MIAMI (Oktober 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5ste 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, Kuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. As 'n amateur-bokser, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5ste St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto en Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo en Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar gesê. “Nou, I find myself working out of the 5ste St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Elke dag, 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 jaar. 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 5ste 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.
“5ste 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 5ste St. Gym. Hy het gesê, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5ste 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 en, 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 se Gym. 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 en Erslandy Lara, sowel as Luis Franco, Aaron Davis en Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Vandag, 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 rondes, 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 5ste 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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ANDRZEJ FONFARA STOPS JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR., WINS BY 9TH-ROUND TKO AT STUBHUB CENTER
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. ANDRZEJ FONFARA AMIR IMAM vs. WALTER CASTILLO OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & FOTOS
Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks® Woon op Showtime® Saterdag, April 18, (10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT)
From StubHub Center In Carson, Kalifornië.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 namiddag. ET / PT
Klik HIER To Download Photos From Vrydag se Weigh-In
Foto Credit: Ester Lin / Showtime
Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
Amir LOVE: 140 Pond
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pond
Showtime boks OP SHO EXTREME:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES FLORES: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pond
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ pond
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Promotions en Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië. en sal die lug op Showtime (10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT). In die mede-hoofren, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Die Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks uitsending sal ook in Spaans beskikbaar wees via sekondêre klank programmering (SAP).
Kaartjies vir die geleentheid is geprys teen $200, $150, $100, $50 en $25, plus toepaslike belastings, fooie en koste van diens, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Vir meer inligting besoek www.sports.sho.com, volg op Twitter bySHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter EnSwanson_Comm, volg die gesprek met behulp #ChavezFonfara, 'n bewonderaar op Facebook by www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing of besoek die Showtime Boxing Blog byhttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, Amir imam VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & FOTOS
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. LOOKS TO MAKE A RESOUNDING STATEMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE RING ON SATURDAY, April 18 AT THE STUBHUB CENTER LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
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TUSSENTYD WÊRELDKAMP VAN WÊRELD-KAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISIKO SY TITEL TEEN ONBEVOEDE MUISE BLOMES SATERDAG, April 18 LEEF OP SHOWTIME EXTREME®
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UNDEFEATED 140-POUND CONTENDER AMIR IMAM TO FACE WALTER CASTILLO IN CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-FEATURE APRIL 18 ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
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SHOWTIME Sports® Award-Winning Series Returns With “ALL ACCESS: Chavez”; One-Episode Special Premieres This Friday, April 10 on SHOWTIME®
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, April 18, woon op Showtime
VIDEO PREVIEW LINK: http://s.sho.com/1c5cLDQ
“I had a hard life so yes, I am angry with him.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
“I had all Mexico and the world at my feet at that time. But it still didn’t fill the void…So what was it that I looked for? The easiest and stupidest things…drugs and alcohol.” – Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.
NEW YORK (April 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Bekroonde reeks All Access returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara op Saterdag, April 18, woon op Showtime (10 namiddag. EN/ 7 namiddag. PT) uit die StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië.
All Access: Chavez premières Vrydag, April 10, onmiddellik na die live ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie tripleheader at 10 namiddag. EN/PT.
All Access: Chavez is written and reported by SHOWTIME Sports contributor Mark Kriegel. Author of acclaimed biographies “The Good Son: The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” and “Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich,” Kriegel has long focused on the conflicts and complexities that beset fathers and sons in sports.
With unprecedented access to the young star–Mexico’s first and only middleweight world champion–and his famous father, All Accessuncovers the stormy yet loving relationship between Junior and his legendary father.
No question remains unanswered in a series of interviews at Junior’s high-altitude camp in Lake Tahoe, where his father once trained. What was it like to grow up as the son of Mexico’s greatest fighter? What price does a fighter pay for drugs and alcohol? And what does it do to his family?
Only the ending remains in doubt: Is Junior being punished for the sins of his father, or is he doomed to repeat them?
“Fame can be a disease, like addiction,” says Kriegel. “And this family has battled both. Junior and Senior weren’t merely candid. They were confessional. En, Ek dink, courageous, too.”
Met All Access cameras entrenched in camp, viewers will meet three generations of Mexico’s most famous fighting family as the 29-year-old Junior navigates a crossroads of his career.
All Access: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. All Access will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime enige tyd® en aanlyn bySHO.com/Sports.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië., en sal live lug op Showtime (10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT). Die Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks uitsending sal ook in Spaans beskikbaar wees via sekondêre klank programmering (SAP).
Kaartjies vir die geleentheid, wat mede-bevorder deur Goossen Promosies en Chavez Promotions, word geprys teen $200, $150, $100, $50 en $25, plus toepaslike belastings, fooie en koste van diens, gaan koop vandag by 12 namiddag. PT en is aanlyn by beskikbaar vir die aankoop AXS.com.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR.-Andrzej FONFARA mediakonferensie CALL transkripsie
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MEXICAN SUPERSTAR JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. Keer terug na die RING TEEN OPWINDENDE schreeuwer Andrzej FONFARA BY STUBHUB sentrum in CARSON, CALIF.
