Career
VanNewhouse competed in 86 amateur bouts. While in middle school, VanNewhouse began his boxing career at the famed Kronk Gym in Cleveland, Ohio, winning a number of amateur titles, including the Washington, District of Columbia Mayors Cup, the National Platinum Glove Championship, and the Cleveland Golden Gloves Featherweight Championship. In 2003 he was ranked as a top Featherweight in the country by United States of America Boxing in the Men"s Under-19 Rankings.
In 2005, VanNewhouse moved to Las Vegas with the idea of turning pro and began training at Bob Arum"s Top Rank Boxing Gym under the tutelage of Richie Sandoval and Miguel Diaz.
Instead of accepting a contract to turn pro, VanNewhouse decided to pursue his dream of boxing in the Olympics. Foreign the next two years, VanNewhouse fought out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, winning the Chattanooga Golden Gloves, the Southern Golden Gloves Championship, and the Southeastern United States. Championship, winning the outstanding boxer award in each of the southern tournaments.
Becoming an Olympic hopeful for the city of Chattanooga. But at the Olympic Trials qualifier, he lost a disputed split decision to top lightweight prospect Mason Menard and decided to turn professional.
VanNewhouse relocated to the Cleveland area where he began training under the guidance of boxing trainers Joseph Delguyd and Mark Davis Senior
Reports show VanNewhouse being a sought-after prospect for promotional companies but seemed to never come to terms in the negotiation stage. VanNewhouse walked away from what looked to be a promising professional boxing career without explanation. VanNewhouse married his middle school sweetheart Nicole Sammon in the winter of 2007, shortly thereafter he joined the United States Air Force where he served as a medic at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado until he was honorably discharged in 2009.
Sources show VanNewhouse actively involved with the Cleveland Virginia Medical Center and local Veteran Service organizations.
Samples of his work include promoting large professional boxing events in the Cleveland area, in support of the jobless and homeless veterans. VanNewhouse has been operating his events under his formed promotional company, Newhouse Promotions Limited Liability Company. Currently he is trying to stage Casino Boxing with the assistance of the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland.
