MEDF0RD, Pawg. (November 25, 2015) – The finals of the 130th annual USA Boxing New England Championships, hosted by Quietman Sports Gym, will be held this Saturday night (5 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. first match) at Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts..
Quietman Sports Gym, located in Medford (MA), is owned and operated by two-time world heavyweight boxing champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, the first and only world heavyweight champion of Latino heritage.
Tus 2015 USA Boxing N.E. champions in each weight class of the open division will advance to the USA National Championships. Below are the pairings for Saturday night’s championship finals:
Some USA Boxing New England champions have already been crowned (see breakdown below) and they’re all welcome to attend Saturday night’s show to receive their awards:
Junior Olympic Champions
80 lbs. Diego Bengochoa Top Flight
90 lbs. Akye Boston Framingham PAL
119 lbs. Isaiah Cruz Cruz Boxing
125 lbs. Robert DeGaetano Camp Get Right
Novice Champions
123 lbs. Marquis Fowler Lowell West End
132 lbs. Joel Morales Somerville Boxing Club
165 lbs. Yancarlos Sanchez Quietman Sports
Open Champions
114 lbs. Danny DeJesus Haverhill Inner City
119 female Amanda Pavone Nonantum Boxing Club
132 lbs. Brandon Higgins
201 lbs. Jesus Flores Canal Street
Youth Champions
132 lbs. open Jose Tirado Grealish Boxing
165 lbs. Geovanni Lorenzo Gentleman’s Gym
201+ lbs. Storm Dufree Manfredo’s
Tickets are priced at $55.00 (ringside), $22.00 (reserved seats) thiab $12.00 (kev pub) are available by going to www.quietmansportsgym.com (click on New England Championship page) or at the door for $60.00, $25.00 thiab $15.00.
During the past 50 xyoo, USA Boxing New England champions have included world champions such as Brockton (MA) middleweight “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler (1973) and Providence (RI) welterweight Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade (2005-2006), as well as U.S. Olympians Andrade and Providence super heavyweight Jason “Big Six” Estrada (2001-2002-2003), and Providence middleweight/heavyweight Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (2000 & 2004), Worcester (MA) middleweight Edwin Rodriguez(2008), and Framingham (MA) welterweight Danny “Bhoy” O’Connor.
QUIETMAN SPORTS GYM INFORMATION:
Website: www.QuietmanSportsGym.com
Telephone: 781.396.6700
Twitter & Instagram: @QuietmanSportsGym
Facebook: www.Facebook.com.