(APR 20) For the first time,
Brooklyn’s magnificent Barclays Center hosted the traditional
Daily News Golden Gloves Finals. To a cheering New York crowd,
determined amateur boxers tested their courage, skills and
endurance. First the National Anthem, then the 10 Count, ten
strikes of the bell in memorial of boxing greats in and out of
the ring, and it was time for the action.
Results Women:
(176 + Women) Both fighters came out meaning business. Krystal
Dixon moved and used her reach to score with over-the-top rights
and used uppercuts to fend off a relentless Jessica Kenul.
Multiple hard rights in the 3rd and 4th round helped secure a
Dixon victory and the Golden Glove Boxer of Tournament Award.
(141 W) An uneventful, sloppy
boxing, "I-don’t know-what" fight with Bertha Aracil defeating
Nafisa Umarova.
(125 W) Christina Cruz snapped
and picked her punches against a hard battling Welley Wallo for
a Cruz win and record breaking 7 Golden Gloves titles.
Results Men:
(178 Open) Jeff Laguerre scored with more 1-2 left-rights to
Antoine Evens head along with some solo rights for the
championship.
(114 Novice) Fast moving and furious trading punches with
Michael Santos pressing and scoring better overall. Francisco
Medina received a bleeding nose and standing 8 Count in the 3rd
round that sealed a Santos win.
(152 N) In a close match, a hard
hitting Beka Gulbatashvili with a hands-dropping style let
Jovanny Concepcion get in his own counter punches. Judges gave
the win to Beka.
(165 O) A fast paced, hard hitting trading bout with a win for
Christopher Galeano over Frank Castillo.
(132 O) An even-trading match up, but with way-too-much-holding
by both fighters. Judges gave bout to Titus Williams over
Vassiliy Zherebnenko.
(123 N) Excellent, fast, high
action bout with a lot of flurry scoring for both boxers and a
James Wilkins victory over Jeancarlos Sepulveda.
(201 O) A fast, fine-boxing Earl Newman scoring and ducking a
powerful, heavy hitting Ngoula Romanick for a skillful Newman
win.
(141 N) A quality, continuous,
with body and head blows, in-close fighting bout with a Paul
Anthony victory over Michael Damiani.
(201 + N) George Arias with a lot
of show and some hard hitting, but Nkosi Solomon dodged and
scored anyway to end the performance, and win.
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