February 23, 2012

The 2012 New England Open Class Championships

2012 New England Heavyweight Champ Sean Bettencourt
LOWELL MA - Lowell Golden Glove New England Open Class Tournament of Champions (2/22/12) FINALS results. Female 119 lbs: Melanie Costa W4 Nephateria Miller. Female 125 lbs: Rashida Ellis W4 Liz Leddy. Male results as follows. 123 lbs: William Foster W3 Elijah Peixoto. 132 lbs: Tim Ramos W3 Anthony Marsella. 141 lbs: James Perella W3 Rashidi Ellis. 165 lbs: Gerald Schifone W3 Khiary Gray Pitts. 178 lbs: KJ Harrison Lombardi W3 Jason Bukanowski. 201: Sean Bettencourt W3 Bryan Daniels

The Thomas F. Costello Trophy for outstanding boxer goes to James Perella. The Rocky Marciano Trophy for the New England Open Class Tournament Heavyweight Champion goes to Sean Bettencourt. The William "Bill" Hoar Memorial New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Team Trophy is awarded to Southern New England. 

KO Digest Fight of the Night: Sean Bettencourt W3 Bryan Daniels
Fighting at a significant weight disadvantage and with an injured tendon in his right hand, Sean Bettencourt upset the odds by defeating Bryan Daniels via decision to win the 2012 New England Open Class Heavyweight Championship. Bettencourt hurt the larger Daniels in the 1st, forcing a standing 8-count and he connected with several strong right hands in the 3rd to secure the victory.

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The Lowell Golden Gloves Box
Lowell Golden Gloves RESULTS from February 21st (2/21/12) In the opening round of the New England Open Class Tournament of Champions, results are as follows. Female 119 lbs: Melanie Costa W4 Amanda Provone. The following results are all male. 123 lbs: Isaiah Peixoto W3 John Lopez, Williams Foster W3 Jonathan Perez. 132 lbs: Tim Ramos W3 Josh Bickford, Anthony Marsella W3 Edwin Cotto. 141 lbs: James Perella W3 Casey Kramlich, Rashidi Ellis W3 Zack Ramsey. 152 lbs: Richard Ford W3 Alejandro Rendon, Jon Smith W3 Greg Vendetti. 165 lbs: Gerald Schifone W3 Emmanuel Figueroa, Khiary Gray Pitts TKO2 John Janiszyn (RSC at 1:21 of round 2). 178 lbs: Kevin Harrison-Lombardi W3 Moises Marrero, Jason Bakanowski TKO3 Dan Magistrali. 201: Sean Bettencourt TKO2 Jason Carrier (RSC at 1:14 of round 2)

KO Digest Fight of the Night: Cory Matthews W3 Jay Lussier
In a fight for the novice class New England 178 lb title, Cory Matthews dropped Jay Lussier hard in the first round with a right cross to the chin. Lussier beat the count and for the next two rounds these two warriors went toe-to-toe in an all-out slugfest, much to the delight of the fans! Matthews wins a hard fought, well deserved split decision to take fight of the night honors.

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Congratulations to all the newly crowned Golden Gloves Champions, and good luck moving forward!

2012 Lowell Golden Gloves New England Open Class Male Champions:

123 lbs: William Foster from New Haven, CT representing Ring One Boxing and Western New England
132 lbs: Tim Ramos from Framingham, MA representing Bancroft Boxing and Central New England
141 lbs: James Perella from Mansfield, MA representing Manfredo's Gym and Southern New England
152 lbs: Jon Smith from Cranston, R.I. representing Manfredo's Gym and Southern New England
165 lbs: Gerald Schifone from Brockton, MA representing Big East Boxing and Southern New England
178 lbs: KJ Harrison-Lombardi from E. Providence, R.I. representing Manfredo's Gym and Southern New England
201 lbs: Sean Bettencourt from Stoughton, MA representing Big East Boxing and Southern New England
201+ lbs: Owen Minor from Worcester, MA representing Camp Get Right and Central New England.

2012 Lowell Golden Gloves New England Open Class Female Champions:

119 lbs: Melanie Costa from Norton, MA representing Cruz Boxing and Southern New England
125 lbs: Rashida Ellis from Lynn, MA representing  Sommerville Boxing and Central New England