United States National Amateur Boxing Flyweight Champions

Below is a list of United States 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 ...

Flyweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented. The weight class was contested at 105 pounds between 1888 and 1912. It was contested at 108 pounds between 1913 and 1921, before moving to 112 pounds in 1922, where it is contested at currently. 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 others being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur flyweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. *1888 - D. O'Brien, New York, NY *1889 - M. Rice, New York, NY (spring), D. O'Brien, New York, NY (winter *1890 - T. Murphy, New York, NY *1891 - Not held *1892 - Not held *1893 - G. Ross, Lex AC *1894 - J. Madden, New York, NY *1895 - J. Salmon, Pittsburgh, PA *1896 - J. Mylan, Yemassee AC *1897 - G.W. Owens, Pittsburgh, PA *1898 - Not held *1899 - David Watson, Paterson, NJ *1900 - W. Cullen, New York, NY *1901 - J. Brown, New York, NY *1902 - W. Schumaker, Avonia AC *1903 - R. McKinley, Riverside BC *1904 - J. O'Brien, Cambridge, MA *1905 - Fred Stingel, Boston, MA *1906 - James Carroll, Olympic Club *1907 - J. O'Brien, Cambridge, MA *1908 - Angus McDougal, Boston, MA *1909 - Arthur Souss, Cambridge, MA *1910 - James Rothwell, Boston, MA *1911 - John Fallon, Boston, MA *1912 - James Lynch, Cambridge, MA *1913 - Barney Snyder, Boston, MA *1914 - J. Downs, Cleveland, OH *1915 -

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, Cleveland, OH *1916 - Thomas Darey, Boston, MA *1917 -

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, Lowell, MA *1918 - Joe Wiles, Chelsea, MA *1919 - D. Kamins, Clark House AA *1920 - A.J. Devito, (who later fought as

Frankie Genaro Frank "Frankie" Genaro (born DiGennaro, August 26, 1901 – December 27, 1966) was an American former Olympic gold medalist and a 1928 National Boxing Association (NBA) World flyweight Champion. He is credited with engaging in 130 bouts, recordi ...

),New York, NY *1921 - John Hamm, Pittsburgh, PA *1922 - T.P. McManus, Pittsburgh, PA *1923 -

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, New York, NY *1924 -

Fidel LaBarba Fidel LaBarba (September 29, 1905 – October 2, 1981) was an American boxing, boxer and sportswriter. He was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles, California. LaBarba began his amateur career at fourteen, eventually winning the fl ...

, Los Angeles, CA *1925 -

Alfred Rollinson Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ...

, Shelton, CT *1926 -

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, Pittsburgh, PA *1927 -

Harry Lieberson Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

, New York, NY *1928 -

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, Los Angeles, CA *1929 - James Kerr, Grand Rapids, MI *1930 -

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, Revere, MA *1931 -

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, Cleveland, OH *1932 - Lou Salica, New York, NY *1933 - Tony Valore, Cleveland, OH *1934 - Thomas Barry, Chicago, IL *1935 - Johnny Marcelline, Philadelphia, PA *1936 -

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, Cleveland, OH *1937 - Bill Speary, Philadelphia, PA *1938 - Robert Carroll, Newark, NJ *1939 - Jose Mercado, Hawaii *1940 - Johnny Manaio, Honolulu, HI *1941 - Lawrence Torphy, Philadelphia, PA *1942 -

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, Cleveland, OH *1943 - Anthony Peppi, Boston, MA *1944 - Cecil Schoonmaker, New York, NY *1945 - Keith Hamilton, New Orleans, LA *1946 - David Buna, Hawaii *1947 - Robert Holiday, Cincinnati, OH *1948 - Frankie Sodano, Philadelphia, PA *1949 - Johnny Ortega, Oakland, CA *1950 -

Sherman Nelson Sherman most commonly refers to: * Sherman (name), a surname and given name (and list of persons with the name) ** William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), American Civil War General *M4 Sherman, a tank Sherman may also refer to: Places United ...

, Philadelphia, PA *1951 -

Billy Peacock Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young ...

