Golden Gloves Held At Variety Boys & Girls Club, Astoria
Recently the quarter finals of the

(R.) Marlon Charlton winner of the 2008 Golden Gloves first bout of the quarterfinal rounds. Photo Vinny DuPre

2008 Golden Gloves

were held at the

Variety Boys & Girls Club, Astoria,

and the winners were:

Bout 1, Gold, Marlon Charlton, Red Hook PAL Club, (132-N) Bout 2, Blue, Stephen Frank, (178-N) Bout 3, Gold, Ofacio Falcon, Fort Apache BC, (178-N)

Bout 4, Blue, Joseph Smith Jr. Veterans Memorial Club, (178-N)

Bout 5, Blue, Sean Monaghan, Freeport PAL, (178-N)

Bout 6, Blue, Daniel Torres (230), Black Hand Combat, (201+N)

Bout 7, Blue, Andrew Musumeci (237), Final Forum, (201+N)

Bout 8, Blue, Davone James (218), Gleason's Gym, (201+N)

Bout 9, Gold, Ramadan Abdul- Mateen (228), Hempstead BC, (201+N)

Bout 10, Blue, Anthony Karperis, Tiger Schulmann, (132-N)

(L. to r.): Suzanne B. Robotti, president, board of directors, Variety Boys & Girls Club, Tito Luna, Director of Youth Services, accepting an award for Borough President Helen Marshall, Rodney M. Fuller executive director, Variety Boys & Girls Club and Peter Vallone Sr. Photo Vinny DuPre

Bout 11, Blue, Carlos Lacayo, New South BX PAL, (132-N)

On March 14 the Salah M. Hassanein Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens hosted an evening of 2008 Golden Gloves amateur boxing.

This year's Golden Gloves took place before a capacity crowd and represented the quarterfinal rounds. The event was one of many final groupings of bouts before the Golden Gloves moves to Madison Square Garden for the finals which will be held in April.

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall was honored in absentia, and former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. paid tribute to the borough president for her concern for the young people, families and community of Queens.