![]() Miami (Lub kaum hli ntuj 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, Teb chaws Cuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua boxer, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius av nplaum, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto thiab Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo thiab Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar hais tias. “Tam sim no, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Txhua txhua hnub, 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 xyoo. 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 Txiv leej tub 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. He said, ‘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 thiab, 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 lub Gym. Nyob rau hauv 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 thiab Erslandy Lara, raws li zoo raws li Luis Franco, Aaron Davis thiab Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Hnub no, 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 & DUAB
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Nyob Ntawm Showtime® Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18, (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT)
From StubHub Center In Carson, California.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / PT
Nyem NTAWM NO To Download Photos From Friday tus Luj-Nyob rau hauv
Yees duab Credit: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
Amir HLUB: 140 Phaus
Castillo Walter: 138 Phaus
Showtime BOXING RAU Sho huab:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES flores: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Phaus
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ phaus
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Promotions thiab Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, California. thiab yuav pa ya rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT). Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast kuj yuav muaj nyob rau hauv lus Mev ntawm ob suab programming (SAP).
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, ntxiv uas siv se, cov nqi thiab cov kev pab cuam nqi, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.sports.sho.com, raws li nyob rau hauv Twitter ntawmSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter ThiabSwanson_Comm, ua raws li cov kev sib tham siv #ChavezFonfara, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing los yog mus saib lub SHOWTIME Boxing Blog ntawmhttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, Amir Imam VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & DUAB
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. LOOKS TO MAKE A RESOUNDING STATEMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE RING ON SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 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, PLAUB HLI 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, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10 on SHOWTIME®
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & His Legendary Father In Training Camp, Preparing For His SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Debut on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18, nyob rau 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.
TSHIAB YORK (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 7, 2015) –The Sports Emmy® Puav pheej-winning series TXHUA ACCESS returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/ 7 p.m. PT) los ntawm cov StubHub Center nyob rau hauv Carson, California.
TXHUA ACCESS: Chavez premieres Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 10, tam sim ntawd raws li cov nyob ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam tripleheader at 10 p.m. THIAB/PT.
TXHUA 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, TXHUA 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. Thiab, Kuv xav hais tias, courageous, too.”
Nrog TXHUA 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.
TXHUA ACCESS: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. TXHUA ACCESS will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME txhua lub sij hawm® thiab hauv internet ntawmSHO.com/Sports.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, California., thiab yuav pa ya nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT). Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast kuj yuav muaj nyob rau hauv lus Mev ntawm ob suab programming (SAP).
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog co-nce los ntawm Goossen Promotions thiab Chavez Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, ntxiv uas siv se, cov nqi thiab cov kev pab cuam nqi, mus ntawm kev muag khoom hnub no nyob rau 12 p.m. PT and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-ANDRZEJ FONFARA MEDIA SAB LAJ HU ntawv tseem ceeb
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Mev superstar Julio Cesar Chavez JR. Rov los rau lub NPLHAIB TIV THAIV exciting brawler ANDRZEJ FONFARA AT STUBHUB CENTER HAUV Carson, California.
Chavez Jr. Ua SHOWTIME® Debut Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18,
Nyob Ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB/ 7 p.m. PT
Daim pib mus muag khoom Nyob rau Hnub no Thaum 12 P.M. PT!
Carson, California. (Lub peb hlis ntuj 9, 2015) - Cov rov qab los ntawm Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 Kos) los mus rau StubHub Center nyob rau hauv Carson, California., rauSaturday Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18 raws li cov Mexican superstar ua rau nws SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® debut tiv thaiv exciting brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug 12-round lub teeb Heavyweight sib ntau sib tw, nyob rauSHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/ 7 p.m. PT).
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog co-nce los ntawm Goossen Promotions thiab Chavez Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $200, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, ntxiv uas siv se, cov nqi thiab cov kev pab cuam nqi, mus ntawm kev muag khoom hnub no nyob rau 12 p.m. PT thiab muaj nyob rau yuav khoom hauv online ntawm AXS.com.
