Marlboro, MA junior welterweight Nelson Perez (L) defeated Brockton’s Kevin Walsh to advance to next Thursday night’s All-New England Championships in the novice division(pictures courtesy of Edward Boches / Boches Photography)
Lowell, Pawg. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 9, 2018) – Western New England and Central New England teams dominated last night’s semifinals round in the novice division of the New England Tournament of Champions, part of the 72nd annual New England Golden Gloves Championships, was held last night at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Team Western and Team Central won five and four individual matches, feem, ntawm 10 exciting bouts with the 10 winners advance to this coming Thursday’s (Feb. 15) novice division championship final at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Saib tag nrho 2018 lub sij hawm ntawm cov txheej xwm hauv qab no raws li zoo raws li nag hmo tiav tau.
“Tam sim no, we’re down to the final two novice boxers in each weight class from the six New England states,” N. Thiab. Executive Director Bobby Russo hais tias. “It’s always interesting to see the cream rise to the top. The week after next the All-New England’s open division matches will be held and there will be more good match ups.”
Daim pib pib thaum $16.00, tsuas $7.00 for students (ID yuav tsum tau) and are available to purchase by calling the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at 1.866.722.8881 or ordering online at www.lowellauditorium.com. Buy tickets early to avoid long lines the night of the show.. Nyaij los ntawm lub Lowell Tshav Charities Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship mus ntawm xa tus tshiab hais Golden Hnab Looj Tes champions mus rau lub teb chaws Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship (starting Tej zaum 14, 2018 nyob rau hauv Omaha, Nebraska), in addition to supporting local athletes and area gyms, the Boys & Girls Club, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, cancer funds, scholarships and many other great charitable causes.
RAUG RAWS NTAUB NTAWV TAU
(Feb. 8, 2018)
novice
FLYWEIGHTS (114 lbs.)
Jean Pineiro, Bridgeport, I / WNE
Dec (4-1)
Thomas Curtis, Methuen, MA / CNE
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Nelson Perez, Marlboro, MA / CNE
Dec 5-0
Kevin Walsh, Brockton, MA / SNE
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 LBS.)
Alexander Lynch, Quincy, MA / Grealish Boxing Club
Dec 5-0
Jacob Knowles, Canaan, KUV
Marc Soils, Westbrook, I / WNE
Dec (5-0)
Marwan Tama, Cranston, RI / SNE
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Makenson Barjon, Bridgeport, I / WNE
Dec 5-0
Kevin Pontier, Woonsocket, RI / SNE
Cody Zombeck, Rochester, NH / NNE
Dec (5-0)
Greg Bono, Waltham, MA / CNE
LUB TEEB heavyweights (178 lbs.)
Jesse Batanda, Nashua, NH / CNE
Dec (5-0)
Josh Sealy, Fall River, MA / SNE
Dimani Williams, Bloomfield, I / WNE
Dec (4-1)
Bradley Jimenez, Burlington, VT
Heavyweights – (201+ lbs.)
Yuri Panferov,. New Haven, I / WNE
RSC3 (1:27)
Emanuel Anaele, Brockton, MA / SNE
Jean Fleuirassaint, Mattapan, MA / CNE
Dec (4-1)
Kevin Wilaon, Dover, NH / NNE
CNE – Central New England, SNE – Southern New England,
NNE – Northern New England, WNE – Western New England
Bridgeport, CT middleweight Makension Barjon (L) yeej ib 5-0 decision over Kevin Pontier, of Woonsocket, RI
72nd txhua xyoo Lowell Tshav Charities Golden Hnab Looj Tes Championship sij hawm
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. qhov rooj qhib, 7:30 p.m. thawj sib ntau sib tw)
New England Tournament of Champions
Novice Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 15
Open Class Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 21
Open Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 22
NTAUB NTAWV:
Tshiab hais Golden hnab looj tes Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho
Chief of Officials: Lauri Purcell
Ring Announcer: John Vena
Twitter: @LowellGloves
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