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Kansas super middleweight prospect Marco “El Tiburón” Romero goes back to the future this Saturday in Portland, Maine

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KANSAS CITY, Mei. (Juni 9, 2025) - Kansas boxing phenom Marco “El Tiburon” Romero (7-0, 6 KO) started his pro career a year ago on Father’s Day Weekend in Portland, Maine, and he returns there this Saturday night for his third fight in The Forest City.

Despite the Cross Insurance Arena being more than 1,500 miles from his home in Olathe, Kansas, the 19-year-old Romero feels that Portland has become his second home, where he kick-started his pro career, and has developed a surprisingly growing fan base.

Romero stopped Jonathan Gary (2-1) op juni 15, 2024, in the second round at Cross Insurance Arena. Afgelopen oktober, Romero defeated Orlando Salgado (3-5) in Portland by way of a third-round technical knockout at the Exposition Building.

This Saturday the gifted super middleweight prospect faces “The Conqueror” Nafys Anas Garner (4-2, 3 KO), fighting out of Sacramento (ZOALS), in a scheduled 6-round bout at Cross Insurance Arena.

“I’m more motivated than ever and couldn’t be happier to see the plan unfolding like we talked about a couple of years ago with Coach John (Bruin, manager/head trainer), Uncle Al (Valenti, advisor), my father (Salvatore Romero, assistent-trainer) and Sergio (Bloemen, assistent-trainer).

“I’m ready and excited to be fighting again in Portland. I would love to bring a world title fight to Portland, where people appreciate good boxing. Traveling to fight is something I’m used to from my amateur days. Portland is like my second home because I’ve been treated so well there by everyone. I have big respect for Bobby Russo (promotor). He’s an amazing guy who has shown me respect from the start. He gave me my Golden Boy (Most Outstanding Boxer Award, Russo is President of the National Golden Gloves), when I won my division at the (2024) National Golden Gloves.”

(L-R) – Bobby Russo & Marco Romero “Marco is excited to be fighting again in his adoptive city of Portland, which has the best fight fans in America,” Brown remarked. “He’s hoping to display the talents that will eventually lead him to a world title. Marco’s been lucky to fight every two months all over America, which is helping him build a national fan base.”
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The Future of Boxing 18-year-old Marco “El Tiburón” Romero Kansas super middleweight returns to ring

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Tonight in Portland, ME
KANSAS CITY, Mei. (November 7, 2024) - Twenty-three-time national amateur champion, 18-year-old Kansas super middleweight prospect Marco “El Tiburón” Romero (3-0, 2 KO), returns this Saturday night to the scene of his successful pro debut this past June in Portland, Maine, 1,300 miles northeast of his home in Overland Park, Kansas.

A promotional free agent, Romero is matched against Orlando “El Marro” Salgado (3-5, 2 KO) in a four-round bout on a card promoted by Bobby Russo’s Portland Boxing Club in Portland’s Exposition Building.

“I had my first pro fight there and I love Portland people, especially Bobby Russo (who is also President of the National Golden Gloves),'Zei Romero. “I loved the crowd, everybody was so welcoming, gezegde, ‘Go KC.’ There’s good energy and I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Romero, who will celebrate his 19th birthday on Nov. 19, is a special boxer and young man. De laatste 12 months have been absolutely amazing whirlwind for him in boxing.

Because he hadn’t reached the mandatory age of 18 nog, and his weight class (super middengewicht) wasn’t included in 2024 Olympic boxing, Romero never seriously considered waiting for a shot at making the U.S. Olympisch Team. In plaats daarvan, his eyes were on the prize of becoming a professional fighter.

In december vorig jaar, Romero captured top honors at the prestigious USA Boxing National Championships in Lafayette, Louisiana, followed closely by parlaying that to gold medal performance at the 2024 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Detroit.

All told, als laatste 12 maanden, he was 9-0 in amateur competition, including three at The Nationals and five at The Golden Gloves, plus three pro victories for a remarkable 12-0 record (three pro and 8 in elite national amateur competition) during this relatively short span.

The Romero Plan has always been to close out his incredible amateur career by winning The Nationals and Golden Gloves, at which he was also named Most Outstanding Boxer, known as the Golden Boy Award, and then turn pro. Mission accomplished!
(L-R) – National Golden Gloves President Bobby Russo and Marco Romero with his Golden Gloves belt and Golden Boy Award)

“I would have liked to have fought in the Olympics," hij legde uit, “because all of the good, young boxers were there, and we (U.S. mensen) haven’t won an Olympic Gold Medal since Andre Ward in 2004. But I didn’t turn 18 until two weeks prior to the (Parijs) Olympics and my weight class wasn’t contested there.

