Congratulations to Portland Boxing Club’s amateur standout Ilyas Bashir on his graduation from Bates College! Bashir recently competed in his third consecutive National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Bashir majors in Anthropology and is proficient in Mandarin and Cantonese. He is not only academically gifted but also a highly intelligent boxer.

May 16, 2025 – Tulsa, OK

Portland Boxing Club's Ilyas Bashir and Kate Zehr represented New England at the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions held at the Arvest Convention Center in Tulsa, OK during May 2025. This marked Bashir's third consecutive participation in the Nationals and Zehr's fifth.

In his opening bout, PBC’s elite open 132-pound lightweight Ilyas Bashir from Auburn won a decisive 5-0 unanimous victory over Jeremiah Valerio of Antioch, CA. Following a measured first round, Bashir intensified his efforts in the second and third rounds to clinch the clear victory. Bashir advanced to compete against David Van Dyke, III of Des Moines, IA. Despite boxing well and landing clean shots, Bashir narrowly lost by a 3-2 split decision.

In the quarterfinals, PBC’s elite open 143-pound light welterweight Kate Zehr from South Portland achieved a 5-0 unanimous decision win against Ariana Avila of Norway, IA. Zehr proceeded to the semifinals where she faced Brianna Guila of Chicago, IL. Although Zehr effectively landed multiple body shots with left hooks and straight rights, Guila’s superior strength and reach ultimately led her to victory.

March 22, 2025 – Boston, MA

Portland Boxing Club professionals Casey Streeter and Wade Faria competed on March 22, 2025, at the Rumble at the Royale event held at the Royale Nightclub in Boston, MA.

In the main event, PBC’s Casey “The Comeback Kid” Streeter, a professional super welterweight from Raymond, Maine, fought for eight of the scheduled ten rounds against Joe Farina of South Boston, MA. This match was a rematch of their 2023 fight when Streeter won the vacated New England Super Welterweight title. The fight was closely contested after the first six rounds. Streeter began landing more jabs and straight rights in the seventh round, nearly closing Farina's right eye. In the eighth round, Farina’s left eye sustained damage, leading his corner to stop the fight. Streeter retained the title by TKO at 2:15 of the eighth round. Streeter’s record stands at 13-2, 6 KO’s. 

In a four-round feature bout, PBC’s professional super middleweight Wade Faria of Gorham, Maine, faced Jhony Rodrigo Dos Santos of Winchester, MA, by way of Brazil. Faria used a hard left jab throughout and dropped Dos Santos in the third round with a straight right hand. Dos Santos frequently held and clinched during the fight, making it difficult for Faria to gain room to strike. All three judges scored all four rounds in Faria’s favor, earning him the unanimous decision and improving his record to 3-0.

Streeter and Faria, along with undefeated Kansas boxing prospect Marco “El Tiburon” Romero and fan favorite Maine’s Brandon “The Cannon” Berry, will be featured at the Father’s Day Pro Boxing Classic at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on June 14, 2025.

March 6, 2025 – Lowell, MA

Portland Boxing Club’s fighters represented Northern New England at the All-New England Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at the historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA on February 30 and March 6, 2025. 

In the semifinals, PBC’s elite open Abbas Ngoboka, a 154-pound welterweight from Portland, lost a hard-fought split decision to Carlos Delgado Santos of Boston MA. Although Ngoboka had bursts of landing shots, Santos was the busier fighter throughout the bout. 

Also in the semifinals, PBC’s elite open Jordan Lindsay, a 198+ pound super heavyweight from Portland, came back after a year without a bout to lose a majority decision to Armani Dotson of Taunton, MA. 

PBC’s elite novice Idris Bashir, a 143-pound light welterweight from Auburn, won his semifinal bout with a unanimous decision over Christian Hellens of Stamford, CT. Bashir used his reach along with a stiff left jab and a powerful straight right to keep the strong but shorter Hellens at bay. Bashir won the finals by RSC in the third round over a very tough Joshua Folger of Fall River, MA. It was a back-and-forth fight until Bashir scored two knock downs in the third round before the stoppage with Bashir winning the All-New England Golden Gloves 143-pound title. 

PBC’s elite open Ilyas Bashir, a 132-pound lightweight from Auburn, won a unanimous decision over Michael Dos Reis of Whitman, MA in the semifinals. Bashir controlled the pace of the fight and kept Reis on the ropes and in the corners throughout. In the finals, Bashir won a split decision over Anthony Schurko of Medford, MA. Schurko was aggressive with some good moments but was outscored and out boxed by Bashir who was landing straight jabs throughout the bout. Bashir wins the All-New England Golden Gloves 132-pound title for the fourth consecutive time, the third time in the open class. 

PBC’s elite open Kate Zehr, a 143-pound light welterweight from South Portland, won her semifinal bout with a unanimous decision over Jessica Lampron of Dorchester, MA. Both fighters were busy; however, Zehr showed intensity with relentless body shots throughout all three rounds. In the finals, Zehr won another unanimous decision, this time over Kyana Williams of Providence, RI. Zehr fought non-stop for the entire bout to win the All-New England Golden Gloves 143-pound title. 

As open class boxers, Ilyas Bashir and Zehr advance to the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Tulsa, OK. This is Bashir’s third straight trip to the Nationals and Zehr’s fifth straight trip. Zehr recently moved up to the light welterweight class to face more competition. She won the New England Golden Gloves Outstanding Boxer Award.