LOWELL, Masse. (Février 19, 2016) – Fourteen 2016 New England Tournament of Champions winners were crowned last night in the novice class of 70^e 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, welters MA Kenny Larson (Team Central) and his Dorchester, MA opponent Jarrod LoMax (Équipe Sud), 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. (grand Lowell) heavyweight final rematch, due to a round-time issue, Methuen’s Jesus Flores (Canal Street Boxing) defeated Haverhill’s John Roche (Boxe Haverhill Downtown) 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 Mercredi 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 mercredi prochain et Jeudisoirées, respectivement, au Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

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

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

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 ou en ligne àwww.LowellMemorialAuditorium.avec Student tickets are also available for only $7.00 (student ID required).

Le produit des Golden Gloves Championnat Lowell Sun Charities vont vers l'envoi de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Golden Gloves champions du championnat national des Golden Gloves (2016 à Salt Lake City, Utah), en plus de soutenir les athlètes locaux et des gymnases de la région, les garçons & Girls club, soupes populaires, refuges pour sans abri, fonds de cancer, bourses d'études et beaucoup d'autres grandes causes caritatives.