Schulmann’s) – W-3
5) 117 Lbs. Nathaniel Irizarry (Ike’s Gym) over Robert W. Smith (Team Gladiator BC) – W-3
6) 125 Lbs. Randy Luciano (Passaic PAL) over Joseph Rulli (Checkmate BC) – W-3

Here's an Article of the 1st night of the New Jersey Diamond Glove Tournament:

“Around The Ring”
NJ Diamond Gloves Kickoff
By Bobby Breen

The 2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves kicked off Sat. Oct. 6th with a card held at Team Gladiator Gym in Forked River, NJ. Nine NJ Diamond Glove bouts were held along with several Junior Olympian (J.O.) bouts. The NJ Diamond Gloves began in 1933 and have run almost continuously since that time. Henry Hascup is the NJ Diamond Gloves Chairman and is also the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame President. If that isn’t enough, Henry also performs announcing duties along with the tedious and time consuming duties of running the tournament, which includes lining up all the shows, coordinating show hosts and sponsors, the matching of boxers, and a million other things that involve putting on an amateur event such as this. Henry also is a sports trivia expert and superb boxing historian. In fact, according to Henry, the first sporting event ever televised out of the State of New Jersey, was the semi-finals of the NJ Diamond Gloves on July 31, 1946 in front of over 10,000 boxing fans at Hinchcliff Stadium in Paterson, NJ. Wow, for us boxing fans today could you ever imagine that many of a crowd at an amateur boxing event?

The card had either Sub-novice or Novice boxers. Technically according to USA-Boxing rules, Sub-novice is a boxer who has not competed in a sanctioned USA-Boxing match. Novice boxers are those boxers who have competed in 10 or less sanctioned USA-Boxing matched. The Open Class boxers are those with more than 10 sanctioned USA-Boxing matches. The Open Class division gets underway later in the tournament.

The tournament officially started with Joseph Cossolini of Hudson Co. BC earning a win and advancement in the 141 Sub-Novice division. Cossedini won by decision over Vincent O’Brien of Final Round BC.

Next up in a 152 lb. Sub-novice match was another Cossolini, this time it was John, who also won by decision over Kareem Hector from Renegade BC. This was a great bout with excellent trades and exchanges with Cossolini getting the better of Hector.

The third bout of the tournament had Larry Desposito of New Breed BC winning by decision over Tom Maier Jr. of Middletown PAL. in a 152 lb. Novice bout.

Luis Sanchez of Dukers BC stopped Miguel Camacho of Lou Costello BC at 1:20 of the second round. This was a 132 lb. Novice match that had Sanchez knocking down Camacho. The very game Camacho was able to get up off the canvas and survive the mandatory eight count, but the referee stopped the bout seeing that Camacho was still not able to continue. The safety of the amateur boxers is of the utmost concern in USA-Boxing.

Steven Knight from Renegade BC also RSC’d (Referee Stops Contest) his opponent, Dakeian Moore of Jersey City Rec. in a 165 lb. Novice bout. This bout was ended at 0:39 seconds of round two.

Christopher Gachette of Elizabeth Rec. also earned a win by RSC over Deroy Beaton of Team Gladiator in a 152 lb. Sub-novice class bout. The referee stopped this contest at 1:32of the third round.

Miguel Contreras from Middletown PAL won by decision over Danny Genao of Hudson Co. BC in a 141 Novice bout. Contreras was effective most of the bout in landing points and earned not only the win and advancement in the tournament, but also “Outstanding Boxer of the Night”.

Rutger Indri of New Brunswick BC stopped Nathaniel Morillo from Knights of Columbus, South River BC in a 201 heavyweight Sub-Novice bout.The referee stopped this bout at 1:57 of round one.

The last bout of the evening was one of the most action packed as Eddie Leo from Kof C South River BC decisioned Jovan Thomas of Gladiator Boxing in a 165 lb. Sub-Novice class match up. Leo consistently pounded the body of Thomas with a steady attack. Leo displayed excellent conditioning as he was relentless in pursuing Thomas throughout the match. Thomas, much to his credit sustained the persistent Leo pursuit, but could not overcome the amount of punches Leo was able to put on him.

The NJ Diamond Gloves continue Oct. 13th at the New Brunswick, NJ Boxing Club located at 121 Jersey Ave. in New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Contact Steve Rivera (732) 846-1406. Bouts start at 7:00pm.

Other NJ Diamond Gloves shows are scheduled for Knight of Columbus BC South River, NJ on Oct. 20th.

The finals will be held on Friday Nov. 2nd at Linden High School, 121 St. Georges Ave. Linden, NJ. Bouts start at 7:30pm.

