BURLINGTON, Vt. – Travis Barlett of the Bangor Police Athletic League Boxing Team defeated formerly undefeated Abdul Salaam of Vermont with a second-round technical knockout to win the Northern New England Golden Gloves Heavyweight title Saturday.

Bartlett and the PAL team will travel to Lowell, Mass., Feb. 18 to compete in the New England Championships. The winners of that tournament will advance to the nationals.