In the Beltway, he's affectionally known as "The Don King of Southern Maryland." No one has a richer Beltway Boxing history -- especially on the amateur side of local boxing -- than he does.
Now, Bobby Magruder is about to be honored on a national level as he will be this year's sole inductee into the National Golden Gloves Hall of Fame when this year's edition of the national tournament begins on May 5th.
A former local amateur who competed three times against Sugar Ray Leonard, Magruder never turned professional and, in 1972, started promoting amateur boxing and training and managing local pro prospects. Magruder was also connected to the Leonard camp during his championship reigns and had a long-term working relationship with legendary trainer Angelo Dundee.
Magruder, in some capacity, has attended more than 30 National Golden Gloves tournaments. Since 2007, he has been the Delegate/President of the Washington, DC Region team. During his tenure as president, the DC region has had 10 National Golden Gloves champions. That includes a team in 2012 where three boxers -- Gervonta Davis, D'Mitrius Ballard, and Jerry Odom -- won national titles, Odom was the "Golden Boy" winner as Most Outstanding Boxer and the DC Region won the first-place team trophy for the first time. The DC region also hosted the World Golden Gloves in 2013.
In 1985, Magruder was inducted into the Washington, DC Boxing Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Maryland Hall of Fame in 1994. And now, he takes his rightful place into the National Golden Gloves Hall of Fame.
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