As a young man, one of five children reared in the Maxwell Street area, he competed in the first Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament in Chicago in 1923. Though he never won a championship ...

SARASOTA — The sport of helmets and hard hits wasn’t kind to undersized EJ Griffitts III. Effort and determination from the former 150-pound Riverview Ram defensive back were shortchanged by ...

As the 2013 San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves tournament unfolds at Woodlawn ... is everything right now,” Leija said. “Amateur boxing is a numbers game. You've got to throw a lot punches.

However, Smith won on points. Kuan Hu of Brighton and Boston Boxing, right, is scheduled to fight Thursday in a Golden Gloves novice final. (Julia Malakie/Lowell Sun) “He was a warrior,” said ...

The Golden Gloves is more than 100 years old, and has perhaps the most brand name recognition in amateur boxing. The experience and professionalism the two men bring to the table is one reason ...

Alaak Deu (8-5) is an open class boxer and Golden Gloves veteran who trains at Lancaster City Boxing Academy and fights at 125 pounds, one of the most stacked weights nationally. But, as of ...

BOXING IS IN THEIR BLOOD AND THEY LIKE WORKING WITH YOUTH AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 5% OR LESS OF OUR BOXERS WILL TURN PRO. THE KANSAS CITY GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THE LONGEST-RUNNING SPORTING ...

She is proud of the organization's mission to train young boy and girl boxers and its record in Golden Gloves, USA Boxing and Olympics competition. She understands Spears’ concerns about ...

E.J. Griffitts III works out with a punching bag at Jaco's Boxing and Fitness in Sarasota, GRiffitts is a Riverview High graduate who won the 2023 Florida Golden Gloves championship in the 132 ...