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CONGRATULATIONS TO KARIM “HARD HITTA” MAYFIELD FOR HIS RECENT VICTORY OVER FRANCISCO SANTANA. HE IS NOW 6-0 WITH 5 KO’S.
PROMISING PROSPECT: KARIM MAYFIELD
By: Mario Ortega Jr. / 15rounds.com
There are many good street fighters who never become anything more. Mayfield would hone his natural fighting ability inside the walls of the Straight Forward Club, a boxing gym created to be a deterrent for at-risk youths from the trappings of the street life. WHOLE STORY
FIL-AM DRUG DEALER, NOW COACH AND FATHER FIGURE
By: Christian Esguerra / Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ben, 37, isn’t concerned only about punch combinations, head movement and footwork. His work goes beyond the ropes. He’s foremost a father figure, psychologist, counselor, big brother—name it—to hundreds of kids in the city. WHOLE STORY
MANNY PACQUIAO BRINGING ADRIAN “A-GAME” GALLON JR. FOR SOME HEAVY SPARRING
By: John Chavez / Boxingconfidental.com
I had a chance to sit down with amateur phenom Adrian Gallon to discuss the opportunity to lend a hand to the Filipino icon in addition to what brought the 22 year old boxer into the sweet science. WHOLE STORY
BEN BAUTISTA: BRINGING BOXING BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO
By: Lars Russell / The Examiner
Ben Bautista was always a good salesman. He started out selling drugs. Now, as proprietor and head trainer of Straight Forward Club, a boxing gym in the Tenderloin, Bautista sells young men on their futures — and City Hall and private donors on the worth of his program. WHOLE STORY
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Mayor’s Office of Community Investment
Department of Children Youth & Families of SF
Kaiser Permenante
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Featuring:
Karim Mayfield
Coach Ben
Roy Jones
Felix Trinidad
Michael Buffer
Don King
Juan Diaz
Nate Campbell
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX PARACHA FOR SCORING A FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT IN HIS PRO DEBUT.
CONGRATULATIONS KARIM WHO IS NOW 8-O AFTER BEATING UNDEFEATED MARIO LAZCANO AT THE HP PAVILION IN SAN JOSE. A CARD THAT WAS PROMOTED BY GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS THAT FEATURED JAMES KIRKLAND, VICTOR ORTIZ AND ROBERT GUERRERO.
CONGRATULATIONS DENIZ MADRIZ FOR WINNING THE 141 LB TITLE AT THE 2009 GOLDEN GLOVES IN VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA
CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH ALEX PARACHA 3-0 2KO
AND MIGUEL LOPEZ 1-0 1KO. MIGUEL ALSO WON “YOU BE THE JUDGE BEST FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT” AND SCORED THE “QUICKEST KNOCKOUT” OF THE NIGHT TO WIN SEVERAL EXTRA PAYCHECKS. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE INFO ON THE FIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO KARIM MAYFIELD FOR SCORING A SECOND ROUND TKO AGAINST ROBERTO VALENZUELA AT THE ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND THAT FEATURED ANDRE WARD AND EDISON MIRANDA IN THE MAIN EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OUR HOMEBOY FROM THE YAY AREA, ANDRE FOR WHIPPING MIRANDA. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
CONGRATULATION TO OTIS “HITZ” SEYMORE WHO IS COMPETING IN THE US MENS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DENVER, CO. IN JUNE 2009, AFTER MAKING THE CENTRAL PACIFIC REGION 11 TEAM THAT IS BEING MANAGED BY SFC’S OWN, COACH BEN, WHO IS SERVING AS THE TEAM’S REGIONAL COORDINATOR.
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