The complete results of the Oct. 6th NJ Diamond Gloves at Forked River, NJ;

1) Joseph Cossolini Hudson Co. BC dec. Vincent O’Brien Final Rnd. BC 141 lb. S/N

2) John Cossolini Hudson Co. BC dec. Kareem Hector Renegade BC 152 lb. Sub-N

3) Larry Desposito New Breed BC dec. Tom Maier, Jr. Middletown PAL 152 lb. Nov.

4) Luis Sanchez Dukers BC RSC Miguel Camacho Lou Costello BC 132 lb. Novice

5) Steven Knight Renegade BC RSC Dakeian Moore Jersey City Rec. 165 lb. Novice

6) Miguelin Contreras Middletown PAL dec. Danny Genao Hudson Co. BC 141 lb. Novice

7) Christopher Gachette Eliz. Rec. dec. Deroy Beaton Team Gladiator 152 lb. S-Nov.

8) Rutger Indri New Bruns. BC RSC Nathaniel Morillo Kof C So. River BC 201
S/N

9) Eddie Leo Kof C So. River BC dec. Jovan Thomas Gladiators BC 165 lb. Sub-N

Here's the Results and Schedule of all the bouts in the 2007 New Jersey Diamond Glove Tournament:

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (9+7)

Team Gladiator, 699 Challenger Way, Forked River, NJ, Saturday, October 6th RESULTS:

Miguelin Contreras (Middletown PAL) – OUTSTANDING BOXER OF THE NIGHT

132 Novice: (4)
01. Luis Sanchez (Dukers AC) over Miguel Camacho Lou Costello BC – RSC 2 (1:20)
BYE Donald Roberts (Martiey)
Felix J. Rodriguez (Lou Costello Club) OUT !!!!

141 Novice: (4)
04. Miguelin Contreras (Middletown PAL) over. Danny Genao (Hudson County BC) – W-3
BYE: Angel Vargas (Middletown PAL)
Frank Lemongello (Hudson County BC) OUT !!!!

152 Novice: (7)
05. Larry Deposit (New Breed BC) over Tom Maier Jr. (Middletown PAL) - W-3
BYE: Latwan Halsey (First Class) BYE: Damion Rosado (Joe Grier BA)
BYE: Juan Rodriguez (Union City BC) BYE: Augusto Mendez (El Coqui BC)
Daniel Beatty (New Breed BC) OUT !!!! Angel Monroe Meyes (New Brunswick BC) OUT !!!!!

165 Novice: (8)
09. Steven Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym) over Dakeian Moore (Jersey City Rec.) -RSC 2 (0:38)
BYE: Chris Murphy (Dover BC)
BYE Courtney Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym)
BYE Robert Creighton (Joe Grier BA)
Yevera Gelin (New Brunswick BC) – OUT !!!!! Paul Magda (Ike & Randy’s Boxing Gym) OUT !!!!!
Mike Wyatt (Dew Drop) OUT !!!!

125 Novice (Female) (3)
BYE: Joequi Keiser (Team Gladiator) BYE: Michelle Molina (Joe Grier BA)
Danielle Caserta (Team Tiger Schulman’s) OUT !!!!!

141 Sub-Novice (8)
13. Joseph Cossolini (Hudson County BC) over Vincent Joseph O’Brian (Final Round Boxing) – W-3
BYE Erkan Yuceous (Final Round Boxing) BYE: Patrick Howell (IBN Ali BC)
Roberto Flores (Lou Costello Club) OUT !!!! Dwayne Holman (Passaic PAL) OUT !!!!!
Haneef Abdullah (First Class) OUT !!! Michael Schnappauf (Final Round Boxing) OUT !!!!

152 Sub-Novice (6)
16. Christor Gachette (Elizabeth Rec) over Deroy Beaton (Team Gladiator) – RSC 3 (1:32)
17. John Cossolini (Hudson County BC) over. Kareem Hector (Renegade Boxing Club) – W-3
BYE: Venkat Ramamoorth (Goss & Goss) BYE: Chris Zullo (El Coqui BC)

165 Sub-Novice (9)
18. Eddie Leo (South River K of C) over Jovan Thomas (Gladiators Boxing) – W-3
BYE: Bob Berlinski (Checkmate Boxing Center) BYE: Rahmon Felder (First Class)
BYE: Herbert Stevenson Jr. (Middletown PAL) BYE: Vincent Solmon (Dew Drop)
Isaac Trammell (Goss & Goss) OUT !!!!! Brandon Lyman (Muggys) OUT !!!.
Ryan Griffin (Montville Sports Center) OUT !!!! David Araque (Elizabeth Rec.) OUT !!!!

Heavyweight Sub-Novice (4)
23. Rutger Indri (New Brunswick BC) over Nathaniel Morillo (South River K of C) – RSC 1 (1:57)
BYE: Rob Walder (Team Gladiator) Abner Fuentess (Elite BC) OUT !!!!!!

