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1229 N Sierra Vista Ave.
Fresno, CA 93726
Off Olive in between Maple and Chestnut.
(559) 905-7125
Very affordable prices.
Our hours are
M-F 2pm-10pm
ADULT MEMBERS 17 & UP
ONE YEAR CONTRACT:
$50 A MONTH
MONTH TO MONTH
$100 THE FIRST MONTH
$60 A MONTH AFTER THAT
KID MEMBERS 6 – 16
$50 A MONTH
WITH NO START UP FEES OR CONTRACT
(hand wraps - $8 adults, $6 Kids)
PRO BOXERS $100-$1000 A MONTH
PRIVATE GYM TIME & Personal Training
OFF HOURS, $100 A DAY, TWO HOURS AT A TIME
AMATEUR BOXERS MUST TRAIN 5 DAYS A WEEK AND COMPETE
I am the trainer and owner, I have 21 years of boxing experience.
There are no classes you have to rush to make, when you get here is when you start.
I have a boxing workout that did me well in my boxing days and now does my boxers and members good.
It last about 1 1/2 hours to two.
Please write back FIGHTERALEMAN@YAHOO.COM
or call if you have any other questions 559-905-7125 ask for Frank Aleman
A place for kids to come and join a amateur boxing program that competes regularly.
All it takes is a membership in our gym and $56 annual fee to get you registered with USA Boxing, a doctors physical, a birth certificate and two wallet size photos.
Next show to come 2010...
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
CCA US Men's Local
Saturday, July 3, 2010
USA Independence Day Boxing Championships
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Mexican Independence Day Boxing Championships
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Pasts Shows
July 21, 2008
ALEMAN BOXING SHOW
@ BUHAWE MMA CAMP
We had our first show on July 19, 2008. Held at the
Buhawe MMA Camp in
Fresno CA. We sold out a show that had 25 fights on
the card!
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
ALEMAN BOXING SHOW
PONLE @ ALEMAN'S
WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
JUNE 20, 2009
ALEMAN BOXING SHOW
The 3rd Annual "WAR at the FULTON!"
860 Fulton Mall - weigh-in 9-11am Show 2pm
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO presents
The 2009 MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
FRESNO CA
MANCHESTER CENTER
Blackstone/Shields
3pm
OUR MISSION:
To handle at least four amateur shows a year, One pro show a year to start and to begin a pro stable for Aleman Boxing.
Pro Boxers:
Luis Villagomez, jr featherweight 122lbs, 0-0 PRO, 21 years old
Call me for match-ups, Frank Aleman - (559) 905-7125 or fighteraleman@yahoo.com
1229 N Sierra Vista Ave www.AlemanBoxing.com
Fresno CA 93703 www.myspace.com/AlemanBoxing
Phone: (559) 905-7125
Fax: (559) 255-2430
E-mail: fighteraleman@yahoo.com
August 3, 2009
I hope everything is well with you. My name is Frank Aleman. I am the president and volunteer coach of
Aleman Boxing Fresno. Since 1987, I have been involved in
amateur and pro boxing. No longer a boxer myself, my choice was to work with
underprivileged and at risk youth of Central California. In 2008 I started out on my own and built a
youth based amateur boxing club and gym.
What was born was the non-profit organization Aleman Boxing Fresno (ABF) a boxing club and fitness center. We are registered as part of the Central
California Association of the United States Amateur Boxing Inc.
We are located in Southeast
Fresno, CA. The reason for opening this club was to make
it free to kids and young adults, ages 8-19 that joined and wanted to be
involved in amateur boxing. I am hoping
to get the community behind me to support this effort in giving kids a positive
outlook on life through boxing and looking for the next great champion!
Amateur boxing is the same as Olympic boxing. Amateur clubs, like this one, are where the
next United States Olympians are chosen from.
The ages of boxers able to compete are 8 years to 34 years old. Safety of all the boxers is the most
important thing in amateur boxing.
Headgear is worn in every match and the gloves are padded more than
those of the pros. Amateur boxing teaches discipline,
courage and honor. Unlike high school
sports which are seasonal and funded by the state, amateur boxing survives
solely through the generosity of business and people like you. We receive no city or state funding, which is
something we are hoping to change soon.
Amateur
boxing is a year long sport. Throughout California weekly
matches are made and we travel to these bouts, taking kids from our club. We offer this to kids in the Fresno area totally free of charge: the gym
time, the lessons, the travels to cities up and down California, Nevada, Missouri and Arizona.
In
our first two years of competing, 2008-2009, members of our club have been in
action all over the country, including major tournaments like the US Men’s
Boxing: Central California Association (CCA) Local, the Region 11 and National Championships,
the Golden Gloves: CCA, the Region 11, State & National Championships, the
Jr. Olympics: CCA and Region 11 Championships, the Police Athletic League (PAL)
State and National Championships and the Silver Gloves: CCA, California, Region
8 and National Championships.
In
2009 we have our first national champion. Not only our first champion as a club
but Fresno’s first National Champion ever in the Silver Gloves.
Gary Salazar
won the 112lb Silver Gloves National Championship. Also in 2009 we had Mikey Ruiz finish second
at the National Golden Gloves Championship, the furthest any Fresnan has ever
gotten in that tournament. At other competitions
we have won two CCA LB Championship, a CCA, Region 11 & State Golden Glove
Championship, three Jr. Olympic CCA Champions and one Region 11 Champion, PAL
State champion, a Bronze and Silver medal at the PAL National Championships, a
CCA, State, Region 8 and the National Silver Gloves Title.
Our
current group of amateur boxers includes many kids, teens and young
adults. To name a few and who they are:
Gary Salazar, Luis Villagomez, Mikey Ruiz, Yisel Tapia, Joe Chacon, Azbai
Arreguin, Gabriel Burriel and John Watts.
Gary
Salazar, 14,
just graduated from 8th grade at Sequoia Middle School and is
now headed to high school. Gary is
one of the best up and coming boxers in the country and in 2009 has won the National Silver
Gloves Championship in Missouri,
National Jr. Golden Gloves Championship in Mesquite, NV & International Desert Showdown
World Amateur Boxing Championship in Coachella, CA. He has competed over 80 times in the
ring. In 2007 he won National PAL
Championship and in 2008 he won the CCA and Region 11 Jr. Olympic
Championships, the PAL State Championship and won the silver medal at the
PAL National Championships and the CCA, California state and US Western
Regional Silver Gloves Tournament.
Salazar along with his team is now getting ready, for the 2009 PAL
National Championships in San Antonio, TX in October but before then, he
will have a few other local matches.
Luis
Villagomez, 20,
a student at Fresno
City College,
started boxing at the young age of 11.
