Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing Light Heavyweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, 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 four premier amateur boxing tournaments, the other 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 light heavyweight 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 a 178 lb limit.

List

*1913 – Joe Brown, Pawtucket, RI *1914 – W. Hanna, Toronto, ON, Canada *1915 – Edward Carr, Boston, MA *1916 – Patrick McCarthy, Roxbury, MA *1917 – Ted Jamieson, Milwaukee, WI *1918 – John McMinimen, Camp Devens, MA *1919 – Al Roche, Somerville, MA *1920 – J. Burke, Pittsburgh, PA *1921 – Mangu Larsen, New York, NY *1922 – Charles McKenna, New York, NY *1923 – Henry Fay, Pittsburgh, PA *1924 – Tom Kirby, Boston, MA *1925 – Henry Lamar, Washington, DC *1926 – Henry Lamar, Washington, DC *1927 – George Hoffman, New York, NY *1928 – Leon Lucas, Philadelphia, PA *1929 – Martin Levandowski, Grand Rapids, MI *1930 – Frank Tucker, San Francisco, CA *1931 – Tony Poloni, Reno, NV *1932 – Homer Brandeis, San Francisco, CA *1933 – Max Marke, Chicago, IL *1934 – Joe Louis, Detroit, MI *1935 – Joseph Bauer, Cleveland, OH *1936 – John Lasinski, New York, NY *1937 – Tim Hill, Detroit, MI *1938 – William Muldune, Cleveland, OH *1939 – Jimmy Reeves, Cleveland, OH *1940 – Vic Hutton, Farmersburg, IN *1941 – Shelton Bell, Wilberforce, OH *1942 – Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO *1943 – Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO *1944 – Ray Stadifer, Cleveland, OH *1945 – Richard Nutt, Alexandria, VA *1946 – Bob Foxworth, St. Louis, MO *1947 – Grant Butcher, San Francisco, CA *1948 – Grant Butcher, San Francisco, CA *1949 – Delopez Oliver, Honolulu, HI *1950 – Eldridge Thompson, Washington, DC *1951 – John Boutillier, Boston, MA *1952 – Eldridge Thompson, Washington, DC *1953 – Frank Perry, Lockland, OH *1954 – Warnell Lester, Baltimore, MD *1955 – John Horne, Washington, DC *1956 – John Horne, Omaha, NE *1957 – (Ignaz) Lindy Lindmoser, Vancouver, BC, Canada *1958 – Sylvester Banks, St. Louis, MO *1959 –

Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...

, Louisville, KY *1960 –

, Louisville, KY *1961 – Bob Christopherson, University of Wisconsin *1962 – Billy Joiner, Cincinnati, OH *1963 – Fred Lewis, US Air Force *1964 – Bob Christopherson, US Air Force *1965 – Roger Russell, Philadelphia, PA *1966 – John Griffin, Cleveland, OH *1967 – John Griffin, Cleveland, OH *1968 – Len Hutchins, Detroit, MI *1969 – Dave Matthews, Cleveland, OH *1970 – Nathaniel Jackson, Memphis, TN *1971 – Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, IN *1972 – Hernando Molyneauz. New York, NY *1973 – D.C. Barker, Denver, CO *1974 –

Leon Spinks Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

, US Marines *1975 –

, US Marines *1976 –

, US Marines *1977 – Larry Strogen, Shert, LA *1978 – Elmer Martin, US Navy *1979 –

Tony Tucker Tony Craig Tucker (born December 27, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1998. He won the IBF heavyweight title in 1987, and was the shortest-reigning world heavyweight champion at just 64 days. In an inte ...

, Grand Rapids, MI *1980 –

Jeff Lampkin Jeff Lampkin (born September 21, 1961) is an American former professional boxer. During his 11-year professional career, Lampkin won the USBA cruiserweight title and IBF cruiserweight belt. Amateur career Lampkin had a stellar amateur care ...

*1981 – Alex DeLucia, Portland, OR *1982 – Bennie Heard, Augusta, GA *1983 –

Ricky Womack Ricky may refer to: Places *Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic *Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic *Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky" ...

, Detroit, MI *1984 – Loren Ross, US Army *1985 – Loren Ross, US Army *1986 – Loren Ross, US Army *1987 – Andrew Maynard, US Army *1988 – Andrew Maynard, US Army *1989 – Jeremy Williams, Long Beach, CA *1990 – Jeremy Williams, Long Beach, CA *1991 – Terry McGroom, Chicago, IL *1992 –

Montell Griffin Montell Julian Griffin (born June 6, 1970) is an American former professional boxer. He held the WBC light heavyweight title in 1997, and challenged twice for a world title. Early life Montell Griffin was born June 6, 1970 in Chicago. By age 22 ...

, Chicago, IL *1993 –

Antonio Tarver Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Unified), WBC, IB ...

, Orlando, FL *1994 – Benjamin McDowell, Fort Bragg, NC *1995 –

, Orlando, FL *1996 – Anthony Stewart, Chicago, IL *1997 – Anthony Stewart, Chicago, IL *1998 – Olanda Anderson, Fort Carson, CO *1999 – Michael Simms Jr., Sacramento, CA *2000 – Olanda Anderson, Fort Carson, CO *2001 –

DeAndrey Abron DeAndrey Abron (July 31, 1972 – March 7, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2011 and challenged for the WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles in 2008. He served in the United States Army and won gold in the Al ...

, Fort Carson, CO *2002 – Curtis Stevens, Brooklyn, NY *2003 –

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, CA *2004 – Marcus “Marker” Johnson, Killeen, TX *2005 – William Rosinsky, Queens, NY *2006 – James Brumley,Manchester, KY *2007 –

Christopher Downs Christopher Downs (born November 5, 1974) is a US-American amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games 2007. Career A member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, Sergeant Christopher Downs only took up boxing ...

, Fort Carson, CO *2008 – Dorian Anthony, Lynwood, CA *2009 – Robert Brant, Oakdale, MN *2010 – Jeffery Spencer, Fountain, CO *2011 – Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, PA *2012 – Marcus Brown, Staten Island, NY *2015 – Heniel Alfonso Luciano, Brooklyn, New York *2016 - Devonte “Bully” Campbell, Manhattan, New York

References

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