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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 ...

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, this ...

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, 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 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 John Scholes may refer to: * John M. Scholes (1948–2019), computer scientist and APL implementer and programmer *John Scholes (cricketer) Walter John Scholes (5 January 1950 – 14 July 2003) was an Australian first-class cricketer and coach. ...

, 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 Solomon Frederick "Solly" Seeman (February 26, 1902 – March 11, 1989) was the 1920 AAU National Featherweight Amateur Champion. He was a legitimate contender for the Lightweight Champion of the World during March and April 1925, when he won the f ...

, Brooklyn, New York *1921 - Dan Gartin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1922 -

George Fifield George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *1923 - Terry Parker, Boston, Massachusetts *1924 -

Joe Salas Joseph I. Salas (December 28, 1905 – June 11, 1987) was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics, losing against future world champion Jackie Fiel ...

, 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 -

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, 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, New York, New York *1931 - Anthony Sarpati, 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 Joseph Church (born November 25, 1957) is an American music director, composer, pianist, arranger, orchestrator, and author. He is best known for his music direction of the musicals ''The Who's Tommy'' and ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' ...

, Buffalo, New York *1937 - Ed Waling, Detroit, Michigan *1938 -

Bill Eddy William Eddy is an American author. Currently the John C. Warner Professor of Statistics, Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University and is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistical Association ...

, Flint, Michigan *1939 -

, Flint, Michigan *1940 - Frank Robinson, 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 Patrick Leo Kelly (1914–2007) was a journalist, publicist, writer and public activist. Initially a journalist, he was a successful publicist for public charities and a campaigner for the interests of indigenous Australians. Well known to Au ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *1947 -

Wallace (Bud) Smith Wallace "Bud" Smith (April 2, 1924 – July 10, 1973) was a world lightweight boxing champion in 1955, who also competed in the 1948 Olympic Games. His trainer was John Joiner of Cincinnati, and his manager was Vic Marsillo. Smith was murdered ...

, 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 Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...

, Lawton, Oklahoma *1954 -

Stan Fitzgerald Stan or STAN may refer to: People * Stan (given name), a list of people with the given name ** Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, part of duo Laurel and Hardy * Stan (surname), a Romanian surname * Stan! (born 1964), American author, ...

, Buffalo, New York *1955 - Joe Charles, Air Force *1956 - Jim Pettaway, Toledo, Ohio *1957 -

Rubin Pizzarro Rubin is both a surname and a given name. Rubins is a Latvian-language form of the name. As a Jewish name, it derives from the biblical name Reuben. The choice is also influenced by the word ''rubin'' meaning "ruby" is some languages.

, New York, New York *1958 - John Patrick Britt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1959 -

Roy Houpe Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman language, Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' ...

, Columbus, Ohio *1960 - George Foster, Cincinnati, Ohio *1961 - Ralph Ungricht, Provo, Utah *1962 - Steve Freeman, Houston, Texas *1963 -

Victor Baerga The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * Victor (1951 film), ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * Victor (1993 film), ...

, 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 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 (gra ...

, San Francisco, California *1971 - Ricky Boudreaux, New Orleans, Louisiana *1972 - Jerome Artis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1973 - Howard Davis Jr., Glen Cove, New York *1974 - Michael Hess, Portland, Oregon *1975 - Davey Lee Armstrong, Tacoma, Washington *1976 - Davey Lee Armstrong, Tacoma, Washington *1977 - Johnny 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 *B ...

*1980 - Clifford Gray, Boynton Beach, Florida *1981 - Guadalupe Suarez, Corpus Christi, Texas *1982 -

Orlando Johnson Orlando Vincent Johnson (born March 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Club Atlético Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He played college basketball for Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara. College car ...

, 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, Chicago, Illinois *1987 - Kelcie Banks, Chicago, Illinois *1988 - Carl Daniels, St. Louis, Missouri *1989 - Frank Peña, Aurora, Colorado *1990 - Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, California *1991 -

Ivan Robinson Ivan "Mighty" Robinson (born February 27, 1971 in Philadelphia) is a boxer who has compiled a record of 36-12-2 (12 KOs) since becoming a professional in 1992. He challenged once for the IBF lightweight title in 1996. Background Born and raise ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *1992 -

Julian Wheeler Julian Wheeler (born April 22, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2002. He is the former WBC Continental Americas super featherweight and USBA lightweight champion. Amateur highlights *1992 United State ...

, Navy *1993 -

, Navy *1994 - Frank Carmona, Los Angeles, California *1995 -

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (''né'' Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He currently owns a team in the NASCAR Cup Series named The Money Team Racing. As a professional boxer he competed b ...

, 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 Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. H ...

, Glendora, California *1998 - Michael Evans *1999 - Rocky Juarez, 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 younger bro ...

, Flint, Michigan *2002 -

Johnny Vasquez Jr. Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Varia ...

, Snyder, Texas *2003 - Aaron Garcia, Vista, California *2004 - Brandon Ríos 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 Raynell Williams (born February 4, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional boxer who as an amateur, won several national championships and represented team USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Southpaw counterpuncher W ...

, Cleveland, Ohio *2008 - Robert Rodriguez *2009 - Kevin Rivers *2010 - Joseph Diaz Jr., Elmonte, California *2011 - Joseph Diaz Jr., Elmonte, California *2012 - Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, California *2013 - Gary Antonio Russell (with headgear), Eduardo Martinez (without headgear) *2014 -

JaRico O'Quinn Jarico Joseph O'Quinn (born April 22, 1995) is an American professional boxer competing in the Bantamweight division. Boxing career Amateur career O'Quinn won the USA National Championship at bantamweight in 2014 in Spokane, Washington. He also ...

*2015 - Christopher Colbert *2016 - Duke Ragan *2017 - Duke Ragan *2018 - Duke Ragan

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