This past Wednesday I decided to make a trip out to to the Abner Mares vs Anslemo Moreno boxing press conference at Staples Center. This was the final presser before their Nov. 10 fight. I arrived about a half hour into the conference. It was hosted by Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy promotions. It was pretty cool to see Oscar speak just a few feet from his statue. Once the press conference ended the fighters started their one on one interviews with reporters. After the interviews the fighters stopped to sign autographs. The only autograph I wanted was Abner Mares. He was originally from Jalisco Mexico and now trains out of Hawaiian Gardens. A couple of the guys in his group noticed my boxing gloves with the Mexican flag on them and pointed them out to Abner. Maces then walked over and signed my glove and posed for pictures. He was a great guy, a true champ. I had already met Oscar twice before and didn't really want to bother him, but I noticed he was signing so I asked him to sign my other Mexican glove. After I got my gloves sign I noticed a large man wearing Team Jordan brand clothes. I thought he looked familiar. Then I realized it was "trainer of the year" Virgil Hunter. He has gained fame recently for training Andre Ward. I was more excited to meet him, because he is the new trainer of my favorite fighter Amir Khan. Virgil was a class act, and real down to earth. Overall it was a great event, but it was just the beginning of my graphing day.
Abner Mares
Me and Virgil Hunter
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