Shemuel Pagan (r.) is seeking his fifth Golden Gloves title (photo by Goldfield for the Daily News)
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The eighty-third annual Daily News Golden Gloves tournament gets under way at B.B. King’s in Times Square on January 20, as amateur boxers from across New York lace up to do battle. On hand will be a bevy of former champs and members of the boxing elite, including Mark Breland, Jake LaMotta, Emile Griffth, Teddy Atlas, and Bill Gallo, as 123- and 141-pounders go at it. The main event features four-time champ Shemuel Pagan, who is moving up to 141 lbs. after winning two championships at 132 and opting not to go professional just yet.