When junior welterweight Frankie Gomez signed with Golden Boy Promotions in February 2010, he was one of the most sought-after amateurs in the country. He was 18 at the time, had won a 2009 U.S. national amateur championship to his credit and then won a silver medal in the 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships -- not bad considering he was still a teenager and competing in his first open tournament. Golden Boy's Oscar De La Hoya was thrilled to sign a kid with such huge potential, especially considering that Gomez was, like De La Hoya, from East Los Angeles and they shared the same Feb.
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