The Official SBC amateur boxing thread.
The SBC has decided that with the Golden Gloves and Olympic Qualifiers no longer being aired on television, there’s simply not enough exposure for today’s amateur boxer. Here I’ll try to shine some light on the various tournaments and competitions that help in building the future of our beloved sport. Any and all information regarding amateur boxing will be a welcomed addition here, and perhaps even some of our posters with amateur boxing experience will be kind enough to give some insight.
First, I’ll go over the basics. Amateur boxing can be found on the collegiate, Olympic and Common Wealth levels. Distinguished by mandatory headgear and marked gloves, the objective is scoring as many clean punches to the head and torso as possible, shifting the focus from powerful or damaging punches. Bouts comprise of four rounds of two minutes in the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, and four rounds of two minutes in a national ABA bout. The referee can stop the fight if a competitor is injured, dominating, or even if the point scoring is exceedingly one sided. These stoppages are marked as "RSC" (referee stopped contest) they are also labeled as well for the type of stoppage that occurred. For an outclassed opponent it’s (RSCO), outscored opponent (RSCOS), injury (RCSI) or head injury (RSCH). The weight divisions are different than the professional ranks, and are as follows. Fighters are separated by gender, weight, age and experience. Competitors under 19 are “Juniors” and 35 years and older are called “masters”. After a competitor has accumulated 10 amateur fights, they are allowed to compete in the standard or “Open” division.
• Light flyweight (106 pounds)
• Flyweight(112 pounds)
• Bantamweight (119 pounds)
• Featherweight 125 pounds)
• Lightweight (132 pounds)
• Light welterweight (141 pounds)
• Welterweight (152 pounds)
• Middleweight (165 pounds)
• Light heavyweight (178 pounds)
• Heavyweight (201 pounds)
• Super heavyweight (+201 pounds).
The different sanctioning bodies of amateur boxing in the U.S are the
Amateur Athletic Union (
AAU) of the United States, the
Golden Gloves - , and
USA Boxing (Formerly known as the United States Amateur Boxing Federation). Although there is a National Golden Gloves tournament, there are also regional tournaments such as the
Intercity Golden Gloves , the
Chicago Golden Gloves -, and the
New York Golden Gloves - just to name a few who have a Wiki available. Other countries have followed suit in creating tournaments similar to the Golden Gloves competitions. (México’s Guantes De Oro for example)
The tournament started in either 1926 or 1927 (accounts vary) when the Chicago Tribune hosted a amateur boxing tournament and then the New York Daily News (owned by the same company) followed suit. They would match up the New York Daly news Tournament champion and the Chicago Tribune champion in 1928, this rivalry would last up until 1961. Throughout World War II these two tournaments would be considered the most elite. In 1935 the Golden Gloves expanded to include teams from other cities and as television became more commonplace after the war, the intercity tournaments became more significant.
The rich history of the Golden Gloves tournaments have made winning the tournament a recognizable accomplishment world wide. Many who now preside within Canastota’s walls were first champions of these tournaments. A compiled list can be found here.
National Golden Gloves Champions
GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONS
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National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Welterweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champions •
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National Golden Gloves Featherweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champions
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National Golden Gloves Flyweight Champions
There has also been an attempt to create a Amateur boxing database similar to boxrec.com which can be found here -
Amateur Boxing Records –
