Ernesto Garza
Weight class: Featherweight/125 lb/57 kg
Height: 5-4
Coach's name: Ernesto Garza Jr. and Juan Garcia
Club name: Saginaw Boxing Club
School: Graduated Bridgeport High School in 2007
Began boxing: I began boxing in 2001
Occupation: business and marketing
Career highlight: Winning the 2002 PAL National championship, 2003 National Silver Gloves, 2005 Ringside World Championship, 2008 Golden Gloves Championship
Who has been your biggest influence and why: My father because he's always there for me and takes me everywhere that I need to go, gives me everything I need, and always pushes me to get in shape.
How did you get involved in boxing: One day my father asked me if I had wanted to box and I said yes. He had started training me at home until we went to the nearest gym where my father used to box when he was younger. Ever since then I had fell in love with boxing.
What is your greatest strength in the ring: My power, speed, stamina and endurance.
Did you ever play any other sports: Yes, I've played Football, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track, and Baseball, three time Saginaw County wrestling champ.
What do you love most about boxing: The self-discipline and how much dedication you need to fight. Meeting new people and going new places, and winning fights.
What are your goals in and out of the ring: To be the best father I can be and to become a World Champion. To be as successful as I can be.
What is your favorite TV show: George Lopez and Family Guy
What are your hobbies outside of boxing: Being with my son, going fishing, deer hunting, and going to the YMCA.
What is something interesting about you that most people don't know: I beat three Olympians, Gary Russell Jr., Javier Molina , and stopped Raynell Williams in the second round of the 2007 U.S. Men's Regional Championships in Zanesville, Ohio.
