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Open & Novice finals of Central New England Golden Gloves Championship THIS THURSDAY NIGHT IN LOWELL

February 4, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

Lowell Memorial Auditorium

(photo gallery below – all pictures courtesy of Brian Schnabel)

LOWELL, Mass. (February 2, 2016) – Thirty-eight surviving amateur boxers will compete in 19 scheduled matches this Thursday night (Feb. 4) the Central New England (Greater Lowell) final round, open and novice divisions, of the 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

All CNE finals winners will advance to the New England Tournament of Champions, also held at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, later this month.

See Thursday night’s pairings below, as well as a remaining 2016 schedule.

Special Championship Ticket Package – Five Championship Events available to purchase for $50.00 ticket (5 remaining events) in the balcony. This special ticket offer THIS Thursday night’s CNE finals, as well as the semifinals and finals of the Novice and Open class New England Tournament of Champions. To purchase call the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at1.866.722.8881 or order online at www.LowellMemorialAuditorium.com. Individual event tickets are also available to purchase for $17.00, $15.00 or $12.00. Student tickets are also available for only $7.00 (student ID required).

Proceeds from the Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship go towards sending the New England Golden Gloves champions to the National Golden Gloves Championship (2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah), in addition to supporting local athletes and area gyms, the Boys & Girls Club, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, cancer funds, scholarships and many other great charitable causes.

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL PAIRINGS

NOVICE CLASS

FLYWEIGHTS (114 lbs.)

Christian Moura (Hollis, NH – Nashua PAL)

Steve Delgardo

FEMALE BANTAMWEIGHTS (119 lbs.)

Jennifer Perella (Hyde Park, MA – Peter Welch’s Gym)

vs.

Jessica Grohowski (Boston, MA – Boston Boxing)

BANTAMWEIGHTS (123 lbs.)

Joseph Valdes (West Roxbury, MA – Nashua PAL)

vs.

Marquis Fowler (Lowell, MA – West End Gym)

FEMALE FEATHERWEIGHTS (125 lbs.)

Nicole Gagnon (Quincy, MA – Peter Welch’s Gym)

vs.

Noelle Boran (East Walpole, MA – Boston Boxing)

LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)

Troy Anderson (Dorchester, MA – Nonantum Boxing)

vs.

Jonathan DePina (Dorchester, MA – Peter Welch’s Gym)

FEMALE LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)

Claire Duffy (East Boston, MA – Peter Welch’s Gym)

vs.

Stephanie Khan (Brighton, MA – Ring Boxing)

LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)

Nathan Rosa (Lowell, MA – West End Gym)

vs.

Edwin Rozon (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Downtown Boxing)

FEMALE LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)

Katie Colton (Arlington, MA – Boston Boxing)

vs.

Katie Gregory (Boston, MA – Peter Welch’s Gym)

WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)

Lipi Fernandez (Roxbury, MA – Peter Welch’s)

Vs.

Kenny Larson (Salem, MA – Somerville Boxing)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)

Brian Lawrence (Dorchester, MA – Peter Welch’s Gym)

vs.

Yancarlos Sanchez (Dorchester, MA – Quietman Sports)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (178 LBS.)

Joseph DaSilva (Gloucester, MA – Gloucester Boxing Club)

vs.

Justin DeFlumeri (Merrimack, NH – Nashua PAL)

HEAVYWEIGHTS (201 lbs.)

Jose Cabrera (Marlboro, MA – Framingham PAL)

vs.

Jared Gately (Franklin, MA – Pewter Welch’s Gym)

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)

Kyle Davis (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Downtown Boxing)

vs.

Ryan Brooks (Weymouth, MA – Grealish Boxing)

OPEN CLASS

LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)

Matthew Fontanez (Nashua NH – Nashua PAL)

vs.

Brandon Higgins (Chelmsford, MA – West End Gym)

LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)

Jeremiah Perez (Lowell, MA – West End)

vs.

Abraham Nova (Braintree, MA – Peter Welch’s)

WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)

Xavier Vega (Lawrence, MA – Canal Street Boxing)

vs.

Joe Meuse (Millis, MA – Nonatum Boxing)

FEMALE WELTERWEIGHTS (152 LBS.)

Maureen O’Brien (Hull, MA – Grealish Boxing)

vs.

Kimberly Wabik (Everett, MA – Quietman Gym)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS – (178 lbs.)

Tayler Mears (Boston, MA – The Ring)

vs.

Ian Funk (Fairhaven, MA – Somerville Boxing)

HEAVYWEIGHTS (201 lbs.)

John Roche (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Downtown)

vs.

