- National Amateur Lightweight Champions
Below is a list of National
Amateur Boxing Lightweight Champions, also known asUnited States Amateur Champions , along with the state or region which they represented. The weight class was contested at 135 pounds between 1888 and 1951. It has been contested at 132 pounds, since 1952.*1888 - T. Thompson, NYAC
*1889 - E.F. Walker, Navy/Philadelphia, PA
*1890 - J. Rice, VBC
*1891 - O.H. Zeigler, Philadelphia, PA
*1892 - Not held
*1893 - H.M. Leeds, PASC
*1894 - C.J. Gehring, Baltimore, MD
*1895 - J. Quinn, Bedford, MA
*1896 -James Pyne , New York, NY
*1897 -Ed Dix , Philadelphia, PA
*1898 - Not held
*1899 - G. Jensen, New York, NY
*1900 - J. Hopkins, New York, NY
*1901 - J.F. Mumford, New York, NY
*1902 - John Dillon, New York, NY
*1903 -John Leavy , New York, NY
*1904 -Goliath Jones , Cambridge, MA
*1905 -Ambrose McGarry , New York, NY
*1906 -Lew Powell , San Francisco, CA
*1907 - Joseph Doyle, New York, NY
*1908 - J. Denning, New York, NY
*1909 -Billy Shevlin , New Jersey
*1910 -William Volk , Quincy, MA
*1911 - James Jarvis, New York, NY
*1912 -Al Wambsgans , New Orleans, LA
*1913 - M.J. Crowley, Malden, MA
*1914 - D. Stosh, Cleveland, OH
*1915 - M.J. Crowley, Malden, MA
*1916 - Thomas Murphy, Kansas City, MO
*1917 - Thomas Murphy, Kansas City, MO
*1918 - Thomas O'Malley, Philadelphia, PA
*1919 -Frank Cassidy , New York, NY
*1920 - Thomas Murphy, Kansas City, MO
*1921 -Ben Ponteau , New York, NY
*1922 - Joe Ryan, Pittsburgh, PA
*1923 - John McManus, Boston, MA
*1924 -Fred Boyistein , Pittsburgh, PA
*1925 - J. McGonigal, Weymouth, MA
*1926 -Thomas Lown , New York, NY
*1927 -Francis Burke , San Francisco, CA
*1928 -Steve Halaiko , Buffalo, NY
*1929 -Steve Halaiko , Buffalo, NY
*1930 -Alex Santora , New York, NY
*1931 -Al Gomez , San Francisco, CA
*1932 -Nat Bor , Fall River, MA
*1933 -Frank Eagan , Buffalo, NY
*1934 -Norbert Meehan , San Francisco, CA
*1935 - W. Beauhod, St. Louis, MO
*1936 -Thomas Pallatin , South Bend, IN
*1937 - Joseph Kelly, Philadelphia, PA
*1938 - Richard Ford, Lawrence, MA
*1939 -George Toy , Cleveland, OH
*1940 -Paul Matsumoto , Honolulu, HI
*1941 -Tommy Moyer , Portland, OR
*1942 - R. McQuillan, Lackawanna, NY
*1943 - Charles Hunter, Cleveland, OH
*1944 -Joey D'Amato , Warren, OH
*1945 -Jetson Arnold , Philadelphia, PA
*1946 -Joseph Discepoli , Marines
*1947 -Johnny Gonsalves , Oakland, CA
*1948 -Johnny Gonsalves , Oakland, CA
*1949 -Charles Adkins , Gary, IN
*1950 -George Justice , Philadelphia, PA
*1951 -Jimmy Hackney , Philadelphia, PA
*1952 - John Barnes, Detroit, MI
*1953 - Frank Smith, Cincinnati, OH
*1954 -Garnet Hart , Philadelphia, PA
*1955 -Jack Puscas , Portland, OR
*1956 -Bill Cherry , Cleveland, OH
*1957 -Gene Gresham , Detroit, MI
*1958 -Adam Ellison , Columbus, OH
*1959 -Quincy Daniels , Seattle, WA
*1960 - Brian O'Shea, Chicago, IL
*1961 -Woodie Marcus , Pocatello, ID
*1962 - George Foster, Cincinnati, OH
*1963 -Manuel Rameriz , San Jose, CA
*1964 - Ronnie Harris, Detroit, MI
*1965 -Herb Dolloson , Washington, DC
*1966 -Ronnie Harris , Canton, OH
*1967 -Ronnie Harris , Canton, OH
*1968 -Ronnie Harris , Canton, OH
*1969 - Juan Ruiz, Air Force
*1970 - James Parks, Marines
*1971 -James Busceme , Beaumont, TX
*1972 -Norman Goins , Edinburg, IN
*1973 -Aaron Pryor , Cincinnati, OH
*1974 -Hilmer Kenty , Columbus, OH
*1975 -Hilmer Kenty , Columbus, OH
*1976 -Howard Davis, Jr. , Glen Cove, NY
*1977 -Anthony Fletcher , Philadelphia, PA
*1978 -Melvin Paul , New Orleans, LA
*1979 -Davey Lee Armstrong , Tacoma, WA
*1980 -Melvin Paul , New Orleans, LA
*1981 -Joe Manley , Army
*1982 -Pernell Whitaker , Norfolk, VA (spring),Clifford Gray Florida (winter
*1983 - Clifford Gray Florida
*1984 -Victor Levine , Kokomo, IN
*1985 -Vince Phillips , Army
*1986 -Vince Phillips , Army
*1987 - Charles Murray
*1988 -Romallis Ellis , Ellenwood, GA
*1989 -Shane Mosley , Pomona, CA
*1990 -Shane Mosley , Pomona, CA
*1991 -Oscar De La Hoya , Los Angeles, CA
*1992 -Patrice Brooks , St. Louis, MO
*1993 -Abayomi Miller , Ohio
*1994 -Fernando Vargas , Oxnard, CA
*1995 -Terrance Cauthen , Philadelphia, PA
*1996 - Brian Adams
*1997 - David Jackson, Seattle, WA
*1998 -Jacob Hudson , Augusta, GA
*1999 -Jacob Hudson , Augusta, GA
*2000 -Rock Allen , Philadelphia, PA
*2001 -Paul Malignaggi , Brooklyn, NY
*2002 -Verquan Kimbrough , Aliquippa, PA
*2003 -Vicente Escobedo , Woodland, CA
*2004 -David Rodela , Oxnard, CA
*2005 -Reymies Marmolejos , Philadelphia, PA
*2006 - Michael Evans, Dayton, OH
*2007 -Diego Magdaleno , Las Vegas, NV
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