Flores, who is Mexican-American, said he feels blessed to share a background and lineage with the hard-working Latino members of the Coachella Valley who cheer him on. Census, Hispanics in Coachella make up 96 percent of the population, and in Indio makeup 66 percent. That environment really helps you out.”Īccording to the U.S.

“But that crowd was beautiful I relive that moment of coming out on that ring. “I felt like I let my city down (with) the last fight,” he said. The night of his first loss against Santibanes, roaring boos could be heard throughout the venue when the official scorecards by the judges were announced. Those work very well.”įighting out of the Coachella Valley, Flores has experienced much support from the locals, which he considers a blessing. “I also try to remember the fundamentals of boxing because sometimes people forget the basics like the one-twos and straight punches. “If they hate going backward, I’m going to try and push them back if they don’t know how to fight forward, we’re going to box them out, and if they’re very big, we got to tire them out,” he said.

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