LOWELL — Long before the Golden Gloves tournament and before Micky Ward boxed in Lowell, there was Afons Mello Tavares, a 5-foot-7-inch, 148-pound welterweight southpaw and national amateur champion ...
Some 50 years before Micky Ward hit the ring, a Lowell boxer gained national acclaim for his boxing skills. Now, because of the work and diligent research of several people, including former boxing ...