New York Golden Gloves Championships

Ridgewood Grove Arena, New York (Febr 7 & 13)

Sunnyside Garden Arena, New York (Febr 12)

Madison Square Garden, New York (Febr 23)

February 6-23, 1953

results incomplete


Quarterfinals sub-novice

1953-02-12 57,2kg Nick Tufaro Anthony Buonadonna PTS
1953-02-12 57,2kg William August Rudolph Boykins TKO 2
1953-02-12 57,2kg Harold Rogers Anthony Sansone PTS
1953-02-12 57,2kg William Biancamano Joseph Trotman PTS
1953-02-12 66,7kg Harry Bonnette Robert Guerrerio TKO 2
1953-02-12 66,7kg Joseph Lynch Albert Balvin TKO 1
1953-02-12 66,7kg Franklin Belfor Ralph Dubois TKO 1
1953-02-12 66,7kg Andrew Figueroa Steve Proko PTS

Quarterfinals elite

1953-02-06 50,8kg Joseph Belleau Angelo Paolino PTS
1953-02-06 50,8kg Norman Thomas Rafael Montanez PTS
1953-02-06 50,8kg Jackie Spurgeon John Lomba TKO 2
1953-02-06 57,2kg Jesse Atkinson Israel Gonzalez TKO 1
1953-02-06 57,2kg Bertram Bailey Johnnie Somersall TKO 2
1953-02-06 57,2kg Robert Davis John Roman PTS
1953-02-06 72,6kg Alvin Stevens Morris Streeter TKO 2
1953-02-06 72,6kg Alvin Nelson James Skinner TKO 3
1953-02-06 72,6kg Elzie Watson Coppin Haynes PTS
1953-02-06 72,6kg Angelo DeFendis Robert Hallaway TKO 1
1953-02-06 +79,4kg Wayne Bethea Charles Williams TKO 1
1953-02-06 +79,4kg Walter Rushmore Rudy Gumbs PTS

Semifinals sub-novice

1953-02-12 50,8kg Carroll Cush Clarence Jones PTS
1953-02-12 50,8kg Clarence Brown George Faulmino PTS
1953-02-12 53,5kg Tony DeCola Carl Hamilton PTS
1953-02-12 53,5kg Carlos Sanchez Leroy Tucker TKO 3
1953-02-11 57,2kg Harold Rogers William Biancamano TKO 1
1953-02-11 57,2kg William August Nick Tufaro PTS
1953-02-11 61,2kg Theodore Brown William Newton PTS
1953-02-11 61,2kg Billy Flamio Louis Taylor PTS
1953-02-12 66,7kg Harry Bonnette Joseph Lynch PTS
1953-02-12 66,7kg Andrew Figueroa Franklin Belfor PTS
1953-02-11 72,6kg James Manning Dullen Bulla PTS
1953-02-11 72,6kg John McCarthy John Ahern PTS
1953-02-12 79,4kg James Basquil Miller Cleckley TKO 2
1953-02-12 79,4kg John Bergland Louis Coticchio TKO 2
1953-02-11 +79,4kg Leroy Branham Robert Verri TKO 1
1953-02-11 +79,4kg John Murphy Elijah Smalls PTS

Semifinals open

1953-02-11 50,8kg Jackie Spurgeon Arthue Moore TKO 1
1953-02-11 50,8kg Joseph Belleau Norman Thomas PTS
1953-02-11 53,5kg Samuel Rollins Ismael Lugo TKO 3
1953-02-11 53,5kg Thomas Nethercott Alexander Cohen PTS
1953-02-12 57,2kg Bertram Bailey Jesse Atkinson PTS
1953-02-12 57,2kg Edson Brown Robert Davis PTS
1953-02-12 61,2kg Joseph Tufaro James Piper PTS
1953-02-12 61,2kg Benjamin Artist Joseph Morena PTS
1953-02-11 66,7kg Anthony DeBiase Ralph Cooper PTS
1953-02-11 66,7kg Howard Speller Myers Dunn PTS
1953-02-12 72,6kg Angelo DeFendis Alvin Stevens PTS
1953-02-12 72,6kg Elzie Watson Alvin Nelson PTS
1953-02-11 79,4kg Robert Bradley Bernard Huart TKO 3
1953-02-11 79,4kg Edward Smith George Kartalian PTS
1953-02-12 +79,4kg Julius Griffin Robert O'Brien TKO 1
1953-02-12 +79,4kg Wayne Bethea Walter Rushmore PTS

Finals sub-novice

1953-02-23 50,8kg Clarence Brown Carroll Cush PTS
1953-02-23 53,5kg Tony DeCola Carlos Sanchez PTS
1953-02-23 57,2kg William August Harold Rogers PTS
1953-02-23 61,2kg Billy Flamio Theodore Brown PTS
1953-02-23 66,7kg Harry Bonnette Andrew Figueroa PTS
1953-02-23 72,6kg John McCarthy James Manning TKO 2
1953-02-23 79,4kg John Bergland James Basquil PTS
1953-02-23 +79,4kg John Murphy Leroy Branham PTS

Finals open

1953-02-23 50,8kg Jackie Spurgeon Joseph Belleau PTS
1953-02-23 53,5kg Samuel Rollins Thomas Nethercott PTS
1953-02-23 57,2kg Edson Brown Bertram Bailey PTS
1953-02-23 61,2kg Benjamin Artist Joseph Tufaro PTS
1953-02-23 66,7kg Anthony DeBiase Howard Speller TKO 1
1953-02-23 72,6kg Angelo DeFendis Erle Watson PTS
1953-02-23 79,4kg Edward Smith Robert Bradley PTS
1953-02-23 +79,4kg Julius Griffin Wayne Bethea PTS

sources: 

"Long Island Star Journal" - February 7, 1953 (page 10)

"Long Island Star Journal" - February 12, 1953 (page 29)

"Long Island Star Journal" - February 13, 1953 (page 11)

finals' official programme (thanks to Vladimir Nigmatulin)


Golden Gloves Tournament History | 1953 Results