Eduardo García (boxer)
Eduardo García (born 1943) is a Mexican-American trainer in the sport of boxing. Eduardo trained his sons, former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Robert Garcia and Mikey Garcia, the current WBO, and Ring Magazine Featherweight Champion.[1]
Amateur career
During his amateur career, Garcia had a record of 48-2.
Training career
He was an amateur boxer and trainer of world champion boxers Fernando Vargas, Miguel Ángel García, and Roberto García at La Colonia Youth Boxing Club.[2]
Notable boxers trained
- Fernando Vargas, former two-time World Champion and the youngest Light Middleweight Champion in the history of boxing.
- Roberto Garcia, former NABF and IBF Super Featherweight Champion.
- Mikey Garcia, the current WBO, and Ring Magazine Featherweight Champion.
- Mia St. John, former WIBA, WIBF Lightweight, and current WBC Light Middleweight, Champion.
- Adam Flores, former Mexican Olympian and professional boxer in the Heavyweight division
- Victor Ortíz, former WBC welterweight champion.
References
- ↑ Ryan Songalia. "Boxing is a family tradition for Mikey Garcia". The Ring. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/20121026103054/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1005414/index.htm. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2011. Missing or empty
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