Welcome To The King Of The Ring Page!

The New England King Of The Ring Championship!!!!! 

April /21-22-28, 29, & 30/2023!

You Don’t Want to miss TWO BOXING RINGS of pure action, a Five days of top amateur Boxing, Over 450 Register Boxers from all over the country USA, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Ireland and Canada, want to become The New England King Of the Ring Champion!!

The New England King Of The Ring Championship is a show put together to support the Boxing talent of USA Boxing and after school  educational development Program.

Juniors, Youth, and Elite CHAMPIONS will receive a King of the Ring IBF (International Boxing Federation) Amateur USA Boxing Championship Belt and a Gold Medal. 

The Elite Champions Will also Receive a WBC Limited Edition Medal.

Pee-Wee, Bantam, & Intermediate CHAMPIONS will Receive a BIG Championship Trophy, a WBC Limited  Edition Medal, & a Limited Edition King Of The Ring NIKE Championship hoodie.

Runner up will receive a Second Place Trophy and Medal. 

Where this event is going to take place??

At the Boy’s & Girls club Of Lynn!!

Where is a rich history of boxing,

Over 40 years of rich boxing history and is back at this great historic boxing location!!!

Join us on this great event to support your local Boxers and see the next rising star!! 

Thank you to all our great sponsor and thank you so much for your support and in believing on this great Olympic program!

All The Proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club Lynn, and Private Jewels Boxing Club. For they Olympic and Educational Boxing Program.

To Know more about the USA Boxing and after school  educational development Program please go to the  After School Boxing TAB on this website. thank you and bless you for your time! 

HOTEL INFO:

1.) avid hotel Boston Logan Airport - Revere, an IHG Hotel

405 American Legion Hwy, Revere, MA 02151•(781) 289-5000

2.) Holiday Inn Express Saugus (Logan Airport), an IHG Hotel

999 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906•(781) 233-1800

3.)Comfort Inn & Suites Logan International Airport

85 American Legion Hwy, Revere, MA 02151•(781) 485-3600

4.)Four Points by Sheraton Boston Logan Airport Revere

407 Squire Rd, Revere, MA 02151•(781) 284-7200 

2023 King of the Ring Fact Sheet

LOCATION, DATES, and CONTACT INFORMATION

LOCATION: 

Boys & Girls Club of Lynn

25 North Common Street, Lynn, MA

For information on competition, bouts, and brackets, contact Chief of Officials Stephen Clark at 978-807-1700 or sclarkusabne@hotmail.com or Facebook

For information about shows, tickets, etc., contact Alex Sepulveda at 781-913-8461

REGISTRATION & ELIGIBILITY

All entries for the 2023 King of the Ring Tournament must be submitted via the online registration form: 

Entry deadline:  Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:00pm (entries will only be accepted via online registration).

BOXERS:

The tournament is open to male and female boxers 8-years old to 40-years old in both the novice and open classes.  Boxers must be no younger than 8 years of age at the start of the tournament and no older than 40 at the completion of the tournament.

• All boxers must be currently registered with USA boxing.  Before weighing in, all boxers must present their passbook with 2023 membership card showing a verified date of birth and a current athlete physical which is valid for the date of competition (i.e., documents must be uploaded to USA Boxing membership profile in advance).

COACHES:  

All coaches must be registered (membership fee paid) and certified (clinic attended/test completed) with USA Boxing.  Current SafeSport certification and a completed and cleared background check is also required for all coaches.  Coaches will not be permitted to work a corner unless they are fully registered and certified, and only 2 coaches are allowed in a corner.  

DEADLINE, REVIEW OF ENTRIES & TOURNAMENT DRAW

Sunday 4/9/23 at 3:00pm – Entry deadline

Sunday 4/9/23 at 8:00pm – Complete list of entries posted for review on Facebook

Monday 4/10/23 at 3:00pm – Deadline to request changes or deletions (weight class change, etc.)

TOURNAMENT DRAW: 

The tournament draw will be held live on Facebook on Tuesday 4/11 during the evening (time to be announced)

If two or more novice boxers from the same gym are competing in the same weight class and if the draw results in those boxers competing in the first round, there will be a single re-draw.  There will be no re-draw for the open class.

Bout sheets will be posted on Facebook and on this site.

AGE DIVSIONS, WEIGHT CLASSES, and WEIGH-INS

Only Novice (ages 18-40) boxers have a 2lb weight allowance. No allowance for any other divisions. 

PEE WEE (8, 9, & 10yo)
BANTAM (11 & 12yo)
and INTERMEDIATE (13 & 14yo)
Weight classes up to 95lbs are every 5lbs (55, 60, 65, etc.)
Weight classes over 95lbs are 101, 106, 110, 114, 119, 125, 132, 138, 145, 154, 154+

JUNIOR (15 & 16yo)
Weight classes up to 95lbs are every 5lbs (55, 60, 65, etc.)
Weight classes over 95lbs are 101, 106, 110, 114, 119, 125, 132, 138, 145, 154, 154, 165, 176, 176+

YOUTH (17 & 18yo)
Male Weight Classes: 106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 139, 147, 156, 165, 176, 189, 203, 203+
Female Weight Classes: 106, 110, 115, 119, 125, 132, 139, 146, 154, 165, 178, 178+

ELITE - NOVICE & OPEN (18 to 40yo)
and MASTERS (ages 41 & older)
Male Weight Classes: 106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 139, 147, 156, 165, 176, 189, 203, 203+
Female Weight Classes: 106, 110, 115, 119, 125, 132, 139, 146, 154, 165, 178, 178+

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

• In the Elite age division:
  • Novice class boxers have not more than 9 bouts.
  • Open class boxers have 10 or more bouts.
• Boxers must declare only one division and may not compete in multiple divisions or weight classes.
• Athletes who have competed in other amateur combat/striking sports (e.g., MMA, kickboxing) are required to compete in the open class and may NOT enter as novice without permission from USA Boxing.  For information on how to request a waiver for this rule please contact Chief of Officials Stephen Clark at 978-807-1700.

WALKOVERS and AWARDS, and SUBSTITUTIONS

• A boxer must compete at least once in the tournament to be eligible for advancement or awards.  
• Boxers can be awarded a trophy, medal, etc. only if they have competed at least once during the tournament.  He or she must weigh-in and can only be awarded the championship title if they win in the ring or if their scheduled opponent has pulled out.  Only in that case can a boxer win by walkover.:

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!