Jr. Olympic Bouts:
1) 125 Lbs. Darryl Haze (Team Tiger Schulmann’s) over Mattrew Rodriguez (Jersey City Rec.) - RSC 3 (1:07)
2) 80 Lbs. John Caposele (Team Gladiator) over Kashawn Horton (Goss & Goss) W-3
3) 152 Lbs. John Magda (Ike’s Gym) over Anthony Sodano (Team Gladiator) - RSC 1 (1:30)
4) 160 LBS. Stephen Regman (Team Tiger Schulmann’s) over Brandon Lyman (Muggys) - W-3
5) 95 LBS. Joey Bockin (Team Gladiator) over Pablo Medel (New Brunswick BC) W-3
6) 90 LBS. Rudolph Newsome (New Brunswick) over Rocco Salimbene (Team Gladiator) - W-3
7) 105 LBS. Isaias Lucrecio (New Brunswick BC) over Darrius Falana (Final Round Boxing) - W-3

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (21+6)

121 Jersey Ave., New Brunswick – Saturday, October 13th Results

Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) – OUTSTANDING BOXER OF THE NIGHT

141 Open (7)
24. Tyrone Luckey (Middletown PAL) over Brandon McPhatter (Chris Gatling Rec.) – W-4
25. Daryl Mack (Hudson County BC) over Anthony Bryant (Joe Grier BA) - W-4
BYE: Rashad Bogarde (Dew Drop) BYE: Donald Bernard (Joe Grier BA)
Mike Concepcion (Dukers AC) OUT !!!!

152 Open (6)
27. Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) over Ryan Mickendrow (Dover BC) – Retirement 4th (0:16)
BYE: Alvin Santiago (Joe Grier BA) BYE: John Thompson (Dew Drop)
Isiah Jackson (Elite) OUT !!!!Latik Williams (Dew Drop) OUT !!!!!Kirk Frederick (Elizabeth Rec.) OUT !!!

165 Open (8)
29. Pablo Velez (KO Boxing Club) over Aaron Watson (Gladiators Boxing) – W-4
30. Denis Douglin (New Breed BC) over Duchant Johnson (International BC) – RSC 1 (0:53)
BYE: Andrew Tanchyk (Elite BC) BYE: Ahmik Bryant (Elizabeth Rec.)
LeAndild Acevedo (Passaic PAL) OUT !!!!!! Luis Solano (Passaic PAL) OUT !!!!!!

178 Open (5)
32. Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA) over Ibnakbar Richardson (Gladiators Boxing) – W-4
BYE: Jason Escalera (Union City BC) BYE: Lisandro Tupete (Joe Grier BA)
Chris Concepcion (Dukers AC) OUT!!!!

Heavyweight Open (5)
33A. Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.) over Norman Neely (Joe Grier BA) – W-4
33B. John Lennox (Lopez BC) over Audeliz Rivera (Elite BC) – W-4
BYE: Elvin Sanchez (Joe Grier BA)

Super Heavyweight Novice: (2) Bout is OUT !!!!!
34. Elihue Williams (New Brunswick BC)
Dwayne Smith (Jersey Rec.) OUT !!!!

152 Novice: (7)
BYE: Juan Rodriguez (Union City BC)
BYE: Larry Deposit (New Breed BC) BYE: Latwan Halsey (First Class)
Damion Rosado (Joe Grier BA) OUT !!!!! Augusto Mendez (El Coqui BC) OUT !!!!

165 Novice: (8)
37. Steven Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym) over Chris Murphy (Dover BC) – W-3
38. Courtney Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym) vs. Robert Creighton (Joe Grier BA)

119 Sub-Novice: (4)
40. Alexis Rosario (Hudson County BC) over Willy Aviles (International BC) – W-3
41. Brian Paiz (Bayonne PAL) over Tony Harvin (Jersey City Rec.) – W-3

132 Sub-Novice: (3)
42. Jose Cepeda (First Class) over Daquan Benson (El Coqui BC) – W-3
BYE: Jose Rivera (KO Boxing Club)

141 Sub-Novice (8)
43. Patrick Howell (IBN Ali BC) over Erkan Yuceous (Final Round Boxing) – W-3
BYE: Joseph Cossolini (Hudson County BC)

152 Sub-Novice (5)
44. Christor Gachette (Elizabeth Rec) over Venkat Ramamoorth (Goss & Goss) RSC 1 (0:15) Fastest KO
BYE: John Cossolini (Hudson County BC)
Chris Zullo (El Coqui BC) OUT !!!!

165 Sub-Novice (10)
45. Bob Berlinski (Checkmate Boxing Center) over Rahmon Felder (First Class) – W-3
46. Eddie Leo (South River K of C) over Vincent Solmon (Dew Drop) – W-3
Herbert Stevenson Jr. (Middletown PAL) OUT !!!!

