LOWELL, Misa. (January 20, 2018) – The 72nd annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championships continued last night with Central New England (wamkulu Lowell) novice and open class action at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

Novice quarterfinals and semifinals matches were held last night, as well as preliminary bouts in the open division. The female championship bout in the middleweight class was also held last night, in which Amesbury’s (MA) Jessica McFadden edged Brookline’s Samantha Surface, 3-2.

The Fight of the Night was an open-class welterweight showdown between Salem’s (MA) Charlie Espinal and Amesbury’s Kenny Lawson, which Espinal won by a score of 5-0.

“It was a good night,” New England Golden Gloves Executive Director Bobby Russo anati. “Good weather helped draw a big crowd, the largest of the season so far. There were a lot of good matches, some open division to go along with the novices. The Espinal-Larson match was the best of the night, a war from start to finish. It was the type fight you didn’t want either fighter to lose. Espinal had a little better boxing and experience that carried him to victory.”

The action switches to Thursday madzulo (Jan. 19) next week at Lowell Memorial Auditorium with more novice and open class matches. Onani wathunthu 2018 ndandanda wa zochitika pansipa komanso zotsatira usiku watha akufunira.

Season tickets for the remaining seven events are still available and reasonably priced at $75.00 (ambiri chikuonetseratu). Kugula kuyitana Lowell Chikumbutso yoyankhuliramo bokosi ofesi ku 1.866.722.8881 or order online at www.lowellauditorium.com. matikiti munthu chochitika komanso zilipo kugula, kuyambira pa $13.00, yokha $7.00 ophunzira (ID chofunika).

Chimaposa ndi Lowell Sun Mabungwe Golden Magolovesi Championship kupita kwa kutumiza New England Golden Magolovesi akatswiri ku National Golden Magolovesi Championship (kuyambira Mulole 14, 2018 mu Omaha, Nebraska), kuwonjezera kuchirikiza othamanga m'dera ndi madera gyms, ndi Boys & atsikana Club, m'makhitchini msuzi, m'misasa pokhala, ndalama khansa, maphunziro ndi zina zambiri zimayambitsa kwambiri lachifundo.

Semifinals: – Thursday, Jan. 25

Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 1

Novice Maphunziro Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 8

Novice Maphunziro Championship omaliza – Thursday, Feb. 15

Open Maphunziro Semifinals – Lachitatu, Feb. 21

Open Maphunziro Championship omaliza – Thursday, Feb. 22

Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo

Director of mpikisanowu: Art Ramalho

Chief ya Nduna: Lauri Purcell

mphete olengeza: John Vena

Malo: Lowell Chikumbutso Molankhuliramo, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA

Website: www.lowellgoldengloves.com, www.lowellauditorium.com

Twitter: @LowellGloves