Members of the open class winning-N.E. team from Western NE celebrate

LOWELL, ಮಾಸ್. (ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 26, 2016) – Western New England dominated the open class finals of the New England Tournament of Champions, part of the 70^ನೇ annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship, winning seven of 10 matches last night at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

The eight men’s individual open class winners earned spots on Team New England for the 2016 National Golden Gloves Championships, ಮೇ 16-21, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Team New England includes two of the top ranked boxers in the country, ಹಗುರ ಹೆವಿವೇಯ್ಟ್ ಎಲ್ವಿಸ್ ಫಿಗುಯೆರಾ and light welterweight Jaime Ortiz Rodriguez (repeat NE champion), both members of N.E. open class team champion from Western NE. Burlington, MA featherweight ಅಮಂಡಾ Pavone captured her sixth NE. ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ.

“In the last 10 ವರ್ಷಗಳ,” explained New England Golden Gloves Executive Director ಬಾಬಿ ರುಸ್ಸೋ, “we hadn’t been on a good run. Attendance dropped off a little each year. Last year’s horrible weather killed us. ಈ ವರ್ಷ, ಆದರೂ, the excitement was back and attendance was up 30-percent. There was a younger crowd and many novice boxers had good fan bases, which we need to build up every year. We had a lot of good fights and good boxers this year. Boxing is back in Lowell! We had a great season.

“Team New England will be very strong. We have a young team but many of these boxers have a lot of invaluable experience from Junior Olympics competition, from heavyweight on down. I think we have an impressive team that will do very well at The Nationals this year.”

Team champions were Western N.E. in the open class, ಮಧ್ಯ N.E. in the novice class.

Three New England novice champions were also crowned last night. See complete results below as well as more pictures.

Proceeds from the Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship go towards sending the New England Golden Gloves champions to the National Golden Gloves Championship, in addition to supporting local athletes and area gyms, the Boys & ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ಕ್ಲಬ್, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, cancer funds, scholarships and many other great charitable causes.

(ಎಲ್ ಆರ್) – Gabriel Morales & ಬಾಬಿ ರುಸ್ಸೋ

ಟೂರ್ನಮೆಂಟ್ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಬಾಬಿ ರುಸ್ಸೋ

ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಗಳು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ: ಕಲೆ ರಾಮಲ್ಹೊ

ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಮುಖ್ಯ: Laurie Purcell

ರಿಂಗ್ ಉದ್ಘೋಷಕಿ: ಜಾನ್ ವೇನಾ

ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: ಲೊವೆಲ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಸಭಾಂಗಣ, 50 ಮೆರ್ರಿಮ್ಯಾಕ್ ಸೇಂಟ್, ಲೊವೆಲ್, ಎಮ್ಎ

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