He has over 70 amateur bouts and had many successes in his
career. In 2008 he competed in over
20 amateur bouts and won the 2008 CCA LB Championship and a bronze medal
at the PAL National Championships.
Currently he is getting ready for his professional debut in September
2009.
Michael
Ruiz Jr., 20, a
student at Fresno City College, is currently ranked number 2 in the nation
with United States Amateur Boxing.
Mikey recently won the bronze medal at the US Men’s National
Championships in Denver, CO and the silver medal in the 2009 National
Golden Gloves in Salt Lake City, UT.
He also earned a Silver Medal at the 2008 PAL National
Championships and was a bronze medalist at the 2008 US Men’s National
Championships. Currently he is
getting ready to not only represent Aleman Boxing Fresno but all of the
United States, as he has been chosen by USA Boxing to compete against
Great Britain in a international meet!
Azbai
Arreguin, 20,
won the 2007 California State PAL Championship. She also won the 14th Annual
Concord Cup, where she won Best Boxer of the Tournament. This was all in her first year as a
competitive amateur boxer.
John
Watts, 19, a
student at Fresno
City College,
is a promising young boxer who had his first bout at the Golden Gloves in
March 2008. He had 7 bouts in 2008
and is looking to compete much more this year.
Jorge
Ruiz, 8, is now
competing with us and improving everyday.
With four bouts under his wing he has been the crowd favorite at every
show he has competed in and in Coachella, CA at the Desert Showdown, he
came away with the Championship belt
Chris
Minjarez, 11
years old, won the 2009 CCA Jr. Olympic Championship and continues to
impress us in the gym.
Hilario
Guerrero, 16
years old, started out with me last year at 190 lbs. and now is competing
at 138lbs! He has five bouts so far
this year and is now getting ready for a boxing match in Las Vegas, NV on
August 15th.
Aleman
Boxing Fresno is currently in need of new uniforms, equipment, including but
not limited to: speed bags, jump ropes, medicine balls, gloves, hand wrapping
gauze and running and boxing shoes. We
also very badly need money for gas and food on travels. We hope for funding from the community.
This
is a wonderful way to show that you support the youth in our community. Aleman Boxing Fresno seeks to inspire all
young people, especially the disadvantaged, to realize their full potential as
productive citizens. An investment in
Aleman Boxing Fresno is not only an investment in our youth, but also an
investment in our community.
Let
me share with you some success stories of the some boxers I’ve trained with; As
kids we trained together in the small Holmes Playground boxing gym, but as
professionals these three boxers rose above us all:
Jesse Magana started out training at Holmes
Playground with me as an amateur boxer.
As a pro, he went on to win the NABO Featherweight Title and fought for
the World Jr. Featherweight Championship against Marco Antonio Barrera on HBO September
14, 1996. He is now with the PAL
coaching boxing.
Ray Lovato won the US National Championships in
1989 and as a professional fought for the World Welterweight Title against
Felix Trinidad on
September 7, 1996.
He also knocked out Roger Mayweather, former world champion and trainer/uncle
of Floyd Mayweather, live on ESPN. Ray
also was a sparring partner for Oscar De La Hoya.
Hector Lizarraga, of course, is the most successful
boxer I trained with. Hector won the
World Featherweight Championship by beating Welcome Ncita of South Africa on December 13, 1997. Hector is now a police officer and helps out
here at Aleman Boxing Fresno as a coach with the kids. Many times I remember him telling me, “Never
in my wildest dreams, did I think me, a poor kid from the ghetto, would ever be
able to travel to places like Washington
DC or South Africa.” It was boxing that enabled him to do things
that were beyond his own imagination.
Like many kids growing up today, these things are possible through hard
work and a little help in the beginning from people like you.
Aleman Boxing Fresno will continue
to help make a difference in the lives of children in the valley. However, continued funding is essential to
help us achieve these goals. Some past donors have been: ARC Roofing &
Construction and Naked Apparel Clothing. You too can help make an immediate
difference.
Aleman
Boxing Fresno is located at 1229
Sierra Vista Ave., Fresno, CA 93703. Any questions you have can be answered by me,
club president and coach Frank Aleman at (559) 905-7125.
Thank
you for your time in reading this proposal.
In the upcoming pages are many of
the things we have done since we have been open. Also included in this proposal is a DVD that
shows some of the bouts our members have taken part in, a show we our selves
put on and many news pieces that have been on the air locally.
My contact information is below:
Frank Aleman,
(559) 905-7125,
Aleman Boxing Fresno
1229 N Sierra Vista Ave,
Fresno, CA 93703
fighteraleman@yahoo.com
With grateful appreciation,
Frank Jesus Aleman,
President, Aleman Boxing Fresno
MAP TO GYM:
1229 N Sierra Vista Ave, Fresno CA 93703
Off of Olive, in between Chestnut and Maple
Salazar, California State Champion
Carson, CA - Aleman Boxing Fresno's Gary Salazar, a 14 year old Hoover
High School student, defeated Eder Carillo of Woodlawn, to become the
California State Silver Gloves Champion. Salazar now advances U.S.
Western Regional Silver Gloves in Norwalk, CA January 7-10 where the
the champions of CA, AZ, CO, NV, NM & UT will be competing in the
single elimination tournament with the winner advancing to the U.S.
National Silver Gloves Championships in Independence, MO February 3-7.
Salazar is competing in the 14-15 year old 112 lbs division.
Gary started 2009 with the 2009 National Silver Gloves Championship at
12-13 year olds 112 lbs in February, then the 2009 International
Desert Showdown Championship at 13-14 114 lbs & then later in the
summer the 2009 National Jr Golden Gloves Championship 13-14 114 lbs.
Jorge Ruiz (8-9 60 lbs.) & Victor Orozco (8-9 70 lbs) both boxed in the championship bout and came away with the silver medal.
Bakersfield, CA - 14 year old Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno, won the CCA Silver Gloves Championship by beating Alexis Garcia of Delhi, CA. Gary advances to the California State Silver Glove Championships in the 14-15 year old 112lbs division, to be held December 4-6 in Carson, CA.
Gary is attempting to repeat his 2009 National Championship. Another
Aleman Boxer 9 year old Victor Orozco, also won the CCA Silver Gloves
Championship in the 8-9 year old 70 lbs and will competing in Carson
for the state championship. Jorge Ruiz came in second in the 8-9 55 lbs division but moved up to 60 lbs to advance to the state tournament and Chris Minjarez droped his opening bout to the defending 2009 National Sliver Gloves Champion at 12-13 90 lbs.
2009/11/14
Fresno, CA - In the last regular show of 2009 for the CCA, Chris Minjarez won his sixth bout of this year and Hilario Guerrero & John Watts both finished their year as USA Boxing Open Men's division competitors.
