Miami (Oktubre 26, 2016) — Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5ika 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, Kubo, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando living there through high school. Bilang isang amateur boxer, Cuellar vividly remembers watching boxers at 5ika St. Gym such as Cassius Clay, Willie Pastrano, Vinnie Curto at Florentino Fernandez, as well as legendary trainers, brothers Angelo at Chris Dundee.
“I watched and learned, picking up as much as much as I could,” Sinabi Cuellar. “Ngayon, I find myself working out of the 5ika St. Gym for the past six weeks. It’s been an incredible experience. Araw-araw, 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 taon. 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 5ika 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.
“5ika 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 5ika St. Gym. He said, ‘Let’s do it.’ The success of the 5ika 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 at, 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 ng 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 at Erslandy Lara, at Luis Franco, Aaron Davis at Juan Carlos Gomez, to name a few of the more notables. Ngayon, 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 round, 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 5ika 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 & LITRATO
Showtime Championship Boxing® Live On SHOWTIME® Sabado, Abril 18, (10 p.m. AT/7 p.m. PT)
From StubHub Center In Carson, Calif.
SHOWTIME BOXING ON SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / PT
I-click ang DITO To Download Photos From Biyernes ng Timbangin-Sa
Credit Larawan: Esther Lin / showtime
Showtime Championship Boxing
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
Amir PAG-IBIG: 140 Pounds
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pounds
Showtime Boxing ON 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 pounds
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“Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara”, a 12-round light heavyweight bout co-promoted by Goossen Mga Promosyon at Chavez Promotions that takes place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. at maisahimpapawid sa showtime (10 p.m. AT/7 p.m. PT). Sa co-pangunahing kaganapan, Amir Imam faces Walter Castillo in a 10-round jr. welterweight showdown. Ang showtime Championship Boxing matelekast ay magagamit din sa Espanyol sa pamamagitan ng pangalawang audio programming (Dagta).
Mga tiket para sa kaganapan ay naka-presyo sa $200, $150, $100, $50 at $25, at mga naaangkop na mga buwis, bayad at singil sa serbisyo, are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon bisitahin ang www.sports.sho.com, sundin sa Twitter saSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter AtSwanson_Comm, sundin ang mga pag-uusap gamit ang #ChavezFonfara, naging fan sa Facebook sa www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing o bisitahin ang showtime Boxing Blog sahttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Vs. Andrzej Fonfara, AMIR Imam VS. WALTER CASTILLO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & LITRATO
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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, nang live 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 na serye LAHAT 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 sa Sabado, Abril 18, nang live sa Showtime (10 p.m. AT/ 7 p.m. PT) mula sa StubHub Center sa Carson, Calif.
LAHAT ACCESS: Chavez premieres Biyernes, Abril 10, kaagad na sumusunod sa live na ShoBox: Ang Bagong Henerasyong tripleheader at 10 p.m. AT/PT.
LAHAT 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, LAHAT 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. At, Sa tingin ko, courageous, too.”
May LAHAT 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.
LAHAT ACCESS: CHAVEZ premieres on SHOWTIME with multiple encore presentations. LAHAT ACCESS will be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime anumang oras® at nang 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., at maisahimpapawid live sa showtime (10 p.m. AT/7 p.m. PT). Ang showtime Championship Boxing matelekast ay magagamit din sa Espanyol sa pamamagitan ng pangalawang audio programming (Dagta).
Mga tiket para sa kaganapang ito, na kung saan ay kapwa-promote sa pamamagitan ng Goossen Mga Promosyon at Chavez Mga Promosyon, ay naka-presyo sa $200, $150, $100, $50 at $25, at mga naaangkop na mga buwis, bayad at singil sa serbisyo, pumunta sa pagbebenta ngayon sa 12 p.m. PT and are available for purchase online at AXS.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-ANDRZEJ FONFARA MEDIA conference call Transcript
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Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez JR. Bumalik sa Ring LABAN kapana-panabik na taong basag-ulero ANDRZEJ FONFARA SA STUBHUB SENTRO SA Carson, Calif.
Chavez JR. Paggawa ng showtime® Pasinaya Sabado, Abril 18,
Live Sa 10 p.m. AT/ 7 p.m. PT
Mga Ticket Pumunta Sa Sale Ngayon Sa 12 P.M. PT!
Carson, Calif. (Marso 9, 2015) - Ang pagbabalik ng Julio Cesar Chavez JR. (48-1-1, 32 Kos) pagdating sa StubHub Center sa Carson, Calif., saSabado Abril 18 bilang ng Mexican superstar gumagawa ng kanyang showtime Championship Boxing® pasinaya laban sa kapana-panabik na taong basag-ulero Andrzej Fonfara (26-3, 15 Kos) sa isang 12-round na liwanag matimbang labanan, nang live saShowtime (10 p.m. AT/ 7 p.m. PT).
