Tony (Tex) Gonzalez

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Name: Tex Gonzalez
Alias: Tony Gonzalez
Birth Name: Serafin Anthony Gonzalez
Hometown: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Birthplace: Beards Forks, West Virginia, USA
Died: 2023-01-31 (Age:89)
Height: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record


1951 Tony Gonzalez won an Intercity Golden Gloves' title at welterweight vs. George Boddie.

Link: New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame [1]

  • Won the Diamond Gloves Championship in 1949
  • Won the New Jersey Golden Gloves Championship in 1950
  • Won the Inter-city (New York - Chicago) Championship 1951
  • Boxed main events in Madison Square Garden, St. Nicks Arena; Lauren Gardens, Meadowbrook Bowl, White Plain
  • President Parsippany P.A.L. 1972-1974;
  • Awarded Parsippany's Citizen of the Year 1977;
  • Awarded Morris County All Sports Award, 1980;
  • Awarded the outstanding service to boxing in 1984 from Ring #25
  • Awarded manager of the year in 1985 from Ring #9


Preceded by:
Connie Stamps
Intercity Golden Gloves
Welterweight Title

1951
Succeeded by:
Johnny Eubanks