Golden Gloves tournament kicks off Saturday with bouts at Monroeville Mall

The road to the Golden Gloves state and national finals begins Saturday with a loaded card at Gloria’s Gym in the Monroeville Mall.

Both eliminations and championships will be a part of the 14-bout card and will feature Golden Gloves veterans and others new to the amateur tournament.

Eleven of the 14 bouts will be Golden Gloves contests in Bantam, Junior, Elite Sub Novice, Youth, Junior Sub Novice, Elite Novice and Elite Open divisions.

There also will be three non-tournament bouts featuring fighters from Boyce Boxing Gym, Steel City Boxing, Pittsburgh Boxing and South Park Boxing.

Tickets are $25 and only are available at the door. To reserve tickets, text Gloria Cvetic at 412-576-9285.

Golden Gloves officials expect the event to be a sellout. They recommend arriving at 5:30 p.m.

Bell time is 6 p.m.

The Western PA District Golden Gloves schedule continues March 4 at The Bellamauro in Reynoldsville, March 11 at Millvale Community Center and March 25 at Wolfpack Boxing Club in Carnegie.

The Western District Championships will be April 1 at Pro Sports Complex in Monroeville. The PA State Finals also will be at Pro Sports Complex on April 22.

The National Golden Gloves tournament is May 5-13, in Chester.

The Golden Gloves tournament celebrates its 100-year anniversary in 2023. Some of the top boxers in history, names like Sugar Ray Leonard, Mohammad Ali, Joe Frazier and Oscar De LaHoya, are former Golden Gloves champions.

This year, the tournament also is an Olympic qualifier. Boxers who come in first and second at the national tournament will have the opportunity to try out for the U.S. Olympic team in December.

2023 Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Tournament

Saturday at Gloria’s Gym, Monroeville Mall

Bantam Division – Championship

100 pounds – Gavin Alfred, Boyce Boxing vs. Mason Jahnston, Ellwood City Boxing

Junior Division Championship

165 – Dzermal Voloder, Erie Boxing Academy vs. Gianni Amarose, South Park Boxing

Junior Division Elimination

132 – Alan Williams, Foundation Boxing vs. Aiden Bollinger, Ellwood City Boxinb

Elite Sub Novice Elimination

156 – Garrett Matiq, Boyce Boxing vs. Domenic Zottola, Butler Cubs Boxing

Youth Division Championship

139 – Shane Alwahami, Erie Boxing Academy vs. Joshua Hamilton, South Side Boxing

Elite Sub Novice Championship

165 – Luciano Ripepi, G Force Athletics vs. Anthony Patterson, Steel City Boxing

Elite Sub Novice Semifinal

147 – Kristopher Benjamin, Boyce Boxing vs. Kora Bakierci, Steel City Boxing

Junior Sub Novice Elimination

132 – Robert Hatala, 3rd Avenue Boxing vs. Oscar Navarro, South Park Boxing

Elite Sub Novice Semifinal

203 — Tyriq Thompson, Gloria’s Gym vs. Deontay Wadley, Steel City Boxing

Elite Novice Semifinal

139 – Allen Clark, Boyce Boxing vs. Lance Robertson, South Side Boxing

Elite Open Elimination

147 – Jacob Connolly, Gloria’s Gym vs. Takir Bolden, Erie Boxing Academy

Non-Tournament

119 – Johnathan Trujillo, Boyce Boxing vs. Andrew Agliori, Pittsburgh Boxing

139 – Anthony Carlisano, Boyce Boxing vs. Sal DeSimone, Steel City Boxing

145 – Owen Turgeon, Boyce Boxing vs. Jake Frechione, South Park Boxing