Twenty years ago, the city of Las Vegas played host to a young boxer from East L.A. who would go on to become one of the greatest pound-for-pound champions in boxing history. Oscar De La Hoya collected the fifth win of his professional career by defeating Jeff Mayweather at the Hilton in March 1993, an early step in his Hall of Fame career. And this weekend, three decades on, one of East L.A.'s latest Mexican-American fighting sensations, Julian Ramirez, hopes to follow in the footsteps of his promoter and inspiration.
0 comments:
Post a Comment