178 Sub-Novice: (5)
47. Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing) over Ricky Baez (New Brunswick BC) – Retirement 1 (2:00)
48. Sean Daniels (IBN Ali BC) over Angel Bruno (Elite BC) RSC 1 (1:40)
BYE: Tyshon Murray (Elizabeth Rec.)

Heavyweight Sub-Novice (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
49. Rob Walder (Team Gladiator) over Rutger Indri (New Brunswick BC) – W-3

Super Heavyweight Sub-Novice: (4)
50. German Cambero (South River K of C) over Corey James (First Class) – W-3
51. Ronnie Cutler (Renegade BC) over Michael Buez (New Brunswick BC) – RSC2 (1:04) CUT

Jr. Olympic Bouts:
1) 95 Lbs. Paulo Medel (New Brunswick BC) over William E. McGuire (Checkmate BC) – W-3
2) 100 Lbs.Paul Vicario (Vineland BC) over Isiais Lucrecio (New Brunswick BC) – W-3
3) 140 Lbs. Cory A. Beckett (Lou Costello BC) over Joe Rivera (KO Boxing) – W-3
4) 132 Lbs. Jimmy Martinez Jr. (New Brunswick BC) over Darryl Haze (Team Tiger Schulmann’s) – W-3
5) 117 Lbs. Nathaniel Irizarry (Ike’s Gym) over Robert W. Smith (Team Gladiator BC) – W-3
6) 125 Lbs. Randy Luciano (Passaic PAL) over Joseph Rulli (Checkmate BC) – W-3

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (24+1)
88 Jackson St., South River, N.J.. Saturday, October 20th - Weigh-in 4 PM – Show 6 PM
Call John Silogy 732-662-0055 for more information

125 Open (4)
53. Victor Valenzuela (Passaic PAL) vs. Eric Estelle (Dukers AC)
54. Andrew Bentley (Jersey City Rec.) vs. Charles Williams (Ike’s Gym)

132 Open: (3)
55. Victor Montero-Cruz (New Brunswick BC) vs. Jose Paralta Aleso (Hudson County BC)
BYE: Mike Perez (International BC)

141 Open (7)
56. Daryl Mack (Hudson County BC) vs. Rashad Bogarde (Dew Drop)
57. Tyrone Luckey (Middletown PAL) vs. Donald Bernard (Joe Grier BA)

152 Open (6)
58. Alvin Santiago (Joe Grier BA) vs. John Thompson (Dew Drop)
BYE: Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL)

165 Open (7)
59. Andrew Tanchyk (Elite BC) vs. Pablo Velez (KO Boxing Club)
BYE: Denis Douglin (New Breed BC)
Ahmik Bryant (Elizabeth Rec.) OUT !!!!!

178 Open (5)
60. Jason Escalera (Union City BC) vs. Lisandro Tupete (Joe Grier BA)
BYE: Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA)

Heavyweight Open (5)
61. Elvin Sanchez (Joe Grier BA) vs. John Lennox (Lopez BC)
BYE: Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.)

Super Heavyweight Open: (4)
62. Derrick Burnett (Joe Grier BA) vs. Lamont Fitzpatrick (Lopez BC)
63. William Pickett (Jersey City Rec.) vs. Houdini Moore (Gladiators Boxing)

132 Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
64. Luis Sanchez (Dukers AC) vs. Donald Roberts (Martiey)

141 Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
65. Angel Vargas (Middletown PAL) vs. Miguelin Contreras (Middletown PAL)

152 Novice: (7)
66. Juan Rodriguez (Union City BC) vs. Latwan Halsey (First Class)
BYE: Larry Deposit (New Breed BC)

165 Novice: (8) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
67. Steven Knight (Renegade Boxing Gym) vs. Robert Creighton (Joe Grier BA)

178 Novice: (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
68. Donovan Scott Jr. Joe Grier BA)
Noel Fernandez (South River K of C) OUT !!!!!

Heavyweight Novice: (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
69. Patrick Farrell (Hudson County BC) vs. Prince Jenkins (Renegade Boxing Club)

112 Sub Novice: (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
70. Leroy Davila (New Brunswick BC) vs. Jonathan Simmons (Chris Gatling Rec.)

119 Sub-Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
71. Alexis Rosario (Hudson County BC) vs. Brian Paiz (Bayonne PAL)

132 Sub-Novice: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
72. Jose Rivera (KO Boxing Club) vs. Jose Cepeda (First Class)

141 Sub-Novice (8) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
73. Patrick Howell (IBN Ali BC) vs. Joseph Cossdini (Hudson County BC)

152 Sub-Novice (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
74. Christopher Gachette (Elizabeth Rec) vs. John Cossolini (Hudson County BC)

165 Sub-Novice (9) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
75. Eddie Leo (South River K of C) vs. Bob Berlinski (Checkmate Boxing Center)

178 Sub-Novice: (4)
76. Tyshon Murray (Elizabeth Rec.) vs. Sean Daniels (IBN Ali BC)
BYE: Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing)

Super Heavyweight Sub-Novice: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
77. German Cambero (South River K of C) vs. Ronnie Cutler (Renegade BC)

Yardy DeLeon, Passaic PAL…………………….age 15 – weight - 132 – record 2-0 - Ed 973-332-1741
Robert Kyheem Terry, Jersey City Rec…………age 14 – weight - 132 – record 0-0 – Dupree 201-433-1646

2007 New Jersey Diamond Gloves Tournament (14)

Linden High School (121 St. Georges Ave.) 7:30 PM – Friday, November 2nd

This show will start at 7:30 P.M. with the weigh-ins starting at 5:00 P.M. All scales will be closed at 7:00 P.M. SHARP.

