“We’d always get together, and one day my buddy from middle school says, ‘There’s a boxing gym in Blythe, right next to the rec center and it’s free, all you have to bring is [hand] wraps … .’ I went in and never left the gym,” Cancio said. “I fell in love with the sport and I got used to doing it. I found the stamina and condition to win fights.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 09, 2019 01:13 UTC