Jesus Flores (Methuen, MA – Canal Street Boxing)

70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule

(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. first bout)

Central New England (Greater Lowell)

Open & Novice Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 4

New England Tournament of Champions

Novice Class Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 11

Novice Class Championship Finals – Feb. 18

Open Class Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 24

Open Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 25

Novice middleweight Brian Lawrence (red shirt) of Dorchester, MA

Open welterweight Joseph Meuse (L) of Millis, MA

Open light welterweight Jeremiah Perez (L) of Lowell, MA

Open lightweight Brandon Higgins (R) of Chelmsford, MA

INFORMATION:

Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo

Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho

Chief of Officials: Lauri Purcell

Ring Announcer: John Vena

Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA

Website: www.lowellgoldengloves.com

Twitter: @LowellGloves

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Central New England (Greater Lowell) 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Semifinals round results from Lowell

January 30, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

LOWELL, Mass. (January 29, 2016) – For the second week in a row all 13 matches went the three-round distance in last night’s Central New England (Greater Lowell) semifinals round of the 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship, featuring open and novice class action, at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.

Returning New England welterweight champion Xavier Vega, representing Canal Street Boxing in Lawrence (MA), was a 4-1 winner against Michael Fontenez, of Nashua, NH.

Peter Welch’s Gym in South Boston led the hit parade with three winners, all in the novice class: lightweight Jonathan Depina, welterweight Lipi Fernandes and middleweight Brian Lawrence. The Lowell West End Gym was the only other with more than one winner last night, both in the open class, lightweight Brandon Higgins and light welterweight Jeremiah Perez.

The CNE championship finals, featuring open and novice class matches, will be held next Thursday night (Feb. 4) at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. See the remaining 2016 schedule below as well as last night’s results.

Special Championship Ticket Package – Five Championship Events available to purchase for $50.00 ticket (5 remaining events) in the balcony. This special ticket offer also includes the Novice and Open class New England Tournament of Champions. To purchase call the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at 1.866.722.8881 or order online atwww.LowellMemorialAuditorium.com. Individual event tickets are also available to purchase for $17.00, $15.00 or $12.00. Student tickets are also available for only $7.00 (student ID required).

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS

NOVICE CLASS

LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)

Jonathan Depina (Dorchester, MA – Peter Welch’s)

WDEC3 (5-0)

Jacob Solomon (Brookline, MA – The Ring)

LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)

Edwin Rozon (Haverhill, MA – Haverhill Downtown Boxing)

WDEC3 (5-0)

Fresnel Pierre (Dorchester, MA – Redline Fight Sports)

WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)

Lipi Fernandez (Roxbury, MA – Peter Welch’s)

WDEC (4-1)

Daniel Isberg (Boston, MA – Boston Boxing)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)

Yancarlos Sanchez (Dorchester, MA – Quietman Sports)

WDEC (4-1)

Peter Maher (Arlington, MA – Somerville Boxing)

Brian Lawrence (Dorchester, MA

WDEC (5-0)

Henry Gedney (Gloucester, MA – Gloucester Boxing)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (178 lbs.)

Justin Deflumeri (Merrimack, NH – Nashua PAL)

WDEC3 (5-0)

Joshua Flood (Manchester, NH – Murphy’s Boxing)

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (201+ lbs.)

Ryan Brooks (Weymouth, MA – Grealish Boxing)

WDEC3 (4-1)

Christian Ortiz (Boston, MA – The Ring)

OPEN CLASS

FEMALE FEATHERWEIGHTS (125 lbs.)

Roberta Pappas (Lawrence, MA – Intenze 978)

WDEC (3-2)

Michelle Egan (Boston, MA – Boston Boxing)

LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)

Brandon Higgins (Chelmsford, MA – West End)

WDEC3 (5-0)

Jose Tirado (Dorchester, MA – Grealish Boxing)

LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 lbs.)

Jeremiah Perez (Lowell, MA – West End)

WDEC (4-1)

Adrian Sosa (Lawrence, MA – Haverhill Inner City)

WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)

Joe Meuse (Millis, MA – Nonantum Boxing)

WDEC3 (3-2)

Josniel Castro (Lawrence, MA – Haverhill Inner City)

Xavier Vega (Lawrence, MA – Canal Street Boxing)

WDEC (4-1)

Michael Fontanez (Nashua, NH – Nashua PAL)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)

Chris Davis-Fogg (Framingham, MA – Uppercuts)

WDEC3 (5-0)

Julien Baptiste (Lowell, MA – West End)

70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule

(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. first bout)

Central New England (Greater Lowell)

Open & Novice Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 4

New England Tournament of Champions

Novice Class Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 11

Novice Class Championship Finals – Feb. 18

Open Class Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 24

Open Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 25

INFORMATION:

Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo

Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho

Chief of Officials: Lauri Purcell

Ring Announcer: John Vena

Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA

Website: www.lowellgoldengloves.com

Twitter: @LowellGloves

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

January 26, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

For Immediate Release

LOWELL, Mass. (January 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 (Greater Lowell) semifinals of the 70^th 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.

$70 for ’70 – A special offer to celebrate the 70^th 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. To purchase call the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office at1.866.722.8881 or order online at www.LowellMemorialAuditorium.com. Individual event tickets are also available to purchase for $17.00, $15.00 or $12.00. Student tickets are also available for only $7.00 (student ID required).

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS

NOVICE CLASS

LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)

Jacob Solomon (Brookline, MA – The 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 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)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (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 Boxing)

vs.

