List of United States national amateur boxing super heavyweight champions
Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing Super Heavyweight (AAU) 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 four premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur super heavyweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. The Super Heavyweight division is contested at a weight class of 201+ pounds.
List of U.S. national Golden Gloves super heavyweight champions (201+ lb / +91 kg)
The super heavyweight division was established in 1982, with heavyweights limited to 200 lb (91 kg) until 2000, when the heavyweight limit was raised to 201 lb.[1] Below is the list of champions, along with the state or region they represented. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.[2]
| Year | Champion | State/Region |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Warren Thompson | Washington, D.C.[3] |
| 1983 | Craig Payne | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1984 | Mike Williams | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 1985 | James Pritchard | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1986 | Tevin George | Louisiana |
| 1987 | Nathaniel Fitch | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1988 | Kevin Ford | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1989 | Larry Donald | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1990 | Larry Donald | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1991 | Samson Poʻuha | Rocky Mountain |
| 1992 | Alvin Manley | Mid-South |
| 1993 | Lance Whitaker | Southern California |
| 1994 | Derrick Jefferson | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1995 | Tom Martin | Florida |
| 1996 | Alvin Manley | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1997 | Dominick Guinn | Mid-South |
| 1998 | Tuese Ahkiong | Hawaii |
| 1999 | Dominick Guinn | Mid-South |
| 2000 | Steve Vukosa | New England |
| 2001 | Lonnie Zaid | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2002 | Malcolm Tann | Florida |
| 2003 | Travis Walker | Florida |
| 2004 | Raphael Butler | Minnesota |
| 2005 | Gregory Corbin | Texas |
| 2006 | Felix Stewart | Tri-State/Ohio Valley[4] |
| 2007 | Nathaniel James | Wisconsin |
| 2007 | Alexander Montagnet II | Louisiana |
| 2008 | Tor Hamer | New York Metropolitan Area |
| 2009 | Lenroy Thompson | Kansas City |
| 2009 | Anthony W. Melberg | New Town, North Dakota |
| 2010 | Roberto Morban | New York Metropolitan Area |
| 2011 | Lenroy Thompson | Kansas City |
| 2012 | Andrew Coleman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2013 | Cam F. Awesome | Kansas City |
| 2014 | Jermaine Franklin | Michigan |
| 2015 | Darmani Rock | Philadelphia |
| 2016 | Anthony Hicks | New York |
| 2017 | Richard Torrez | California |
| 2018 | Roney Hines | Cleveland |
| 2019 | Antonio Mireles | Iowa |
| 2020 | No tournament | COVID-19 cancellation |
| 2021 | Skylar Lacy | Indiana |
| 2022 | Eric Ross | Chicago |
| 2023 | Eric Ross | Chicago |
| 2024 | Gilbert Kabamba | New England[5] |
| 2025 | Darius Fulghum | url=https://www.usaboxing.org/2025-national-golden-gloves-results |title=2025 National Golden Gloves Results |publisher=USA |
References
- ^ "Golden Gloves". Wikipedia. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Golden Gloves of America". Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "1982 National Golden Gloves". Amateur Boxing Strefa. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champions". BoxRec. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Gilbert Kabamba wins Golden Gloves national title in Detroit". Lowell Sun. May 18, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2025.