LOWELL, Pawg. (Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, 2017) – Fourteen exciting matches were held last night in the semifinals round of the 71st annual Lowell Sun Charities Golden Gloves Championship, Hab txhawb New hais (Lowell ntau dua) division, nyob historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
The open and novice championship finals will be held lwm hnub plaub hmo ntuj (FEB. 9) at Lowell Memorial Auditorium with men’s and women’s matches. Saib cov seem 2017 schedule of events below as well as last night’s complete results.
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 in the second round, and North Chelmsford lightweight Brandon Higgins edged Dorchester’s Jonathan Depina on points, 3-2.
Gloucester’s Gedney brothers, middleweights Adrien thiab Henry, both won last night, shutting out their opponents (5-0), respectively, James Marino, of Medford, thiab 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, thiab 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.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
(winners listed first)
Open Division
FINAL – LIGHTWEIGHTS (132 lbs.)
Brandon Higgins (North Chelmsford, MA / Lowell West End)
WPTS (3-2)
Jonathan Depina (Dorchester, MA / Peter Welch’s Boxing)
LUB TEEB WELTERWEIGHTS (141 LBS.)
Jesus Alban (Babson Park / Nonantum Boxing)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Matt Fontanez (Nashua, NH / NPAWG Nashua)
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 / Peter Welch Gym)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Thomas O’Connell (North Andover, MA / Haverhill Downtown Boxing)
FINAL – SIB HEAVYWEIGHTS (178 lbs.)
Taylor Mears (Boston, MA / The Ring)
WTKO2 (2:59)
John Xifaris (Nashua, NH / NPAWG Nashua)
Novice Division
FLYWEIGHTS (114 lbs.)
Shin Merinda (Haverhill, MA / Haverhill Downtown Boxing)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Danny DeJesus (Haverhill, MA / Haverhill Inner City Boxing)
LUB TEEB WELTERWEIGHTS – (141 lbs.)
Ricardo Reid (Boston, MA / Everybody Fights)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Jason McLaughlin (Gloucester, MA / Gloucester Boxing qws)
Nathan Balakin (Tyngsboro, MA / Lowell West End)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Anthony Cefalo (South Boston, MA / Peter Welch’s Boxing)
POJ NIAM LUB TEEB WELTERWEIGHTS – (141 lbs.)
Arika Skoog (Boston, MA / The Ring)
WPTS3 (5-0)
Marine Krzisch (Cambridge, MA / Nonantum Boxing)
WELTERWEIGHTS (152 lbs.)
Peter Maher (Arlington, MA / Somerville Boxing)
WTKO1 (11:02)
Christopher Langley (Medford, MA – Unattached)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (165 lbs.)
Adrien Gedney (Gloucester, MA / Gloucester Boxing qws)
WPTS3 (5-0)
James Marino (Medford, MA / Somerville Boxing)
Henry Gedney (Gloucester / Gloucester Boxing)
WPTS (5-0)
Furcy Ferreras (Peabody, MA / Private Jewels)
SIB HEAVYWEIGHTS (178 lbs.)
Andrew Perez (Methuen, MA / Lawtown Boxing)
WPTS3 (3-2)
Miguel Figueroa (Boston, MA / Everybody
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. doors open, 7:30 p.m. first bout)
Hab txhawb New hais (Lowell ntau dua)
Open & Novice Class Championship Finals – Hnub plaub, FEB. 9
New England Tournament of Champions
Novice Class Semifinals – Hnub plaub, FEB. 16
Novice Class Championship Finals – Hnub plaub, FEB. 23
Open Class Semifinals – Hnub peb, Mar. 1
Open Class Championship Finals – Hnub plaub, Mar. 2
Information:
New England Golden Gloves Executive Director: Bobby Russo
Director of Contestants: Art Ramalho
Chief of Officials: Laurie Purcell
Nplua nuj ntiv nplej: John Vena
Venue: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA
Twitter: @LowellGloves
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