Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...

Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The weight class was contested at 125 pounds between 1889 and 1921. It was then contested at 126 pounds between 1922 and 1951, before returning to 125 pounds in 1952; which it is currently contested at. 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 crowns its own amateur featherweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. *1889 - J. Brown, New York, New York (spring); J. Gorman, SAC (winter) *1890 - J. Schneering, New York, New York *1891 - W.H. Horton, Navy *1892 - Not held *1893 - W.H. Horton, Navy *1894 - C. Miner, CAC *1895 - L. Campbell, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *1896 - Not held *1897 -

Joe McCann Joe McCann (2 November 1947 – 15 April 1972) was an Irish republican paramilitary. A member of the Irish Republican Army and later the Official Irish Republican Army, he was active in politics from the early 1960s and participated in the ear ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1898 - Not held *1899 -

John Burns John Elliot Burns (20 October 1858 – 24 January 1943) was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was ...

, New York, New York *1900 - John Scholes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *1901 - John Scholes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *1902 -

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1903 - J. McGarry, Mott Haven AC *1904 - T.J. Fitzpatrick, Boston, Massachusetts *1905 - Willie Cornell, Lowell, Massachusetts *1906 - W.J. Leonard, San Francisco, California *1907 - T.J. Fitzpatrick, Boston, Massachusetts *1908 - E.J. Walsh, New York, New York *1909 - T.J. Fitzpatrick, Boston, Massachusetts *1910 - Frank Smith, Boston, Massachusetts *1911 - Frank Hufnagie, Brooklyn, New York *1912 - John Cooper, Chelsea, Massachusetts *1913 - Walter Hitchen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *1914 - V. Pokorni, Cleveland, Ohio *1915 - Art Strawhacker, Cleveland, Ohio *1916 -

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...

, New York, New York *1917 - Earl Baird, Seattle, Washington *1918 -

James Fruzetti James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, Brockton, Massachusetts *1919 - W.P. Corbett, Somerville, Massachusetts *1920 - Solly Seeman, Brooklyn, New York *1921 - Dan Gartin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1922 - George Fifield, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *1923 - Terry Parker, Boston, Massachusetts *1924 - Joe Salas, Los Angeles, California *1925 -

Ray Alfano Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (g ...

, St. Louis, Missouri *1926 -

Patsy Rufalo Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among ...

, New York, New York *1927 -

Christopher Battalino Christopher Battaglia (February 18, 1908 – July 25, 1977) better known as Battling Battalino, was an American World Featherweight boxing champion. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Battalino engaged in 88 bouts during his career, of which he won 5 ...

, Hartford, Connecticut *1928 -

Harry Devine Harold "Harry" George Devine (May 18, 1909 – April 29, 1998) was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in North Oxford, Massachusetts. Amateur career Devine was nati ...

, Waltham, Massachusetts *1929 - Martin Zuniga, Los Angeles, California *1930 -

Ray Meyers Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray ...

, New York, New York *1931 -

Anthony Sarpati Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a '' gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton ...

, New York, New York *1932 - Richard Carter, New York, New York *1933 - Louis Barisano, Boston, Massachusetts *1934 - Ed Waling, Highland Park, Michigan *1935 - Al Nettlow, River Rouge, Michigan *1936 - Joseph Church, Buffalo, New York *1937 - Ed Waling, Detroit, Michigan *1938 - Bill Eddy, Flint, Michigan *1939 - Bill Eddy, Flint, Michigan *1940 -

Frank Robinson Frank Robinson (August 31, 1935 – February 7, 2019) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for five teams, from to . The only player to be named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of both ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *1941 - *1942 - *1943 - *1944 -

Major Jones Major James Brooks Jones (born July 9, 1953) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. Born in McGehee, Arkansas, he attended and played college basketball at Albany State University. He was ...

, Kansas City, Missouri *1945 - Virgil Franklin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma *1946 - Leo Kelly, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *1947 - Wallace (Bud) Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio *1948 - T. Fittipaldo, Warren, Ohio *1949 - Benny Apostadiro, Honolulu, Hawaii *1950 - Sammy Rodgers, Baltimore, Maryland *1951 - Len Walters, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada *1952 - Mac Martinez, San Jose, California *1953 - Bob Tenequer, Lawton, Oklahoma *1954 - Stan Fitzgerald, Buffalo, New York *1955 -

Joe Charles Joe Charles (born July 18, 1958) is an American mixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division. He is best known for his time in the UFC from 1994 to 2000. Career Charles was an accomplished high school wrestler and judoka, worki ...

, Air Force *1956 - Jim Pettaway, Toledo, Ohio *1957 - Rubin Pizzarro, New York, New York *1958 - John Patrick Britt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1959 - Roy Houpe, Columbus, Ohio *1960 - George Foster, Cincinnati, Ohio *1961 - Ralph Ungricht, Provo, Utah *1962 - Steve Freeman, Houston, Texas *1963 - Victor Baerga, New York, New York *1964 - Charles Smith, Air Force *1965 - Lawrence Hines, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1966 - R. Lozado, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina *1967 - Roy DeFilippis, San Diego, California *1968 - George McGarvey, Washington, DC *1969 - Joe Bennett, Joliet, Illinois *1970 - Ray Lunny III, San Francisco, California *1971 - Ricky Boudreaux, New Orleans, Louisiana *1972 - Jerome Artis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1973 -

Howard Davis Jr. Howard Edward Davis Jr. (February 14, 1956 – December 30, 2015) was an American professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muham ...

