Lowell, Mass. (February 3, 2017) – Fourteen exciting matches were held last night in the semifinals round of the 71st annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship, Central New England (Lowell Greater) wehenga, at historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
The open and novice championship finals will be held Rāpare muri po (Feb. 9) at Lowell Memorial Auditorium with men’s and women’s matches. See the remaining 2017 hōtaka o ngā kaupapa i raro me te hua oti o whakamutunga po.
Last night’s action included nine novice division semifinals matches, eight men’s and one women’s, as well as four open men’s matches. Two of the open matches featured final competitions (not semifinals like the others) as Boston light heavyweight Taylor Mears, representing The Ring gym, stopped Nahua’s (NH) John Xifaris i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa, and North Chelmsford lightweight Brandon Higgins edged Dorchester’s Jonathan Depina on points, 3-2.
Gloucester’s Gedney brothers, middleweights Adrien a Henry, both won last night, shutting out their opponents (5-0), aua, James Marino, o Medford, a Furcy Ferreras, of Peabody. The Gedneys will not fight each other next in next Thursday’schampionship final of the novice super middleweight division. They will decide which brother will advance and last night’s opponent of the twin that isn’t advancing, Marino or Ferreras, will advance.
Arguably the most action-packed match last night was between lightweights Jeremiah Perez, of Lowell, a Edwin Rozon, of Haverhill, in the open division. Perez won on points, 5-0, but the game Rozon kept firing despite being dropped in the second round.
E āhua utu tīkiti i $75.00 for general admission season tickets. Hei hoko karanga te tari pouaka Lowell Memorial Auditorium i 1.866.722.8881 or order online at www.LowellMemorialAuditorium.ki. E wātea ana ki te hoko ano tīkiti kaupapa takitahi, tīmata i $13.00, anake $7.00 mō ngā ākonga.
Puta i te Lowell Sun Atawhai Golden karapu Championship haere ki te tuku i te karapu toa New England Golden ki te karapu National Golden Championship (2017 in Lafayette, Louisiana), i roto i te tua ki te tautoko i maona rohe me te hī rohe, nga Boys & Girls Club, kohua hupa, wharau manene, moni mate pukupuku, karahipi me maha atu take nui atawhai.
Otinga whaimana
(toa rārangi tuatahi)
Open Division
FINAL – LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Brandon Higgins (Te Tai Tokerau Chelmsford, MA / Lowell Te Hau-ā-uru Whakamutunga)
WPTS (3-2)
Jonathan Depina (Dorchester, MA / Peter Welch’s Boxing)
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS (141 Lbs.)
Jesus Alban (Babson Park / Nonantum mekemeke)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Matt Fontanez (Nashua, NH / Nashua PAL)
Jeremiah Perez (Lowell, MA /Lowell West End)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Edwin Rozon (Haverhill, MA / Haverhill Downtown Boxing Club)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Brian Lawrence (Dorchester, MA / A Pita Welch Faleva'inga)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Thomas O’Connell (North Andover, MA / Haverhill Rō mekemeke)
FINAL – HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT (178 lbs.)
Taylor Mears (Boston, MA / Ko te Ring)
WTKO2 (2:59)
John Xifaris (Nashua, NH / Nashua PAL)
Novice Division
FLYWEIGHTS (114 lbs.)
Shin Merinda (Haverhill, MA / Haverhill Rō mekemeke)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Danny DeJesus (Haverhill, MA / Haverhill Roto City Mekemeke)
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS – (141 lbs.)
Ricardo Reid (Boston, MA / Everybody Fights)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Jason McLaughlin (Gloucester, MA / Gloucester Boxing Club)
Nathan Balakin (Tyngsboro, MA / Lowell Te Hau-ā-uru Whakamutunga)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Anthony Cefalo (South Boston, MA / Peter Welch’s Boxing)
FEMALE LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS – (141 lbs.)
Arika Skoog (Boston, MA / Ko te Ring)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Marine Krzisch (Cambridge, MA / Nonantum mekemeke)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Pita Maher (Arlington, MA / Somerville Boxing)
WTKO1 (11:02)
Christopher Langley (Medford, MA – Unattached)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Adrien Gedney (Gloucester, MA / Gloucester Boxing Club)
WPTS3 (5-0)
James Marino (Medford, MA / Somerville Boxing)
Henry Gedney (Gloucester / Gloucester Boxing)
WPTS (5-0)
Furcy Ferreras (Peabody, MA / Private Jewels)
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT (178 lbs.)
Andrew Perez (Methuen, MA / Lawtown Boxing)
WPTS3 (3-2)
Miguel Figueroa (Boston, MA / Katoa
Rey Polanco (Roxbury, MA / South Boston Boxing)
WPTS3 (4-1)
Mike Napaolitano (Lowell, MA / Unattached)
71st annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship Schedule
(Lowell Memorial Auditorium – 6:30 p.m. tatau tuwhera, 7:30 p.m. a'ee tuatahi)
Central New England (Lowell Greater)
Open & Tauhou Class Championship whiringa toa – Rāpare, Feb. 9
New England Tournament o Champions
Tauhou Class whiringa whaiti – Rāpare, Feb. 16
Tauhou Class Championship whiringa toa – Rāpare, Feb. 23
Open whiringa whaiti Class – Wednesday, Moana. 1
Open Class Championship whiringa toa – Rāpare, Moana. 2
Mōhiohio:
New England Golden Gloves Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Kaiwhakahaere o ngā kaiwhakataetae i: Art Ramalho
Tumuaki o āpiha: Laurie Purcell
auvaha Ring: John vena cava
Wāhi: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Twitter: @LowellGloves
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