Vincent O'Neal Shomo better known as Vince Shomo or Vincent Shomo (born in
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, NY on 30 July 1940 - June 9, 2020) was a 5' 7" (170 cm) American amateur light welterweight boxer and champion.
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Shomo won four ''Daily News'' Golden Gloves titles in five years between 1956 and 1960. In 1956 he won the sub-novice championship at 126 pounds[ by taking part in a number of championship tournaments run by the National ]Amateur Boxing
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Welterweight Association also known as United States Amateur Championships.
In 1959, Shomo came first in the lightweight category for the Pan-American Games
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that were organized in Chicago between 27 August and 7 September 1959. In the quarter-finals of the Pan-American Games, he defeated the representative of Brazil Jorge Sacomãna. In the semi-final duel, Shomo faced Mexico's representative Humberto Dip, with whom he won by technical knockout in the first round. In the final he faced the Argentine Luis Aranda, defeating him by a technical knockout in the first round.3.Panamerican Games - Chicago, USA - August 27 - September 7 1959
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He continued boxing until 1968[ with the period 1960 to 1968 as a professional boxer. Later on in the 1980s, he returned as a boxing official.][ He was inducted to the Daily News Golden Gloves Hall of Fame.][ Retired, he lived in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
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See also
* List of United States national amateur boxing light welterweight champions
References
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1940 births
2020 deaths
American male boxers
Boxers at the 1959 Pan American Games
Boxers from New York City
Light-welterweight boxers
Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in boxing