2009/11/08
San Francisco, CA - Aleman Boxing Fresno's Gary Salazar (14) and Jorge Ruiz (8) won matches today
in San Francisco. Salazar 14 119 lbs defeated Jesus Rentaria 15 124
lbs in a three round bout & Ruiz 8 54 lbs beat Mario Lopez of SF 8 58
lbs also in a three round bout.
Hilario Guerrero (17) and John Watts (20) also competed and came in second place.
Both young boxers will be competing November
21-22 in Bakersfield at the Central California Association Silver
Glove Championships! The start of the 2010 National Championship
2009/10/31
Stockton, CA - Aleman Boxers Chris Minjarez, Hilario Guerrero & Jorge Ruiz were all in action on Holloween Day three hours from home. They all gave up the fun kids holiday to compete in a amateur boxing show and all gave very good showings.
10/26/2009
Aleman Boxing Fresno’s amateur boxer Hilario Guerrero won the 10th Annual Manuel Torrez International Boxing Classic tournament this Sunday in his first Men’s competition for 17-34 year old 141 lbs novice division in Tulare CA. Chris Minjarez, Jorge Ruiz and Gary Salazar all won also by walk-over cause they didn’t match up with any other boxers in there division.
Tulare, CA – Today in Tulare CA at the Vaya con Dios Amateur Boxing Show, Fresno was represented well and the Aleman Boxing Team went 2-0! 12 year old Christ Minjarez defeated Nathan Gomez of Bakersfield with a unanimous decision in the 90 lbs division. This was a rematch of the CCA Jr Olympic bout in April which Chris also won. Also eight year old Jorge Ruiz won by defeating the home town boy Mark Lujan in a 55lbs division match. This was the third time meeting this year for the two little warriors and the first time Ruiz has bested Lujan. Expect both these match-ups again next month as the 2010 National Silver Gloves starts up with the local CCA bouts November 7-8 in Bakersfield CA.
Salazar continues to win!
9/18/09
Visalia - Tonight in Visalia, Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno 14 years old 115 lbs, defeated Rudy Macedo, 14 - 122 lbs from the bay area. Gary won a three round decision to continue his winning streak of now 15 since last November and will next be in action next Saturday in Reno, NV. Also from ABF 8 year old Jorge Ruiz 56 lbs won against his opponent from Hanford Joshua Rodriguez 9 years old.
9-13-09
Fresno - 2009 National Champion Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno, defeated Alexis Garcia of Delhi at the Mexican Independence Day Boxing Championships held at Manchester Center on Saturday.
Both boxers were in the 114 lb division. This was Gary's first bout in
Fresno after a year of traveling. Ranked number two in the US at 112
lbs. Mikey Ruiz, also of Aleman Boxing Fresno, moved up to 122 lbs to
win a three round decision against Jose Soto of Salinas and 9 year old
Victor Orozco, of Aleman Boxing Fresno also won. In one of the best
matches of the night, Aleman Boxing Fresno versus Fresno PAL, Isaiah
Medellin ABF lost to Anthony Maldonado PAL in a close three round decision. Teams from all over California
came to compete in the 24 bout day of boxing here in Fresno in front of
a crowd of 600. Salazar and the rest of ABF will hit the road again
starting Friday in Visalia and 26th in Reno.
2009/08/15 Las Vegas – Gary & Chris, of Aleman Boxing and
Austin of Fresno PAL all got victories at the Boxing show at Barry’s in Las
Vegas. Gary & Chris stopped their
opponents in the third round. John,
Jorge & Hilario all lost. The whole team was invited to watch the live pro
championship card at the Hard Rock afterwards by Top Rank Boxing.
2009/08/29 Bakersfield – Aleman Boxing went 1-3 after some
tough bouts in Bakersfield. Chris won
his fourth bout and Jorge, Isaiah and Benito all lost tough matches.
8/8/09
Gilroy, CA – In Gilroy CA today, Aleman Boxing Fresno’s
Isaiah Medellin won the 10 year old 80 lbs. division Championship at the 3rd
Annual Throw Down n Garlic Town beating Justin Cardona of Salinas boxing
Club. After giving Cardona a standing
eight count in the first and second round, Medellin got his opponent against
the ropes in the third round and didn’t stop punching until the referee stopped
it. Isaiah and eight more members of
Aleman Boxing Fresno amateur team will be heading to Las Vegas next Saturday
8/15 to take on Nevada’s Best boxers.
Modesto – Eight year old Jorge Ruiz of Aleman Boxing Fresno,
53 lbs. won in a three round decision against Giovani Santillan of the Leather
Bricks Boxing Club from Tulare, CA.
Benito Ibarra, 11 years old of Aleman’s lost to Joe Favila of Modesto
PAL and Hilario Guerrero lost to Andres Hernandez of Vaya con Dios Boxign Club
from Tulare, CA.
7/25/09
Mesquite NV - Gary Salazar of Aleman Boxing Fresno defeated Ryan Maier of Montana in the 13-14 year old 114 lbs division to
become the 2009 National Jr Golden Gloves champion.
Salazar won a three round 5-0 unanimous decision.
Efren Lopez of Fresno lost a 4-1 split decision
to Francisco de Vaca of Arizona in the 13-14 95lbs division.
Aleman Boxing Fresno's entire team will be competing next at the Throwdown in Motown, in Modesto 8/01, Gilroy 8/08, Las Vegas
8/15, Bakersfield 8/29, and then Fresno's Manchester Center 9/12 - The Mexican
Independence Day Boxing Celebration.
7/18/09
Coachella CA - Aleman Boxing Fresno came away with three champions from the 8th
Annual Desert Showdown Boxing Championships. Gary Salazar won a three round
decision against Carlos Flores of Phoenix, AZ to win the open 13-14 year old 114 lbs
division. Yesil Tapia earned the girls 13-14 145 lbs division
championship belt and 8 year old Jorge Ruiz
earned the championship belt in the 55 lbs
division. Joe Chacon lost in the 13-14 110 lbs novice division championship and
Isaiah Medillin lost in 9-10 80 lbs novice championship match.
2009.07.11
Hollister
CA – Getting ready for the big Desert Showdown World Amateur Boxing Tournament
coming up this week, the Aleman Boxing Club traveled to compete at the
Hollister CA Championships. Gary Salazar, 14 at 119 lbs, in his first
bout since winning the 2009 National Silver Gloves Title in February, won a
three round decision against the 2008 PAL National Champion Jonathon Casca of
Salinas. Victor Orozco, 9 at 65 lbs, got his first victory beating Joshua
Rodriguez of Hanford and John Watts, 19 at 162 lbs, lost to Adolfo Gonzales of
Salinas.
