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National Golden Gloves Flyweight Champion
This is a list of United States national Golden Gloves champions in the flyweight division, along with the state or region they represented. The weight limit for flyweights was first contested at , but was increased to in 2010."Past Champions"
. Golden Gloves. Retrieved July 22, 2017. *1928 – Jimmy Chase – Chicago *1929 – Jimmy Chase – Chicago *1930 – Joe Espanoza – Chicago *1931 – Leo Rodak – Chicago *1932 – Albert Soukup – Chicago *1933 – Johnny Baltzer – *1934 – Jesse Levels –
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Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States, where they are awarded a belt and a ring. And the title of nations champion is awarded. The Golden Gloves is a term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but can also represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves tournaments and other notable tournaments such as the Intercity Golden Gloves, the Chicago Golden Gloves, and the New York Golden Gloves. History Arch Ward, sports editor of the ''Chicago Tribune'', came up with the idea of a citywide, Chicago amateur boxing tournament in 1923, and gained sponsorship from the ''Tribune'' in 1927. An annual tournament was held between Chicago and New York. In later years the idea was taken up by other cities, and a national tournament was held. Along with the New York Golden Gloves, the Chicago tournament was viewed as one of the two elite Golden Gloves Championships in the United States ...
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Toledo, Ohio
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Todd Hickman (boxer)
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Jesse Benavidez
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Lafayette, Louisiana
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