Saturday Night Boxing Show

Fillmore Boxing Club's Eric Figueroa and Jonathan Minero competed at the Ventura KO Boxing Club's "Saturday Night Boxing Show" held at Roy Baca's Boxing Gym in Lompoc, CA on March 5th, 2011. Congratulations to our fighters.

See Eric (wearing red gloves)in action:



See Jonathan (wearing blue gloves)in action.

Getting Ready for the Fight

Fillmore Boxing Club is looking forward to having Eric Figueroa, Alex Becerra, and Jonathan Minero compete next month.

Watch Alex & Eric preparing to compete in one of our Wednesday night sparring sessions:



Watch Jonathan & Eric preparing to compete in one of our Wednesday night sparring sessions:

Double End Bag Drill Using Bas Rutten Boxing Tape

The Bas Rutten workout CDs are an excellent way of exercising combination punches and creating muscle memory. I have been fortunate to study the CDs from Bas Rutten himself and his instructors Randy Khatami, Amir Rahnavardi, Hector Pena, Art Rivas, and James Singler. They have all demonstrated and introduced a variety of different ways that the CDs can be used and tweaked in a workout routine. Using the CD with the double end bag improves hand/eye coordination.

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.