"Kuv muaj siab kom tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab nco ntsoov txhua leej txhua tus tias kuv yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no,"Hais tias Chavez Jr. "Kuv muaj ib tug nyuaj kev kuaj rauPlaub Hlis Ntuj 18, tab sis kuv yuav kom dhau uas ya xim thiab kuv tos ntsoov yuav noj rau tej challengers tom qab ntawd. "
"Qhov no yog ib lub sijhawm zoo sij hawm rau kuv thiab Kuv ua tsaug rau nws,"Hais tias Fonfara. "Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv muaj nrog qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no neeg tua hluav taws thiab raws li ib txwm kuv yuav mus sim muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau rau tus kiv cua thiab taug kev tawm victorious."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. thiab Andrzej Fonfara yog ob ntawm lub hardest xuas nrig ntaus boxers nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv” hais tias Tom Brown ntawm Goossen Promotions. “No sib ntaus yuav ua tau ib tug epic sib ntaus sib tua ntawm wills thiab yuav ntxiv lwm tshooj rau qhov ntev daim ntawv teev cov koj fights uas muaj npaum li cas qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub StubHub Center.”
"Raws li ib tug sib ntaus kiv cua, Kuv nyiam saib Julio sib ntaus. Raws li ib tug network thawj, Kuv tsos rau nws ua kom nws debut SHOWTIME rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18,"Hais tiasStephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. "Julio yog ib qho ntawm feem exciting thiab nrov boxers nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv niaj hnub no, thiab nrog ib tug tshiab pab neeg qab nws, peb xav tias yuav loj tej yam los ntawm nws nyob rau hauv 2015. Tab sis Andrzej Fonfara yog ib tug tiag tiag kev kuaj, thiab nws cov pov thawj nws tsis intimidated los ntawm tej yam tus nrog sib ntaus. "
Lub tus tub hlob ntawm tus legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, lub 29-xyoo-laus yog ib tug qub Middleweight ntiaj teb no yeej nrhiav kom tau nws tus kheej rau lwm tus lub ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv. Yug nyob rau hauv Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Chavez Jr. muab pro nyob rau hauv 2003 thiab yeej nws thawj 23 fights. Nws thawj ceb tuaj tiv thaiv Carlos Molina, uas nws tiv thaiv mus rau ib tug kos nyob rau hauv 2005, ua ntej rov qab mus tuav nws ob lub hlis tom qab. Tom qab khiav nws cov ntaub ntawv mus 41-0-1, nws khwv tau ib tug Middleweight ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv tiv thaiv Sebastian Zbik, uas nws yeej los ntawm feem ntau kev txiav txim siab. Nws yuav mus nyob rau ntse tiv thaiv nws txoj siv tiv thaiv Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio thiab Andy Lee ua ntej kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv poob ib tug 2012 rau Sergio Martinez. Uas nyuam qhuav Chavez Jr. yeej rugged contender Bryan Vera ob zaug, thawj nyob rau hauv 2013 thiab rov nyob rau hauv lawv 2014 rematch.
Yug nyob rau hauv Warsaw, Poland thiab sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Chicago, Fonfara yog ib tug lig-bloomer uas tau muab tso ua ke ib tug hlua ntawm impressive tsis ntev los no ua yeeb yam. Xyoo tas los, lub 27-xyoo-laus rog lineal teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb no yeej Adonis Stevenson rau 12 nyuaj rounds thiab txawm xa me nyuam rov txiav txim, nws qhuas ib tug ntau ntawm cov kiv cua nrog nws cov pob zeb thiab kev txiav txim. Yeej tshaj yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no champions Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson thiab Gabriel Campillo, Fonfara lub feem ntau tsis ntev los no yeej tuaj nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2014 thaum nws yeej Doudou Ngumbu nyob rau hauv nws saws tsev ntawm Chicago, ua haujlwm tau nyiaj nws no lub caij nyoog tiv thaiv Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, yog ib tug 12-round sib ntau sib tw uas yuav siv qhov chaw nyob rau StubHub Center nyob rau hauv Carson, California. thiab yuav pa ya rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT). Lub SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast kuj yuav muaj nyob rau hauv lus Mev ntawm ob suab programming (SAP).
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.sports.sho.com, raws li nyob rau hauv Twitter ntawmSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter ThiabSwanson_Comm, ua raws li cov kev sib tham siv #ChavezFonfara, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing los yog mus saib lub SHOWTIME Boxing Blog ntawm http://theboxingblog.sho.com.