Mga tiket para sa kaganapang ito, na kung saan ay kapwa-promote sa pamamagitan ng Goossen Mga Promosyon at Chavez Mga Promosyon, ay naka-presyo sa $200, $150, $100, $50 at $25, at mga naaangkop na mga buwis, bayad at singil sa serbisyo, pumunta sa pagbebenta ngayon sa 12 p.m. PT at ay magagamit para sa pagbili online sa AXS.com.
"Nasasabik akong bumalik sa ring at ipaalala sa lahat ng tao na ako ang isa sa mga pinakamahusay na fighters sa mundo,"Sinabi Chavez JR. "Ako ay may mahihigpit na pagsubok saAbril 18, ngunit ako pagpunta sa pumasa sa paglipad kulay at tumingin ako inaabangan ang panahon na ang pagkuha sa anumang Challengers pagkatapos noon. "
"Ito ay isa pang mahusay na pagkakataon para sa akin at Ako'y sobrang nagpapasalamat na magkaroon ito,"Sinabi Fonfara. "Ko pa doon sa mga pinakamahusay na fighters sa mundo at tulad ng nakasanayan Pupunta ako sa subukan ilagay sa isang palabas para sa mga tagahanga at walk out matagumpay."
“Julio Cesar Chavez JR. at Andrzej Fonfara dalawang mga hardest pagsuntok boxers sa isport” nabanggit Tom Brown ng Goossen Mga Promosyon. “Away na ito ay isang mahabang tula labanan ng Wills at magdagdag ng isa pang kabanata sa mahabang listahan ng mga natitirang fights na kinuha lugar sa StubHub Center.”
"Bilang isang away tagahanga, I love watching Julio fight. As a network executive, I’m thrilled for him to make his SHOWTIME debut on Abril 18,"SinabiStephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Showtime Pampalakasan. “Julio is one of the most exciting and popular boxers in the sport today, at may isang bagong koponan sa likod ng kanya, 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 pinakamatandang anak na lalaki ng maalamat Julio Cesar Chavez, ang 29-taong gulang ay isang dating middleweight mundo kampeon naghahanap upang kumita ang kanyang sarili ng isa pang pamagat mundo pagbaril. Ipinanganak sa Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mehiko, Chavez JR. Naka pro sa 2003 at nanalo ang kanyang unang 23 fights. His first blemish came against Carlos Molina, sino siya nakipaglaban sa isang mabubunot sa 2005, bago babalik sa matalo sa kanya dalawang buwan sa ibang pagkakataon. Pagkatapos tumakbo ang kanyang rekord sa 41-0-1, Nagkamit siya ng isang pamagat mundo middleweight shot laban sa Sebastian Zbik, kung saan siya nanalo ng desisyon karamihan. Siya ay pumunta sa upang matagumpay na ipagtanggol ang kanyang belt laban Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio at Andy Lee bago mawala ang isang desisyon sa 2012 sa Sergio Martinez. Kamakailan lamang Chavez JR. bagsak masungit kalaban Bryan Vera dalawang beses, unang in 2013 at muli sa kanilang 2014 rematch.
Ipinanganak sa Warsaw, Poland at aaway out of Chicago, Fonfara ay isang late-halamang namumulaklak na magkasama sa isang string ng mga kahanga-hangang mga kamakailang pagganap. Nakaraang taon, ang 27-taon gulang na battled angkan light matimbang kampeon mundo Adonis Stevenson para sa 12 matigas round at sa kabila ng pag-drop ng desisyon, siya impressed ng maraming mga tagahanga sa kanyang katapangan at pagpapasiya. Nagwagi sa paglipas dating mundo Champions Byron Mitchell, Glen Johnson at Gabriel Campillo, Pinakahuling panalo Fonfara ng dumating noong Nobyembre 2014 kapag siya ay dominado Doudou Ngumbu sa kanyang pinagtibay tahanan ng Chicago, pagkamit sa kanya ang pagkakataong ito laban sa Chavez JR.
Chavez JR. vs. Fonfara, ay isang 12-ikot labanan na nagaganap sa StubHub Center sa Carson, Calif. at maisahimpapawid sa showtime (10 p.m. AT/7 p.m. PT). Ang showtime Championship Boxing matelekast ay magagamit din sa Espanyol sa pamamagitan ng pangalawang audio programming (Dagta).
Para sa karagdagang impormasyon bisitahin ang www.sports.sho.com, sundin sa Twitter saSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter AtSwanson_Comm, sundin ang mga pag-uusap gamit ang #ChavezFonfara, naging fan sa Facebook sa www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing o bisitahin ang showtime Boxing Blog sa http://theboxingblog.sho.com.