Gilbert Kabamba of Dorchester got here oh so near turning into a back-to-back nationwide champion.
However the Dorchester fighter was edged in a cut up determination through the ultimate bout of the Golden Gloves of America Match of Champions on Saturday night time in Tulsa, Okla.
Final yr Kabamba earned his title with a victory over Sardius Simmons of Flint, Mich. Simmons, a left-handed boxer, acquired his revenge Saturday with a 3-2 victory of their 198+ pound struggle.
“He’s definitely disappointed,” New England Golden Gloves government director Bob Russo stated. “He had a real good tournament. It was close. It was kind of a flip of the coin type thing.”
It was a terrific displaying for Crew New England because the staff completed fourth out of 30 franchises. The staff was put collectively following motion this previous winter on the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
“It was a pretty good finish,” Russo stated. “We haven’t finished that highly in quite awhile.”
Kabamba was the one New England fighter to make the finals. Two others misplaced within the semifinals.
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