2008 Michigan Silver Gloves Champions Crowned
Posted: January 11, 2008

The 2008 Michigan Silver Gloves championships were held January 5-6 at UAW Hall 653 in Pontiac. As they have for the past several years, the Azteca Youth Enrichment boxing team played host for the two-day event for boxers under the age of 16 years.

Seventy-one young state champions were crowned in three experience levels (A to C) in four age divisions (8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15) - many of them unopposed. In total, roughly 1/3 of Michigan's registered boxing clubs and 108 eligible boxers participated. Champions in the "A" class of all divisions except Bantam (novices) advance to the regionals in Columbus, Ohio January 19-21. Winners of that event advance to the nationals January 30-February 2 in Missouri.

Editor's Note: Because of the number of unopposed boxers that fought in non-tournament bouts and the confusion in presenting that information here, Sportssummary has opted only to list the champions below:

Bantam Division (Age: 8-9)
Intermediate Division (Age: 12-13)
Wgt
Class
Boxer
Club
Wgt
Class
Boxer
Club
55
C
Noah Bradshaw
Big Dog
65
A
Dylan Minton
Joe's
60
A
Zack Phillips
Big Dog
70
A
Tyler Phillips
Big Dog
60
B
Edgar Barbosa
Warriors
75
A
James Taylor
A-Square
60
C
Donny Wades
Joe's
85
A
Adrian Barbosa
Warriors
65
C
Brandon Schmidt
Allendale
85
C
Luke Hamlin
Allendale
70
C
Angel Quintero
Motown
95
C
Dyllon Waybrant
Davison
80
B
Noah Frey
Big Dog
100
A
Austin Watkins
Joe's
80
C
Neaver Hill
Big Dog
100
B
Ahmed Mahmood
Kronk
100
C
Kyle Rutland
Motown
Junior Division (Age: 10-11)
106
A
Zach Shamoun
Casa De Boxeo
65
B
Caleb Chesternut
Motown
106
C
Uriel Balderrama
Azteca
70
B
Brandon Mitchell
Motown
112
A
Alejandro Aguilar
SWD
70
C
Daz Watkins
Azteca
112
B
Jordan Rutland
Motown
75
C
Darryl Granberry
Azteca
112
C
Devin Wades
Joe's
80-F
A
Jasmine Hampton
A-Square
119
A
Alejandro Barbosa
Warriors
80
A
Gino Jones
Motown
119-F
C
Nicole Morrison
Big Dog
85
A
Raheem Alexander
Benton Harbor PAL
125
A
Tyrone Triplett
Big Dog
90-F
C
Maycee Frey
Big Dog
125
C
Lorenzo Pippins
Joe's
90
C
Tyrone Miller
A-Square
132
C
Steve Ashley
Benton Harbor PAL
95
C
Denzel Lindsay
Big Dog
139
A
Moses Taylor
Kronk
105-F
A
Patricia Reeves
Big Dog
139-F
C
Claressa Shields
FWC
105
C
Joseph Smith
Big Dog
147
C
Billy Price
Joe's
119
C
Tristian Horney
Joe's
165
C
Joshua Slater
Joe's
125
C
Diallo Bellamy
Big Dog
201
C
Erick Molina
MGGA
130
C
Joshua Dabney
Azteca
201+
C
Zane Teeple
Hannahville
135
C
Taylor Carroll
Joe's
150
C
Francisco Duran
Warriors
160
C
Robert Ducharme
A-Square
Senior Division (Age: 14-15)
Wgt
Class
Boxer
Club
Wgt
Class
Boxer
Club
106
A
Alejandro Hernandez
Warriors
132
C
LaRon West
Motown
106
C
Dennis Wegienek
Infinity
139
C
Anthony Lindsay
Big Dog
112
A
Joshua Ivezaj
Dynamic
147
A
Jermaine Futrell
Benton Harbor PAL
112
C
Sajed Fradi
Dynamic
147
C
Spencer Weiss
Irish Hills
119
A
Dylan Fanslaw

Joe's
156
A
Lexie Keschick
Hannahville
119-F
B
Valerie Farley
Big Dog
156
C
Fillipis Drake
Infinity
119-F
C
Destiny Roberts
Benton Harbor PAL
165
C
Francisco Giboyeaux
Motown
119
C
Cody Hopkins
River Rouge
201
C
Martin Goins
Joe's
125
A
Erick DeLeon
Kronk
201+F
C
Raven Barnes
A-Square
125
C
Miles Waybrant
Davison
201+
C
Terrence Samuelson
Big Dog

Thanks to LBC Treasurer Gary Richards for providing the clarified listing of champions.