My boxing shoes mean a lot to me as it was the first athletic equipment I received as a kid. It was also the first sport that I grew up learning and watching. When I was 10 my dad introduced me to the sport of boxing as he grew up doing it himself. The sport of boxing is a part of Mexican culture as it’s the biggest sport in Mexico and we have many legends and icons in that sport. During the time I was doing boxing I learned many lessons in and out the ring that I can carry on my daily life. I also got to meet amazing people in my time of doing boxing and gave me there experiences and lessons they learned from doing boxing. My dad introducing to boxing like buying me equipment like boxing shoes not only made me learn a new sport but also grew our relationship as a father and son.

– Jonathan Martinez

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