The
Desert Showdown is July 14-18 in Coachella, CA. After which, Gary Salazar
will be heading to Mesquite NV to compete in the 2009 National Jr Golden Gloves
Tournament July 22-26. Then the whole Fresno team will travel to the
Throwdown in Motown in Modesto CA Aug. 1st.
Aleman
Boxing takes Team Championship at the War on the Fulton
With
teams coming as far as Reno, Salinas, Santa Maria and throughout the valley,
Fresno’s own Aleman Boxing Fresno took the team
championship at the 3rd Annual War at the Fulton going 3-1 at the
show. First up for Aleman Boxing was 15 year old Jose Cabrera. In
his first bout ever, he defeated Madera’s Hugo Sanchez in the 95 lbs.
division. Next for ABF was eight year old Jorge Ruiz beating Giovanni
Santillan of Tulare in the 60 lbs. division, followed by 10 year old Isaiah
Medellin of ABF winning his bout against Jose Cardenas of Tulare in the 81 lbs.
division. In the main event, 19 year old John Watts of ABF lost a split
decision to Salinas’ Arturo Castro in the 171 lbs division. Gary
Salazar’s bout was scratched after his opponent from Santa
Maria pulled out of the show. It was the fourth week in a row of
amateur boxing in Fresno and the next time amateur boxing comes back will be Sept 12th, The Mexican
Independence Show held by Aleman Boxing Fresno.
This week in Aleman Boxing, in Denver at the US Men’s
National Championships 20 year old Fresno City College student Mikey Ruiz,
earned a bronze medal, copying his accomplishment from last year. Mikey had to box four times in five days
winning three. He beat Bruno Escalante
of Walmanalo, Hawaii in his first bout, Josue Cervantes of Arleta, CA in his
second bout, then lost his semi-final bout to Louie Byrd, Denver, CO & then
won his Bronze medal match-up with Adrian Ghisiou, Fort Hood, Texas stopping
him in the second round. Mean while at
the Fresno PAL show, 12 year old Christopher Minjarez won his second strainght
bout and 8 year old Jorge Ruiz made his amateur debut. This Saturday, get ready for Aleman Boxing
Fresno Presents The 3rd Annual WAR at the FULTON, 18 Xciting amateur
boxing match-ups, Starting at 2pm!!! 860 Fulton Mall.
Aleman Boxing Fresno presents
The 3rd Annual
WAR at the FULTON
18 exciting amateur boxing matches at the Fresno Fulton
Discount Mall,
Saturday, June 19, 2009 at 2 pm – 6pm.
2009.06.06 Fresno YMCA
Aleman Boxing Fresno’s Amateur boxing team did very well
today! Boxing at the YMCA’s final show
we got two wins out of three. 16 year
old Hilario won for the first time in his third try and our 12 year old little
girl Yisel won her amateur debut! Eight year old Victor got his third bout in
and ten year old Isaiah had to pull out of his bout do to an accident on a
treadmill there at the Y. They will all
be at it again next weekend at Central High School in Fresno CA. Don’t forget, Mikey Ruiz is in Denver
competing at the 2009 US Men’s National Championships this week...
2009.05.30 Velarde's Show
Eight year old Victor Orozco got his second bout under his
wing, this time getting the short end of a three round tough decision against
his opponent from Bakersfield. Mean
while, ten year old Isaiah Medellin made his amateur boxing debut with a three
round winning decision against a kid from Salinas! Mikey Ruiz, won his three round bout and is
off to Denver this weekend to compete in the 2009 US Men’s National Championships! The rest of Team Aleman will be taking part
in the final show hosted by the Fresno YMCA this Saturday, as they will be
shutting down this weekend.
Salt Lake City, UT – Michael Ruiz, of Aleman
Boxing Fresno, lost a split
decision to Louie Byrd, the Colorado-New Mexico Champion for the National Golden Gloves Title!
In
a close bout, the judges were split 3-2. The silver medal in this
tournament is a very great accomplishment and in my 22 years of experience
being around the sport, this is the first boxer from Fresno
to ever come this close to winning the National Golden Gloves Title.
Mikey
will have little time to enjoy his silver medal, cause he will be in action
again next Saturday, May 16th in Oakland for the Region 11 Championships (Central vs.
Northern Champions) for a shot at advancing to Colorado this
June at the US Men's Championships.
To
get to the finals Michael Ruiz won his semi-final match-up versus Jesus
Guerrero, the Nevada Champion, won his bout against the local favorite in Utah,
the Rocky Mountain Champion Isaac Aguilar & Ruiz won his first bout at the National Golden Gloves by decisioning Jonathon Perez,
the Upper Mid West Champion. The decision was 5-0, meaning five judges scoring
the bout were all in agreement awarding the bout to Michael.
Michael
owes much of his success to Aleman Boxing trainer Hector Lizarraga, the former
world champion from Fresno, CA
Mikey
is competes in the amateur Men's Open Level.
Avenal, CA
– Mike Ruiz Jr., 19, and Christopher Minjarez, 11, both representing Aleman
Boxing Fresno, won Central California Association Championships today in
Avenal. Ruiz won the 112 lb. Men’s
division and will be advancing to the Region 11 Championships, were the winner
will advance to the US Men’s National Championships in Denver,
CO.
Minjarez won the CCA Jr. Olympics in the 11-12 year old/85lb.
division. Two other members of Aleman
Boxing Fresno came up a little short, Hilario Guerrero won the silver medal in
the 15-16 year old/154 division final and Manuel Zaragoza Jr. won the silver
medal in the 13-14 year old/132 lb. division final.
Mike Ruiz is also heading to the Men’s National Golden
Gloves Championships May 3-10 in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
He won the the California State Golden Gloves Championship earlier this
month and is currently ranked number 3 in the nation under USA Boxing.
2/22/2009
Fresno, CA
- The Aleman Boxing Show 2009 Kicked off a great begaining to a
promising 2009!
Three of our newest boxers, Hilario Guerrero, Victor Orozco
&
Christopher Mintarez all made their amateur boxing debuts this Saturday!
Former World Champions and Ring legends, Bobby Chacon &
Hector Lizarraga were on hand to watch the night of bouts.
2/07/09
Independence,
MO – After 4 months of training, keeping
weight and all the qualifying
tournaments to get to this point, Gary Salazar
has won the 2009 National Silver
Gloves Championship in Independence,
MO!
