Newsletters That Will Help Keep All of Us Informed and Will Give Us the Opportunity to Spotlight Deserving People in Our Organization
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GOLDEN GLOVES 1ST EDITION OF AMERICA J U L Y / 2 0 2 1 N A T I O N A L N E W S L E T T E R ISSUE 01 MAY 2021 2021 TOURNAMENT Tulsa Oklahoma Hosts 2021 National Golden Gloves FRANCHISE Western New England, Dean Fay BOXER SPOTLIGHT Zordan Holman, Portland Boxing CONTENTS 02 President's Message 09 Women's Boxing 03 2021 Championships 10 Official Business 05 Franchise Highlight 1 1 Calendar 07 Coaches Corner 1 2 USAB 08 Zordan Holman 1 3 Keep In Contact PROUD SPONSORS OF GOLDEN GLOVES OF AMERICA JOE LOUIS RINGSIDE SPRINKLER BOURBON FITTERS P A G E 0 2 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE B O B B Y R U S S O Message from the President Welcome back to boxing! I hope this finds you well. It’s been a tough year and a half but things are finally getting back to normal. This will be the first of many newsletters that will help keep all of us informed and will give us the opportunity to spotlight deserving people in our organization. With the development of the Golden Gloves monthly newsletter, we hope to build a stronger bond and establish networking between the 30 franchises and many sub-franchises. This month, we are featuring Dean Fay, who operates a gym with the most members in the country. Dean is the Director of the Western New England Golden Gloves, a sub- franchise of the New England Golden Gloves. Please check out his interesting story this month. I am asking all franchises to cooperate and to please share the newsletter with your contacts, as well as to share your email list with us so that we may grow our base. Our first newsletter will reach about 50,000 people and we are hoping to grow this over the next year or so to well over 100,000. I’m proud to say we have a lot of good projects in the works, including a brand new National website with a page for general information for each franchise (thanks to the hard work of John Pacheco Jr. who is the chairman of the Developing and Marketing Committee). The most exciting project in the works which should be a major boost for us is a potential deal for a documentary about the 100 year history of the Golden Gloves of America. This, to me, is huge for us and will help create new fans and will enlighten them on the good works of the Golden Gloves. They will be drawn in with the interesting stories on the Who’s Who of boxing who have participated in the Golden Gloves such as Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and countless others. A very special thanks to three young people who volunteered their time to execute this newsletter: Missy Fitzwater of Kansas, Izzy Corbett of Minnesota, and Zordan Holman of Maine. They will also activate our Facebook and Instagram accounts. I hope to see you all in Tulsa for the Tournament of Champions! P U R C H A S E T I C K E T S T O Best, T H E 2 0 2 1 N A T I O N A L Bob Russo, President G O L D E N G L O V E S : https://www.ticketstorm. com/e/25261/t/ P A G E 3 TULSA, OKLAHOMA 2 0 2 1 N A T I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P S HOST FRANCHISE STAFF AND EARLY TEAM ARRIVALS HOOkSlaTh FoRmAaN CGHolIdSeEn G l o v e s August 5th & 6th Oklahoma Golden Gloves HOST DELEGATE TEAM ARRIVALS HEOdSdTie D HEaLrErGisAonTE August 7, 8am-6pm Eddie Harrison August 8, 8am-noon TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS TAOaUroRnN ASlMoaEnN eTn DgIiRnEeCroToOmRbSo [email protected] ALL TEAMS MUST BE CHECKED IN AT HQ AJaurloien WSlaotasno ne njwgaintestruoloams@[email protected] OFFICE NO LATER THAN NOON ON SUNDAY Julie Watson [email protected] THE DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE SHORTLY VENUE THEREAFTER VCEoNxU BEu s i n e s s C e n t e r COMPETITION: C1o0x0 B Cuivsicn eCsesn Ctenr, tTeurlsa OK 74103 Monday, August 9 thru Saturday, August 14 100 Civic Center, Tulsa OK 74103 ELIGIBILTY AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION Each current franchise in good standing is All teams staying at the headquarters hotels eligible to enter up to 9 male and 10 female will be picked up from the airport Saturday or boxers Sunday prior to the start of the tournament and dropped at headquarters DEADLINE hotels. On the Sunday following the All franchise preliminary team rosters due tournament, transportation will be provided Mon, July 26th from the headquarters hotels to the airport. Transportation pending pre-approved and Final Team rosters must be turned in at the scheduled arrival/departure times. HQ Office No later than noon, Sunday August 8th FRANCHISE DELEGATION WEIGHTS MALE: A full Franchise Delegation is 19 boxers, 2 team 108, 114, 125, 138, 152, 165, 178, 201, 201+ coaches, 2 officials, (any of the 2 officials may be Doctors and we encourage you to bring a FEMALE Doctor!) 