A Champion Is Crowned!

Fillmore's Francisco "Turtle" Estrada won the Combat Fight League's inaugural 145 Championship Belt under CAMO rules at the Havoc @ the Hyatt show in Westlake. He defeated Jon "The Gladiator" Gorton via guillotine choke in the 1st Round on December 2nd 2010. Congratulations to Francisco.

Learning the Basics

There are a few basic punches in boxing. The jab, right cross, hooks, and uppercuts are the most essential. In this video, the 6 year old Fillmore Boxing Club boxer is learning the basic punches by working with the coach on the focus pads. In between some of the punch combinations the coach is introducing the idea of defense and footwork to the young boxer, but the main idea is to get the youngster to learn the punches.

Turtle Power!

Francisco "Turtle" Estrada will be competing in the Combat Fight League's amateur MMA event entitled the "Havoc at the Hyatt", to be held Thursday, December 2nd at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 808 S Westlake Blvd.Westlake, CA.

Click on the link www.combatfightleague.com for more information.

Muscle Endurance Training

Boxing can be a sport of endurance and attrition. A boxer must first be in good shape before he/she steps into the ring to spar or compete. It is important for the arm and leg muscles to be strong and to not fatigue. In this video, the Youth Group Class exercises to improve the muscle endurance of their legs, arms, and chest. The kids are about a minute and a half into the two minute drill and although they are tired, they are displaying great perseverance.

Light Sparring Session

It is important to use sparring time in the ring as a means of learning. In this video Irma and Danny are doing some light sparring. Irma is the aggressor and trying to put into practice some of the some boxing basics she has learned such as parrying, blocking, setting up combination punches, footwork and cutting off the ring. Danny is being a good partner by moving, punching back, and displaying what an opponent might do in reaction to Irma's strikes and movements.

Ground Zero

Congratulations to Francisco Estrada who defeated Peter Mostawa via rear naked choke in Round 1 of the Combat Fight League’s “Ground Zero” amateur MMA event, held at West Coast Jiu Jitsu in Oxnard.

Fight Time!

Francisco "Turtle" Estrada will be competing in his next MMA match on Friday, August 6th at West Coast Jiu Jitsu, 2945 Los Olivos, Oxnard, CA. In the video below Francisco works on a jab drill with Coach Torres.

Ventura KO Boxing Club Show

Fillmore Boxing Club's Jonathan Minero (black jersey, red gloves) competed in the 135 lb. division vs. Oxnard PAL's Danny Lopez (blue jersey, blue gloves) at the Ventura KO Boxing Gym's annual boxing event on June 27th at Ventura High School's Tuttle Gym.

Video: Cage Sparring

Bas Rutten's Elite MMA hosted the Fillmore Boxing Club's Jonathan Minero for a Wednesday night sparring session on June 23rd in preparation for an upcoming bout. Thanks to Elite MMA Boxing Coaches Randy Khatami and James Singler for allowing us the use of their facilities and the sparring session. Click on the video below to see Jonathan and Conner sparring.

Video: June Sparring Session

Clash of the Tiny Titans

Camilo and Alberto sparred in a battle of the itsy-bitsy boxers. Both boys did well applying what they have learned.

Pint-Sized Pugilist

Camilo Torres sparred with Jonathan Minero in a practice session last week. Despite a size disadvantage, Camilo showed some of what he has learned in the ring by using good form both offensively and defensively.

Wednesday Night Sparring Session

Ventura KO Boxing hosted a Wednesday Night Sparring Session on May 12th. Fillmore Boxing Club participants included Michael Andersen, Sol Andrade, Alex Becerra, Daniel Espejel, Jonathan Minero, and Miguel Salcido.

MMA Evolution

Francisco Estrada won his match at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center via disqualification (due to illegal knee) on Friday, March 26th. You can see his match at the 45:00 minute mark of the video found on the link below.
http://www.vcmma.com/mma.php

"Evolution" at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center

The Fillmore Boxing Club's Francisco "Turtle" Estrada will be competing at the National Fighting Alliance's "Evolution" fight card at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 26th. For more information click on the links below:

http://www.nationalfightalliance.com/

http://www.oxnardpacc.com/