, Glen Cove, New York *1974 - Michael Hess, Portland, Oregon *1975 -

Davey Lee Armstrong Davey Lee Armstrong (June 9, 1956 – February 8, 2021) was a boxer from the United States. Amateur career Armstrong was born in Puyallup, Washington, and began boxing at the Tacoma Boys Club, along with future world champions Rocky Lockridge a ...

, Tacoma, Washington *1976 -

, Tacoma, Washington *1977 -

Johnny Bumphus Johnny 'Bump City' Bumphus (August 17, 1960 – January 31, 2020) was an American professional boxer who held the WBA super lightweight title in 1984 and challenged once for the WBC and IBF welterweight titles in 1987. Amateur career Bumphus ...

, Nashville, Tennessee *1978 - Elichi Jumawan, Wahiawa, Hawaii *1979 -

Bernard Taylor Bernard Taylor may refer to: *Bernard Taylor (author) (born 1934), British horror and suspense author *Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield (1895–1991), British coalminer and politician *Bernard Taylor (boxer) (born 1957), American boxer *Be ...

*1980 - Clifford Gray, Boynton Beach, Florida *1981 - Guadalupe Suarez, Corpus Christi, Texas *1982 - Orlando Johnson, Chicago, Illinois (spring), Clifford Gray, Boynton Beach, Florida (winter) *1983 - Andrew Minsker, Portland, Oregon *1984 - Lyndon Walker, Washington, DC *1985 - Runnell Doll, Army *1986 -

Kelcie Banks Kelcie Herron Banks (born May 8, 1965) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Championships in Reno and at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Inducted to the USA Boxing Hall of ...

, Chicago, Illinois *1987 -

, Chicago, Illinois *1988 -

Carl Daniels Carl Bryant Daniels (born August 26, 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri), is an American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154 lb) division. He held the WBA Light Middleweight title in 1995. Amateur Southpaw Daniels won the junior world ...

, St. Louis, Missouri *1989 - Frank Peña, Aurora, Colorado *1990 -

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi ...

, Los Angeles, California *1991 - Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1992 - Julian Wheeler, Navy *1993 - Julian Wheeler, Navy *1994 - Frank Carmona, Los Angeles, California *1995 - Floyd Mayweather Jr., Grand Rapids, Michigan *1996 -

Augie Sanchez Augustine Anthony Sanchez (born November 17, 1977 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.) is an American boxing trainer and retired featherweight boxer. As an amateur boxer, he was the US featherweight champion, known for being the last American to defeat Fl ...

, Los Angeles, California *1997 - Jason Ingwaldson, Glendora, California *1998 - Michael Evans *1999 -

Rocky Juarez Ricardo "Rocky" Juárez (born April 15, 1980) is an American former professional boxer. He is a former WBC Silver featherweight champion and a multiple-time world title challenger. Juarez was known over his career for his aggressive fighting styl ...

, Houston, Texas *2000 - Rocky Juarez, Houston, Texas *2001 -

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 young ...

, Flint, Michigan *2002 - Johnny Vasquez Jr., Snyder, Texas *2003 - Aaron Garcia, Vista, California *2004 -

Brandon Ríos Brandon Lee Ríos (born April 29, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBA lightweight title in 2011 and has challenged once for the WBO welterweight title in 2015. Nicknamed "Bam Bam", Ríos was known for his aggressive pressur ...

Garden City, Kansas *2005 -

Mark Davis Mark Davis may refer to: Entertainers *Mark Davis (talk show host), American radio talk show host * Mark Jonathan Davis (born 1965), American actor/singer and creator of Richard Cheese *Mark Davis, American bassist and founding member for the band ...

, Cleveland, Ohio *2006 - Mark Davis, Cleveland, Ohio *2007 - Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio *2008 -

Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ac ...

*2009 - Kevin Rivers *2010 - Joseph Diaz Jr., Elmonte, California *2011 - Joseph Diaz Jr., Elmonte, California *2012 -

Joet Gonzalez Joet De Jesus Gonzalez (born 12 October 1993) is an American professional boxer. He is a two-time world title challenger, having fought for the WBO featherweight title in 2019 and 2021. Professional boxing career Early career Gonzalez made his ...

, Glendora, California *2013 - Gary Antonio Russell (with headgear), Eduardo Martinez (without headgear) *2014 - JaRico O'Quinn *2015 - Christopher Colbert *2016 -

Duke Ragan Duke Ragan (born September 18, 1997) is an American professional boxer who won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Amateur/Olympic career After learning the sport at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves b ...

*2017 - Duke Ragan *2018 - Duke Ragan

References

History
{{United States national amateur boxing champions Feather *