Pen 360 Press
Redwood City. Gladiators Boxing Gym is a training center for boxers that was created by Eloy Ram ez in Redwood City during the nineties. Currently this center, which trains from children to professional boxers, is owned by Antonio Renter.
Born in Redwood City to Mexican immigrants from Jalisco, Renter joined Gladiators Boxing Gym in 1994 at the age of 14. In 2004, he competed in the renowned “Golden Gloves” tournament and reached the semifinals, “but then I had a family and went to work, but I never stopped boxing, I never left Gladitors Boxing Gym,” Renter said. In 2017, Ramón retired and Renter was left in charge of the gym.
Gladiators Boxing Gym works with San Mateo County and provides training to children who have been bullied at school, have low self-esteem and other emotional issues. "We've seen kids who cut themselves or have attempted suicide. These are kids who don't have a social life or are rejected by society for the way they communicate or act," Renter said.
According to Renter, "boxing takes away the anger that these children have and allows them to open up, communicate with others and even make 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 Geez, two professional boxers who pre-qualified for the qualifiers for the United States team for the 2020 Olympic Games that were to be held in Japan, but were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Glatiators Boxing Gym has adapted to the hygiene and safety measures required by the COVID-19 pandemic. The training sessions, which cost one hundred dollars a month, continue, but for the moment they are only private.
For more information visit the Gladiators Boxing Gym page
https://www.gladiatorsboxinggym.com