Christian Ortiz (Boston, MA – The Ring)

OPEN CLASS

FEMALE FEATHERWEIGHTS (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 – 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 Boxing)

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 Boxing)

^th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule

(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. first bout)

Central New England (Greater Lowell)

Open & Novice Class Semifinals, C.N.E. – Thursday, Jan. 28

Open & Novice Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 4

New England Tournament of Champions

Novice Class Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 11

Novice Class Championship Finals – Feb. 18

Open Class Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. 24

Open Class Championship Finals – Thursday, Feb. 25

Information:

Tournament Executive Director: Bobby Russo

Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho

Chief of Officials: Lauri Purcell

Ring Announcer: John Vena

Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA

Website: www.lowellgoldengloves.com

Twitter: @LowellGloves

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News from Gleason’s Gym Amateur Boxing-Golden Gloves-Hall of Fame

March 14, 2015 FNU47 Leave a comment

Saturday March 14th at 6:00 pm

Join us this Saturday evening the 14th of March and enjoy the excitement of amateur boxing at the grass roots level.

This is a benefit boxing show in support of Gleason’s Give A Kid A Dream Foundation.

The weigh in for this show will begin at 4:00PM and the first bout will begin at 6:00PM.

All our bouts are sanctioned by USABoxingMetro. All boxers must have their boxing book with them in order to participate.

The ticket price is $25 per person. Children 6 and under are not charged. All gym members and registered amateurs with their books in hand pay $20 per person.

P.S. If you can’t make it but still want to see the fights, they’ll be streaming at

Gleason’s Gym website: www.gleasonsgym.net

Wednesday and Thursday April 1st and 2nd.

April 1 and 2, 2015

NY Daily News 88th Annual Golden Gloves

Finals Tickets are now available.

Gleason’s Gym has the best tickets available for both nights of the finals, Wednesday and Thursday.

We have Wednesday, April 1st:

$75 per ticket (Sections F1)

$65 per ticket (Section 8)

$42 per ticket (Sections 121)

We have Thursday, April 2nd:

$75 per ticket (Sections F1)

$65 per ticket (Section 8)

$42 per ticket (Sections 121)

Call the gym at 718 797 2872 or email us at info@gleasonsgym.net

April 13th Editing Short Form Promotional Videos.

Josh Teicher is an accomplished Film Editor and has been a member of Gleason’s Gym for the past three years.

He is teaching a week long, hands on course learning all aspects involved in editing a promo for a show, series, documentary, whether online or TV.

Here is a link to his facebook work page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/925677540810367/

See the attachment for Editing Short Form Promotional Videos.

April 26th New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

Bruce Silverglade will be one of the inductees into the Hall of Fame.

The 4th Annual Induction and Awards dinner will be Sunday April 26th at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach. The event runs from12:30pm to 5:30pm.

Tickets are $125. The festivities include brunch, cocktail hour, full course dinner and open bar.

To purchase tickets call Bob Duffy at 516 313 2304 or email him atdepcomish@aol.com.

This event will be a sellout. Purchase your tickets soon.

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Welterweight Prospect, ‘Speedy’ Rashidi Ellis will fight this Saturday for two belts in Caguas, Puerto Rico

March 13, 2015 FNU47 Leave a comment

Former amateur star, ‘Speedy’ Rashidi Ellis ( 13-0, 10 KO’s ) from Lynn, Massachusetts will return to the ring this Saturday, March 14th at the Roger L. Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas, Puerto Rico. His opponent will be Colombian, Victor Gonzalez ( 12-9, 11 KO’s ) in a 8-round bout, schedule for the vacants WBA FedeCaribe, and WBC Latino welterweight titles.

“I’m ready to take those titles to Puerto Rico and Massachusetts. I’m very grateful with my Puerto Rican people, and the fans can expect a war against a hard hitting Colombian fighter. The training with my coach Alex Rivera has been great, and we are very confident”, commented Rashidi Ellis, who next Tuesday will be joining Manny Pacquiao’s training camp at the Wild Card Gym as one of his sparring partners.

The event is promoted by Miguel Cotto Promotions and Roc Nation Sports.

In his last bout on November 14, Ellis outboxed, and defeated via fifth round knockout, tought veteran, Joseph De los Santos ( 18-14-9 KO’s ) from Dominican Republic in a 6 round bout at the junior middleweight division held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Ellis, who at one point of his boxing amateur career was ranked number one at the Welterweight division (152 pounds) in the United States, ended up with a record of 60-11, which included:

-2012 National PAL (Police Athletic League) Champion-Three time New England Golden Gloves Champion

-Rocky Marciano Amateur Boxing Tournament Champion

-Silver Medal at the Independent Cup in the Dominican Republic

Ellis comes from a family of boxers. His older brother, Ronald “Akeem” is an undefeated super middleweight prospect. His sister, Rashida, is a 2012 PAL champion, and a favorite win medal for the U.S. Women`s Boxing Team in the 2016 Summer Olympics.