 MIAMI (Urria 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5garren St. Gym in South Beach, where he once visited as a teenager to learn and now trains fighters out of six days a week.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Boxeolari amateur bat bezala, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5garren St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto eta Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo eta Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar esan. “Orain, I find myself working out of the 5garren St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Egunero, you never know who is going to walk through the doors there. It’s been one of the best boxing gyms in the world for more than 50 urte. From the days dating back to Muhammad Ali, fighters have been attracted to this gym because of its rich history and great sparring, as well as to the area with South Beach’s restaurants, clubs and beach. The warm, humid weather also makes it easier for fighters to lose weight running and training.
“(Owner) Dino Spencer is carrying on the 5garren St. Gym’s tradition. Everyday I’m there is exciting for me. Mixed ethnic groups train there and it’s a magnet for talent. There’s sparring three days a week – I call it Spar-a-rama – and everybody’s welcome to challenge themselves. The sparring is better than a lot of TV fights.
 “5garren St. Gym trainer Guy Laieta had been trying to convince me to join the team for the last five years. I spoke to Dino on several occasions, expressing my desire to train fighters out of the 5garren St. Gimnasioa. Esan zuen, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5garren St. Gym today has a lot to do with ownership. Dino has a passion for boxing and he is very hospitable, which trickles down to his staff and fighters. Good vibes all of the time!”
Cuellar left for Las Vegas in 1976 eta, after he realized that being a boxer wasn’t in his best interest, he started training fighters there in 1981 out of Johnny Garcia’s Gym. A year later, he shifted his base Brooklyn and started training fighters out of another boxing icon, Gleason en Gimnasioa. In 2000, he resettled in Miami.
Best known as world light heavyweight champion the head trainer of Glen Johnson, Cuellar also worked with future champions such as Nicolas Walters, Rances Barthelemy eta Erslandy Lara, baita Luis Franco, Aaron Davis eta Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Gaur, he’s the chief second for several top fighters including Antonio Tarver.
Recognized throughout boxing as a superior teacher, Cuellar’s success is mostly attributed to his training of fighters on an individual basis, focusing on their personal needs rather than giving all fighters the same instructions and attention.
“Each fighter needs personal and specific work to complement their God-given talents,” Cuellar explained. “You can’t teach all fighters the same way. I specialize on what I call old school meets new school. Old school was upfront and personal to go 15 erronda, new school is about throwing more punches, more foot movement and fighting from the outside. I teach doffense: defense + offense. Punches aren’t vitamins, none should be taken. Boxing is little more than a battle of reflexes; one fighters versus another, but the real trick is how the fighter uses his reflexes. I teach my fighters how to turn the ring apron into a minefield.”
Boxing has played a huge role in Cuellar’s life. Back in the 5garren St. Gym is just another chapter in his unique life.
“I live through my fighters,” Cuellar concluded. “Every victory is my proudest moment. There are no big or little victories, every win is a happy moment because of all the hard work and sacrifices me and my fighter made during training camp.”
Orlando Cuellar is thrilled to have gone back to the future.
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John Seip Manager sinatu Italiako super middleweight perspectiva Daniele Marco Scardina
MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Beteranoen boxeo kudeatzailea John Seip sinatu oso apainduta Italiako amateur boxeolari ditu Daniel Mark Scardina zuzendaritza kontratua esklusiboa.
Seip onena da gidatzen ezaguna Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin Munduko Boxing Erakundea (WBO) munduko middleweight izenburua. The newyorktarrak halaber British super middleweight goranzko kudeatzen Steed “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
21 urteko Scardina The Rozzano hails, baino gutxiagoko herri bat 40,000 Milan probintziako jendea. Boxeo hasi zuen saioa 2008 urterekin 16, osabaren urratsei garai hartan boxeolari honako nor zen, baita Daniele rol eredu gisa.
Scardina, nor izan 56 bouts amateur, harrapatu goi ugari Italiako torneo barne Rovereto Nazionalean ohoreak, Silver Glove Nazionala, eta Urrezko bi Eskularruak Nazionala. Halaber, brontzezko domina eskuratu zuen nazioarteko ekitaldi batean.
In 2013, boxed Italia Thunder Boxing Taldearekin zuen World Series Boxing-en, Alemaniako aurkari baten kontra bere partida bakarra irabazi.
Scardina lehen Seip arreta erakarri munduan ospetsua 5garren St. Miami Beach Gimnasioa, jatorriz inauguratua 1950 arabera Chris Dundee, eta hainbat eta hainbat munduko txapeldun etxean bertan trebatu barne Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston eta Willie Pep. Tradizio aberatsa berria jarraitzen 5garren St. Gimnasioa, at hurbil dago 1434 Alton Street, non mundu osoko esaterako goi borrokalariak Bernard Hopkins oraindik entrenatzeko.
“Lehen entrenatzen at zion ikusi nuen 5garren St. Gimnasioa eta begiratu tipikoa amateur bat bezala zuen,” Seip azaldu. “Punches zabal bota zuen eta ez zekien jab ona nola bota. Trainers Guy Laieta eta Dino Spencer berarekin lan egiten hasi zen, eta gaur egun, baina bere eskura erabiliz, Distantzia batean borrokan, eta jabs eta amu konbinazioak bota. Boxeo buruz sutsua zuen, entzuten eta egunero ikasteko. Daniele eskuko abiadura ona eta botere ditu. Eder mutil bat zen, gehiegi. Zerbait ikusi nuen berarengan, Ukiezinen, eta hura sinatzea erabaki.
“Dino duten goi-Notch gimnasio bat sortu du sparring giroan aukera handiak talentu borrokalariak hainbeste nor benetan bultza elkarri protagonista duen jabea da. Dagoeneko itxurazko da Danielle han hobera egin du bere trebetasunak prestakuntza. Luzea da zuen, azkar eta indartsua. Bere lanaren etika sinestezina da; gimnasioa lehen akabo, Azken utzi. Ezin duzu mutil hau zauritzen, bai. Etorkizun oparoa du ez zuela Denok sinesten.”
Errusia borrokalari eta Sobiet-bloc nazioak ez bezala, baita Estatu Batuetara etortzen diren Latinoamerikako horiek beren boxeo profesionala karrerak ezartzea, Italiako jaiotako borrokalari gutxitan ibilbidea Scardina berdina jarraitu dute, nor Miami iaz mugitu eta bere anaia apartamentu solairuan lo.
The bakarti Italiako jaiotako munduko txapelduna nor profesionalki borrokatu ziren Amerikan da Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), nor WBC / WBA middleweight txapelduna izan zen 1979-1980. Antuofermo, arren, bere familia Brooklynera Puglia batera mugitu, Italian zenean izan zen 17 eta nola Amerikan kutxa ikasi zuen.
“Beti izan nahi nuen Amerikan txapeldun izan,” Scardina esan. “Hori niretzat American ametsa. Herrialde honetan, aukera paregabea da boxeolari handienak dezaket eskuineko laguntza izan behar dut uste dut. John Seip niretzat kudeatzailea eskubidea da zuen ustez, ahal dugun munduko txapelketa elkarrekin talde bat bezala delako.”
Scardina gogokoena boxeolariak dira Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux eta Miguel Cotto. “Perfekzioa ari naiz lanean kanpo borrokalari bat bezala, eta nire besoetan nagusia gertuago,” Scardina gehitu. Borrokan ari naiz munduko txapeldun bihurtu.”
Scardina espero da, bere debuta pro maiatzean edo ekainean hau egiteko.
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