"Nu, I’m on a new journey as a pro. Eerlijk, there aren’t too many differences between the amateurs and pros. The weigh-ins are right before the fight in the amateurs and the night before as a pro. I don’t have any problems fighting without headgear or with smaller gloves. To me there are really no big differences. I was born to fight!”

Romero describes himself as a heavy hitter who throws every punch with bad intentions. He’s very explosive with ring intelligence, capable of punishing his opponent by breaking them down until they either quit because they can’t take any additional punishment or get put to sleep.

In Romero’s corner is a legend in his own right, 77-year-old John Brown, who is Marco’s head trainer and manager, in the same role he played for world heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison (48-3-1, 42 KO) from his amateur days through his first 39 pro gevechten, 1988 naar 1993. The highlight, natuurlijk, was Morrison’s 12-round unanimous decision over George Foreman for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) zwaargewicht titel.

Brown clearly doesn’t need to be in Romero’s corner to survive; echter, John knows that Marco is a special fighter with tremendous upside, and he’s vowed to get him to the top of the boxing mountain.
“I’m really excited about this kid,” Brown remarked, “and my job is to make him successful for himself and his family. Marco is an amazing kid. He has experience having boxed 10 years and 135 amateur gevechten. He has good looks and a good personality, great sense of humor, speaks very well in English and Spanish, maturity beyond his years, and a work ethic that’s difficult to find in boxing.

“He’s hungry to be successful in life and knows that boxing is the vehicle to get him there. And he’s with the right people who don’t need to feed people. Anything could go wrong like injuries or illnesses, but it’s all there for him and a clear path. In terms of potential, Marco is in a rare class as part of a typical Mexican American family, tight knit and expanding. He respects everyone and Marco is a once in a lifetime talent.”

Brown knows that a champion boxer needs a supportive team in his corner. Romero has that and much more. In addition to Brown, the team is comprised of Marco’s father, Salvador, who encouraged his son to become a boxer at the tender age of seven, and he has remained with Marco through every step of his boxing journey. Brown also brought in one of his former amateur champions, Sergio Flores, who is a very successful businessman. Flores handles the tough physical training aspects required for success in the ring along with mitt work to help keep Marco’s skills razor sharp.

Fans attending this Saturday night’s show in Portland can look back in a few years and say they saw The Future of Boxing, Marco “El Tiburon” Romero, when he was just an 18-year-old prospect starting out on his mission to greatness.
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New England Golden Gloves Championship OPEN KLASSE FINALE RESULTATEN