119 Open: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
78. Gerando Rosas (Irvington International) vs. Lloyd Cain (Union City BC)

125 Open (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
79. Winner of Bout 53 vs. Winner of Bout 54

132 Open: (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
80. Mike Perez (International BC) vs. Winner of Bout 55

141 Open (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
81. Winner of Bout 56 vs. Winner of Bout 57

152 Open (6) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
82. Glen Tapia (Passaic PAL) vs. Winner of Bout 58

165 Open (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
83. Denis Douglin (New Breed BC) vs. Winner of Bout 59

178 Open (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
84. Michael Mitchell (Joe Grier BA) vs. Winner of Bout 60

Heavyweight Open (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
85. Tyrell Wright (Jersey City Rec.) vs. Winner of Bout 61

Super Heavyweight Open: (4) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
86. Winner of Bout 62 vs. Winner of Bout 63

125 Novice (Female) (3) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
87. Michelle Molina (Joe Grier BA) vs. Joequi Keiser (Team Gladiator)

152 Novice: (7) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
88. Larry Deposit (New Breed BC) vs. Winner of Bout 66

141 Sub-Novice: (Female) (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
89. Rachel Trent (Dover BC) vs. Janet Ziegler (Dew Drop)

178 Sub-Novice: (5) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
90. Karim Ali (Gladiators Boxing) vs. Winner of Bout 76

141 Novice: (Female) (2) CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
91 Tabatha Younger (Chris Gatling Rec.) vs. Martha Nyamao (Elite BC)

You can go on the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame web site to get the latest up-dated results and schedules.
http://www.njboxinghof.org/ Go to Amateur Boxing News, then click “MORE”
or just go to: http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/amatnews2a.pl

“Around The Ring”
2008 Olympic Boxing Trials Conclude
Team Selected
By Bobby Breen 8/26/07

The 2008 Olympic Boxing Trials concluded today in Houston, TX. Two bouts were contested to wrap up the full week of competition. The team is now final. Kimdo Bethel 201+ S-Hvy. from Albany, NY lost on 8/25 to Mike Hunter from Las Vegas, NV on points, 14-7. Hunter also defeated Bethel earlier in the competition on 8/22. Bethel was the last of the NY/NJ area boxers in the run for an Olympic spot. The only NY/NJ Metro area boxer to make the Olympic Team was 132 lb. Sadam Ali of Brooklyn, NY. Also making the cut was 152 lb. Demetrius Andrade of Providence, RI. The US Olympic Boxing Team is scheduled to compete Oct. 17-31, 2007 at the Senior Men’s World Championships in Chicago, IL.

The U.S. Olympic Boxing Team is now complete. The 11 member team is:

106 lb.light flyweight Luis Yanez (Duncanville, Texas);
112 lb.flyweight Rau'shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio);
119 lb. bantamweight Gary Russell, Jr. (Capitol Heights, Md.);
125 lb. featherweight Raynell Williams (Cleveland, Ohio);
132 lb. Sadam Ali (Brooklyn, N.Y.);
141 lb. light welterweight Javier Molina (Commerce, Calif.);
152 lb. welterweight Demetrius Andrade (Providence, R.I.);
165 lb. middleweight Shawn Estrada (Downey, Calif.);
178 lb. light heavyweight Christopher Downs (Fort Carson, Colo.);
201 lb. heavyweight Deontay Wilder (Tuscaloosa, Ala.);
201+ super heavyweight Michael Hunter (Las Vegas, Nev.)
(Source: USA-Boxing website). BB

2008 Olympic Boxing Trials Finals
NY 132 lb. Sadam Ali Earns Olympic Team Berth!
By Bobby Breen

Sadam Ali, 132 lb. amateur boxer from Brooklyn, NY earned an Olympic Boxing Team spot on Sat. 8/25 at the Olympic Trials. Ali is the first NY’er to make the Olympic Boxing Team since Riddick Bowe did it in 1988. Ali decisioned Miguel Gonzalez of Cleveland, OH by a score of 22-10, a fairly good margin in amateur boxing scoring. USA-Boxing ranks Gonzalez #1 in the country. Ali is ranked #3 and was the 2007 National GG’s Champion and also a 2007 NY GG champ. Congratulations Sadam Ali, you earned a very high honor in the sweet science of amateur competition. Good luck in your training for Olympic Gold!!