Chavez Jr. Maak Showtime® Debuut Saterdag, April 18,
Live Op 10 namiddag. EN/ 7 namiddag. PT
Kaartjies te koop vandag by 12 Namiddag. PT!
CARSON, Kalifornië. (Maart 9, 2015) - Die terugkeer van Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 Uitklophoue) kom by StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië., opSaterdag April 18 as die Mexikaanse superster maak sy Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks® debuut teen opwindende schreeuwer Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Uitklophoue) in 'n 12-ronde ligswaargewig bout, woon opShowtime (10 namiddag. EN/ 7 namiddag. PT).
Kaartjies vir die geleentheid, wat mede-bevorder deur Goossen Promosies en Chavez Promotions, word geprys teen $200, $150, $100, $50 en $25, plus toepaslike belastings, fooie en koste van diens, gaan koop vandag by 12 namiddag. PT en is beskikbaar vir die aankoop aanlyn by AXS.com.
"Ek is opgewonde om terug in die ring kry en daaraan herinner dat ek is een van die beste vegters in die wêreld,"Sê Chavez Jr. "Ek het 'n taai toets opApril 18, maar Ek gaan om te slaag met vlieënde vaandels en ek sien uit daarna om op enige uitdagers na daardie. "
"Dit is nog 'n groot geleentheid vir my en ek is baie dankbaar om dit te hê,"Sê Fonfara. "Ek het al in daar met die beste vegters in die wêreld en soos altyd Ek gaan om te probeer om te sit op 'n show vir die ondersteuners en loop uit seëvierende."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. en Andrzej Fonfara is twee van die hardste pons boksers in die sport” gesê Tom Brown van Goossen Promotions. “Hierdie stryd sal 'n epiese stryd van testamente en sal nog 'n hoofstuk voeg by die lang lys van uitstaande gevegte wat plaasgevind het by die StubHub Center.”
"As 'n stryd fan, I love watching Julio fight. As a network executive, I’m thrilled for him to make his SHOWTIME debut on April 18,"SêStephen Espinoza, Uitvoerende vise-president & Algemene Bestuurder, Showtime Sport. “Julio is one of the most exciting and popular boxers in the sport today, en met 'n nuwe span agter hom, we expect big things from him in 2015. But Andrzej Fonfara is a real test, and he’s proven he’s not intimidated by any opponent.”
Die oudste seun van die legendariese Julio Cesar Chavez, die 29-jarige is 'n voormalige middelgewig-wêreldkampioen soek hom 'n ander wêreld titel geskiet te verdien. Gebore in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexiko, Chavez Jr. draai pro in 2003 en het sy eerste 23 gevegte. His first blemish came against Carlos Molina, wat hy aan 'n gelykop geveg in 2005, voordat hulle terug hom tot twee maande later klop. Na die hardloop sy rekord te 41-0-1, Hy verdien 'n middelgewig wêreld titel geskiet teen Sebastian Zbik, wat hy gewen het deur 'n meerderheid besluit. Hy sal voortgaan om sy gordel suksesvol verdedig teen Peter manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio en Andy Lee voordat verloor 'n besluit in 2012 te Sergio Martinez. Mees onlangs Chavez Jr. verslaan ruwe aanspraakmaker Bryan Vera twee keer, eerste in 2013 en weer in hul 2014 rematch.
Gebore in Warskou, Pole en veg uit Chicago, Fonfara is 'n laat-flater wat saam 'n string van indrukwekkende onlangse vertonings. Verlede jaar, die 27-jarige gesukkel regstreekse lig swaargewig-wêreldkampioen Adonis Stevenson vir 12 taai rondtes en ten spyte van die val van 'n besluit, hy het 'n baie aanhangers beïndruk met sy durf en vasberadenheid. Oorwinning oor die voormalige wêreldkampioen Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson en Gabriel Campillo, Fonfara se mees onlangse oorwinning gekom het in November 2014 toe hy oorheers Doudou Ngumbu in sy aangenome huis van Chicago, verdien hom hierdie kans teen Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, is 'n 12-ronde bout wat plaasvind by StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië. en sal die lug op Showtime (10 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. PT). Die Showtime KAMPIOENSKAP boks uitsending sal ook in Spaans beskikbaar wees via sekondêre klank programmering (SAP).
Vir meer inligting besoek www.sports.sho.com, volg op Twitter bySHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter EnSwanson_Comm, volg die gesprek met behulp #ChavezFonfara, 'n bewonderaar op Facebook by www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing of besoek die Showtime Boxing Blog by http://theboxingblog.sho.com.