MIAMI (Oktòb 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, Kiba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Kòm yon boxer amatè, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto ak Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo ak Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar di. “Koulye a,, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Chak jou, 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 ane. 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. 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 ak, 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, Gym Gleason nan. Nan 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 ak Erslandy Lara, osi byen ke Luis Franco, Arawon Davis ak Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Jodi a, 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 jij, 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
Chotim chanpyona boksè® Viv sou chotim® Samdi, Avril 18, (10 p.m. AK/7 p.m. PT)
Soti nan StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / PT
Klike sou HERE To Download Photos From Vandredi a Peze-In
Foto kredi: Estè Lin / chotim
Chotim chanpyona boksè
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
Amir LOVE: 140 Pounds
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pounds
Chotim boksè sou SHO EXTREME:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES FLORES: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pounds
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ liv
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"Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara ", yon 12-wonn pwa loud limyè bout ko-ankouraje pa Goossen Pwomosyon ak Chavez Pwomosyon ki pran plas nan StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni. epi yo pral nan lè sou chotim (10 p.m. AK/7 p.m. PT). Nan evènman an ko-prensipal, Amir iman ap fè fas Walter Castillo nan yon jr 10-wonn. wèltèr konfwontasyon. Difuze nan chotim chanpyona boksè ap disponib tou nan lang Panyòl via pwogram odyo segondè (SAP).
Biyè pou evènman an yo pwi a $200, $150, $100, $50 ak $25, plis taks aplikab, frè ak chaj sèvis, yo disponib pou achte sou entènèt la nan AXS.com.
Pou plis enfòmasyon vizite www.sports.sho.com, swiv sou Twitter nanSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter AkSwanson_Comm, swiv konvèsasyon an lè l sèvi avèk #ChavezFonfara, vin yon fanatik sou Facebook nan www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing oswa ale nan Blog la chotim boksè nanhttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, Amir iman vs. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Sanble yo fè yon deklarasyon retentissant lè li te retounen nan bag la nan Samdi, APRIL 18 AT StubHub CENTER yo ap viv sou SHOWTIME®
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INTERIM 122-liv WORLD CHAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISK TIT l 'kont envenku MOISES FLORES SAMDI, APRIL 18 Ap viv sou chotim EXTREME®
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Undefeated 140-POUND contender Amir iman TO FACE WALTER CASTILLO NAN CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-karakteristik AVRIL 18 Sou chotim CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
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Chotim Espò Prim-genyen Seri retounen ak "tout aksè: Chavez "; One-Episode espesyal Kreasyon Vandredi sa a, Avril 10 sou SHOWTIME®
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. & Papa Lejand li Nan Fòmasyon Camp, Preparasyon Pou li Debut chotim chanpyona boksè nan Samdi, Avril 18, viv sou chotim
VIDEO Preview LINK: http://s.sho.com/1c5cLDQ
"Mwen te gen yon lavi difisil pou repons lan se wi, Se mwen menm ki fache kont li. " – Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
"Mwen te gen tout Meksik ak mond lan nan pye m 'nan tan sa a. Men, li toujou pa t 'ranpli anile a ... Se konsa, sa ki te li ke mwen gade pou? Bagay sa yo pi fasil ak estipid ... dwòg ak alkòl. " – Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.
NEW YORK (Avril 7, 2015) -La Espò Emmy® Seri Prim-genyen Tout aksè retounen nan egzaminen lavi a nan sipèsta Meksiken Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., jan l 'prepare yo fè l' Chotim chanpyona boksè® premye kont brawler danjere Andrzej Fonfara sou Samdi, Avril 18, ap viv sou Chotim (10 p.m. AK/ 7 p.m. PT) soti nan la StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni.
Tout aksè: Chavez kreasyon Vandredi, Avril 10, imedyatman apre ap viv la ShoBox: New Generation a tripleheader nan 10 p.m. AK/PT.
Tout aksè: Chavez se ekri ak rapòte pa chotim Espò kontribitè Mark Kriegel. Author nan biyografi aklame "Bon Pitit la: Lavi a nan Ray 'bri bri' Mancini "ak" pistolè: Lavi a nan Pete Maravich,"Kriegel ki depi lontan konsantre sou konfli yo ak complexités ki annwiye zansèt ak pitit gason nan espò.
Avèk san parèy aksè nan premye ak sèlman jèn etwal-Meksik la mond middleweight chanpyon-ak papa pi popilè l ', Tout aksèdékouvr tan relasyon la ankò renmen ant Junior ak papa l 'lejand.
Pa gen kesyon rete san repons nan yon seri de entèvyou nan kan-wo altitid Junior la nan Lake Tahoe, kote papa l 'yon fwa ki resevwa fòmasyon. Sa li te tankou yo grandi kòm pitit gason an nan pi gwo avyon de gè Meksik la? Ki sa ki pri yon avyon de gè peye pou dwòg ak alkòl? Ak sa ki li fè fè fanmi l '?
Se sèlman fini an rete nan dout: Èske Junior te pini pou peche yo a, papa l ', oswa se li fini nan repete yo?
"T'ap nonmen non kapab yon maladi, tankou dejwe,"Di Kriegel. "E li te fanmi sa a batay tou de. Junior ak Senior yo pa t 'senpleman fran. Yo te konfesyonal. Epi, Mwen panse ke, vanyan gason, tou. "
Avèk Tout aksè kamera consacré nan kan, telespektatè pral rankontre twa jenerasyon nan fanmi ki pi popilè batay Meksik la kòm 29-zan Junior la navige yon krwaze semen nan karyè li.
Tout aksè: CHAVEZ kreasyon sou chotim ak prezantasyon Encore miltip. Tout aksè yo ap disponib sou chotim Sou demann®, Chotim nenpòt lè® ak sou entènèt nanSHO.com/Sports.
