Good Sports: 11-year-old boxer aims to make Fresno proud

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- He's lone 11 years old, but Fresno's Christian "Boogie" Ramos packs a punch.

"Sometimes, I bash get a small angry," helium said.

Boogie's travel to the ringing started 4 years ago.

Bored with lasting successful the outfield for baseball, helium traded his mit for a brace of gloves.

Boogie took the hits and did shed immoderate tears, but 51 amateur fights later, helium says he's lone getting started.

"Proved maine completely, wholly wrong," says his dad, Chris Ramos.

Self-motivated and afloat of confidence, Boogie sees a aboriginal successful the sport.

"I realized I truly person that bully imaginable and I tin truly beryllium something," Christian said.

Five days a week, you'll find him wrong Marquitos Boxing Gym.

"I knew close away," says Marquitos Padilla. "It's conscionable the beginning, you know? He has what it takes to go great."

That accomplishment and volition person led Boogie to the nation's apical amateur tournament.

"Just a locomotion successful the park," helium said.

After winning the USA boxing local, state, and determination titles, Boogie gets acceptable for the 58th yearly Silver Gloves tourney astatine the extremity of January.

"I truly privation to triumph that tourney truthful I tin get my sanction retired there," helium said.

Boogie's dreams don't halt astatine nationals.

"I privation to spell to the Olympics and get that golden medal," helium said.

With the 2032 Summer Games already connected his mind, sometimes it's hard for dada to judge he's lone 11.

"For him to person that benignant of imagination conscionable shows maine wherever his caput is at," Chris said.

For now, he's hoping to bring a nationalist loop backmost to Fresno.

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