Cincinnati Golden Gloves develops Olympians, positive behaviors 

Rondez Martin, 15 and a Mariemont High School student, recently participated in the Junior Olympics. A Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth program student since he was 7-years old, Rondez says he likes boxing  under the supervision of the Golden Gloves coaches, and he likes to be around the people involved in the Golden Gloves program at the Over-the-Rhine gym, 1715 Republic Street, traveling to matches, and meeting other coaches and boxers. Youth participants in Cincinnati Golden Gloves programs warm up at an evening program at Cincinnati Golden Gloves facilities.Christina LaRosa is the Cincinnati Golden Gloves for Youth (CGGY) Executive Director and the granddaughter of LaRosa’s Cincinnati-based pizza chain founder Anthony “Buddy” LaRosa, who brought a Golden Gloves program to the city. She is also in-house Counsel for LaRosa’s Inc.Buddy LaRosa, founder of Cincinnati Golden Gloves for YouthBuddy also is founder of the Greater Cincinnati Police Athletic League Programs providing many inner city youth the opportunity to develop lifetime skills through hard work, discipline, sportsmanship, self-respect and pride. This Golden Gloves program has generated National and World champions, including Cincinnati’s late Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor, who became World Junior Welterweight Champion from 1980 to 1985 and was inducted into the International...