Miami (October 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. Sida feeryahanka ah hiwaayadda, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5th St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto iyo Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo iyo Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Cuellar ayaa sheegay in. “Hadda, I find myself working out of the 5th St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Maalin kasta, 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 sano. 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 iyo, 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 ee 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 iyo Erslandy Lara, iyo sidoo kale Luis Franco, Aaron Davis iyo Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Maanta, 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 wareeg, 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 Championship oo feerka® Live On SHOWTIME® Saturday, April 18, (10 p.m. IYO/7 p.m. PT)
Ka socota StubHub Center ee Carson, Message.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / PT
Guji HALKAN To Download Photos From Friday ee Qiimeyso-In
Credit Photo: Esther Lin / SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
Caamir LOVE: 140 Ginni
Castillo Walter: 138 Ginni
Xad-SHOWTIME feerka ON Sho:
OSCAR ESCANDON: 121 ¾ Pounds
Moises Flores: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Ginni
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(SHOWTIME EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN MAIDANA: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY VOM BAUR: 145 ½ pounds
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Dalacaad Goossen iyo Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Message. oo looga baahin doonaa on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. IYO/7 p.m. PT). Haddii ay dhacdo in co-weyn, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. The telecast SHOWTIME Championship oo Boxing Day ayaa sidoo kale laga heli doonaa Spanish via barnaamijyada audio sare (SAP).
Qiimaha tikidhada dhacdo waxaa qiime jaban ah $200, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, oo lagu daray canshuurta lagu dabaqi, ujrada iyo kharashka adeegga, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
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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. U muuqataa inuu oraahdiisa leeyihiin min marka uu dib u giraan Sabtida, APRIL 18 AT STUBHUB XARUNTA ku nool SHOWTIME®
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INTERIM 122-POUND WORLD CHAMP OSCAR ESCANDON RISKS HIS TITLE AGAINST UNBEATEN MOISES FLORES SATURDAY, APRIL 18 LIVE ON SHOWTIME EXTREME®
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AQOONSIGII 140-POUND CONTender AMIR IMAM OO FACEBANKA KU SOO JOOJI CASTILLO EE CHAVEZ-FONFARA CO-FEATURE APRIL 18 KU SAABSAN SHAQAALAHA KHATARTA 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, ku nool yihiin 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® Taxane Award-winning ACCESS ALL returns to examine the life of Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., as he prepares to make his SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka® debut against dangerous brawler Andrzej Fonfara on Saturday, April 18, ku nool yihiin SHOWTIME (10 p.m. IYO/ 7 p.m. PT) ka StubHub Center in Carson, Message.
ACCESS ALL: Chavez premieres Friday, April 10, isla markiiba ka dib noolaanayaan ShoBox: Generation Cusub tripleheader at 10 p.m. IYO/PT.
ACCESS ALL: 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, ACCESS ALLuncovers 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. Markaasuu, Waxaan qabaa, courageous, too.”
Iyadoo ACCESS ALL 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.
ACCESS ALL: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. ACCESS ALL will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Mar walba SHOWTIME® iyo barta internetka eeSHO.com/Sports.
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, is a 12-round bout to takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Message., iyo SHOWTIME hawada u noolaan doonaan (10 p.m. IYO/7 p.m. PT). The telecast SHOWTIME Championship oo Boxing Day ayaa sidoo kale laga heli doonaa Spanish via barnaamijyada audio sare (SAP).
Qiimaha tikidhada dhacdo, taas oo la-soo dalacday wada by dalacaad Goossen iyo dalacaad Chavez, waxaa la qiime jaban ah $200, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, oo lagu daray canshuurta lagu dabaqi, ujrada iyo kharashka adeegga, tag on sale maanta ka 12 p.m. PT oo waa la iibsan karaa barta internetka ee AXS.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-ANDRZEJ FONFARA MEDIA Shirka telefoon TRANSCRIPT
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Xiddiga reer Mexico Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Soo Laabtay giraanta HORJEEDA ilaaq xiiso ANDRZEJ FONFARA AT STUBHUB CENTER IN Carson, Message.
Chavez Jr. SHOWTIME Samaynta® Kulankiisii ugu horeysay Saturday, April 18,
Live Ugu 10 p.m. IYO/ 7 p.m. PT
Tigidhada Tag On Sale Maanta 12 P.M. PT!
Carson, Message. (March 9, 2015) - Soo noqoshada Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOs) u yimaadda StubHub Center in Carson, Message., onSaturday April 18 sida xiddiga reer Mexico ayaa isna SHOWTIME Championship oo feerka® kulankiisii ugu horeysay ka dhanka ah ilaaq xiiso leh Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 KOs) 12-wareega iftiin xumad feerka, ku nool yihiinSHOWTIME (10 p.m. IYO/ 7 p.m. PT).
