Adam Flores Cruz (born August 27, 1970) is a Mexican/American former professional
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in the
heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
division. He was a member of the 1996 Mexican Olympic Selection team that went on to compete in the 1996 Olympic Box offs in
Halifax, Canada and was trained by
Eduardo Garcia at
La Colonia Boxing Club.
Amateur career
Adam was a standout athlete both in football and wrestling at Buena High, capturing the 1988 Wrestling C.I.F 3A Division Heavyweight Championship and in Moorpark College where he earned All-State, All-American along with Most Valuable Wrestler (MVP) and Team Captain award honors. He also earned a spot on the Mexican Selection Team to compete in the 1996 Olympics Box Off's in Halifax, Canada.
Professional career
In April 2000, Flores took out the undefeated Gregory Dial by first-round K.O. The bout was held in
Salem, Oregon
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.
Training career
After his fighting career was over, he started up the World Crown Sports Training Center. Where prospects and world champions train.
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TEAM/Training Camps
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Sergio Martínez, a two-time World Champion. A Pound 4 Pound King, in the top 3 list next to Floy Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
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Rogelio Vargas, undefeated prospect and brother of former World Champion
Fernando Vargas
Fernando Javier Vargas (born December 7, 1977) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. He was a two-time light middleweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 1998 to 2000, and the WBA title from 200 ...
.
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Lucas Matthysse, a top rated
Light Welterweight
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Boxing Professional boxing
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Javier Fortuna
Javier Fortuna Francisco (born July 15, 1989) is a Dominican professional boxer. He held the WBA interim featherweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBA (Regular) super featherweight title from 2015 to 2016, and challenged for the IBF lightwe ...
, an undefeated
Featherweight prospect.
Film appearance
Flores was in the film ''
Snake Eyes'' as the boxer José "Pacifico" Ruiz, where he knocks out
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor.
Early life
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. His brother is Vaan Shaw, a ...
's character heavyweight champion Lincoln Tyler.
References
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Mexican male boxers
Olympic boxers for Mexico
Heavyweight boxers
1970 births
Living people
Boxers from California
American male boxers
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