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Frank De Alba will never forget his pro debut for a number of reasons. He suffered a four-round defeat to a previously winless opponent, but the loss column is not the place he least wishes to return.
The bout was staged at Carcel 1072, a maximum security facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. It wasn’t just the site of his pro debut, but his residence over a three-year stretch for possession of illegal firearms during a youth misspent in his native Puerto Rico.
“I was immature and reckless as a kid,” De Alba recalled to BoxingScene.com of his teenage years. “I was involved in drugs and busted for carrying a firearm. I was sprung on bail and then on the run.”
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The bout was staged at Carcel 1072, a maximum security facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. It wasn’t just the site of his pro debut, but his residence over a three-year stretch for possession of illegal firearms during a youth misspent in his native Puerto Rico.
“I was immature and reckless as a kid,” De Alba recalled to BoxingScene.com of his teenage years. “I was involved in drugs and busted for carrying a firearm. I was sprung on bail and then on the run.”
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