Tūtohu Archives: Christian Ortiz

Returning New England Golden Gloves Champion Xavier Vega in action this Thursday night at Central N.E. semifinals in Lowell

No te Tonu Tuku
Lowell, Mass. (January 25, 2016) – Returning New England Golden Gloves welterweight champion Xavier Vega, o Lawrence (MA), leads a host of talented open and novice class amateur boxers into this Thursday night’s (Jan. 8) in the Central New England (Lowell Greater) semifinals of the 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
The 21-year-old Vega, representing Canal Street Boxing, faces Nashua (NH) kaiwero Michael Fontanez in one of eight open class matches. There are also eight novice class matches scheduled.
Vega, who has a 33-3 record amateur, didn’t start boxing until he was 17 because he has only one kidney. A construction worker by day, Vega hopes to become a professional boxer and, ki te kore, a Lawrence police officer in order to give back to his community.

A novice super heavyweight showdown between heavy hitters Ryan Brooks, of Weymouth (MA), and Boston’s Christian Ortiz. One of the most exciting boxers in action tenei Rāpare evening is novice light welterweight Edwin Rozon, of Haverhill (MA). Arlington’s novice middleweight Pita Maher, representing the Somerville Boxing Club, is a promising prospect.

See Thursday night’s pairings below, as well as a remaining 2016 schedule.
$70 for ’70A special offer to celebrate the 70th edition of the Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship is available to purchase: $70.00 season ticket (6 remaining events) in the balcony. The season ticket also includes the Novice and Open class New England Tournament of Champions. Hei hoko karanga te tari pouaka Lowell Memorial Auditorium i1.866.722.8881 or order online at www.LowellMemorialAuditorium.ki. Individual event tickets are also available to purchase for $17.00, $15.00 ranei $12.00. Student tickets are also available for only $7.00 (student ID required).

Puta i te Lowell Sun Atawhai Golden karapu Championship haere ki te tuku i te karapu toa New England Golden ki te karapu National Golden Championship (2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah), i roto i te tua ki te tautoko i maona rohe me te hī rohe, nga Boys & Girls Club, kohua hupa, wharau manene, moni mate pukupuku, karahipi me maha atu take nui atawhai.

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS
NOVICE CLASS
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Jacob Solomon (Brookline, MA – Ko te Ring)
vs.
Jonathan Depina (Dorchester, MA – Peter Welch’s)
FEMALE LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Katie Gregory (Boston, MA – Peter Welch’s)
vs.
Shaquanda Best (Lynn, MA – Somerville Boxing)
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Fresnel Pierre (Dorchester, MA – Redline Fight Sports)
vs.
Edwin Rozon (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Rō mekemeke)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Daniel Isberg (Boston, MA – Boston mekemeke)
vs.
Lipi Fernandez (Roxbury, MA – Peter Welch’s)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Pita Maher (Arlington, MA – Somerville Boxing)
vs.
Yancarlos Sanchez (Dorchester, MA – Quietman Sports)
Brian Lawrence (Dorchester, MA
vs.
Henry Gedney (Gloucester, MA – Gloucester Boxing)
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT (178 Lbs.)
Justin Deflumeri (Merrimack, NH – Nashua PAL)
vs.
Joshua Flood (Manchester, NH – Murphy’s Boxing)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)
Ryan Brooks (Weymouth, MA – Grealish mekemeke)
vs.
Christian Ortiz (Boston, MA – Ko te Ring)
OPEN CLASS
FEMALE FEATHERWEIGHTS (125 Lbs.)
Roberta Pappas (Lawrence, MA – Intenze 978)
vs.
Michelle Egan (Boston, MA – Boston mekemeke)
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Jose Tirado (Dorchester, MA – Grealish mekemeke)
vs.
Brandon Higgins (Chelmsford, MA – West End)
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Alex Mercado (Gardner, MA – Paladin Martial Arts)
vs.
Abraham Nova (Braintree, MA – Peter Welch’s)
Adrian Sosa (Lawrence, MA – Haverhill Inner City)
vs.
Jeremiah Perez (Lowell, MA – West End)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Joe Meuse (Millis, MA – Nonatum Boxing)
vs.
Josniel Castro (Lawrence, MA – Haverhill Inner City)
Xavier Vega (Lawrence, MA – Canal Street mekemeke)
vs.
Michael Fontanez (Nashua, NH – Nahusa PAL)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Julien Baptiste (Lowell, MA – West End)
vs.
Chris Davis-Fogg (Framingham, MA – Uppercuts)
Ryan Clark (Barrington, NH – Murphy’s Boxing)
vs.
Joe Penta (Newton, MA – Nonantum mekemeke)
70

th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. tatau tuwhera, 7:30 p.m. a'ee tuatahi)
Central New England (Lowell Greater)
Open & Tauhou Class whiringa whaiti, C.N.E. – Rāpare, Jan. 28
Open & Tauhou Class Championship whiringa toa – Rāpare, Feb. 4
New England Tournament o Champions
Tauhou Class whiringa whaiti – Rāpare, Feb. 11
Tauhou Class Championship whiringa toa – Feb. 18
Open whiringa whaiti Class – Wednesday, Feb. 24
Open Class Championship whiringa toa – Rāpare, Feb. 25
Mōhiohio:
Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Kaiwhakahaere o ngā kaiwhakataetae i: Art Ramalho
Tumuaki o āpiha: Lauri Purcell
auvaha Ring: John vena cava
Wāhi: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Twitter: @LowellGloves