Eliminated in the finals were 112 lb. Qa’id Muhammad of Atlantic City, NJ and 165 lb. Daniel Jacobs of Brooklyn, NY. These two area amateur boxers were highly ranked and I would have bet favored in their respective weight classes. Both are multi- Champions at the National level.

However, the competition is so great, you could box someone one day and win, and then lose to the same boxer the next day or two later. Rau’shee Warren of Cincinnati, OH stopped Muhammad in the second round. Warren is ranked #3 as a 119 lb.’er but competed in the 112 lb. class. Warren was also the 112 lb. National Champion. Jacobs lost to Shawn Estrada of Downey, CA. by a score of 24-14. Estrada was a finalist in the Pan-Am Games USA box-off. There were no results at the time of this posting on 201+ Super-Hvy. Kimdo Bethel of Albany, NY. Also, I need to make a correction. Bethel won over Mike Wilson of Central Point OR, not Mike Hunter as I incorrectly reported. Bethel beat
Mike Wilson on 8/24 by a slim decision (18-17) to advance to the finals against Mike Hunter of Las
Vegas, NV. I believe they are boxing on Sunday 8/26 in the Challenger’s bracket.

The Olympic Boxing Trials are so demanding on these young men athletes. A boxer must box between 4 and 6 times during the course of the week. The trials are a double elimination event, which means if you lose twice you are eliminated. However, if you fall into the challenger’s bracket and win in the finals, you must box again to earn a spot on the Olympic Boxing Team. For example, Sadam Ali won all four of his bouts during the competition. After boxing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, he earned a spot in the finals Saturday and had two days off. The challengers or “losers” bracket had to continue competing to earn a trip to the finals. Should the challenger beat the winner in the finals, they must box-off in a second final on Sunday. It is an incredible feat for any amateur boxer to earn a spot on the USA Olympic Boxing Team. To all the participants from our area, great job guys!

1) 112 lb. Qa’id Muhammad (NJ) Finalist
2) 125 lb. Shemuel Pagan (NY) Semi-Finalist
3) 132 lb. Sadam Ali (NY) Olympic Team Member
4) 141 lb. Jeremy Bryan (NJ) Semi-Finalist
5) 165 lb. Daniel Jacobs (NY) Finalist
6) 165 lb. Angel Santos (NJ) Preliminary
7) 178 lb. Angel Concepcion (NJ) Semi-Finalist
8) 201 lb. Adam Willett (NY) Semi-Finalist
9) 201+lb. Kimdo Bethe l(NY) Still Awaiting Results!

Keep up the good work in and out of the ring. To Sadam Ali, again, congrats!! Train hard and represent us to the best of your ability. You earned it!! See you “around the ring”! BB

Olympic Boxing Trials Move
Into Final Round with NY/NJ Contestants
By Bobby Breen

The 2008 Olympic Boxing Trails conclude Saturday Aug. 25th with the finals at 7pm. The winners in the challengers bracket may have to box twice more in a Sunday Aug. 26th session. Several area amateur boxers have competed in this, the most prestigious amateur boxing tournament in the country. Four NY/NJ area boxers remain in the running for a spot on the 2008 Olympic Boxing Team.

The standings as of today 8/24/07:
1) 112 lb. Qa’id Muhammad(NJ) 4-1 Finals
2) 125 lb. Shemuel Pagan(NY) 3-2 Elim.
3) 132 lb. Sadam Ali(NY) 3-0 Finals
4) 141 lb. Jeremy Bryan(NJ) 2-2 Elim.
5) 165 lb. Daniel Jacobs(NY) 3-1 Finals
6) 165 lb. Angel Santos(NJ) 0-2 Elim.
7) 178 lb. Angel Concepcion(NJ) 3-2 Elim.
8) 201 lb. Adam Willett(NY) 3-2 Elim.
9) 201+lb. Kimdo Bethel(NY) 3-1 Finals

