Amateur boxers from across the state gather in Des Moines for tonight’sstart of the Iowa Golden Gloves Championships. Golden Gloves president JohnConnors says a good field of boxers will take part in the two-daytournament.Connors says something that is relatively new to the Golden Gloves, nine ofthe boxers this weekend are female and they will compete against each other.The boxing begins tonight at the Polk County Convention Complex.