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"Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara ", se yon bout 12-wonn yo pran plas nan StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni., epi yo pral nan lè ap viv sou chotim (10 p.m. AK/7 p.m. PT). Difuze nan chotim chanpyona boksè ap disponib tou nan lang Panyòl via pwogram odyo segondè (SAP).
Biyè pou evènman an, ki se ko-ankouraje pa Pwomosyon Goossen ak Chavez Pwomosyon, yo pwi a $200, $150, $100, $50 ak $25, plis taks aplikab, frè ak chaj sèvis, ale sou vant jodi a nan 12 p.m. PT epi yo disponib pou achte sou entènèt la nan AXS.com.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR.-Andrzej FONFARA MEDIA Konferans rele RELVEDNÒT
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MEXICAN sipèsta JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. Retounen nan bag la kont ENTERESAN brawler Andrzej FONFARA AT StubHub sant nan CARSON, CALIF.
Chavez Jr. Fè chotim® Premye Samdi, Avril 18,
Live Nan 10 p.m. AK/ 7 p.m. PT
Biyè ale sou vant jodi a nan 12 P.m. PT!
CARSON, Kalifòni. (Mas 9, 2015) - Retounen nan Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 Ko) rive StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni., souSamdi avril 18 kòm sipèsta a Meksiken fè l 'chotim chanpyona boksè® premye kont enteresan brawler Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Ko) nan yon 12-wonn limyè pwa loud bout, ap viv souChotim (10 p.m. AK/ 7 p.m. PT).
Biyè pou evènman an, ki se ko-ankouraje pa Pwomosyon Goossen ak Chavez Pwomosyon, yo pwi a $200, $150, $100, $50 ak $25, plis taks aplikab, frè ak chaj sèvis, ale sou vant jodi a nan 12 p.m. PT, epi yo disponib pou achte sou entènèt la nan AXS.com.
"Mwen eksite jwenn tounen nan bag la epi raple tout moun ke mwen se youn nan konbatan yo ki pi bon nan mond lan,"Te di Chavez Jr. "Mwen gen yon tès difisil souAvril 18, men mwen pral pase ak vole koulè epi mwen gade pou pi devan pou pran sou nenpòt konpetisyon apre sa. "
"Sa a se yon lòt gwo opòtinite pou m 'ak Mwen trè rekonesan genyen li,"Te di Fonfara. "Mwen te nan la ansanm ak konbatan yo ki pi byen nan mond la ak kòm toujou, mwen pral pou yo eseye mete yo sou yon montre pou fanatik yo ak mache soti viktorye."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ak Andrzej Fonfara se de nan bokseur yo pwensonaj pi di nan espò a” di Tom Brown nan Goossen Pwomosyon. “Sa a batay pral yon batay sezon nan testaman epi yo pral ajoute yon lòt chapit nan lis la long nan batay eksepsyonèl ki te pwan plas nan Sant lan StubHub.”
"Kòm yon fanatik batay, I love watching Julio fight. As a network executive, I’m thrilled for him to make his SHOWTIME debut on Avril 18,"Te diStephen Espinoza, Egzekitif Vis Prezidan & Manadjè Jeneral, Chotim Espò. “Julio is one of the most exciting and popular boxers in the sport today, epi ki gen yon nouvo ekip dèyè do l ', 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.”
Pitit gason an pi ansyen nan lejand nan Julio Cesar Chavez, -fin vye granmoun nan 29-ane se yon ansyen chanpyon nan lemonn middleweight kap touche tèt li yon lòt piki tit mond. Li te fèt nan Culiacan, Sinaloa, Meksik, Chavez Jr. vire pro an 2003 ak te genyen premye l ' 23 batay. His first blemish came against Carlos Molina, ki li t'ap goumen nan yon trase nan 2005, anvan li te vini tounen nan bat li byen bat de mwa pita. Apre kouri dosye l ' 41-0-1, li te touche yon piki tit mond middleweight kont Sebastian Zbik, ki li te genyen pa desizyon majorite. Li ta ale nan avèk siksè defann senti l 'kont Pyè Manfredo Jr, Marco Antonio Rubio ak Andy Lee anvan pèdi yon desizyon nan 2012 to Sergio Martinez. Pi resamman Chavez Jr. bat contender rezistan Bryan Vera de fwa, premye nan 2013 epi ankò nan yo 2014 rematch.
Li te fèt nan Warsaw, Polòy ak batay soti nan Chicago, Fonfara se yon fen-gaf ki te mete ansanm yon afè de pèfòmans enpresyonan ki sot pase. Ane pase a, -fin vye granmoun nan 27-ane batay linear limyè pwa loud chanpyon nan lemonn Adonis Stevenson pou 12 jij difisil e malgre jete yon desizyon, li enpresyone yon anpil nan fanatik ak gravye ak detèminasyon l '. Victorious sou chanpyon mond ansyen Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson ak Gabriel Campillo, Fonfara a ki sot pase genyen pi rive nan Novanm nan 2014 lè li te domine Doudou Ngumbu nan lakay li adopte nan Chicago, touche l 'sa a chans kont Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, se yon bout 12-wonn ki pran plas nan StubHub Sant nan Carson, Kalifòni. epi yo pral nan lè sou chotim (10 p.m. AK/7 p.m. PT). Difuze nan chotim chanpyona boksè ap disponib tou nan lang Panyòl via pwogram odyo segondè (SAP).
Pou plis enfòmasyon vizite www.sports.sho.com, swiv sou Twitter nanSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter AkSwanson_Comm, swiv konvèsasyon an lè l sèvi avèk #ChavezFonfara, vin yon fanatik sou Facebook nan www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing oswa ale nan Blog la chotim boksè nan http://theboxingblog.sho.com.