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

For Immediate Release
LOWELL, Pawg. (Lub ib hlis ntuj 25, 2016) – Returning New England Golden Gloves welterweight champion Xavier Vega, of 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 ntau dua) 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) challenger Michael Fontanez in one of eight open class matches. There are also eight novice class matches scheduled.
Vega, who has a 33-3 amateur record, 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, if not, 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 this Thursday evening is novice light welterweight Edwin Rozon, of Haverhill (MA). Arlington’s novice middleweight Peter Maher, representing the Somerville Boxing Club, is a promising prospect.

See Thursday night’s pairings below, as well as a remaining 2016 schedule.
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CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS
HOOB KAWM NOVICE
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Jacob Solomon (Brookline, MA – The Ring)
vs.
Jonathan Depina (Dorchester, MA – Peter Welch’s)
POJ NIAM LUB TEEB WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Katie Gregory (Boston, MA – Peter Welch’s)
vs.
Shaquanda Best (Lynn, MA – Somerville Boxing)
LUB TEEB WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)
Fresnel Pierre (Dorchester, MA – Redline Fight Sports)
vs.
Edwin Rozon (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Downtown Boxing)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Daniel Isberg (Boston, MA – Boston Boxing)
vs.
Lipi Fernandez (Roxbury, MA – Peter Welch’s)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Peter Maher (Arlington, MA – Somerville Boxing)
vs.
Yancarlos Sanchez (Dorchester, MA – Quietman Sports)
Brian Lawrence (Dorchester, MA
vs.
Henry Gedney (Gloucester, MA – Gloucester Boxing)
SIB HEAVYWEIGHTS (178 LBS.)
Justin Deflumeri (Merrimack, NH – NPAWG Nashua)
vs.
Joshua Flood (Manchester, NH – Murphy’s Boxing)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)
Ryan Brooks (Weymouth, MA – Grealish Boxing)
vs.
Christian Ortiz (Boston, MA – The Ring)
COV CHAV KAWM NTAWV QHIB
FEATHERWEIGHTS POJ NIAM (125 LBS.)
Roberta Pappas (Lawrence, MA – Intenze 978)
vs.
Michelle Egan (Boston, MA – Boston Boxing)
LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Jose Tirado (Dorchester, MA – Grealish Boxing)
vs.
Brandon Higgins (Chelmsford, MA – Xaus rau hnub poob)
LUB TEEB 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 – Xaus rau hnub poob)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Joe Meuse (Millis, MA – Nonatum Boxing)
vs.
Josniel Castro (Lawrence, MA – Haverhill Inner City)
Xavier Vega (Lawrence, MA – Kwj dej Boxing txoj kev)
vs.
Michael Fontanez (Nashua, NH – Nahusa PAL)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Julien Baptiste (Lowell, MA – Xaus rau hnub poob)
vs.
Chris Davis-Fogg (Framingham, MA – Uppercuts)
Ryan Clark (Barrington, NH – Murphy’s Boxing)
vs.
Joe Penta (Newton, MA – Nonantum Boxing)
70

th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. first bout)
Hab txhawb New hais (Lowell ntau dua)
Open & Novice Class Semifinals, C.N.E. – Hnub plaub, Jan. 28
Open & Novice Class Championship FinalsHnub plaub, FEB. 4
New England Tournament of Champions
Novice Class SemifinalsHnub plaub, FEB. 11
Novice Class Championship FinalsFEB. 18
Open Class SemifinalsHnub peb, FEB. 24
Open Class Championship FinalsHnub plaub, FEB. 25
Information:
Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho
Chief of Officials: Lauri Purcell
Nplua nuj ntiv nplej: John Vena
Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Twitter: @LowellGloves