112 lb. Qa’id Muhammad of Atlantic City, NJ won over Aaron Alafa, Visalia, CA. 20-14 to stay in the competition and box Saturday night in the finals. Alafa was ranked #2 in the USA-Boxing rankings. Muhammad will face Rau’shee Warren of Cincinatti, OH, ranked #3 as a 119 lb., who he lost to on 8/21 in his second bout of the trials. 165 lb. Daniel Jacobs Brooklyn, NY won over Shawn Porter Cuyahoga Falls, OH. by a score of 31-11. Jacobs had to face Porter in his first bout 8/20 and won. Porter won the 2007 National GG’s title and is ranked #1 in the country. This is a huge win for Jacobs who could possibly go all the way by eliminating the highly ranked Porter. Jacobs will face Shawn Estrada who he lost to on 8/22. 201+ S-Hvy. Kimdo Bethel Albany, NY won by a very close decision, 18-17 over Mike Hunter Central Point, OR. Hunter was a Pan-Am Games quarterfinalist and finalist at the US Championships. 132 lb. Sadam Ali Brooklyn, NY will compete in the finals against #1 ranked Miguel Gonzalez Cleveland, OH in the winners bracket as he won all three of his preliminary bouts. 125 lb. Shemuel Pagan lost by decision 49-20 to #3 ranked and 2007 National GG Champion Hylon Williams, Jr. Houston, TX. 178 lb. Angel Concepcion E. Orange, NJ lost by decision 32-24 to Yahatmous Riley San Diego, CA. Riley was a Pan-Am Games Box-off finalist. 201 lb. Adam Willett Bellport, NY lost by decision to 16-4 to Quantas Graves Cut Off, LA. Willett was a 2007 Pan-Am Games Team member, and former NY GG Champion, 2006 PAL National Champion, 2006 National Champion, and 2005 World Championships Team Member. Thanks for representing NY & NJ guys, and good luck in your future endeavors. See you “around the ring”. BB

“Around The Ring”
Outdoor Show Headlines in Newark, NJ
By Bobby Breen

Saturday August 18th, 2007 an outdoor amateur show was held at the Boylan Rec. Center. Hosted by the Elite Boxing Club of Newark, NJ and the City of Newark Recreation Department this show was a huge success. 20 bouts were contested on this beautiful summer night. The ring was placed smack in the middle of South Orange Ave. in front the Boylan Rec. Center. Hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, water, and other refreshments were provided to the public free of charge. Local politicians including Mayor Cory Booker attended and made announcements from the ring to “lay down the guns and pick up the dukes”! In light of the execution style killings recently of three colleges students, the streets of Newark, NJ needs more boxing and other sporting events to help the kids in this violence-torn city overcome these obstacles to lead productive lives.

Boxing provides such opportunities. One example is young 90 lb. J.O. class Tyshawn Jones a 16 yr. old Newark, NJ resident awarded in the ring a plaque by the Mayor for recently competing and winning the National Junior Olympian title in Marquette, MI back in June. Tyshawn also won the Ringside World Championship earlier this month in Kansas City, MO. Keep up the good work Tyshawn!

20 bouts folks, what can I say. I apologize that I do not have all the results to post. I usually get the full results to lists our young boxers who deserve to have their names listed like other sports. I can report to you that Webster PAL from the Bronx, NY and Cobbscreek Warriors of Philadelphia, PA competed in this local show, along with several NJ Boxing Clubs. Some of the NJ clubs were, First Class, Renegade, Bayonne PAL, Union City BC, Dew Drop, Final Round, Ike’s Gym, Middletown PAL, Shepards BC, KO Boxing, Joe Grier BA, and of course the host club, Elite BC.

Fight of the Night was awarded to Wauzell Ellison Dew Drop BC vs. Raul Lopez of Webster PAL. This 125 lb. open contest was full of action and the decision went to Ellison. Raul Lopez was the 114 lb. National Junior Olympian Champ this year and also won the title at the Ringside World Championships earlier this month in Kansas City, MO.

On another note our local Women Boxers have faired well in National competition. The 2007 Women’s National Golden Gloves were held in Florida July 11th-14th. Crowned National Women’s Golden Gloves Champions were;

1) 101 lb. Nicole Delaney N.Y. by walkover
2) 114 lb. Sacred Downing N.J.
3) 119 lb. Jaclyn Trivilino N.Y.
4) 125 lb. Jody Ann Weller N.Y.
5) 154 lb. Jacqueline Davis N.J.

Making it to the semi-finals were; 125 lb. Ronica Jeffrey Brooklyn, NY.(NY GG ’07 Champ) 132 lb. Maimunah Holland Nyack, NY(NY GG ’07 finalist). 132 lb. Althea Martin Atlantic City, NJ. Also competing were; 119 lb. Christina Cruz NYC, NY. Wendy Casey NYC, NY. 132 lb. Judea Patrick Atlantic City, NJ. Way to go ladies!!

2008 Olympic Boxing Trials Update
8/24/07 NY/NJ Challenger Bracket Results

Two boxers from our area advanced in the challenger’s bracket while another lost and was eliminated. 112 lb. Qa’id Muhammad Atlantic City, NJ won over Bruno Escalante of Waimanolo, HI by decision 29-20. 125 lb. Shemuel Pagan Brooklyn, NY decisioned Rico Ramos Los Angeles, CA. 12-8. 141 lb. Jeremy Bryan Clifton, NJ was decisioned by Danny Garcia Philadelphia, PA. This loss was the second in the double elimination tournament for Bryan. Bryan defeated Garcia in the preliminary bout decisively 23-14. Bryan then lost to #1 ranked and US National Champion Javier Molina from Commerce, CA. Bryan came back in his third bout to defeat Andre Sherard Milwaukee, WI. who is ranked #10 in the country and was a 2007 US Championship quarterfinalist. Bryan then had to face off a second time against Garcia in the challenger’s bracket to stay alive in the tournament. Garcia was the 2006 US National Champion.