Salazar defeated David Levy of
Davenport,
Iowa in the championship bout Saturday to
win a unanimous decision in
the final bout of this four month tournament. When he left Fresno
on Wednesday
he’s father/coach was expecting other boxers, because of the
economy, not to
show up, but when he got there and saw his son had a full
bracket, he knew the
last bit of this tournament would be a tough test. On top of the full bracket, the
draw saw Gary
up against the defending champion, Joe Bryant of Mississippi,
in his
first bout. Gary
knew that all the train at Aleman’s Boxing Gym and miles and miles
of running
would not be for not. In a very close
and tough bout Gary came out
victorious and moved on to the semi-finals.
There he faced Seven Annis of Eagle
Butte, South Dakota. Going into the bout with a black eye he
received in the
previous match, Gary was able to out box the South Dakota &
Region 4 Champion,
guaranteeing at least a Silver Medal at these Silver
Gloves. But Gold was the Goal!
And for
that David Levy was in his way… In 2007 Gary
was in this exact position and
wasn’t able to beat the final boxer from Washington
DC.
Thanks to that experience,
the feelings of regret from being so close and
all the training, Gary knew what he
had to do. He boxed, he banged, he
switched from right handed to south paw, he
did everything that he had to do to
get this decision. So now, Gary Salazar
is the
12-13 year old, 112 lb. division 2009 National Silver Gloves Champion!
Gary
Salazar
advanced in this tournament by winning the Central California Silver
Gloves
Championship in Nov 2008, the California
State Silver Gloves Championship Dec 2008
& the US Western Regional
Championship last month.
Gary
is a student at Sequoia
Middle
School and has been competed over eighty times
since he was eight years
old.
There
is a Victory celebration for Salazar at his gym, Aleman Boxing Fresno,
1229
N Sierra Vista Ave from 5pm-8pm this Monday. We are open to the public &
media...
1/10/08
Norwalk , CA -
Saturday, 13 year old Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno , stopped
the Colorado champion Larry
Mercado in the first round to win the US Western Regional
Silver Gloves tournament. The win means Gary
will now advance to the National Silver Gloves
Amateur Boxing Championships in Independence , MO
February 4-7. Salazar beat Carlos
Florez of AZ on Friday in the semi-finals.
Gary
Salazar is competing in the 12-13 year old, 112 lb. division and has advanced
to this point in the tournament by winning the Central California Silver Gloves
Championship in Nov 2008 and the California State
Silver Gloves Championship Dec 2008.
Carson CA - 13 year old Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno, defeated Rudy Macedo the Northern
California champion to become the California State Silver Glove
Champion in the 12-13 year old 112 lbs division.
Salazar now advances to the Silver Gloves Regional
Tournament held January 8-11th , also held in the Los
Angeles area that includes champions from western
states.
If Salazar wins at Regionals then next is the National
Silver Gloves Tournament in Kansas City, MO
on Feb. 3-7, 2009.
Gary recently
won the Silver Medal at 106 lbs at the 2008 P.A.L. National Tournament this
past October. He is a student at Sequoia
Middle School.
Gary advanced to
the state championships by winning the Central California Association on Nov 1st
in Bakersfield, CA.
October 25, 2008
Modesto, CA - 16 year old Alfredo Suarez Jr, of Aleman Boxing Club of Fresno, made his
amateur boxing debut this past Saturday in Modesto
against a tough boxer from Stockton.
This Saturday, November 1st & 2nd,
in Bakersfield
CA is where the Silver Gloves Tournament
will kick off for the CCA. Gary Salazar will represent Aleman Boxing Fresno.
ABF is a non-profit organization. Pease donate all u can to
help!!!
October 18-19, 2008
Tulare CA – 13 year old Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno, lost a very close decision in his boxing match on Sunday against 15 year old Edwin Sandoval of Bakersfield. Edwin is ranked number two in the United Stated for 15-16 year olds.
On Saturday Luis Villagomez won the Manuel Torrez Classic with a four round decision over Luis Sedano of Duarte Boxing Club Pasadena.
NOVEMBER 18TH
Jorge Magallanes makes his hometown professional debut at Table Mountain Casino, November 18th. This will be his second pro fight, coming off his pro debut in June.
October 11, 2008
Tulare CA – 13 year old Gary Salazar, of Aleman Boxing Fresno, won his boxing match on Saturday against 15 year old Luis Ambrosio, also of Fresno. Luis is ranked number three in the United Stated for 15-16 year olds.
NOVEMBER 18TH
Jorge Magallanes makes his hometown professional debut at Table Mountain Casino, November 18th. This will be his second pro fight, coming off his pro debut in June.
October 7, 2008
Oxnard, CA – Aleman Boxing Fresno brought home two boxers with national medals this weekend when Gary Salazar and Luis Villagomez represented Fresno well in Oxnard last week.
Gary Salazar won his quarterfinal match via decision against Moses Molina of Bridgeton, NJ. In his semi-final match, his opponent weighed in heavy and Gary got a walk-over to the finals. In the finals he was matched up against Ismael Fernandez of Quartz Hill, CA.
It was a close match, but Ismael was awarded the decision giving Salazar the silver medal in the Boy’s 13-14 year old, 106lb. weight class.
Luis Villagomez was knocked out of the California PAL Championships by a boxer from Palmdale named Jesse Villanueve. So at the nationals who did he see across from him in the quarter-finals at the National PAL Championships, Villanueve. But this time he knew how to box him. This time, he was not going to let Jesse beat him again. Luis won a three round decision and advanced to the semi-finals.
In the Semi-finals Luis faced the US Marine Corp’s Andre Ramirez. In bout I thought he had won, the decision went the other way. Andre won a close decision and advanced to the finals. Luis got the bronze medal.
Gary Salazar, 2nd in the Nation and Luis Villagomez, 3rd in the nation.
Pretty good results.
Hollister - Gary Salazar won a three round decision this Saturday in Hollister, CA
It was a rematch of his fight last month in Gilroy and this time he got the decision.
NEXT UP: September 20th back in Hollister
THEN THE PAL NATIONALS September 29th - October 5th in Oxnard CA!!After that:Oct 11th in Tulare, Vaya Con Dios BC Show
Oct 18-19 in Tulare, Tulare AC, Manuel Torrez Classic
Oct 25th in Modesto, Modesto PAL
Gary Salazar won the PAL
State Championship on Sunday in Oxnard.
He competed in the 106lb class of the boys 13-14 age division. He stopped his
opponent in the second round on Friday and won a decision on Sunday to capture
the title.
Jasmine Chacon lost in the finals of the girls 13-14 101lb
division. Gabriel Burriel was stopped in the 2nd round of the men's open 201lb
division.
Luis Villagomez won his quarter final match on Friday, but
in a terrible decision on Saturday, after dominating his opponent for four
rounds, Luis Villagomez lost a in the semifinal bout Saturday in the men's open
125lb class.
