Lawrence King of Buffalo became the first of the three 2015 finalists competing in the 2016 Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions to get knocked out of the competition on Thursday. Matched with Atif Oberlton of Pennsylvania King was involved in his third straight 5-0 match but this time he was on the wrong end of things and was eliminate from the 178lb division. Things continue to go smoothly however for the other two 2015 finalists as they scored 5-0 wins to reach the final four of their divisions. Sardius Simmons of Michigan defeated Cedric Washington of Texas in the 201lb division while 2015 Golden Boy Pablo Ramirez of Texas was victorious over Saul Gomez of Nevada in the 108lb division.

The competition wraps up with the semifinals on Friday and the finals on Saturday.

Previous 2016 Golden Gloves Coverage:
Preview
Tuesday Update
Wednesday Update