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Leden van de open klasse winnende-N.E. team uit Western NE viert feest
(Meer foto's hieronder – allemaal met dank aan Jeffrey Freeman / KO samenvatting)
LOWELL, Massa. (Februari 26, 2016) – Western New England domineerde de open klasse finales van het New England Tournament of Champions, een deel van de 70th jaarlijkse Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship, zeven ervan winnen 10 wedstrijden gisteravond in het historische Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
De acht individuele winnaars van de open klasse voor heren verdienden plaatsen in Team New England voor de 2016 Nationale Golden Gloves Kampioenschappen, Mei 16-21, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Team New England bestaat uit twee van de best gerangschikte boksers van het land, licht zwaargewicht Elvis Figueroa en licht weltergewicht Jaime Ortiz Rodriguez (herhaalde NE-kampioen), beide leden van N.E. open klasse teamkampioen uit Western NE. Burlington, MA-vedergewicht Amanda Pavone veroverde haar zesde NE. titel.
“In de laatste 10 jaar,” legde uitvoerend directeur van New England Golden Gloves uit Bobby Russo, “we waren niet goed bezig. Het bezoekersaantal daalde ieder jaar een beetje. Het vreselijke weer van vorig jaar heeft ons gedood. Dit jaar, hoewel, de opwinding was terug en het bezoekersaantal steeg met 30 procent. Er was een jonger publiek en veel beginnende boksers hadden een goede schare fans, die we elk jaar moeten opbouwen. We hebben dit jaar veel goede gevechten en goede boksers gehad. Boksen is terug in Lowell! We hebben een geweldig seizoen gehad.
“Team New England zal erg sterk zijn. We hebben een jong team, maar veel van deze boksers hebben veel ervaring van onschatbare waarde tijdens de Olympische Spelen voor junioren, van zwaargewicht naar beneden. Ik denk dat we een indrukwekkend team hebben dat het dit jaar heel goed zal doen tijdens The Nationals.”
Teamkampioenen waren Western N.E. in de openklas, Central N.E. in de beginnersklasse.
Drie nieuwe kampioenen uit New England werden gisteravond ook gekroond. Bekijk hieronder de volledige resultaten en meer foto's.
De opbrengst van de Lowell Zon Charities Golden Gloves Championship te gaan in de richting van het versturen van de New England Golden Gloves kampioenen aan de Nationale Golden Gloves Championship, Naast het ondersteunen van lokale atleten en omgeving sportscholen, the Boys & Girls Club, soepkeukens, daklozenopvang, kanker fondsen, beurzen en vele andere grote goede doelen.
NEW ENGLAND TOERNOOI VAN KAMPIOENEN EINDRESULTATEN
(winnaars als eerste vermeld)
OPEN KLASSE
Bantamweights (114 lbs.)
James Aquino, Meriden, CT (WNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Joe Ferrer, New Bedford, MA (SNE)
Featherweights (123 lbs.)
Jacob Marrero, Bridgeport, CT (WNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Gabriël Morales, Portland, ME (VIER)
VROUWELIJKE VEDERGEWICHTEN (125.lbs.)
Amanda Pavone, Burlington, MA (CNE)
WDEC4 (5-0)
Eidir Lima, Worcester, MA (WNE)
Lichtgewichten (132 lbs.)
Anuel Rosa-Lopez, New Haven, CT (WNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Marcelino Debarros, Noord-Providence, RI
LIGHT welterweights (141 lbs.)
Jaime Ortiz Rodriguez, Worcester, MA (WNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Abraham Nova, Brookline, MA (CNE)
VROUWELIJKE LICHTE WELTERGEWICHTEN (141 lbs.)
Lindsay Kyajohnia, Wijstrook, ME (VIER)
Walk-over
Meisha Tuitt, Springfield, MA (WNE)
Welterweights (152 lbs.)
Antonius Laureano, Oost-Hartford, CT (WNE)
WDEC (4-1)
Jozef Muese, Millis, MA (CNE)
Middleweights (165 lbs.)
Victor Reynoso, Voorzorg, RI (SNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Jalen Renaud, Springfield, MA (WNE)
Licht zwaargewichten (178 lbs.)
Elvis Figueroa, New Haven, CT (WNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Hendrik Ventura, Noord-Dartmouth, MA (SNE)
ZWAARGEWICHTEN (201 lbs.)
Derek Edmonds, Worcester, MA (WNE)
WDEC3 (4-1)
Jezus Flores, methuen, MA (CNE)
NOVICE-KLASSE
VROUWELIJKE BANTAMGEWICHTEN (112 lbs.)
Alissa Dias, Boston, MA (CNE)
WRSC1 (1:27)
Rachel Albino, Woodbury, CT (WNE)
VROUWELIJKE VEDERGEWICHTEN (125 lbs.)
Katherine Parker, Sumit, RI (SNE)
WRSC1 (0:21)
Sierra Hoey, Danielson, CT (WNE)
LIGHT welterweights (141 lbs.)
Nathan Rosa, Lowell, MA (CNE)
WDEC3 (5-0)
José Masonet, Hartford, CT (WNE)
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VIER – Noord-Nieuw-Engeland (Burlington, VT)
CNE – Central New England (Lowell, MA)
WNE – West-Nieuw-Engeland (Holyoke, MA)
SNE – Zuidelijk New England (Fall River, MA)
Thomas Costello Memorial Award
Meest opvallende bokser – Open klasse

Jaime Ortiz Rodriguez
Luis Ayala Memorial Award
Meest opvallende bokser – Beginnersklas
(L-R) – Gabriël Morales & Bobby Russo
2016 Rocky Marciano Memorial Award
Zwaargewichtkampioen van New England
Dus Edmonds
Informatie:
Uitvoerend directeur van het toernooi: Bobby Russo
Directeur van Deelnemers: Art Ramalho
Chief van de ambtenaren: Laurie Purcell
ring Omroeper: John Vena
Plaats: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Tjilpen: @LowellGloves
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Central New England (Greater Lowell) 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Second preliminary round results from Lowell

