August 26, 2026
Golden Gloves names PXL8 its official technology and digital media partner
Golden Gloves comes to HYPD, PXL8’s live event engagement app for combat sports. National events will be promoted as “Powered by PXL8”.
Amateur boxing’s national tournament
Golden
Gloves
Since 1923Thirty-one franchisesOne tournament
The 2023 season, nationwide
- 266
- days of competition
- 3,000+
- bouts
- 6,297
- boxers, 527 of them women
- 31
- franchises
Every national champion since 1928
Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Cassius Clay, Sugar Ray Leonard, Holyfield, Mayweather. The record runs from the first Chicago tournament to the 2026 finals in Tulsa, by year and by weight, with every bout of this year’s tournament behind it.
Last season’s awards: Deborah Grant of Washington DC, Golden Girl; Marco Romero of Kansas City, Golden Boy.
Browse the record- 1934Joe Louis175 lbDetroit
- 1939Ezzard Charles160 lbCincinnati
- 1959Cassius Clay175 lbLouisville
- 1973Ray Leonard132 lbWashington, DC
- 1984Evander Holyfield178 lbKnoxville
- 1993Floyd Mayweather106 lbMichigan
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July 12, 2026
Allen hosts the 2026 Junior and Youth Nationals
336 young boxers, 215 bouts and 29 unopposed champions at the Credit Union of Texas Events Center.
May 17, 2026
Nineteen national champions crowned in Tulsa
Six days, 313 bouts and 318 boxers at the Arvest Convention Center. California takes the team title.
Thirty-one franchises. One of them is yours.
Every boxer starts at a local tournament. Win there, and the road runs to Nationals.
Midwest 13
Hall of Fame“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something deep down inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision.”
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Golden Gloves is open to amateur boxers in every state. Your franchise runs the tournament closest to you.