MIAMI (Oktubre 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5th 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. Ingon sa usa ka amateur boxer, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto ug Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo ug Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar miingon. “Karon, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Kada adlaw, 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 ka tuig. 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 5th 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.
“5th 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 5th St. Gym. Siya miingon, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5th 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 ug, 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 personal nga ni Gym. Sa 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 ug Erslandy Lara, ingon man usab sa Luis Franco, Aaron Davis ug Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Karon, 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 rounds, 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 5th 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 & PHOTOS
Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga® Pagpuyo sa Showtime® Sabado, Abril 18, (10 sa gabii. UG/7 sa gabii. PT)
From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 sa gabii. ET / PT
I-klik HERE To Download Photos From Biyernes Weigh-Sa
Photo Credit: Ester Lin / Showtime
Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr..: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
Amir GUGMA: 140 Libra nga
CASTILLO ALTE: 138 Libra nga
Showtime boxing SA SHO hilabihang:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
Moisés FLORES: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Libra nga
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ libra
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Promotions ug Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. ug sa kahanginan sa Showtime (10 sa gabii. UG/7 sa gabii. PT). Sa co-main event, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Ang Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga telecast usab nga anaa sa Kinatsila pinaagi sa secondary audio programming (SAP).
Ang mga tiket alang sa maong kalihukan nagkantidad sa $200, $150, $100, $50 ug $25, plus angay nga buhis, fees ug pag-alagad nga kaso, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon pagbisita www.sports.sho.com, pagsunod sa Twitter saSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter UgSwanson_Comm, sa pagsunod sa mga panag-istoryahanay sa paggamit sa #ChavezFonfara, mahimo nga usa ka fan sa Facebook sa www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing o pagbisita sa Showtime Boxing Blog sahttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, Amir Imam VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. LOOKS TO MAKE A RESOUNDING STATEMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE RING ON SATURDAY, ABRIL 18 AT THE STUBHUB CENTER LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
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INTERIM 122-POUND WORLD CHAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISKS HIS TITLE AGAINST UNBEATEN MOISES FLORES SATURDAY, ABRIL 18 LIVE ON 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, Abril 10 on SHOWTIME®
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, Abril 18, nagpuyo sa 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 (Abril 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Award-winning sunod-sunod nga TANANG Paggamit returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara sa Sabado, Abril 18, mabuhi sa Showtime (10 sa gabii. UG/ 7 sa gabii. PT) gikan sa StubHub Center sa Carson, Calif.
TANANG Paggamit: Chavez premiere Biyernes, Abril 10, diha-diha dayon sa pagsunod sa mga live ShoBox: Ang Bag-ong Henerasyon tripleheader at 10 sa gabii. UG/PT.
TANANG Paggamit: 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, TANANG Paggamituncovers 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. Ug, Akong hunahuna, courageous, too.”
Uban sa TANANG Paggamit 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.
TANANG Paggamit: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. TANANG Paggamit will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime bisan kanus-a® ug sa online saSHO.com/Sports.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., ug sa kahanginan live sa Showtime (10 sa gabii. UG/7 sa gabii. PT). Ang Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga telecast usab nga anaa sa Kinatsila pinaagi sa secondary audio programming (SAP).
Ang mga tiket alang sa maong kalihokan, nga ang mi-promote sa Goossen Promotions ug Chavez Promotions, mapalit sa $200, $150, $100, $50 ug $25, plus angay nga buhis, fees ug pag-alagad nga kaso, moadto sa sale karon sa 12 sa gabii. PT and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Andrzej FONFARA MEDIA KOMPERENSYA CALL transcript
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Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez JR. PAGBALIK SA SINGSING BATOK MALIPAYONG burokinto Andrzej FONFARA SA STUBHUB Center sa Carson, Calif.
Chavez Jr.. Paghimo sa Showtime® Debut Sabado, Abril 18,
Live Sa 10 sa gabii. UG/ 7 sa gabii. PT
Ang mga tiket Lakaw Sa Sale Karon Sa 12 Sa gabii. PT!
Carson, Calif. (Marso 9, 2015) - Ang pagbalik sa Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. (48-1-1, 32 KOs) moabut ngadto sa StubHub Center sa Carson, Calif., saSabado Abril 18 ingon nga ang mga Mexican superstar naghimo sa iyang Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga® debut batok sa kulbahinam nga burokinto Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOs) sa usa ka 12-round nga kahayag heavyweight bout, mabuhi saShowtime (10 sa gabii. UG/ 7 sa gabii. PT).