Aleman Boxing Fresno
8/2/08 - Visalia
Joe Chacon won a unanimous decision in his 6th bout of his
first year of competing!
The PAL California
State Championships are this
weekend, Friday through Sunday in Oxnard, CA. We have five boxers competing; Luis
Villagomez – Men’s Open 125, Gary Salazar – Boy’s 13-14 106, Jasmine Chacon –
Girl’s 13-14 101, Bernell Washington Men’s Novice 165 & Gabriel Burriell
- Men’s Open 201+
We have a very good chance in bringing home 5 state
championships!
LETS GO GET THEM CENTRAL CAL!!!
July 19, 2008
Fresno, CA
– There was a sellout crowd as Aleman Boxing Fresno hosted their first ever amateur
boxing show. Teams from all across California
showed up to compete and there was 25 matches made for the event and many more
could have been made. Five hours of
boxing, that started from 3:30pm
till 8:pm. Unlike many shows, the crowd never seemed to thin out as almost
everyone stayed to watch every match.
Azbai Arreguin started out the day for Aleman Boxing’s
amateur team. She was out sized by about
five inches in height by her opponent, Heather Hartman of Oakland’s
Kings Gym. It was a though and grueling
bout that went the distance. Arreguin
came up a little short in the score cards and Hartman won.
Next up for Aleman Boxing was Gary Salazar. This 13 year old
kid dominated his opponent from Sacramento’s
Mateen Boxing Club. Salazar won a unanimous decision giving Aleman Boxing tier
first win of the day.
About two and a half hours in to the show, in the 14th
bout was Joe Chacon. In a rematch of his
first ever boxing match, Joe boxed Chandler Morrison of Clovis PAL. This was a much closer match then the first
but Joe will need another shot at the “Clovis Kid” if he wants to revenge his
first loss, Mr Morrison wins again.
After almost five hours of boxing, Bernell Washington
made his debut as a member of Aleman Boxing.
Being the 24th bout out of 25 did not slow him down. He came out strong and fast against his
younger opponent Orbelin Terrones of the Parlier Boxing Club. As Washington
slowed in the second, Terrones begain to climb back into the fight. Washington
was able to build a big enough lead the first half of the bout to get the win,
making Aleman Boxing 2-2 to the day.
The headliner of the Show, Luis Villagomez was schedualed to
box right after Chacon’s bout, ten minutes before he was to get into the ring,
his opponent, Chris King pulled out of the fight. Sorry to all those who came
to see him. His plans now are to win the PAL Nationals in October, then turn
pro.
Special Awards were given to:
Caballero Boxing Club of Sacramento for Best Team, they tied
Clovis PAL with the most wins, four, but beat Clovis in heads up competition
for the tie breaker.
Best Boxer 17 & up was presented to David Ruiz of
Parlier Boxing Club. It was his 11 win
in a row, keeping him undefeated at 11-0
Best Boxer 8-16 was awarded to 15 year old Luis Ambrosio of Fresno.
Best Bout of the Night was awarded to nine year old Jose
Luis Rodriguez of Orosi and eight year old Thorn Castellon of Madera. These two
kids fought one heck of a fight that had the crowd on their feet most of the
time.
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO
www.alemanboxing.com
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO
7/12/08
ALEMAN BOXING, 3 FIGHTS, 3 CHAMPIONS
Hollister, CA – Saturday, Aleman Boxing traveled to Hollister
CA and took three of there Junior boxers to
compete in the Hollister Boxing Championships.
Gary Salazar, Joe and Jasmine Chacon all came away with
victories and championship belts!!!
2008.06.19
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO:
IRVINE
Ballroom Battle Report!
Highly regarding prospect Jose Roman, out of Jerome Boxing Club in Santa
Ana was debuting before 150 of his fans, facing 18
year old Jorge Magallanes out of Aleman Boxing Fresno. A war is all you can
say. Magallanes landed hard shot after
hard shot through out the first round.
As the jr lightweights came out for the second, Magallanes landed a
perfect left hook knocking Roman to the floor.
Roman beat the count and once he gathered himself, was able to land a
hard right that knocked down Magallanes late in the second round. Roman finally stopped Magallanes in the forth
round with ten seconds left. Both fighters split over $100 in fans cash.
2008.06.21
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO: SAN
FRANCISCO
Luis Villagomez, Azbai Arreguin & Jasmine Chacon all fought at San
Francisco’s Monster
Park
NEXT UP!!!
This Saturday in Gilroy.
2008.06.07
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO:
GOES 2-1
LUIS VILLAGOMEZ & JASMINE CHACON BOTH STOP THEIR OPPONENTS
IN MODESTO!
Modesto, CA
– Luis Villagomez won with another fourth round stoppage. His opponent was Steven Rapadas of Sacramento. Luis is on a five bout winning streak and has
stopped his last two opponents. 14 year
old Jasmine Chacon won by stopping the hometown girl of Modesto,
in the second round! John Watts, in his 7th bout this year, lost by decision.
Azbai Arreguin’s bout was cancelled when her opponent came in over weight by
ten pounds.
Luis Villagomez boxes again this Thursday, 6/12/08, in Sacramento
against an opponent ranked in the top 5 of the nation. Then all four of these boxers, Luis, Jasmine,
John & Azbai are matched to box in San Francisco
on June 21st. On the 21st in San
Francisco, Luis Villagomez is scheduled to box someone
in the top 5 of the nation again…
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO:
PRO NEWS
Heavyweight Clay Herzing will be making his pro debut this
Friday in Reno, NV.
Featherweight Jorge Magallanes will be making his pro debut
next Thursday, June 19th in Irvine, CA. These will be the first pro boxers of Aleman
Boxing Fresno.
NEXT UP!!! TOMORROW IN SACRAMENTO!!!
6/12/08
LUIS VILLAGOMEZ WILL BE IN ACTION!!!
FRIDAY IN RENO,
PRO CLAY HERZING MAKING HIS PRO DEBUT!!! 6/13/08
HOPE U HAD A GOOD MEMORIAL DAY!
2008.05.26
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO:
LUIS VILLAGOMEZ WINS IN CLOVIS!
Clovis, CA
– Luis Villagomez won the rematch with a fourth round stoppage of the Clovis
boxer who got the unfair decision against him in the Golden Gloves tournament
earlier this year. John Watts & Gary
lost very close decisions.
NEXT UP!!! SATURDAY IN DOS PALOS!!! 5/31/08
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO
GETS 2 WINS!
Concord, CA
– 18 year old, John Watts of Aleman Boxing, got his first win yesterday in Concord,
CA.
He boxed Brandon Brooks of Yerington, NV.
Luis Villagomez won a three round decision aginst Chris King
of Sacramento.
