Boxing: El Paso Fighter Targeting National Title

the youngsters here in el paso… not only does the gym provide a place where kids can go and develop skills and stay out of trouble… but it also brings out the best in some of our best young boxers… this is george sanchez and he’ll be competing in nationals in west virginia… the man with him is his trainer israel lerma who is also the junior olympic chairman for el paso… he’s sent about 12 kids to nationals… 5 students have won state titles… by next friday… sanchez could be a junior olympic champ… “you bleed with your boxer. you cry with your boxer. you lose, you win together. it’s very rewarding for me. for example, me and him, next week we’re hoping on a plane to west virginia, representing el paso in the 154lb division.” “his son was great fighter. he won state two times. i just want to show him that i can do it too and make him proud.” israel is already proud of george… i know that for sure… the competition begins on the ninth… you can see it on usa boxing dot org… the