National Amateur Light Middleweight Champions

Below is a list of National

Amateur Boxing Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

Light Middleweight Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA an ...

Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. This category was recently discontinued. 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 USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which sets its rules. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, USA Boxing i ...

, 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 others being the

National 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 Nationa ...

Tournament, which crowned its own amateur light middleweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. *1952 -

Tony Anthony Darrell W. Anthony (born April 12, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, also known by his ring name Dirty White Boy. He wrestled primarily for independent promotions in the Southeastern United States. He was most active throughout t ...

, New York, New York *1953 - William Collins, Springville, New York *1954 - John Houston, Oakland, California *1955 - Frank Davis, Air Force *1956 - Frank Davis, Air Force *1957 -

Denny Moyer Denny Moyer (August 8, 1939 – June 30, 2010) was an American boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 98–38–4 record. Early life Moyer was born in Portland, Oregon, and attende ...

, Portland, OR *1958 -

, Portland, OR *1959 -

Wilbert McClure Wilbert McClure (October 29, 1938 – August 6, 2020) was an American boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals in the light middleweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics. As a professional he competed from 1961 to 19 ...

, Toledo, Ohio *1960 -

, Toledo, Ohio *1961 -

Bobby Pasquale Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constabl ...

, Tacoma, WA *1962 -

Roy McMillan Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise t ...

, Toledo, Ohio *1963 - Johnny Howard, Portland, OR *1964 - Tolman Gibson, Spokane, WA *1965 - C. Williams, Homestead, Pennsylvania *1966 - Johnny Howard, Portland, OR *1967 - Arthur Davis, Air Force *1968 -

William Beeler William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...

, Louisville. Kentucky *1969 -

Larry Carlisle Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence (given name), Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American arti ...

, Marines *1970 -

Jesse Valdez Jesus "Jesse" Valdez (born December 7, 1947) is a retired boxer. He was selected a member of the All-American AAU boxing team for 1973, and was named the top welterweight amateur boxer in the nation in 1973 by the National AAU Boxing Commi ...

, Air Force *1971 -

Billy Daniels William Boone Daniels (September 12, 1915 – October 7, 1988) was an American singer active in the United States and Europe from the mid-1930s to 1988, notable for his hit recording of "That Old Black Magic" and his pioneering performances on e ...

, Norfolk, Virginia *1972 - Henry Johnson, Indianapolis, Indiana *1973 -

Dale Grant Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name element) Geography ;Australia *The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada *Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia *Dale (woreda), district ;Norway *Dal ...

, Tacoma, WA *1974 -

Jerome Bennett Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

, Air Force *1975 - Charles Walker, Mesa, Arizona *1976 -

J.B. Williamson James Bennett Williamson (born December 18, 1956, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American Professional boxing, professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council, WBC light heavyweight title in 1985. Professional career Williamson tu ...

, Marines *1977 -

Clint Jackson Clinton Jackson (born May 20, 1954) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 1974 World Championships and a gold at the 1975 Pan American Games. Biograph ...

, Nashville, Tennessee *1978 -

, Marines *1979 -

Jeff Stoudemire Jeff Stoudemire (born September 24, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American former professional boxer. Amateur career Stoudemire was a standout as an amateur, becoming the 1978 National Golden Gloves Welterweight champion and 1979 National AAU L ...

, Cleveland, Ohio *1980 - Donald Bowers, Jackson, Tennessee *1981 -

James Rayford ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. The series, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron ...

, Navy *1982 -

Dennis Milton Dennis Milton (born August 23, 1961) is an American former professional boxer. Amateur career Milton had a stellar amateur career, having won four New York Golden Gloves Championships. Milton won the 1981 165 lb Open Championship and won ...

, Bronx, New York (won both spring and winter titles) *1983 - Frank Tate, Detroit, Michigan *1984 -

Kevin Bryant Kevin Ronald Bryant (born 8 July 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League ...

, Army *1985 -

Tim Littles Tim Littles (born November 2, 1964 in Sharon, Connecticut) was an American boxer in the super middleweight division. Amateur career Known as "The Doctor of Styles", Littles had a successful amateur career. Amateur highlights *1985 United State ...

, Flint, Michigan *1986 -

Michael Moorer Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2008. He won a world championship on four occasions in two weight classes, having held the WBO light heavyweight title from 1988 to ...

, Monessen, Pennsylvania *1987 - Gerald McClellan, Freeport, Illinois *1988 -

Frankie Liles Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who held the Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles. Amateur career Liles won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. Liles had a stellar ...

, Syracuse, New York *1989 -

Chris Byrd Christopher Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over th ...

, Flint, Michigan *1990 - Paul Vaden, Puyallup, WA *1991 -

Raúl Márquez Raúl Márquez (born August 28, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He held IBF junior middleweight title between April and December 1997. Márquez also represented the U.S. at the 1992 Summer Olympics i ...

, Houston, Texas *1992 - Robert Allen, Marines *1993 - Wayne Blair, Miami, Florida *1994 -

Jesse Aquino Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * Jesse (album) ...

, Kansas City, Missouri *1995 -

Jeffrey Clark Jeffrey Bossert Clark (born April 17, 1967) is an American lawyer who was Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division from 2018 to 2021. In September 2020, he was also appointed acting head of the Civil Divis ...

, Fort Bragg, North Carolina *1996 - David Reid, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1997 -

Darnell Wilson Darnell Wilson (born September 22, 1974) is an American boxer. He challenged once for the WBA World Cruiserweight title in 2008. He is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left-hook knockouts of Emmanuel Nwodo and David Rodriguez. Backgro ...

, Lafayette, Indiana *1998 -

, Lafayette, Indiana *1999 -

, Lafayette, Indiana *2000 -

Anthony Hanshaw Anthony Lavar Hanshaw (born March 28, 1978) is an American professional boxer from 2000 to 2013. As an amateur, he won the 1998 National Golden Gloves at welterweight. Amateur career Hanshaw was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Mansfiel ...

, Mansfield, Ohio *2001 -

Sechew Powell Sechew Powell (born June 6, 1979) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2014 and challenged for the IBF junior middleweight title in 2011. Early life Powell was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn of Jamaican ...

, Brooklyn, New York *2002 - Jesús González, Glendale, Arizona *Discontinued {{United States national amateur boxing champions Light middle *