It was a great night at the fights with a good crowd from Local 17 in attendance to cheer on our Boxers. Jon DePina and Troy Anderson represented Local 17 JATC and both fought hard in tough fights. Unfortunately Troy Anderson was not victorious but battled hard. Local 17's Jon DePina won and is the Central New England Golden Gloves Champion and will advance to the Greater New England Golden Gloves Championship February 21st semifinals in Lowell .
Greater New England Champions head to the National Championships in Omaha Neb in May.
Jon and Troy are both from Dorchester and work hard in the gym and on the job-site for Boston Air and JEC Mechanical.
Click on YouTube Link below to watch Jon DePina's Golden Glove Fight
Central New England/Lowell Golden Gloves boxing finals. Jonathan Depina of Everybody Fights (Blue corner), left, won by unanimous decision over Clay Scata of Nonantum Boxing Club in 132 lb Open final. Referee is Jackie Morrill. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
Central New England/Lowell Golden Gloves boxing finals. Jonathan Depina of Everybody Fights (Blue corner) is declared the winner by unanimous decision over Clay Scata of Nonantum Boxing Club in 132 lb Open final. Referee is Jackie Morrill. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
Central New England/Lowell Golden Gloves boxing finals. Joseph Valdez of Nashua PAL (Red corner), Troy Anderson of Nonantum Boxing (Blue corner) in 123 lb Open final. (SUN/Julia Malakie)
