National Amateur Light Middleweight Champions
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Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing
Light Middleweight
Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. This category was recently discontinued. 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 crowned its own amateur light middleweight 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 Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. This category was recently discontinued. 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 crowned its own amateur light middleweight champion.
- 1952 - Tony Anthony, New York, New York
- 1953 - William Collins, Springville, New York
- 1954 - John Houston, Oakland, California
- 1955 - Frank Davis, Air Force
- 1956 - Frank Davis, Air Force
- 1957 - Denny MoyerDenny MoyerDenny Moyer was an American boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 97–38–4 record.-Early life:...
, Portland, OR - 1958 - Denny MoyerDenny MoyerDenny Moyer was an American boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 97–38–4 record.-Early life:...
, Portland, OR - 1959 - Wilbert McClureWilbert McClure- Personal :McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.- Amateur career :...
, Toledo, Ohio - 1960 - Wilbert McClureWilbert McClure- Personal :McClure earned degrees in literature and philosophy in 1961 from the University of Toledo and a doctorate in psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1973. He later became a Massachusetts State Boxing Commissioner.- Amateur career :...
, Toledo, Ohio - 1961 - Bobby Pasquale, Tacoma, WA
- 1962 - Roy McMillan, Toledo, Ohio
- 1963 - Johnny Howard, Portland, OR
- 1964 - Toby Gibson, Spokane, WA
- 1965 - C. Williams, Homestead, Pennsylvania
- 1966 - Johnny Howard, Portland, OR
- 1967 - Arthur Davis, Air Force
- 1968 - William Beeler, Louisville. Kentucky
- 1969 - Larry Carlisle, Marines
- 1970 - Jesse ValdezJesse ValdezJesse Valdez is a former boxer.-Amateur career:At sixteen years-old, Valdez won the National AAU Welterweight Championship in 1964 by upsetting Olympic bronze medalist Quincey Daniels. That same year, he qualified for the U.S. Olympic team as an alternate. In 1967, he won a bronze medal at the...
, Air Force - 1971 - Billy Daniels, Norfolk, Virginia
- 1972 - Henry Johnson, Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1973 - Dale Grant, Tacoma, WA
- 1974 - Jerome Bennett, Air Force
- 1975 - Charles Walker, Mesa, Arizona
- 1976 - J.B. Williamson, Marines
- 1977 - Clint Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee
- 1978 - J.B. Williamson, Marines
- 1979 - Jeff StoudemireJeff StoudemireJeff Stoudemire is a former American professional boxer.- Amateur career :Stoudemire was a standout as an amateur, becoming the 1978 National Golden Gloves Welterweight champion and 1979 National AAU Light middleweight champion.- Professional career :Nicknamed SHOWTIME, Stoudemire was well on his...
, Cleveland, Ohio - 1980 - Donald Bowers, Jackson, Tennessee
- 1981 - James Rayford, Navy
- 1982 - Dennis MiltonDennis MiltonDennis Milton is a retired American boxer.- Amateur career :Milton had a stellar amateur career, having won four New York Golden Gloves Championships. Milton won the 1981 165 lb Open Championship and won the 156 lb Open Championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984...
, Bronx, New York (won both spring and winter titles) - 1983 - Frank TateFrank Tate (boxer)Frank Tate was an American boxer.-Amateur career:Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Even though he was down two times during the final bout he controversially won the Light Middleweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics vs Canadian Boxer Shawn O'Sullivan...
, Detroit, Michigan - 1984 - Kevin BryantKevin BryantKevin Bryant is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....
, Army - 1985 - Tim LittlesTim LittlesTim Littles was an American boxer in the super middleweight division.-Professional career:Littles turned pro in 1989 and became a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. His name will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis Frankie Liles who was the WBA super middleweight...
, Flint, Michigan - 1986 - Michael MoorerMichael MoorerMichael Lee Moorer is a retired American boxer who is a former light heavyweight and heavyweight World Champion.-Biography:Moorer is a native of Monessen, Pennsylvania, which is in Southwestern Pennsylvania.-Professional career:...
, Monessen, Pennsylvania - 1987 - Joe Bir, San Bruno, California
- 1988 - Frankie LilesFrankie LilesFrank Liles is an American former boxer who held the WBA super middleweight title.- Amateur career :Liles won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games...
, Syracuse, New York - 1989 - Chris ByrdChris ByrdChris Cornelius Byrd is a retired and former professional boxer. He is the former WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. His nickname is "Rapid Fire".- Early life :...
, Flint, Michigan - 1990 - Paul VadenPaul VadenPaul "The Ultimate" Vaden is a retired professional boxer. Vaden held the IBF light middleweight championship from August 12, 1995 to December 16, 1995...
, Puyallup, WA - 1991 - Raúl MárquezRaul MarquezRaúl Márquez is a former American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division and is the former IBF Light Middleweight Champion. Márquez also represented the U.S...
, Houston, Texas - 1992 - Robert AllenRobert Allen (boxer)Robert Allen is an American professional boxer from Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and fights as a middleweight.-Amateur career:...
, Marines - 1993 - Wayne Blair, Miami, Florida
- 1994 - Jesse Aquino, Kansas City, Missouri
- 1995 - Jeffrey Clark, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 1996 - David ReidDavid Reid (boxer)David Terrell Reid is a former boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Amateur career:Reid had a stellar amateur boxing career, culminating with a come-from-behind, one-punch knock out win to secure a gold medal at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1997 - Darnell WilsonDarnell Wilson (middleweight boxer)Darnell Wilson is a former American boxer.-Amateur career:Wilson was an amateur standout and was the 1993 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion. He later went on to become the United States Amateur Light middleweight champion in 1997-1999. Chicago Golden Gloves finalist . U.S...
, Lafayette, Indiana - 1998 - Darnell WilsonDarnell Wilson (middleweight boxer)Darnell Wilson is a former American boxer.-Amateur career:Wilson was an amateur standout and was the 1993 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion. He later went on to become the United States Amateur Light middleweight champion in 1997-1999. Chicago Golden Gloves finalist . U.S...
, Lafayette, Indiana - 1999 - Darnell WilsonDarnell Wilson (middleweight boxer)Darnell Wilson is a former American boxer.-Amateur career:Wilson was an amateur standout and was the 1993 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion. He later went on to become the United States Amateur Light middleweight champion in 1997-1999. Chicago Golden Gloves finalist . U.S...
, Lafayette, Indiana - 2000 - Anthony HanshawAnthony HanshawAnthony Lavar Hanshaw was a professional boxer, from Massillon, Ohio. He was born on March 28, 1978, in Warren, Ohio. Hanshaw graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1996...
, Mansfield, Ohio - 2001 - Sechew PowellSechew PowellSechew Powell is an American boxer.-Amateur career:Nicknamed "Iron Horse", Powell was an amateur standout and was the 2000 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion and 2001 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.-Professional career:Powell turned pro in 2002 and was undefeated...
, Brooklyn, New York - 2002 - Jesús González, Glendale, Arizona
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