Qiimaha tikidhada dhacdo, taas oo la-soo dalacday wada by dalacaad Goossen iyo dalacaad Chavez, waxaa la qiime jaban ah $200, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, oo lagu daray canshuurta lagu dabaqi, ujrada iyo kharashka adeegga, tag on sale maanta ka 12 p.m. PT oo waa la iibsan karaa online at AXS.com.
"Waan ku faraxsanahay in aan ku soo laabtay giraanta hesho iyo qof walba la xasuusiyo in aan mid ka mid ah dagaalyahanada adduunka ugu fiican ahay,"Ayuu yiri Chavez Jr. "Waxaan leeyahay imtixaan adag oo ku saabsanApril 18, laakiin waan u tegayaa inaan soo mari midabyo duulaya oo Waxaan ku hanweynahay inaan qaato on kasta oo tartanka ka dib. "
"Tani waa fursad kale oo weyn, aniga iyo aad u mahadcelinaynaa waxaan ahay,"Ayuu yiri Fonfara. "Waxaan ku jirtay waxaa la Xarakada adduunka ugu fiican iyo sida had iyo jeer waxaan doonayaa inaan isku dayaan in ay soo bandhiga ah taageerayaasha oo la soco guulaystay."
“Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. iyo Andrzej Fonfara jira laba ka mid ah diinta feer ugu adkaa ee Isboortiga” sheegay Tom Brown of dalacaad Goossen. “Dagaal doorkiisii of ruuxaan dagaalka waxa uu noqon doonaa oo ku dari doonaa cutubka kale liiska dheer dagaal aad u fiican in ay u dhaceen Xarunta StubHub ah.”
"Sida taageere dagaal, I love watching Julio fight. As a network executive, I’m thrilled for him to make his SHOWTIME debut on April 18,"Ayuu yiriStephen Espinoza, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka Executive & Maareeyaha Guud, SHOWTIME Sports. “Julio is one of the most exciting and popular boxers in the sport today, iyo koox cusub oo ka danbeeya, 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.”
Ina ugu da'da weyn ee halyeeyga ah Julio Cesar Chavez, 29-sano jirkaasi yahay Horyaal hore ee adduunka dhexe raadinaya in uu iska kasban kale shot horyaalka adduunka. Wuxuu ku dhashay Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, Chavez Jr. jeestay pro in 2003 oo ku guuleystay ugu horeysay 23 dagaallan. His first blemish came against Carlos Molina, kuwaas oo uu u dagaallamayey in ay aadka ah ee 2005, ka hor soo socda dib ugu soo isaga la jiray laba bilood ka dib garaacday. Ka dib markii uu isagu record in 41-0-1, Sugnaaday wuxuu kasban oo shot a horyaalka adduunka dhexe ka dhanka ah Sebastian Zbik, oo uu go'aanka inta badan ku guulaystay. Waxa uu ku aadi lahaa inuu difaacdo uu suunka ka dhanka ah Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio iyo Andy Lee ka hor inta aan laga badiyay go'aan in 2012 si ay u Sergio Martinez. Dhowaan Chavez Jr. adkaaday tartamaya Patriots Bryan Vera laba jeer, marka hore in 2013 iyo mar kale in ay 2014 celis.
Wuxuu ku dhashay Warsaw, Poland iyo dagaalo ka baxay Chicago, Fonfara daaho-Bloomer ah oo wada ayaa taxane ah oo qaab ciyaareedkiisii ugu danbeeyay. Sanadkii la soo dhaafay, 27-sano jirkaasi dagaalameen horyaalka aduunka ee feerka lineal iftiin Adonis Stevenson ee 12 wareeg adag iyo Inkasta go'aan, uu soo jiitay taageerayaal badan isaga oo goobtii iyo go'aan. Ay ka badan heysata hore ee aduunka Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson iyo Gabriel Campillo, Badisay ugu Fonfara ee dhawaan yimid ee November 2014 markii uu heysatay Doudou Ngumbu in guriga uu korsaday of Chicago, isagoo fursad aad damacsan tahay Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara, waa xumad heysay 12-wareega ah in ka dhici StubHub Center ee Carson, Message. oo looga baahin doonaa on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. IYO/7 p.m. PT). The telecast SHOWTIME Championship oo Boxing Day ayaa sidoo kale laga heli doonaa Spanish via barnaamijyada audio sare (SAP).
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