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As a Franchise of the National Golden Gloves, the New England Golden Gloves is the annual amateur boxing competition for the New England States. It has been held every year since 1945 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. Competitors over the years include boxing greats, such as; Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, and Micky Ward. The competitions typically take place in January through February, with the winners heading to the National Golden Gloves in May. ==History== In the 1960s Ralph Lally, from Lowell, Massachusetts fought in the 75 Golden Glove bout with 67 KOs. His pro and Olympic hopes were dash by his draft into the Vietnam War. In 1971, the "Boxing Doctor" Harold Reitman was champion in the heavyweight division while in medical school. In 1973, The New England Franchise (Lowell, Massachusetts) Hosted the National Tournament of Champions.〔http://www.goldengloves.com/history/?id=4〕 In the early 1980s pro boxer Micky Ward was 3 time New England Golden Gloves Champion. In 1976-1980 pro boxer Irish Danny Cronin was 4 time new England golden gloves champion. In 1986-1988, pro boxer Iceman John Scully was 3 time New England Golden Gloves Champion. In 1995, The New England Franchise (Lowell, Massachusetts) Hosted the National Tournament of Champions.〔http://www.goldengloves.com/history/?id=4〕 In the 2000s pro boxer Danny O'Connor was a 4 time New England Golden Gloves Champion. In the 2000s pro boxer "Too Smooth" Matt Godfrey was a 6 time New England Golden Gloves Champion. In 2002 & 2004-2006, pro heavyweight "The Storm" Nathaniel James was 3 time New England Golden Gloves Champion. In 2009, Tamerlan Tsarnaev won the open heavyweight.〔http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/tamerlan-tsarnaev-amateur-boxing-champ-article-1.1321846〕 In 2015, Frankie De Jesus from Brockton, Ma Won the 165 lbs Novice division. 〔http://m.enterprisenews.com/article/20150221/NEWS/150229131〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New England Golden Gloves」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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