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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 ...
Middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
Champions, also known as
United States Amateur Champions The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Champion on Olympic boxers for winning the annual national Olympic boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, which is the national governing body for Olympic boxin ...
, 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 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 the 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 crowns its own amateur middleweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. It is contested at 165lbs.


Winners

*1888 - P. Cahill, S.A.A.C. *1889 - P. Cahill, S.A.A.C. and W.H. Stuckey, New York, New York *1890 - P. Cahill, S.A.A.C *1891 - W.H. Stuckey, New York, New York *1892 - Not Held *1893 - A. Black, PASC *1894 - O. Harney, New York, New York *1895 - M. Lewis, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *1896 - George Schwegler, NYAC *1897 - A. McIntosh, New York, New York *1898 - Not Held *1899 - A. McIntosh, New York, New York *1900 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York *1901 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York *1902 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York *1903 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York *1904 - W. Rodenbach, New York, New York *1905 - Charles Mayer, St. Georgia *1906 - Henry Ficke, San Francisco *1907 - W. McKinnon, St. Phillip's *1908 - Henry Hall, Boston, Massachusetts *1909 - Dan Sullivan, Cambridge, Massachusetts *1910 - William Beckman, New York, New York *1911 - Napoleon Boutellier, Boston, Massachusetts *1912 - Arthur Sheridan, Brooklyn, New York *1913 - William Barrett, New York, New York *1914 - William Barrett, New York, New York *1915 - Adolph Kaufman, New York, New York *1916 - Adolph Kaufman, New York, New York *1917 - Eugene Brosseau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada *1918 - Martin Burke, New Orleans, Louisiana *1919 - Sam Lagonia, New York, New York *1920 - Sam Lagonia, New York, New York *1921 - Sam Lagonia, New York, New York *1922 - William Antrobus, New York, New York *1923 - Homer Robertson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *1924 - Ben Funk, Yale University *1925 - Clayton Frye, Los Angeles, California *1926 - Arthur Flynn, Lawrence, Massachusetts *1927 - Joseph Hanlon, New York, New York *1928 - Harry Henderson, Annapolis, Maryland *1929 - Ray Lopez, Watertown, Massachusetts *1930 - Ring Larson, Quincy, Massachusetts *1931 - Frank Fullam, New York, New York *1932 - Fred Caserio, Chicago, Illinois *1933 - Tom Chester, New York, New York *1934 -
Fred Apostoli Alfredo "Fred" Apostoli (February 2, 1913 – November 29, 1973) was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. Statistical boxing website BoxR ...
, San Francisco, California *1935 - Dave Clark, Detroit, Michigan *1936 - Jimmy Clark, Jamestown, New York *1937 - Ted Cerwin, Detroit, Michigan *1938 - Bradley Lewis, New York, New York *1939 -
Ezzard Charles Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975), known as the Cincinnati Cobra, was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion. Known for his slick defense and precision, he is often considered the greatest light heavywei ...
, Cincinnati, Ohio *1940 -
Joey Maxim Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli (March 28, 1922 – June 2, 2001) was an American professional boxer. He was a World Light Heavyweight Champion. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based ...
, Cleveland, Ohio *1941 - James Mulligan, Lowell, Massachusetts *1942 - Sampson Powell, Cleveland, Ohio *1943 - Sampson Powell, Cleveland, Ohio *1944 - Frank Sweeney, Washington, D.C. *1945 - Allen Faulkner, Buffalo, New York *1946 - Harold Anspach, Cherry Point, New York *1947 - Nick Ranieri, Chicago, Illinois *1948 - Raymond Bryan, New York, New York *1949 - Albert Raymond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1950 - Wes Echols, Atwater, California *1951 - Thomas Nelson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1952 -
Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in hi ...
, New York, New York *1953 - Bryant Thompson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1954 - Donald McCray, Roxbury, Massachusetts *1955 - Paul Wright, U.S. Air Force *1956 - Paul Wright, U.S. Air Force *1957 - Alex Ford, Youngstown, Ohio *1958 -
José Torres José ("Chegüi") Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born American professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the junior middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he d ...
, New York, New York *1959 - Jimmy McQueen, Elyria, Ohio *1960 -
Leotis Martin Leotis Martin (June 17, 1939 – November 20, 1995) was an American boxer, the first ever NABF heavyweight champion and is best known for his victory over former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Martin was a good puncher and a fairly skil ...
, Toledo, Ohio *1961 -
Leotis Martin Leotis Martin (June 17, 1939 – November 20, 1995) was an American boxer, the first ever NABF heavyweight champion and is best known for his victory over former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Martin was a good puncher and a fairly skil ...