Jasmine Chacon’s bout was canceled.
NEXT UP!!! SATURDAY IN CLOVIS!!!
5/24/08
John, Luis, Gary & Azbai!!!
The bouts in Clovis
will start at 2pm at
Clovis North
High School, 2770 E. International
Info Clovis PAL: Officer Santillan – 559-593-5327
2008.05.17 King City, CA
Luis Villagomez won his bout against the nations 4th ranked
boxer from Clovis, Mike Ruiz.
John Watts lost a very close decision to his opponent. It was his 4th bout in four months. He is the
true road warrior! It was the third time boxing a opponent in their home
town...
NEXT UP!!! TODAY IN CONCORD
5/21/08
John, Luis & Jasmine Chacon will be boxing TODAY in Concord,
CA
THEN, SATURDAY IN CLOVIS!!!
5/24/08
John, Luis, Azbai & in his first bout, Josh Luna!!!
ALEMAN BOXING FRESNO
5/11/08
1. 5/03 Some of the team at the Oscar de la Hoya Fight.
2. 5/08 North-Central team in Santa Maria, Rancheros Visitadores victory against the Southern Cal 3-2.
3. 5/08 Luis before his victory in Santa Maria
4-8. 5/10 At the fights in Avenal
Luis Villagomez was ready to get into the ring, the 24th bout of the evening, after 5 hours of boxing the ring broke and the last match was called off.
Joe got his 3rd bout and Jasmine got her 2nd.
Gary Salazar won the Region 11 Junior Olympic Championship and was named the Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament
NEXT UP!!!
SATURDAY 5/17/08
IN
KING CITY, CA
AZBAI, LUIS, JOHN & GARY ARE SCHEDUALED TO BOX
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4/26/08,
Saturday
2008 CCA Jr. Olympics in
Jasmine 101LBS Jr Olympics CHAMPION!!!
4/29/08,
San Francisco:
Tuesday Night Fights!!!
In SF Tuesday,
Luis Villagomez came away with the Best Bout of the night in
very close loss.
A rematch against Eric Altamirano is already set for May
21st in Concord, CA
In his third fight in the past two months,
John Watts loss a tough fight against a boxer from 3rd
Street BC
4/20/08Saturday Night at the Y in Fresno Azbai and Joe stopped their opponents in less than two rounds. Luis won a four round decision over his opponent who is ranked in the top 4 in the nation & Jasmine and John just came up a little short in losing very close decisions. |
It was supposed to be two boxers, Luis Villagomez and John
Watts, competing today in Dinubarepresenting Aleman Boxing Fresno today. But things happen funny in boxing, and john Watts opponent fell out. Stepping up to fill the void was one of our youngsters, 13 year old Joe Chacon! Waking up this morning he had no idea he was going to fight, he just should up to watch his sister box, but when Johns oppenent fell through and there was no one for his sister to box, he said he would step in and compete if we could match him up. We did and he stepped in the ring for his first bout against a boxer from Clovis. He didnt win, but he started his amateur boxing career with a strong showing. In Aleman Boxing's second bout, Luis Villiagomez was successful in defeating Armondo Franco of Visalia in a four round bout. Luis started out strong and won the decision. Look for all three of these boxers to compete in Fresno next Saturday at the YMCA. Also to compete will be Azbai Arreguin and Jasmine Chacon, two of my female boxers. Luis Villagomez, 19, a student at Fresno City College, won the 2008 CCA LB Championship. Luis started boxing as a young child at the age of 11. He has over 50 amateur bouts and had many successes in his carrier. John Watts, 18, a student at Fresno City College, is a promising young boxer who had his first bout at the Golden Gloves in March 2008. He has a very good chance at copying his predecessors with multiple championships in his first year. So far this year, 2008, we have competed in 4 competitions, the Central California Association (CCA) Local Boxing Championships, The Region 11 Championships, the CCA Golden Gloves Championships and The Region 11 Golden Glove Championships. We have won a CCA LB Championship, 1 CCA Golden Glove Championship and 1 Region 11 Golden Glove Championship. | |
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 Gabriel Burriel went on to win the Region 11 Golden Gloves Championship as well.He had to pull out of the State championships due to a hand injury. | ||
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 Daniel Zaragoza (born December 11, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico) was a professional boxer. Known as"The Mouse," Zaragoza a popular champion in the super bantamweight division throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Zaragoza turned pro in 1980 and in 1985 captured the vacant WBC bantamweight title with a disqualification victory over Freddie Jackson. He lost the title in his first defense to Miguel "Happy" Lora. The following year he moved up to super bantamweight and in 1988 captured the vacant WBC super bantamweight title with a knockout win over Carlos Zarate. After five successful defenses, he lost the belt to Paul Banke in 1990. The following year, Zaragoza regaind the belt with a split decision win over Kiyoshi Hatanaka. He went on to defend the belt twice before losing to Thierry Jacob. In his next two fights he battled newly crowned WBC super bantamweight titleholder Tracy Harris Patterson, drawing with Patterson in the first bout and losing by knockout in the second bout when the fight was stopped due to a cut. In 1995 he would yet again get another crack at the title, taking on Hector Acero Sanchez for the WBC super bantamweight title. The bout was ruled a draw, but Zaragoza fought a rematch with Sanchez later in the year and won the belt via split decision. He was able to defend the title four times before losing to then-undefeated Erik Morales in 1997, who knocked out Zaragoza in the 11th round. Zaragoza retired after the bout with a record of 55-8-3. He was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. | ||
 Humberto Gonzalez (born March 25, 1966) is a Mexican former world boxing champion. Nicknamed Chiquita, he made many admirers during his professional boxing career. Female boxer Delia Gonzalez was one of them, nicknamed Chikita after Humberto.Gonzalez made his professional boxing debut on September 1, 1984 in Mexico City with a four round decision win over Jorge Ortega. Little over three months later, he had his first knockout win, as he beat Narciso Perez in the first round. The win over Perez began a streak of 18 knockout wins in a row for Gonzalez, mostly against unknown Mexican opposition. The streak lasted until September 26, 1987, when he outpointed Mexican Jr. Flyweight champion Jorge Cano over 12 rounds to win the national title in Cancún. In 1988, he won four fights, all by knockout. He retained the national belt against Jose Luis Zepeda in six rounds at Tijuana, and Javier Vazquez, beaten in five at Mexico City. His next fight, on June 25, 1989, brought two firsts to his career: Celebrated in Chonju, South Korea, it was his first fight abroad. Being for the WBC world Jr. Flyweight championship, it was also his first world title try. Gonzalez outpointed world champion Yul-Woo Lee over 12 rounds to crown himself world champion. On December 9, he once again fought in South Korea, retaining his world championship against former world champion Jung Koo Chang by a decision in 12. In 1990, Gonzalez retained the title four times, but on December 19, he suffered a shocking defeat to Rolando Pascua, a boxer who was unknown to most boxing experts, in