Below is a list of United States national

Amateur Boxing Amateur boxing is the variant of boxing practiced in clubs and associations around the world, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the varsity sports, collegiate level. Amateur boxing bouts comprise three ...

Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class ...

Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions. The weight class was contested at 115 pounds between 1889 and 1921. It was then contested at 118 pounds between 1922 and 1951, before moving to 119 pounds, where it is currently contested. The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by

USA Boxing USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and World Boxing, which sets its rules. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Boxing is a non-profit organizati ...

, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). It is one of four premier amateur boxing tournaments, the others being the

National Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves of America is an organization that promotes annual competitions of amateur boxing in the United States, in which winners are awarded a belt and a ring, and the title of national champion. The organization currently owns 30 fr ...

Tournament, which crowns its own amateur bantamweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. *1888 - W. Rocap, Philadelphia, PA *1889 - W. Rocap, Philadelphia, PA (spring), W. Kenny, NJAC (winter *1890 - B. Weldon, New York, NY *1891 - G.F. Connolly, Boston, MA *1892 - Not held *1893 - M.J. Hallihan, Philadelphia, PA *1894 - R. McVeigh, SAC *1895 - E. Horen, Pittsburgh, PA *1896 - J.J. Gross, New York, NY *1897 - Charles Fahey, Rochester, NY *1898 - Not held *1899 - W. Wildner, NWSAC *1900 - H. Murphy, Bartholomew AC *1901 - George Young DC and AC *1902 - F. Fieg, Newark, NJ *1903 - Thomas Stone, New York, NY *1904 - Jerry Casey, NWSAC *1905 - Sam Moss, Waltham, MA *1906 - Harry Baker, Olympic Club *1907 - Henry Meyers, Chapman AC *1908 - M.J. Carroll, New York, NY *1909 - Joe Gorman, Northboro, MA *1910 - John Gallant, Boston, MA *1911 - Thomas Reagan, Boston, MA *1912 - Thomas Reagan, Boston, MA *1913 - Thomas Reagan, Boston, MA *1914 - S. Phillips, Boston, MA *1915 - Tony Vatlin, Brighton, MA *1916 - Benny Valgar, New York, NY *1917 - J. Tomasulo, New Jersey *1918 - J. Tomasulo, New Jersey *1919 - Ashton Donza, New Orleans, LA *1920 - J. Hutchinson, Philadelphia, PA *1921 - George Daly, New York, NY *1922 - Sid Terris, New York, NY *1923 - Harry Marcus, Cleveland, OH *1924 - Jack Tripoli, New York, NY *1925 - August Gotto, Los Angeles, CA *1926 - Joe Katish, Pittsburgh, PA *1927 - Tommy Paul, Buffalo, NY *1928 - John Daley, Waltham, MA *1929 - A. Holden, Providence, RI *1930 - Abie Miller, Los Angeles, CA *1931 - Joe Ferrante, Boston, MA *1932 - Jimmy Martin, New York, NY *1933 - A. Tardugno, Washington, DC *1934 - Armando Sicilia, New York, NY *1935 - Troy Bellini, Cleveland, OH *1936 - Willie Joyce, Gary, IN *1937 - Morris Parker, Newark, NJ *1938 - Bill Speary, Nanticoke, PA *1939 - Bill Speary, Philadelphia, PA *1940 - Angelo Ambrosano, Philadelphia, PA *1941 - Ray Brown, Chicago, IL *1942 - Bernard Docusen, New Orleans, LA *1943 - Earl O'Neil, Fort Still, OK *1944 - Nick Saunders, St. Louis, MO *1945 - Amos Aitson, Oklahoma City, OK *1946 - Tsaneshi Naruo, Hawaii *1947 - Corky Gonzales, Denver, CO *1948 - Bill Morgan, Newark, NJ *1949 - Jimmy Mitchell, Oakland, CA *1950 - Mickey Mars, Cleveland, OH *1951 - Ernest De Jesus, Honolulu, HI *1952 - Davey Moore, Springfield, OH *1953 - T. Nethercott, Port Chester, NY *1954 - Bill Ramos, New Bedford, MA *1955 - John Cereghin, Air Force *1956 - Don Whaley, Cincinnati, OH *1957 - Herman Marques, Stockton, CA *1958 - Charles Branch, Philadelphia, PA *1959 - Fred Griffin, Toledo, OH *1960 - O. German, Muskegon, MI *1961 - John Howard, Portland, OR *1962 - Victor Melendez, Puerto Rico *1963 - Gerry Lott, New Orleans, LA *1964 - Art Jones, San Francisco, CA *1965 - George Colon, New York, NY *1966 - Jose Marquez, Puerto Rico *1967 - Earl Large, Clovis, NM *1968 - Sammy Goss, Trenton, NJ *1969 - Terry Pullen, New Orleans, LA *1970 - Robert Mullins, Charleston, SC *1971 - Ricardo Carreras, Air Force *1972 - John David, Navy *1973 - Mike Hess, Albany, OR *1974 - Mike Ayala, Fort Worth, TX *1975 - Eiichi Jumawan, Waiawa, HI *1976 - Bernard Taylor, Charlotte, NC *1977 -

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, Tacoma, WA *1978 - Jackie Beard, Jackson, TN *1979 - Jackie Beard, Jackson, TN *1980 - Jackie Beard, Jackson, TN *1981 - Richard Savage, West Monroe, LA *1982 - Floyd Favors, Capitol Heights, MD (spring),

Meldrick Taylor Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He held world championships in two weight class (boxing), weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation, IBF junior ...

, Philadelphia, PA (winter) *1983 - Jesse Benavides, Corpus Christi, TX *1984 - Eugene Speed, Washington, DC *1985 -

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

, La Porte, TX *1986 -

, La Porte, TX *1987 -

, La Porte, TX *1988 - Jemal Hinton, New Carrollton, MD *1989 - Tony Gonzalez *1990 - Sergio Reyes Jr., Marines *1991 - Sergio Reyes Jr., Marines *1992 - Sean Fletcher, Navy *1993 - Aristead Clayton, Baker, LA *1994 - Jorge Munoz, El Paso, TX *1995 - Carlos Navarro, Los Angeles, CA *1996 - Jesus Vega, Salinas, CA *1997 - Cornelius Lock, Detroit, MI *1998 - Antonio Rodriguez, Wailuku, HI *1999 - Clarence Vinson, Washington, DC *2000 - Sergio Espinoza, San Diego, CA *2001 - David Martinez, Stockton, CA *2002 - Aaron Garcia, Vista, CA *2003 - Samson Guillermo, Waianae, HI *2004 - Roberto Benitez, New York, NY *2005 - Gary Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, MD *2006 - Gary Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, MD *2007 - Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, CA *2008 - Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, CA *2009 - Jessie Magdaleno *2010 - Harry Saunders jr, Capitol Heights , Md *2011 -

John Franklin Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Northern Canada, Canadia ...

, Fort Carson, Colo/United States Army *2012 - Charles Martin, Tulsa, OK/United States Army *2013 - Eduardo Martinez, Aurora, IL *2014 - JaRico O'Quinn, Detroit, MI

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