New Jersey’s Tyric Trapp improves on last year’s results to win National Golden Gloves title

After falling short in last year’s National Golden Gloves and Olympic trials, Tyric Trapp knew he had some adjustments to make. The 24-year from Red Bank, N.J. returned to Gleason’s Gym Jersey Shore with the goal of turning his weaknesses into his strengths and becoming more comfortable in the ring.

That work paid off on Saturday night as the southpaw won the National Golden Gloves title at Huntington Palace Convention Center in Detroit, Mich., defeating California’s Ogonna Chukwurmeka by a 4-1 decision in the final.