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By Thomas Gerbasi - After two tours in Iraq as a member of the US Army National Guard, welterweight up and comer Sammy Vasquez doesn’t get rattled by anything the boxing world can throw at him, with a good example being his first pro fight in Las Vegas back in March of 2013.
Just 6-0 after an impressive amateur career, the Pennsylvania native was scheduled to face someone of comparable experience at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. That didn’t happen.
“I was supposed to fight somebody who 6-0 or 6-1, and then three days before the fight, they sprung it on me that the kid pulled out and they had another kid who was 16-2-1,” Vasquez recalls. “In my mind, I was like ‘okay. I’m already in Vegas, what am I gonna do, turn around and say no?’ If you trained hard and prepared yourself, you should be ready for any adversity or obstacle that’s in your way.” [Click Here To Read More]
Just 6-0 after an impressive amateur career, the Pennsylvania native was scheduled to face someone of comparable experience at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. That didn’t happen.
“I was supposed to fight somebody who 6-0 or 6-1, and then three days before the fight, they sprung it on me that the kid pulled out and they had another kid who was 16-2-1,” Vasquez recalls. “In my mind, I was like ‘okay. I’m already in Vegas, what am I gonna do, turn around and say no?’ If you trained hard and prepared yourself, you should be ready for any adversity or obstacle that’s in your way.” [Click Here To Read More]
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