Chris Arreola (b. March 5,1981 in Los Angeles as Cristobal Arreola) is a US Mexican-American heavyweight boxer widely regarded as one of the best American prospects in the division. This article is about the day. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Orthodox is a boxing term that designates the normal stance for a right-handed boxer. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ...

Amateur Career

Arreola grew up in East LA, his father was a boxer and he started boxing at the age of 8 and at 16 had "about 200 amateur bouts"(Max boxing) before losing interest and quitting. At 20 he got back into boxing and after only three months of training managed to win the National Golden Gloves in 2001 as a light-heavyweight against Dallas Vargas who had about 300 amateur fights at that time. Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. ...

After another hiatus from boxing, this time for two years, he tried to come back for the 2003 Golden Gloves but arrived shortly after the check-in deadline prompting him to turn pro.

Pro

In 2003 the Goossen Tutor promoted tatooed 6-foot-4 fighter turned pro at heavyweight with little fanfare, his friends believe he is as ugly as Freddy Krueger so his nickname is "Nightmare". Despite his amateur success Arreola carried a lackadaisical attitude into the pro ranks. Looking back he says: “I really didn’t know if boxing was going to be my career. I wasn’t sure about turning pro and once I did, I just took it one fight at a time. But then I starting knocking guys out and I gradually started thinking, ‘Hey, maybe I can make some money doing this’.” This is an article about a boxing family, the movie director is under Nicholaus Goossen Goossen is an American family that is involved in professional boxing , mainly as a promoter (Goossen-Tutor). ...

At first the offensive-minded Arreola only beat weak opposition but got good sparring in California against Wladimir Klitschko, Hasim Rahman and James Toney. He now resides in Riverside CA. Wladimir Dr. Steelhammer Klitschko (Ukrainian: , Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko); born March 25, 1976 in Solnechnoe, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer, former WBO and the current IBF and IBO World Heavyweight Champion. ... Hasim The Rock Shariff Rahman (born November 7, 1972), is an American boxer who became the linear and legit Heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001. ... James Lights-Out Toney (born August 24, 1968) is a professional boxer from Detroit, Michigan and is a Huron High School alumnus where he was a 205 lb football quarterback in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

In 2005 he stepped it up against Domonic Jenkins who despite his record of only 6-3 held a win over Malcolm Tann (and later KOd amateur stars Victor Bispal and Carlos Barnett). After trailing for six rounds he turned the fight around and won by KO. Malcolm Earl Tann, born August 20, 1978 in Seaboard, NC, is an American boxer and was once a highly touted prospect in the heavyweight division. ...

Since then he got his weight under better control, he dropped from a whopping 255 lbs gradually down to 230 lbs.

In 2006 he stopped durable clubfighter Sedreck Fields, Cuban southpaw Damian Norris (who later defeated the unbeaten Roderick Willis) and in a match of unbeaten Californian prospects Damian Wills (coming in at 21-0-1). A club fighter (or clubfighter) is a professional boxer who usually fights locally and has a mediocre record. ... Sedreck Sylvester Fields, born September 11, 1972 in Augusta, GA, is a heavyweight boxer. ...

In 2007 he KOd former amateur star Zakeem Graham (10-1, only loss was to Ruslan Chagaev). He was scheduled to fight undefeated Olympian Devin Vargas , brother of his amateur foe Dallas Vargas, but knocked out late sub Malcolm Tann when Vargas got injured in training, in May of 2007 on ShoBox. In 2007 he was shortly listed at Top 10 by the Ring Magazine, in the computer ratings he is rated much lower at around #30 (IWBR ratings). He KOd Thomas Hayes (record 26-1) in September 2007. Ruslan Chagaev (born October 19, 1978 in Andijan, Uzbek SSR) is an Uzbek boxer, currently holding the WBA heavyweight title. ... Devin Vargas (born December 25, 1981 in Toledo, OH) is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the heavyweight division. ... Malcolm Earl Tann, born August 20, 1978 in Seaboard, NC, is an American boxer and was once a highly touted prospect in the heavyweight division. ... ShoBox: The New Generation is a boxing television program, on Showtime. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

His coach Henry Ramirez is only 31 years old. “I had other trainers but they didn’t fit my style. I’m a banger,” said Arreola remembering that day. “Henry was always giving guys confidence and I liked that.”

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