, Philadelphia, PA *1952 - Billy Hill, Washington, DC *1953 - Bobby Singleton, Philadelphia, PA *1954 - Charles Branch, Philadelphia, PA *1955 - Heiji Shimabokuru, Honolulu, HI *1956 - Albert Pell, New York, NY *1957 - Albert Pell, New York, NY *1958 -

Ray Perez Ray Perez (January 25, 1939 – March 12, 2013) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1958 to 1970. As an amateur, he competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially ...

, Honolulu, HI *1959 - Gil Yanez, Toledo, OH *1960 - Wayman Gray, Monroe, MI *1961 - Pete Gonzalez, Portland, OR *1962 -

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, New York, NY *1963 - Lucas Matseke, South Africa *1964 -

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, Butte, MT *1965 - Sammy Goss, Trenton, NJ *1966 - Nicky Priola, Lake Charles, LA *1967 - Roland Miller, Billings, MT *1968 - Kenneth Bazer, New Orleans, LA *1969 - Caleb Long, Army *1970 - Eddie Santiago, New York, NY *1971 -

Bobby Hunter 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 consta ...

, Columbia, SC *1972 -

, Charles, SC *1973 - Richard Rozelle, Columbus, OH *1974 -

Greg Richardson Greg Richardson (born February 7, 1958) is a former Professional boxing, professional boxer who was World Boxing Council, WBC Bantamweight Champion between February 25, 1991, and September 19, 1991. Early life, family and education Richardson ...

, Cleveland, OH *1975 - Richard Rozelle, Columbus, OH *1976 -

Leo Randolph Leo Randolph (born February 27, 1958) is an American former boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Randolph had a very good amateur career. Randolph was a product of the Tacoma Boys Club amateur p ...

, Tacoma, WA *1977 - Jerome Coffee, Nashville, TN *1978 - Mike Felde, Missoula, MT *1979 -

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, St. Louis, MO *1980 -

Richard Sandoval Richard Sandoval (born 18 October 1960) is an American retired professional boxer and former Lineal and WBA Bantamweight Champion. Sandoval was a silver medalist at the 1979 Pan American Games in Puerto Rico and was a U.S. Olympian during his ...

, Pomona, CA *1981 - Fred Perkins, Army *1982 -

Steve McCrory Steve McCrory (April 13, 1964 – August 1, 2000) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. Personal life McCrory is the brother ...

, Detroit, MI (spring); Todd Hickman, Akron, OH (winter) *1983 -

, Detroit, MI *1984 - Bernard Price, Muncie, IN *1985 -

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, St. Louis, MO *1986 -

, St. Louis, MO *1987 -

, St. Louis, MO *1988 -

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, San Diego, CA *1989 - Brian Lonon, Army *1990 - Rudy Bradley, Army *1991 - Tim Austin, Cincinnati, OH *1992 - Arturo Hoffman, Dade City, FL *1993 - Russell Roberts, Gretna, LA *1994 - Carlos Navarro, Los Angeles, CA *1995 - Arnulfo Bravo, Virginia City, NV *1996 - Ramases Patterson, River Rouge, MI *1997 -

Clarence Vinson Clarence Adam Vinson (born July 10, 1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an American boxer. Nicknamed "Untouchable", Vinson won the bantamweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Vinson was also the 1997 and 1998 United States a ...

, Washington, DC *1998 -

, Washington, DC *1999 - Roberto Benitez, Brooklyn, NY *2000 - Roberto Benitez, Brooklyn, NY *2001 - Roberto Benitez, Brooklyn, NY *2002 - Raul Martinez, San Antonio, TX *2003 - Raul Martinez, San Antonio, TX *2004 -

Ron Siler Ronald "Ron" Siler Jr. (born April 8, 1980) is an American former amateur boxer who competed for the United States at the 2004 Olympics. He is now a boxing coach at the Cincinnati Golden Gloves gym. Background Siler hails from the Over-the-Rh ...

, Cincinnati, OH *2005 -

Rau'shee Warren Rau'shee Warren (; born February 13, 1987) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA (Undisputed), and IBO bantamweight titles from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, as well as bronze at t ...

, Cincinnati, OH *2006 -

, Cincinnati, OH *2007 -

, Cincinnati, OH *2008 - Randy Caballero, Coachella, CA *2009 - Louie Byrd, Denver, CO *2010 - Louie Byrd,

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, Cincinnati, OH *2012 - Santos Vasquez, Sparks, NV {{United States national amateur boxing champions Flyweight *