Inglewood. The knockout in round five suffered by Gonzalez that night cost him the world title. After a win in 1991, Gonzalez recovered the world title, by defeating the man who had taken the world championship away from Pascua: Melchor Cob Castro. Gonzalez and Castro met on June 3 at Las Vegas, and Gonzalez won a 12 round decision. In 1992, he retained the title four times, beating Castro in a rematch, Domingo Sosa and former world champion Napa Kiatwanchai among others. By then, talks about a superfight between him and IBF world champion Michael Carbajal were common among boxing fans. The fight, which came on March 13 of 1993, was the first million dollar fight in Jr. Flyweight boxing history (both fighters were guaranteed one million dollars in earnings) and also the first Jr. Flyweight fight in history to head a Pay Per View boxing card. In front of many Hollywood stars and thousands of fans at the arena, Gonzalez dropped Carbajal in rounds two and five, but Carbajal recovered to knock Gonzalez out in round seven. He finished the year with two ten round decision wins, including one against Pablo Tiznado, a boxer who also fought against Alex Sanchez. Carbajal and Gonzalez met in a rematch February 19, 1994 at Inglewood, and the second time around, Gonzalez became a three time world Jr. Flyweight champion by beating Carbajal by decision in 12. With that win, he joined an exclusive group of boxers who have been world champions three times or more in the same division, alongside such others as Muhammad Ali, Carlos De Leon, Evander Holyfield and Sugar Ray Robinson. Gonzalez won two more fights, one a non-title bout, and the other a title defense versus Juan Domingo Cordoba. Then, on November 12 of the same year, he and Carbajal had a rubber match, this time in Mexico City. Gonzalez once again prevailed, on points over 12 rounds. After retaining the title once in 1995, on July 15 of that year, he fought for the last time. Again, he dropped his rival, Saman Sorjaturong, a couple of times before being knocked out in round seven to lose his world title. |
in a nearby future.
May 10, 1966) is a former boxer from California who currently works as a compubox technician for HBO Boxing and he has also worked on that area for ESPN.
Hernandez, a Mexican-American, enjoyed a distinguished career as a professional boxer. His debut as a paid fighter came on September 27, 1984, when he beat Dino Ramirez by a decision in four rounds at Inglewood.
He racked up a record of 13-0 with 6 knockouts, and a solid reputation as a future champion around Southern California, when he met former Julio César Chávez world title challenger Refugio Rojas on November 22, 1988. He beat Rojas, who had lasted seven rounds against Chávez, by a knockout in round six. This enabled Hernandez to enter the WBA Jr. Lightweight rankings.
Hernandez then won seven more fights, four by knockout, including one over former world title challenger Felipe Orozco, and another one, his first professional fight abroad, a three round knockout over Leon Collins in Tokyo, Japan.
Exactly two years after his win over Rojas, Hernandez got his first world title try, against Daniel Londas, on November 22 of 1991 at Epernay, France.
Hernandez did not disappoint those who had predicted him to be a future
world champion: He knocked out world champion Londas in nine rounds at
Londas' hometown, becoming world Jr. Lightweight champion.
In 1992, he retained the crown twice, knocking out Omar Catari in six rounds, and travelling to Japan once more, defeating challengers Masuaki Takeda and Yuji Watanabe, Takeda by decision and Watanabe by knockout in six.
His next fight proved historic, albeit for the wrong reasons. Defending on April 26, 1993, once again at Inglewood against former world Featherweight champion Raul Perez,
Hernandez had to settle for a first round technical draw. This was the
first, and so far only, world title fight in which no punches were
landed. Right after the initial bell, Perez headbutted Hernandez, and
Perez bled profusely from an arteric vein on his forehead. The referee
summoned the ring doctor, who decided the fight should be stopped, and
Perez required immediate surgery.
They had a rematch on June 28, and Hernandez retained the world title by a knockout in round eight. Hernandez closed the year by defeating Harold Warren by decision, once again, retaining the title.
In 1994, Hernandez retained the title twice, including a victory over Jimmy Garcia, who would later die after a fight with Gabriel Ruelas. By the end of 1994, Hernandez was clamoring for a world title fight against crosstown rival, WBO world Lightweight champion Oscar de la Hoya.
Hernandez began 1995 by beating another Mexican boxing legend, Jorge Maromero Paez,
by a knockout in eight rounds at Inglewood. The Hernandez-Paez fight
was overshadowed by another news that rattled the Hispanic world that
day: It happened on the day that Selena Quintanilla was killed.
Then, on September 9, the highly anticipated encounter between him and de la Hoya happened, at Las Vegas.
Hernandez lost for the first time in his career, knocked out in six
rounds by the younger, heavier de la Hoya. Up until the fight's end,
the judges had de la Hoya holding a lead on all three scorecards.
Hernandez laid off for a while, but his lay off it turned out to be a
brief one, and by 1996, he was back inside the ring, winning two bouts that year.
In 1997, he fought what almost turned into another controversial fight when he challenged Azumah Nelson for the WBC world Jr. Lightweight title, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Ahead on all scorecards at the end of rond seven, he was hit on his
throat by a Nelson punch after the bell. He needed some time to
recuperate, and WBC President José Sulaiman
came to his corner and informed him that if he could not continue he
would be declared winner by disqualification. But Hernandez said
something on the line of I want to win it like real champions do,
and he went back at the beginning of round eight, finally winning the
world Jr. Lightweight title for a second time, defeating Nelson by
split decision in twelve rounds.
He defended this crown against such capable challengers as Anatoly Alexandrov, Carlos Gerena and future world champion Carlos Famoso Hernandez, a gymmate and personal friend who would later become El Salvador's first world boxing champion in history.
In what would turn out to be his last fight, on October 3 of 1998, he lost the crown, to Floyd Mayweather Jr.,
by an 8th round retirement. In December of that year, after he was
diagnosed with a blood clot and a torn cartilage muscle, he announced
his retirement, with a record of 38 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 17 wins
by knockout. He had intended to challenge WBC world Lightweight
champion Cesar Bazan before the diagnoses.
After ending his impressive career as a world class prize fighter,
Hernandez opted to share his wealth of boxing knowledge with the next
generation of fighters.
Hernandez was a staple of the major cable television boxing shows during his days as world champion, fighting mainly on HBO Boxing and Pay Per View fights. He is a generally well liked member of the Hispanic community in the United States, and many boxing fans advocate for him to become a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
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