This is a tough break for Bryan, a two-time National Golden Glove Champion, multi-NJ GG and Diamond Glove Champion, and 2007 Mid-Western Trials Champion. The 21 yr. old Bryan trains out of Joe Grier Boxing Academy in Paterson, NJ. Sometimes the draw can be a factor in these important eliminators. Bryan drew Javier Molina early and suffered a loss. This can mentally challenge the boxer, to have to catch up and gain back momentum. This can be extremely difficult to overcome. Bryan did well against the odds, how many boxers make it to the Olympic Trials? 88 in all in which only 11 weight classes will be selected. That is less than 100 in the thousands
of amateur boxers across the country. Jeremy Bryan has nothing to be ashamed about and has a lot to be proud of. He has had a stellar amateur career and can go on to the professional ranks with success if he chooses.
Good Luck Champ! BB

Olympic Boxing Trials 8/23/07
NY-NJ Participants Results

Aug. 20th Afternoon session;
1) 201+ Kimdo Bethel Albany, NY dec. 10-9 Lenroy Thompson Port St. Lucie, FL
2) 178 lb. C. Downs Ft. Carson, CO. dec. 8-7 Angel Concepcion E. Orange, NJ
3) 132 lb. Sadam Ali Brooklyn, NY dec. 17-12 T. Crawford Omaha, NE.

Aug. 20th Evening session;
1) 112 lb. Qa’id Muhammad Atlantic City, NJ RSC-2 J. Franklin Ft. Carson, CO.
2) 125 lb. Shemuel Pagan Brooklyn, NY dec. 29-21 D. Caferro Helena, MT.
3) 141 lb. Jeremy Bryan Clifton, NJ dec. 23-14 Dan Garcia Philadelphia, PA.
4) 165 lb. F. Guerrero Salisbury, MD dec. 19-5 Angel Santos, Newark, NJ
5) 165 lb. Daniel Jacobs Brooklyn, NY dec. 30-18 S. Porter Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
6) 201 lb. Adam Willett Bellport, NY dec. 20-7 D. Carey Anchorage, Alaska

Aug. 21st Afternoon session; Semi-Finals
1) 132 lb. Sadam Ali Brooklyn, NY dec. 23-13 M. Gonzalez Cleveland, OH.
2) 165 lb. *Angel Concepcion E. Orange, NJ dec. 12-6 J. Spencer Ft. Carson, CO.
3) 201+ Kimdo Bethel Albany, NY dec. 15-14 Mike Wilson Central Point, OR.

Aug. 21st Evening session; Semi-Finals
1) 112 lb. R. Warren Cincinnati, OH RSC-2 Qa’id Muhammad Atlantic City, NJ
2) 125 lb. R. Williams Cleveland, OH dec. 22-12 Shemuel Pagan Brooklyn, NY
3) 141 lb. J. Molina Commerce, CA dec. 27-20 Jeremy Bryan Clifton, NJ
4) 165 lb. Daniel Jacobs Brooklyn, NY dec. 18-10 D. Wade Largo, MD.
5) 166 lb. Z. Hardrick Ft. Carson, CO dec. 23-21 Angel Santos Newark, NJ
6) 201 lb. Q. Graves Cutoff, LA. dec. 16-14 Adam Willett Bellport, NY

Aug. 22nd Afternoon session;
1) 132 lb.(W) Sadam Ali Brooklyn, NY dec. 32-23 J. Belmontes C. Christi, TX.
2) 178 lb.(C) A. Concepcion E. Orange, NJ dec. 25-11 S. Shabazz Las Cruces, NM
3) 201+(W) M. Hunter Las Vegas, NV dec. 16-6 Kimdo Bethel Albany, NY

Aug. 22nd Evening session:
1) 112 lb.© Qa’id Muhammad AtlanticCity, NJ dec. 44-28 D.Gaspar Wilmington, CA.
2) 125 lb.© Shemuel Pagan Brooklyn, NY dec. 17-10 T. Wohosky Medford, OR.
3) 141 lb.© Jeremy Bryan Clifton, NJ dec. 7-3 Andre Sherard Milwauke, WI
4) 165 lb.(W) Shaw Estrada Downey, CA. dec. 33-23 Daniel Jacobs Brooklyn, NY
5) 201 lb.© Adam Willett Bellport, NY dec. 20-5 Anthony Tettis Ridgeway, PA.

The Olympic Boxing Trials are underway this week in Houston, TX. Several area amateur boxers are vy