2018 Team New England ( missing Angel Gonzalez) (pictures courtesy of Edward Boches / Boches Photography)
LOWELL, Aifreann. (Feabhra 23, 2018) – Eleven New England champions were crowned last night during the New England Tournament of Champions at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Central New England snapped the Western New England’s four-year reign in team scoring to capture the covered Bill Hoar Memorial Award as Most Outstanding Team.
The New England Tournament of Champions, also known as the All-New England’s, is part of the 72nd annual New England Golden Gloves Championships.
Each individual N.E. champion qualified for Team New England, which will compete at the National Golden Gloves Championship, ag tosú Bealtaine 14, 2018 i Omaha, Nebraska.
Central N.E. had five individual winners, edging Western NE with four, North N.E. and Southern N.E. had champion one apiece.
“There were some great fights, hotly contested because there was so much on the line,” N. Agus. Executive Director Bobby Russo Dúirt. “We closed the season in grand style with great matches and a loud, packed house that’s been the Lowell tradition for 72 bliana. There were some disputed decisions and the crowd let everybody know how they felt after a few of the fights.
“We have a lot of talent on this year’s Team New England. It’s a strong team with some fighters who now have national experience like Angel Gonzalez, Felix Parilla, Liz Leddy, Miguel Teo and Fernely Felix, Jr. The other fighters look like they could do very well at the National Golden Gloves.”
NÍ GACH. curadh meáchan cleite Felix Parilla (WNE), de Haven Thuaidh, CT, was selected as the Thomas Costello Memorial Award winner as Most Outstanding Boxer.
Most Outstanding Boxer Felix Parilla
The Rocky Marciano Memorial Award as the Most Outstanding Heavyweight Boxer was presented to Lowell, MA’s Edmond Worley, who edged Randolph, MA’s Edit McApman, 4-1, to clinch the team title for Central New England in the second to last bout of the night.
Rocky Marciano Memorial Award winner Edmond Worley
The unofficial Fight of the Night was a toss up between lightweights Jonathan DePina agus Elijah Peixoto (DePina won 3-2) agus middleweights Michael Fontanez agus Victor Reynoso (Fontanez won 3-2).
In the most anticipated match of the evening, Mansfield, MA welterweight James Perella (SNE) defeated USA No. 5-rated and defending N.E. curadh Josniel Castro(NNE), by way of a controversial 5-0 unanimous yet very closely contested decision that drew the wrath of the disapproving crown.
USA No. 7 rated light heavyweight Miguel Teo (CNE), of Marlboro, MA, took a unanimous 5-0 decision versus Rashane Doyle (SNE), de Boston.
In a N.E. super heavyweight rematch, Danbury, CT’s Fernely Felix, Jr. (WNE) repeated by the same score las last year, 3-2, against Providence’s Tim Hatfield(SNE), for his third straight N.E. teideal.
In women’s competition, Portland, ME lightweight Liz Leddy (NNE) captured her seventh N.E. women’s title, taking a unanimous 5-0 decision over Willow Crawford(CNE), Mhanchain, NH, unanimous 5-0 cinneadh, while USA No 10- rátáil Ashleigh Moore (CNE), representing Buzzards Bay, MA, won a unanimous 5-0 decision against Gorham, ME’s Lindsay Kyanjohnian (NNE), who was runner-up for the second year in a row after she took top honors in 2016.
Fáltais ó Lowell Sun Carthanais Lámhainní Órga Craobh dul i dtreo a sheoladh na Gloves New England Golden Seaimpíní do na Gloves Náisiúnta Golden Craobh (ag tosú Bealtaine 14, 2018 i Omaha, Nebraska), chomh maith le tacú lúthchleasaithe áitiúla agus limistéar leighis, na buachaillí & Girls Club, cistineacha anraith, scáthláin gan dídean, cistí ailse, scoláireachtaí agus go leor cúiseanna eile carthanachta iontach.
TORTHAÍ OIFIGIÚLA
(Feb.22, 2018)
NEW ENGLAND TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
OPEN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS
BANTAMWEIGHTS (114 lb..)
Angel Gonzalez, Hartford, CT / WNE
WDEC3 (5-0)
Shin Murinda, Haverhill, MA / CNE
FEATHERWEIGHTS (123 lb..)
Felix Parilla, Haven Thuaidh, CT / WNE
WRSC1 (2:31)
Danny Pang, Portland, ME / NNE
WOMEN’S LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lb..)
Liz Leddy, Portland, ME / NNE
WDEC3 (5-0)
Willow Crawford, Manchain, NH / CNE
Lightweights (132 lb..)
Joseph DePina, Dorchester, MA / CNE
WDEC3 (3-2)
Elijah Peixoto, Providence, RI / SNE
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lb..)
Sharad Collier, Hartford, CT / WNE
WDEC3 (5-0)
Brandon Higgins, North Chelmsford, MA / CNE
WOMEN’S JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lb..)
Ashleigh Moore, Buzzards Bay, MA / CNE
WDEC5 (5-0)
Lindsay Kyajohnian, Gorham, ME / NNE
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 LBS.)
James Perella, Mansfield, MA / SNE
WDEC3 (5-0)
Josniel Castro, Portland, ME / NNE
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbd.)
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lb..)
Fernely Feliz, Jr, Danbury, CT / WNE
WDEC (3-2)
Tim Hatfield, Providence, RI / SNE
TEAM STANDINGS
CNE – Central New England – 5
WNE – Western New England – 4
NNE – Northern New England – 1
SNE – Southern New England – 1
EOLAS:
New England Lámhainní Órga Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin: Bobby Russo
Stiúrthóir Iomaitheoirí: Art Ramalho
Príomh-Oifigigh: Laurie Purcell
Announcer Ring: John Vena
Twitter: @LowellGloves
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