Being honored as Man Of The Year is an outstanding recognition and the Ohio State Former Boxers And Associates, Inc. will honor Carl Burton with this award. During the late 1960’s while living in the Scranton Road area, while coming home from school, Burton was accosted by a couple of boys. When he returned home, his father, Dennis, wanted him to defend himself. This is when Burton started his amateur boxing career at the Boys Town Recreation Center where Johhny Avon, Sr. was his boxing trainer. While at Boys Town. Burton became a Junior Olympic boxing champion. He continued to progress in boxing.

Later in his boxing career, a PAL boxing gym opened close to where he lived and he started to train there. Al Brooks, Wes Fredericks, and Tom Spiros were the trainers at the gym. Burton entered his first Golden Gloves Tournament in 1972 in the 135 pounds novice weight division. Alter losing in the tournament, Burton continued his boxing training and in 1973, he entered the Golden Gloves Tournament in the novice 147 pound division, and he won the tournament.

Burton’s last Golden Gloves Tournament was in 1979 in the open division at 165 pounds where he won the City Championship. Burton and his wife, Nancy, have one son, Chris. Burton attended the Cleveland Public Schools, and he graduated from Lincoln High School.

After high school, Burton was employed by Giant Eagle’s Warehouse where he has worked for more than 28 years. During his employment,with Giant Eagle. he has been a member of Teamsters Union Local 507.

Burton was inducted into the Ohio State Boxers & Associates, Inc. Hall Of Fame in 2017.