, Toledo, Ohio *1962 - Richard Gosha, Chicago, Illinois *1963 - Robert Williams, U.S. Air Force *1964 -
Will Cross William H. Cross is an American mountain climber. In May 2006 he summited Mount Everest. He has ascended the highest peaks on all seven continents and walked to both the North and South Poles. He has also led expeditions to 15 unmapped, unexplor ...
, Portland, Oregon *1965 - George Cooper, Oakland, California *1966 - Martino Berzewski, San Antonio, Texas *1967 - Len Hutchins, Detroit, Michigan *1968 - Al Jones, Detroit, Michigan *1969 - Larry Ward, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *1970 - John Magnum, Michigan *1971 - Joey Hadley, Memphis, Tennessee *1972 - Mike Colbert, Portland, Oregon *1973 -
Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 – March 13, 2021) was an American professional boxer and film actor. He competed in boxing from 1973 to 1987 and reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight divisi ...
, Brockton, Massachusetts *1974 - Vonzell Johnson, Columbus, Ohio *1975 -
Tommy Brooks Tommy Brooks (born June 6, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a boxing trainer and a former boxer. He is best known as the trainer of Evander Holyfield. Amateur boxing career As an amateur Brooks was the 1975 National AAU Middleweight champion. ...
, U.S. Air Force *1976 - Keith Broom, U.S. Navy *1977 - Jerome Bennett, U.S. Air Force *1978 - Jeff McCracken, U.S. Marines *1979 -
Alex Ramos Alex Ramos (born January 17, 1961) is a former middleweight boxer from the 1980s. A native of Manhattan, New York, whose parents were from Puerto Rico, Ramos won four Golden Gloves titles in New York City in the late 1970s (1977–1980) and wa ...
, Bronx, New York *1980 -
Martin Pierce Martin Pierce is a wood carver and furniture and hardware designer born in Worcester, England. It was here he began his career as a wood carver, working forbusinessesanin the surrounding area. He has been a resident of Los Angeles since 1980 ...
, Flint, Michigan *1981 - Michael Grogan, Atlanta, Georgia *1982 - Michael Grogan, Atlanta, Georgia *1983 - Michael Grogan, Atlanta, Georgia *1984 - Percy Harris, Baltimore, Maryland *1985 -
Darin Allen Darin Eric Allen (born January 5, 1965, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents David and Sharon Allen) is a former American amateur and professional boxer. Darin Allen won the gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Champio ...
, Columbus, Ohio *1986 -
Anthony Hembrick Anthony Hembrick (born February 22, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1996. He twice challenged for a world light-heavyweight title in 1992 and 1993. As an amateur, he was a member of the 1988 US Olympics ...
, U.S. Army *1987 -
Anthony Hembrick Anthony Hembrick (born February 22, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1996. He twice challenged for a world light-heavyweight title in 1992 and 1993. As an amateur, he was a member of the 1988 US Olympics ...
, U.S. Army *1988 - Jerome James, Sioux Falls, SD *1989 -
Ray Lathon Ray Lathon, (October 27, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri – December 12, 2000, in St. Louis) was an American boxer. Amateur career Known as "Lethal", Lathon was a stellar amateur and, in 1989, he was the U.S. Amateur Middleweight champion and won t ...
, St. Louis, Missouri *1990 - Michael DeMoss, U.S. Marines *1991 -
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 *1992 -
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 *1993 - Eric Wright, U.S. Army *1994 - Shane Swartz, Fort Collins, Colorado *1995 - Shane Swartz, Fort Collins, Colorado *1996 -
Omar Sheika Omar Sheika (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional boxer and multiple time super middleweight world title challenger. He is of Palestinian descent. Raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Sheika attended Eastside High School and ...
, Paterson, New Jersey *1997 - Jorge Hawley, Fontana, California *1998 -
Jeff Lacy Jeffrey Scott Lacy (born May 12, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2015. He held the IBF super middleweight title from 2004 to 2006, and the IBO super middleweight title from 2005 to 2006. Lacy rose to pro ...
, St. Petersburg, Florida *1999 - Arthur Palac, Hamtramck, Michigan *2000 - Matt Godfrey, Providence, Rhode Island *2001 -
Andre Ward Andre Michael Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super) ...
, Oakland, California *2002 - Julius Fogle, Fort Carson, Colorado *2003 -
Andre Dirrell Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF interim super middleweight title from 2017 to 2018. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics. His younger bro ...
, Flint, Michigan *2004 - James Johnson, Converse, Texas *2005 - Edwin Rodriguez, Worcester, Massachusetts *2006 - Daniel Jacobs, Brooklyn *2007 - Fernando Guerrero, Salisbury, Maryland *2008 - Luis Arias, Milwaukee, WI *2009 - Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, OH *2010 - Saul Jr Jimenez, Oklahoma City, Ok *2011 - Chris Pearson, Trotwood, OH *2012 - Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, OH {{United States national amateur boxing champions Middle *