Ang mga tiket alang sa maong kalihokan, nga ang mi-promote sa Goossen Promotions ug Chavez Promotions, mapalit sa $200, $150, $100, $50 ug $25, plus angay nga buhis, fees ug pag-alagad nga kaso, moadto sa sale karon sa 12 sa gabii. PT ug anaa alang sa pagpalit sa internet sa AXS.com.
"Naghinam-hinam ko sa pagkuha og balik sa ring ug pahinumdumi ang tanan nga ako usa sa mga labing maayo nga mga manggugubat sa kalibutan,"Miingon Chavez Jr.. "Ako adunay usa ka lisud nga pagsulay saAbril 18, apan moadto ako aron sa uban sa naglupad nga mga kolor ug motan-aw ko sa unahan sa pagkuha sa bisan unsa nga challengers human niana. "
"Kini mao ang lain nga dako nga oportunidad alang kanako ug ako mapasalamaton kaayo ngadto sa kini,"Miingon Fonfara. "Ako na sa didto uban sa labing maayo nga mga manggugubat sa kalibutan ug sa ingon sa kanunay ko aron sa pagsulay sa pagbutang sa sa usa ka show alang sa mga fans ug molakaw madaugon."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. ug Andrzej Fonfara mao ang duha sa mga labing lisud nga punching boksidor sa sport” miingon Tom Brown sa Goossen Promotions. “Kini nga away mahimo nga usa ka taas nga gubat sa kabubut-on ug magadugang sa laing kapitulo sa taas nga listahan sa mga talagsaong mga away nga nahitabo sa StubHub Center.”
"Ingon sa usa ka away fan, I love watching Julio fight. As a network executive, I’m thrilled for him to make his SHOWTIME debut on Abril 18,"MiingonEsteban Espinoza, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Showtime Sports. “Julio is one of the most exciting and popular boxers in the sport today, ug uban sa usa ka bag-o nga team sa likod niya, 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.”
Ang labing karaan nga anak nga lalake sa legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, ang 29-ka-tuig-ang panuigon nga usa ka kanhi middleweight world champion nga nagtan-aw sa pag-angkon sa iyang kaugalingon sa laing world title shot. Natawo sa Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Chavez Jr.. mibalik pro sa 2003 ug nakadaog sa iyang unang 23 away. His first blemish came against Carlos Molina, nga siya nakig-away sa usa ka draw sa 2005, sa dili pa ang pag-balik sa pagpamospos kaniya duha ka bulan sa ulahi. Human sa nagaagay nga iyang rekord ngadto sa 41-0-1, siya nakaangkon og middleweight world title shot batok sa Sebastian Zbik, nga siya midaog pinaagi sa majority decision. Siya ngadto sa malampuson nga pagdepensa sa iyang bakus batok sa Pedro Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio ug Andy Lee sa wala pa mawad-an sa usa ka desisyon sa 2012 sa Sergio Martinez. Labing bag-o lang Chavez Jr.. napildi gansangon contender Bryan Vera kaduha, una sa 2013 ug sa pag-usab diha sa ilang mga 2014 rematch.
Natawo sa Warsaw, Poland ug nakig-away gikan sa Chicago, Fonfara mao ang usa ka ulahing bahin sa-bloomer nga gibutang sa tingub sa usa ka hilo sa impresibo bag-o nga mga pasundayag. Miaging tuig, sa 27-ka-tuig-ang panuigon nakiggubat lineal kahayag heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson alang sa 12 tough rounds ug bisan pa sa pagtulo sa usa ka desisyon, siya Nakadayeg sa usa ka daghan sa mga fans uban sa iyang determinasyon ug determinasyon. Madaugon nga sa kanhi world champions Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson ug Gabriel Campillo, Fonfara sa labing bag-o nga kadaugan miabut sa Nobyembre 2014 sa diha nga siya nagmando sa Doudou Ngumbu diha sa iyang gisagop sa panimalay sa Chicago, angkon kaniya sa niini nga higayon batok sa Chavez Jr..
Chavez Jr.. vs. Fonfara, mao ang usa ka 12-round bout nga mahitabo sa StubHub Center sa Carson, Calif. ug sa kahanginan sa Showtime (10 sa gabii. UG/7 sa gabii. PT). Ang Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga telecast usab nga anaa sa Kinatsila pinaagi sa secondary audio programming (SAP).
Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon pagbisita www.sports.sho.com, pagsunod sa Twitter saSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter UgSwanson_Comm, sa pagsunod sa mga panag-istoryahanay sa paggamit sa #ChavezFonfara, mahimo nga usa ka fan sa Facebook sa www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing o pagbisita sa Showtime Boxing Blog sa http://theboxingblog.sho.com.