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USA Boxing Alumni Association Profile: John “The Quietman” Ruiz
From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown
“I’m very proud to have accomplished that,” he continued, “but my main goal was to provide for my family and I always maintained that goal. Most fighters don’t succeed, but at the end of the day, that’s what pushed me. I don’t really think about being the only Latino to win the world heavyweight title, empa, when I hear people talk about it today, Ke nahana, wow, I’m still the only Latino to do that.”
Several years ago, Ruiz opened a gym (Quietman Sports Gym) in Medford, MA, not too far from where he grew up in Chelsea and trained in Somerville. It has been a registered club member by USA Boxing since 2012, empa, more importantly, it’s Ruiz’ way of giving back to amateur boxing.
“I felt there was a need to help more kids and give them an opportunity to get out of the house and do something productive and fun,” Ruiz commented. “They all have a chance to work on self confidence and one could possibly become world champion. I feel obligated to help kids because I remember years ago when I was in the same position. They need guidance. If I didn’t have all the support I did growing up, I wouldn’t have turned out the way I did. I want to help kids understand how to accomplishment their goals.”
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Kajeno, John lives in Palm City, Florida. He’s a correctional officer for the Martin County Sheriff Department. “Winning the world title twice as a pro was awesome,” Ruiz concluded, “but I definitely enjoyed the amateurs more than the pros, even though I would have loved to have represented the USA in the Olympics. USA Boxing opened up my mind to different things, taking me off the streets of Chelsea to made me feel……special.”
John Ruiz has always preached, “Follow Your Dreams!” and he’s still doing that today.
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130go th selemo le selemo USA Boxing New England Championships tšoaroa ke Johanne Ruiz’ Quietman Sports Gym: Makgaolakgannyeng ena Saturday a Plymouth
Hardcore boraditebele ho ngodisa bakeng sa 130th selemo le selemo USA Boxing New England Championships
USA papali ea litebele NEW ENGELANE ho hlompha 5 A tlohela mosebetsi N.E. Pro papali ea litebele Champions Awards lijo tsa mantsiboea Nov. 8 a Malden, Boima.
Vinny Paz, Micky Ward, Joey Gamache, Jose Antonio Rivera & John Ruiz
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Boston (Oct. 21, 2015) — USA Boxing New England, thehilweng ho ya ka 1880 e le ea fr ho elwa sehlopha se busang sa tsenwe papali ea litebele a le sebakeng, tla tlotlisa fr khong pele e neng e tsenwe standouts, ba a tsoela pele ho e be World Champions e le professional boraditebele, Sontaha, November 8 ka Anthony ea a Malden.
Vinny Paz (Cranston, RI), Micky Ward (Lowell, MA), Joey Gamache (Lewiston, ME), Jose Antonio Rivera (Worcester, MA) le John Ruiz (Chelsea, MA) tla fumana likhau ba bona ikhethang li finyeletseng le lefatseng la tsa papali ea litebele.
USA Boxing New England tla boela a hlahisa eona kgakolwa Skeets Scioli bophelo bohle ba finyeletseng na e ka khau. Scioli e ne e le Mopresidente wa USA Boxing New England, tloha 'me ka, ka nako ya ho boemohali lilemo tse 70 nako. O ile a fetile a 2010 a le lilemo li 97.
The Skeets Scioli khau tla tšohloa ho moletsaphala / ahlola Mike Ryan (Tyngsboro, MA) and coach Carlos Garcia (Worcester, MA) ba bona nako e telele monehelo ho papali ea tsenwe papali ea litebele.
Al Bernstein, Showtime Championship Boxing Mohlalosi e le International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, tla sebeletsa e le ketsahalo emcee. “Ena ke sethabathaba ho ba bang ba papali ea litebele ea molemo ka ho fetisisa,” Bernstein o ile a re. “New England o le seabo se seholo a papali ea litebele, feela mona in America, empa lefatšeng ka bophara. Ke 'na thaba haholo ha ho ba le seabo ketsahalo ena e' me ke lebeletse ho o tlohang le papali ea litebele Fans a sebakeng seo.”
USA Boxing tla boela a lefa sethabathaba ho hona joale baatlelete le litho tsa. Ketsahalo ena e ke fundraiser ho thusa bacha tsenwe baatlelete ba maeto litšenyehelo ho kgaolong le mo nageng turnira.
Ketsahalo ena e e qala ka cocktails ka 2 p.m., lateloa ke lijo tsa mantsiboea ka 3 p.m. Live 'me se khutsitse auctions hammoho le raf FL fr tla etsahala.
Limited letenky ba ntse ba teng ho reka ka bitsa USA Boxing New England ka 781-329-9577.
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