1 delegate and 1 alternate delegate (25 106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 178+ members are recognized as a full team delegation). No franchise may participate in AGE REQUIREMENT the tournament with less than 8 qualified Boxers ages 18-40. All boxers must be at least contestants. The Board of Directors may waive 18 yearsof age on the first day of their local this requirement based on extenuating competition, but not yet 41 on August 14, 2021 circumstances which judgement shall be at its sole discretion P A G E 4 CREDENTIALS Credentials will be issued to Delegates when the team is registered. Credentials will be TEAM REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN issued for the Delegate, Alternate Delegate, 2 guests, boxer entrants and all coaches who are At the headquarters office, in the Cox registered and endorsed by the Franchise Business Center, PASSBOOKS MUST BE Delegate. Credentials will be good for TURNED IN AT REGISTRATION. admission to all sessions of the competition. Friday, August 6th, 3pm to 6pm All participants must present their credential Saturday, August 7th, 8am to 6pm for admission to the venue. If the credential is Sunday, August 8th, 8am to Noon lost it will not be replaced. Official credentials will be issued at their mandatory meeting, DRAW AND BRACKETING Monday morning August 9th. Headquarters Office Staff will also issue credentials to Draw and Bracketing will take place on Emeritus members, Medical Staff, working Sunday August 8th, Noon to 3pm staff and crew, non-delegate Hall of Fame Members, News Media and Special Guests. COMPETITION SESSIONS Monday August 9th thru Saturday August 14th WEIGH-INS AND PHYSICALS at the Cox Business Center. One session each evening starting at 6pm sharp. Monday August 9th, thru Saturday August 14th, weigh-ins will be held at the Cox RINGS-ROUNDS Business Center at 7am-9am sharp. All boxers Monday-Friday, 3 rings, three 3 minute rounds must weigh-in on the dates they are Saturday (Finals) 1 ring, three 3 minute rounds. scheduled to box!!! Physicals will take place immediately following the boxer’s weigh-in. SCORING SYSTEM 10 point must RULES FINALISTS BOXERS & COACHES MEETING USA Boxing Rules, with Golden Gloves Saturday August 14th, 10am, immediately Rule Modifications will be used in the following weigh-ins, Briefing, Interviews and conducting of the Tournament. Additional Photos Golden Gloves Policies and Procedures as contained in Golden Gloves of America By- UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT Laws and Policies and Procedures shall All participants must wear team uniforms with prevail over this tournament team colors as provided by their Franchise. Mandatory equipment, including hand wraps and competition headboard as specified in the USA Boxing Official Rulebook. Coaches must have their own corner equipment. Competition Boxing Gloves will be provided and must be used by all boxers in competition. P A G E 5 FRANCHISE: W E S T E R N N E W E N G L A N D Dean Fay is a 20+ year Springfield Police Officer who has a deep history with the Golden Gloves. Dean grew up in nearby Holyoke, MA a former mill-town known for its diverse blue-collar demographics. Boxing became a staple in Holyoke (known as the “Paper City”) with “Friday Night Fights” at the Dean recognized the need for these structured Holyoke Boys Club where the mill workers programs catering to the at-risk youth of would go to watch their favorite amateur Springfield. After answering a call where a 17 boxer compete. In 1957 the Western New year old male was shot in the neck and died England Golden Gloves (WNEGG) found a while Dean was providing CPR, Dean had seen home in Holyoke. enough and started his quest to bring boxing back to the area. In 2014 Dean was granted the The first Director of the WNEGG, which was WNEGG (a sub-franchise of New England initially known as the “Holyoke Golden Gloves” Golden Gloves). was Nick Cosmos. With the inception of the Golden Gloves in Holyoke and its popularity, This was the beginning of Central City Boxing several boxing gyms emerged producing & Barbell Inc. (a 501c3 non-profit org). Dean many talented boxers. This tradition continued established a business plan while preparing a until 2003 with the untimely death of Nick curriculum using boxing as the vehicle to Cosmos. With the death of Nick, and no one attract the at-risk youth while teaching the else to take on the monumental task of values that are needed to be a productive running the Golden Gloves franchise, the member of society.