Previews, recaps, and features on the world of amateur boxing from around the country
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) In a very spirited and hard-fought bout, Rachele Beckley and Syasia Napper put on a show, with Beckley edging her counterpart, 2-1, in a 154-pound matchup Monday night at the Harlem Pal as the New York Daily News Golden Gloves continued. Beckley (Main St. B.C.) used her stiff left jab throughout the night and kept an aggressive Napper (Heavy Hitters BC) at bay just enough to get…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) Nice right hand that scored in amateur action at Victory Boxing Gym, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Another great shot and angle of the photo taken by our JMB’s exclusive photographer Shohreh Schaghaghi on site and live ringside. Share
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) In 2014, Efrain Farciert was a runner-up in the New York Daily News Golden Gloves tournament, but after Wednesday’s dismantling of Mauricio Sandoval, Farciert looks like he will be the one to beat in the 114-pound division. From the opening bell, Farciert (Atlas Cops N Kids) simply overmatched Sandoval (Unattached) with a vicious second-round TKO at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn in a quarterfinal affair….
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) Arnold Gonzalez advanced into the second round of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves tournament with a hard-fought and gutsy win over Abel Garcia Tuesday night at the Suffolk PAL in Brentwood, Long Island. Gonzalez (Astro Fitness BC) showed he had the mental toughness and stamina to go the distance against a very game Garcia (4D Boxing) in a 141-pound novice affair. It was a…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) 15-year-old Daniel Gates is now ranked No.1 in the country after he won the 165 lb. National Silver Gloves Championship in the 14-15 year-old weight division. Nicknamed “Beast-mode”, Gates fights out of Team Reed and will be a young boxer to watch in the future. Here is the rest of the Tennessee State Silver Gloves 2015 Champions 8 – 9 YEAR OLD: 65 lbs. Ronny Edmonds,…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) The 2015 Pennsylvania Golden Gloves schedule is out for Saturday and the card has been set. The Central District PGG tourney dates are out and are as followed. Saturday’s action will be at the Must Fight Boxing Club in Chester, PA. Please note weigh-in time is 5PM sharp and the first bout begins at 7PM. The following week the venue shifts to Lancaster, PA. On, Saturday…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) Rarely do you see a knockout in the amateur ranks but we saw one here as Quian Davis (Unattached) scored the KO of the day at the Atlantic City Pal’s “Summer Brawl for it All” Tournament. Davis landed a gorgeous straight right hand that sent him up against the ropes and out cold. Hill, though, was able to get up…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) The New Jersey Golden Gloves have announced their locations for the 2015 tournament. The annual tourney kicks off February 28th at the Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey. First bout is slated for 7PM. North Bergen will be the site of week two action when the fighters square off at Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, New Jersey on March 7th. For the rest of the…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) Andrew Henriquez delivered a crushing blow against Gleason’s Gym’s Andrew Loh in the second round of their 178-pound bout Monday night at the St. Patrick Catholic Academy in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn in New York Golden Gloves action. Henriquez (John’s Gym) used his right hand brilliantly as he complied three standing-eight counts in the third around against a game but over matched Loh as the action was…
BY: Richard Quiñones (Journeymen Boxing) Great amateur action heating up inside the ring at Victory Boxing Gym in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Nice left hook upstairs that scores in the amateur ranks. Great crowd and event to kick off the fall boxing program in South Jersey. Share