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When boxing continued in 1964, the New York Daily News also dropped their sponsorship and the Golden Gloves tournaments were taken over by the Golden Gloves of America, Inc. New York become one of the thirty or so franchises currently in existence today. In 1995, the New York Golden Gloves allowed women boxers to compete for the first time. [1] [2]
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This is a list of United States national Golden Gloves champions in the heavyweight division, along with the state or region they represented. There was originally no weight limit for heavyweights until 1982, when the super heavyweight division was established and heavyweights were limited to 200 lb (91 kg).
The Golden Gloves is a term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but can also represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional and state tournaments, such as the Chicago Golden Gloves, and the New York Golden Gloves, and the Rocky Mountain Golden Gloves.
This is a list of United States national Golden Gloves champions in the featherweight division, along with the state or region they represented. The weight limit for featherweights was first contested at 126 lb (57 kg), but was lowered to 125 lb (57 kg) in 1967. [1]
Davey Moore won four New York Golden Gloves Championships. Moore won the 1976 135 lb Sub-Novice Championship. Moore also won the 1977, 1978 and 1979 147 lb Open Championships. He was defeated in the 1980 147 lb Open division by Pedro Vilella who was a three time New York Golden Gloves Champion.
He won five New York Golden Gloves titles (1980–84) with a record of 21–0 (19 KO's), with 14 knockouts coming in the 1st round, surpassing Sugar Ray Robinson for the most wins in the history of the Golden Gloves. Breland is notably the only amateur boxer to have ever been featured on the cover of Ring magazine, and the only amateur whose ...
Mark Breland attempts to win his fifth New York Golden Gloves title. March 31 Swale wins the Florida Derby. May 5 & 12 The American Cup provides the American gymnasts with their final major international competition prior to the Olympic Games. May 26 Farewell ice skating performances by Scott Hamilton and Torvill and Dean. June 3 1984 Monaco ...