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

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

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

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

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

The New England Tournament of Champions open class semifinals and finals will be held next Wednesday ug Huwebesevenings, sa tinagsa, at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

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

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

Individual general admission tickets are available to purchase starting at $16.00 by calling the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at 1.866.722.8881 o aron sa internet sawww.LowellMemorialAuditorium.uban sa Ang mga tiket sa estudyante magamit usab alang lamang $7.00 (gikinahanglan ang student ID).

Proceeds gikan sa Lowell Sun Charities Golden gwantes Championship moadto ngadto sa pagpadala sa Bag-ong England Golden gwantes champion sa National Golden gwantes Championship (2016 sa Siyudad sa Salt Lake, Utah), dugang pa sa pagsuporta sa mga lokal nga mga atleta ug dapit gyms, ang mga Boys & mga babaye Club, sabaw kusina, walay panimalay dangpanan, kanser nga pundo, scholarships ug sa daghang uban pang mga dako nga charitable hinungdan.