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LOWELL, Massa. (Januari 16, 2016) – The Central New England (Greater Lowell) preliminary-round of the 70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship concluded last night at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium with 12 second-round matches in the novice class.
Knockouts (4) and shutout decisions were the theme last night as the large crowd really got into the exciting action, particularly the explosive knockout performances by Methuen (MA) middengewicht Yamarco Guzman and Franklin (MA) zwaargewicht Jared Gately.
The quarterfinals, featuring open and novice class matches, zal worden gehouden volgende week vrijdag nacht (Jan. 22) bij Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Zie de volledige 2016 schedule below as well as last night’s results.
$70 for ’70 – A special offer to celebrate the 70th edition of the Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship is available to purchase: $70.00 season ticket (7 remaining events) in the balcony. Voor de aankoop van bellen met de Lowell Memorial Auditorium kassa1.866.722.8881 or order online at www.LowellMemorialAuditorium.met. Individual event tickets are also available to purchase for $17.00, $15.00 of $12.00.
De opbrengst van de Lowell Zon Charities Golden Gloves Championship te gaan in de richting van het versturen van de New England Golden Gloves kampioenen aan de Nationale Golden Gloves Championship (2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah), Naast het ondersteunen van lokale atleten en omgeving sportscholen, the Boys & Girls Club, soepkeukens, daklozenopvang, kanker fondsen, beurzen en vele andere grote goede doelen.
Official Results
(winner listed first each match)
Novice Division
Lichtgewichten (132 lbs.)
Jacob Solomon (Brookline, MA – De Ring)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Fabio D’Ambrosio (Revere, MA – Somerville Boxing)
FEMALE LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Stephanie Khan (Brighton, MA – De Ring)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Jen Almeida (Wilmington, MA – Jim McNally’s)
LIGHT welterweights (141 lbs.)
Nathan Rosa (Lowell – West End)
WTKO3 (0:26)
Richard Tosi (Wakefield, MA – MK Boxing)
Welterweights (152 lbs.)
Kenny Larson (Salem, MA – Somerville Boxing)
WTKO2 (2:00)
Joshua Wood (Lowell, MA – West End)
Middleweights (165 lbs.)
Yamarco Guzman (methuen, MA – Canal Street)
WTKO1 (0:43)
Cusaj Thomas (Chestnut Hill, MA – Nonantum Boxing)
Sean McDonough (Milton, MA – TNT Boxing)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Brandon Brunell (Southbridge, MA – The Club by George Foreman)
Peter Maher (Arlington, MA – Somerville Boxing)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Adrian Gedney (Gloucester, MA – Gloucester,Boksen)
Licht zwaargewichten (178 lbs.)
Justin Deflumeri, (Merrimack, NH – Nashua PAL)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Abdul Morelly (Voorzorg, RI – Union Street Boxing)
Joseph DaSilva (Gloucester, MA – Gloucester Boxing)
WDEC3 (5-0)
Daniel McNamara (Allston, MA – Boston Boxing)
ZWAARGEWICHTEN (201 lbs.)
Jared Gately (Franklin, MA – Peter Welch’s)
WTKO3 (0:10)
Zachary Calmus (Gloucester – Redline Fight Sports)
SUPER ZWAARGEWICHTEN (201+ lbs.)
Ryan Brooks (Weymouth, MA – Grealish Boxing)
WDEC3
Floran Kacaku (Malden, MA – Redline Fight Sports)
Shane Begin (Brighton, MA – Nonantum Boxing)
WDEC3 (5-0)
James Anderson (Dorchester, MA – Dorchester Boxing Club)
70th annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. deuren openen, 7:30 p.m. eerste aanval)
Central New England (Greater Lowell)
Open & Novice Quarterfinal Round – Vrijdag, Jan. 22
Open & Novice Class halve finales, C.N.E. – Donderdag, Jan. 28
Open & Novice Class Championship Finals – Donderdag, Februari. 4
New England Tournament of Champions
Novice Class halve finales – Donderdag, Februari. 11
Novice Class Championship Finals – Februari. 18
Open Class halve finales – Woensdag, Februari. 24
Open Class Championship Finals – Donderdag, Februari. 25
Informatie:
Uitvoerend directeur van het toernooi: Bobby Russo
Directeur van Deelnemers: Art Ramalho
Chief van de ambtenaren: Lauri Purcell
ring Omroeper: John Vena
Plaats: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Tjilpen: @LowellGloves
CONTACT: Bob Trieger, Voltallige zitting PERS, 978.590.0470, bobtfcp@hotmail.com, @FightPublicist
ABOUT LOWELL SUN CHARITIES: Opgericht in 1947, Lowell Sun Charities is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enrich the quality of life for children, gezinnen, and the community, offering programs that promote respect and dignity. Rooted in a tradition of care and compassion, Lowell Sun Charities is oorspronkelijk opgericht om te reageren op de steeds grotere uitdagingen van de gemeenschap. 2016 markeert de 70th year the Golden Gloves have been held in the great city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Lowell Sun Charities is een gemeenschapsprogramma dat niet alleen kampioenen in de ring maakt, maar ook kampioenen in het leven. Elk jaar zetten deze jonge atleten zich in voor een sport die discipline leert, respect, en een schone levensstijl om kans te maken op een prestigieus gouden handschoenenkampioenschap.