National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Golden Gloves
Light Welterweight
Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Welterweight weight limit was first contested in 1967 at 139 pounds. In 2003, the weight limit was moved to 141 pounds.
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
Champions along with the state or region which they represented. The Light Welterweight weight limit was first contested in 1967 at 139 pounds. In 2003, the weight limit was moved to 141 pounds.
- 1967 - Willie RichardsonWillie RichardsonWillie Louis Richardson is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League. He played nine seasons for the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins...
- Detroit, MI - 1968 - Harold Beal - Kansas City, MO
- 1969 - Eddie Beauford - Indianapolis, IN
- 1970 - Larry Bonds - Denver, CO
- 1971 - Wiley Johnson - Cincinnati, OH
- 1972 - Sugar Ray SealesSugar Ray Seales"Sugar" Ray Seales, was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.-Personal:...
- Tacoma, WA - 1973 - Larry Bonds - Denver, CO
- 1974 - Sugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...
- Palmer Park, MD - 1975 - Paul Sherry - Las Vegas, NV
- 1976 - Ronnie ShieldsRonnie ShieldsRonnie Shields was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division and is currently a boxing trainer.-Amateur career:...
- Fort Worth, TX - 1977 - Thomas HearnsThomas HearnsThomas "Hitman" Hearns is a retired American boxer. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns became the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions. He would also become the first fighter in history to win five world titles in five different divisions...
- Detroit, MI - 1978 - Ronnie ShieldsRonnie ShieldsRonnie Shields was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division and is currently a boxing trainer.-Amateur career:...
- Fort Worth, TX - 1979 - Lemuel Steeples - St. Louis, MO
- 1980 - Terry Silver - Louisville, KY
- 1981 - Henry Hughes - Cleveland, OH
- 1982 - Tim Rabon - Lafayette, LA
- 1983 - Roderick Moore - Detroit, MI
- 1984 - Tim Rabon - Lafayette, LA
- 1985 - Robert Guy - Fort Worth, TX
- 1986 - Roy Jones, Jr. - Pensacola, FL
- 1987 - Todd FosterTodd FosterTodd Foster is an American boxer in the Junior middleweight division.-Amateur career:Foster was an amateur boxing standout...
- Great Falls, MT - 1988 - Skipper Kelp - Born in Saigon, VietnamHo Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
he fought from Las Vegas, NV - 1989 - Victor McKinnia - Denver, CO
- 1990 - Mark Lewis - Los Angeles, CA
- 1991 - Terron MillettTerron MillettTerron Millett was a professional boxer in the Welterweight division and former IBF Light Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:Millett was the 1991 National Golden Gloves Light welterweight champion.-Pro career:...
- St. Louis, MO - 1992 - Robert FrazierRobert FrazierRobert Alexander Frazier is an American writer of speculative poetry and fiction, as well as an impressionist painter on Nantucket Island....
- Syracuse, NY - 1993 - David Diaz - Chicago, IL
- 1994 - David Diaz - Chicago, IL
- 1995 - Demarcus CorleyDeMarcus CorleyDeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley , is a boxer from Washington D.C., and a former WBO and USBA light welterweight champion. Corley also designs his own boxing attire.-Amateur career:...
- Washington, DC - 1996 - David Diaz - Chicago, IL
- 1997 - Adan ReyesAdan ReyesAdan Reyes is a Mexican American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and former California State Champion.-Amateur career:With an Outstanding Amateur Record of 278-24...
- Los Angeles, CA - 1998 - Ricardo Williams - Jr., Cincinnati, OH
- 1999 - Demetrius HopkinsDemetrius HopkinsDemetrius Hopkins is an American boxer who fought in the light welterweight division.-Career:As an amateur, Hopkins was the 1999 National Golden Gloves Light welterweight champion....
- Philadelphia, PA - 2000 - Jessie Byers - Knoxville, TN
- 2001 - Chad AquinoChad AquinoChad Aquino is a Mexican American boxer. He competes in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:Aquino is the 2001 Golden Gloves Champion at Light Welterweight.-Professional career:...
- Kansas City, MO - 2002 - Larry GonzálesLarry GonzálesLarry Nelson Gonzáles is a Mexican American boxer. He competes in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:...
- Denver, CO - 2003 - Lorenzo Reynolds - Saginaw, MI
- 2004 - Jeremy BryanJeremy BryanJeremy Bryan is an American boxer who fights in the light welterweight division.-Amateur career:...
- Paterson, NJ - 2005 - Jeremy BryanJeremy BryanJeremy Bryan is an American boxer who fights in the light welterweight division.-Amateur career:...
- Paterson, NJ - 2006 - Brad SolomonBrad SolomonBrad Solomon is an undefeated boxer in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:A three time National Golden Gloves Champion, once in the Welterweight and twice in the Junior Welterweight divisions. In 2007 at the United States Amateur championships he Lost the semi-final fight to Mexican...
- Lafayette, LA - 2007 - Brad SolomonBrad SolomonBrad Solomon is an undefeated boxer in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:A three time National Golden Gloves Champion, once in the Welterweight and twice in the Junior Welterweight divisions. In 2007 at the United States Amateur championships he Lost the semi-final fight to Mexican...
- Lafayette, LA - 2008 - Danny O'ConnorDanny O'Connor (boxer)Daniel O'Connor is an undefeated Irish American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Amateur career:...
- Framingham, MA - 2009 - Jose BenavidezJose BenavidezJosé Luis Benavidez is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. He is the son of boxing trainer Jose Benavidez, Sr. of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. From two years old until he was 17, Jose jr. was raised in Phoenix, Arizona.-Amateur career:Benavidez Jr...
- at only 16 years old, he was the youngest light welterweight champions. - 2010 - Gary Allen Russell IIIGary Allen RussellGary Allen Russell III is an American amateur boxer and the brother of Featherweight prospect Gary Russell.-Amateur Career:...