 Miami (October 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5nke 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. Dị ka ihe na-amu amu oku okpu, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5nke St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto na Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo na Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar kwuru. “Ugbu a, I find myself working out of the 5nke St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Kwa ụbọchị, 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 afọ. 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 5nke 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.
 “5nke 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 5nke St. Mgbatị. He said, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5nke 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 na, 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 si mgbatị. Na 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 na Erslandy Lara, yana Luis Franco, Aaron Davis na Juan Carlos akon, to name a few of the more notables. Taa, 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 agba, 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 5nke 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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Manager John Seip ịrịba ama Italian ibu middleweight atụmanya Daniele Marco Scardina
Miami (April 6, 2015) – Vetiran ọkpọ njikwa John Seip nwere aka ukwuu mma Italian amu amu oku okpu Daniel Mark Scardina na-ekewaghị ekewa managerial nkwekọrịta.
Seip a kasị mara amara maka eduzi Peter “Eyen Chocolate” Quillin ka World Boxing Òtù (WBO) ụwa middleweight aha. The ala New Yorker na-ejisie ebili British ibu middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).
The 21-afọ Scardina hails si Rozzano, a obodo nke na-erughị 40,000 ndị mmadụ na Province nke Milan. Ọ malitere iti ọkpọ na 2008 na afọ nke 16, na-esonụ nwanne nna ya nzọụkwụ onye e a oku okpu n'oge ahụ, nakwa dị ka Daniele ọrụ nlereanya.
Scardina, onye nwere 56 na-amu amu oké, weghaara top ukpono ọtụtụ Italian tournaments gụnyere Rovereto National, National Silver uwe, na abụọ National Golden uwe. Ọ na-ndibọhọ a ọla nrite na ihe International omume.
Na 2013, ọ boxed maka Italia Égbè Eluigwe Boxing Team na World usoro Boxing, na-emeri nanị ya nha megide a German iro.
Scardina mbụ na-ejide Seip anya na ụwa a ma ama 5nke St. Mgbatị na Miami Beach, mbụ meghere ke 1950 site Chris Dundee, na n'ụlọ nke imerime ụwa akaebe akụzierela e gụnyere Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston na Willie Pep. The ọgaranya ọdịnala na-aga n'ihu na ọhụrụ 5nke St. Mgbatị, emi odude dị nso na 1434 Alton Street, ebe n'elu alụso si gburugburu ụwa dị otú ahụ dị ka Bernard Hopkins ka ịzụ.
“Mbụ m hụrụ ya na-azụ na 5nke St. Mgbatị na o lere anya dị ka a ahụkarị amu amu,” Seip kọwara. “Ọ tụbara obosara punches na amaghị otú nditop a ọma jab. Trainers Guy Laieta na Dino Spencer malitere ịrụ ọrụ na ya na ugbu a ọ na-eji ya iru, na-alụ ọgụ mgbe a anya, ma na-atụba n'ịgwa nke jabs na hooks. Ọ bụ omiiko banyere ọkpọ, na-ege ntị ma na-amụta ụbọchị ọ bụla. Daniele nwere ezigbo aka ọsọ na ike. Ọ bụ a mara mma eyen, kwa. M hụrụ ihe na ya, intangibles, na kpebiri banye ya.
“Dino bụ otu onye nwe onye kere a n'elu-notch mgbatị na oké sparring ohere na ikuku featuring ọtụtụ nkà alụso onye n'ezie inupụ onye ọ bụla ọzọ. Ọ bụ na-ama doro anya na Danielle mma nkà ya ọzụzụ e. Ọ bụ ogologo, ngwa ngwa na ike. Ya n'ihe banyere ọrụ bụ ịrịba; ọ bụ nke mbụ na mgbatị, ikpeazụ na-ahapụ. Ị nwere ike ghara imerụ a eyen, ma. Anyị niile na-kweere na o nwere nnọọ ọdịnihu.”
N'adịghị ka alụso si Russia na mbụ Soviet-Bloc mba, nakwa dị ka ndị si Latin America ndị na-abịa United States ka ha ọkachamara ọkpọ ọrụ, Italian-mụrụ alụso adịkarịghị soro n'otu ụzọ dị ka Scardina, kwagara Miami afọ gara aga na-ehi ụra n'ala nke nwanne ya nwoke ulo.
The nanị Italian-mụrụ n'ụwa onye mmeri onye lụrụ ọgụ professionally na America bụ Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), bụ WBC / WBA middleweight onye mmeri na 1979-1980. Antuofermo, ezie, kpaliri ya na ezinụlọ ya na-Brooklyn si Puglia, Italy mgbe ọ bụ 17 o mụtara otú igbe ke America.
“M mgbe nile na chọrọ ịbụ onye mmeri na America,” Scardina kwuru. “Nke ahụ bụ American nrọ m. Echere m na m ga-a akwa ifet a na obodo a na-abụ onye kasị ukwuu oku okpu m nwere ike ịbụ na nri enyemaka. John Seip bụ nri njikwa m n'ihi na o na-ekwere na anyị nwere ike ụwa egwuregwu ọnụ dị ka otu ìgwè.”
Scardina si mmasị na-eti ọkpọ na- Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux na Miguel Cotto. “M na-arụ ọrụ izu okè dị ka ihe na-abụghị fighter na isi na ogwe aka m nso,” Scardina kwukwara. M na-alụ ọgụ ka adị n'ụwa onye mmeri.”
Scardina na-atụ anya ime ka ya pro mpụta mbụ a May ma ọ bụ June.
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