Peninsula 360 Press
Redwood City. Gladiators Boxing Gym is a training center for boxers that was created by Eloy Ramirez in Redwood City during the 1990s. Currently this center, which trains from children to professional boxers, is owned by Antonio Rentería.
Born in Redwood City and the son of Mexican immigrants from Jalisco, Renteria joined Gladiators Boxing Gym in 1994 at the age of 14. In 2004 he competed in the renowned "Golden Gloves" tournament and made it to the semifinals, "but then I had a family and went to work, but I never stopped all the boxing, I never left Gladiators Boxing Gym," Rentería said. In 2017, Ramírez retired and Rentería took over the gym.
Gladiators Boxing Gym works with San Mateo County and provides training to children who have been victims of bullying, low self-esteem and other emotional problems. "We've had girls come in who have cut their bodies or tried to kill themselves. These are children who have no social life or society rejects them because of the way they communicate or act," Renteria said.
According to Rentería, "Boxing takes away the courage these kids bring to themselves and allows them to open up, communicate with other kids and even find friends, and this allows them to rebuild their self-esteem.
In addition to amateur training, Gladiators Boxing Gym has also trained national champions. Currently, this gym trains Mariana Gonzalez and Alexis Gomez, two professional boxers who pre-qualified for the U.S. team's playoffs for the 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Japan, but were suspended due to the pandemic by the COVID-19.
Glatiators Boxing Gym has adapted to the health and safety measures demanded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Training, which costs one hundred dollars a month, continues, but for the moment it is only private.
For more information visit the Gladiators Boxing Gym website
https://www.gladiatorsboxinggym.com
