National Amateur Light Flyweight Champions
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Below is a list of United States national Amateur Boxing
Light Flyweight
Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing
, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the two premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur light flyweight champion.
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
Light Flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing
USA Boxing
USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style amateur boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Boxing Association , who sets its rules....
, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of the two premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur light flyweight champion.
- 1967 - Benny Gerolaga
- 1968 - Harlan MarbleyHarlan MarbleyHarlan Joseph Marbley is a retired flyweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico...
- 1969 - Dennis Mince
- 1970 - Eliajah Cooper
- 1971 - Garry Griffin
- 1972 - David Armstrong
- 1973 - Albert Sandoval
- 1974 - Claudell Atkins
- 1975 - Claudell Atkins
- 1976 - Brett Summers
- 1977 - Israel Acosta
- 1978 - James Cullins
- 1979 - Richard Sandoval
- 1980 - Robert ShannonRobert ShannonRobert Shannon is an American former professional boxer.-Background:Shannon had a white mother and black father, and started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him, because he was white...
- 1981 - Jesse Benevidez
- 1982 - Mario Lesperance
- 1982 - Bryan JonesBryan JonesJohn Bryan Richardson Jones is a former English cricketer. Jones was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire....
- 1983 - Paul GonzalesPaul GonzalesPaul Garza Gonzales was a Mexican American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
- 1984 - James Harris
- 1985 - Brian Lonon
- 1986 - Brian Lonon
- 1987 - Brian Lonon
- 1988 - Michael Carbajal
- 1989 - Mark JohnsonMark Johnson (boxer)Marcellus Joseph Johnson, better known as Mark Johnson is a boxer in the Super Flyweight division. Johnson a fast and skilled southpaw from Washington, D.C., won titles at flyweight and junior bantamweight twice. He also was a pound-for-pound ranked stalwart during the prime of his career, which...
- 1990 - John Herrera
- 1991 - Eric GriffinEric Griffin (boxer)Eric Griffin is a retired boxer from the USA, who competed in the light flyweight division during the early 1990s. He won at the 1991 world championships finals, beating Rogelio Marcelo....
- 1992 - Bradley Martinez
- 1993 - Albert GuardadoAlbert GuardadoAlbert Guardado is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
- 1994 - Albert Guardado
- 1995 - Pedro Pean
- 1996 - Albert Guardado
- 1997 - Gabriel Elizondo
- 1998 - Ronald SilerRonald SilerRonald Siler Jr., commonly known as Ron Siler is a US-American amateur boxer who has competed for the US at the 2004 Olympics.-Background:...
- 1999 - Brian ViloriaBrian ViloriaBrian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...
- 2000 - Nonito DonaireNonito DonaireNonito Donaire, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional boxer, who is widely known as "The Filipino Flash." He is a three-division world champion, having won five titles across three different boxing weight classes. He is a known switch-hitter with the ability to fight either southpaw or orthodox...
- 2001 - Ronald Siler
- 2002 - Aaron AlafaAaron AlafaAaron Alafa is an American professional boxer. He was born in Visalia, California. As an amateur boxer, Alafa won multiple championships before turing professional in 2008.- Amateur boxing: 37 fights 24 wins 0 KO 13 loses :...
- 2003 - Austreberto Juarez
- 2004 - Austreberto Juarez
- 2005 - Marco Rangel
- 2006 - Luis YáñezLuis YáñezLuis Yáñez is a US-American amateur boxer. He is recognized for winning the Pan American title 2007 at junior flyweight...
- 2007 - Luis Yáñez
- 2008 - Ronald Siler
- 2009 - Miguel CartagenaMiguel CartagenaMiguel Cartagena is an undefeated Puerto Rican-American Bantamweight boxer.-Amateur career:In 2009, Cartagena won both the U.S. National Championship and the National Golden Gloves Championship...