Boxing saved the life of Two-Division World Champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera
Boxing saved the life of
Two-Division World Champion
"El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 4, 2020) - Like many boxers, two-division world champion "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera credits boxing for saving his life.
"Absolutely," Rivera agreed. "After my mom passed away when I was 10 years old, I gave up on life and my decision-making reflected that: hanging around with the wrong crowd including gang members, consuming alcohol between the ages of 10 and 15. I was definitely going in the wrong direction.
"I never thought I had a future until I started boxing. It's hard to say what I'd be doing if I had never boxed, but by the way I was living, I'd probably be in jail or dead by now."
Born in Philadelphia, Rivera lived in Puerto Read more [...]