New England Tournament of Champions 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship

NOVICE CLASS FINALS RESULTS FROM LOWELL
LOWELL, Pawg. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 19, 2016) – Fourteen 2016 New England Tournament of Champions winners were crowned last night in the novice class of 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Team Central produced the most individual winners with seven, followed by Team Western with five, and Team Central had two.
The unofficial fight of the night was between Salem, MA welterweight Kenny Larson (Team Central) and his Dorchester, MA opponent Jarrod LoMax (Team Southern), in which Larson won a three-round decision, 3-2.
Portland, ME bantamweight Christian Morales (Team Northern) continued his performance run in the tournament, winning a three-round decision, 5-0, over hometown Lowell favorite Marquis Fowler (Team Central) Moralesimpressive showings in the tournament will lead him into an open division spot in next week’s New Englands.
In a Central N.E. (Lowell ntau dua) heavyweight final rematch, due to a round-time issue, Methuen’s Jesus Flores (Kwj dej Boxing txoj kev) 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 Hnub peb 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 thiab Hnub plaubevenings, respectively, at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
The Outstanding New England Boxer in the novice class will be presented to the winner this Wednesday night at the N.E. open semifinals.
See last night’s results, as well as the remaining 2016 schedule.
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NEW ENGLAND TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FINALS RESULTS
HOOB KAWM NOVICE
LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS (106 lbs.)
Giovanny Hernandez, Central NE (Lawrence, MA)
WTKO2 (0:19)
Dario Firpo, Southern N.E. (Providence, RI)
FEMALE FLYWEIGHTS (114.lbs.)
Abdeljalil Sebbai, Western NE (Worcester, MA)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Christian Moura, Central NE (Hollis, NH)
BANTAMWEIGHTS POJ NIAM (119 lbs.)
Jennifer Perella, Central NE (Hyde Park, MA)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Marisa Messer-Belenchia, Western NE (East Haven, I)
BANTAMWEIGHTS (123 lbs.)
Gabriel Morales, Northern NE (Portland, ME)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Marquis Fowler, Central NE (Lowell, MA)
LIGHTWEIGHTS POJ NIAM (132 lbs.)
Clare Duffy Central NE (Sab hnub tuaj Boston, MA)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Kianna Kekoa, Western NE (New London, I)
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Day’Shon Smith, Western NE (West Haven. I)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Jonathan DePina, Central NE (Dorchester, MA)
POJ NIAM LUB TEEB WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Jessica Santiago, Western NE (East Hartford, I)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Brittney Stockton, Northern NE (Keene, NH)
WELTERWEIGHTS POJ NIAM (152 lbs.)
Taylor Smith, Western NE (Westfield, MA)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Amanda Baldwin, Northern NE (Winooski, VT)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Kenny Larson, Central NE (Salem, MA)
WDEC3 (3-2)
Jarrod LoMax, Southern NE (Dorchester, MA)
FEMALE MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Kyla McCartney, Central NE (Sab hnub tuaj Boston, MA)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Jennaviere Lawton, Western NE (Worcester, NE)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Brian Lawrence, Central NE (Dorchester, MA)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Marques Bates, Southern NE (Providence, RI)
FEMALE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (178 lbs.)
Christina DaSilva, Central NE (New Bedford, MA)
WDEC3 (4-1)
Brittney Zelesky, Western NE (Worcester, MA)
HEAVYWEIGHTS (201 lbs.)
Marvin Jones, Northern NE (Burlington, VT)
WDEC3 (4-1)
Sean Gabriel, Southern NE (Marlboro, MA)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)
Fernely Felix, Jr., Western NW (Danbury, I)
WDEC3 (4-1)
Peter Campbell, Central NE (Quincy)
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND/GREATER LOWELL FINALS RESULTS
COV CHAV KAWM NTAWV QHIB
HEAVYWEIGHTS (201 lbs.)
Jesus Flores (Methuen, MA – Kwj dej Boxing txoj kev)
WDEC3 (5-0)
John Roche (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Downtown Boxing)
70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m.first bout)
New England Tournament of Champions
(all four regions competing)
Open Class SemifinalsHnub peb, FEB. 24
Open Class Championship FinalsHnub plaub, FEB. 25
(all open class winners advance to the 2016 National Golden Gloves Championships, Tej zaum 16-21, in Salt Lake City, Utah)
INFORMATION:
Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho
Chief of Officials: Laurie Purcell
Nplua nuj ntiv nplej: John Vena
Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Twitter: @LowellGloves

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