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TheBoxingBar.com's podcast
by Albert Castillo
TheBoxingBar.com is a boxing interview show where we get to meet fighters and people in the fight game and discuss their start in the sport. I like to think of my interviews like an audio Wikipedia page about my guests that comes from them and not from an outsider. Please visit TheBoxingBar.com for more random guests and questions we throw at them! - Albert
Episodes
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Wayne McCullough
"The Pocket Rocket" Wayne McCullough was born in Belfast, Northern Irland on 7-7-70. Talk about "Luck of the Irish". He represented Irland in the Olympics in both 1988 and 1992, winning the silver medal in '92. He was the first Irish fighter to ever win a WBC world title and took on some great...
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Frankie Duarte - 02
Last year we had the great pleasure to have tough bantamweight contender Frankie "El Huero" Duarte on TheBoxingBar podcast. The fighter from Venice, CA started his professional career on August 16, 1973 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. He fought many tough fighters during his run like...
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Tony Baltazar
Tony "The Tiger" Baltazar was born in East Los Angeles, but raised in La Puente, CA. As he put it, he learned how to box, when he learned how to walk. His father Frankie "Kiki" Baltazar was a boxer in his day and would take him and his brother Frankie Jr. to the gym every day after school since...
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Young Quicks
Young Quicks is a rapper from Oxnard, CA. The first time I remember seeing him was performing for the entrance of boxer "Bam Bam" Brandon Rios before one of his fights. Today, he still performs at various venues and does a whole lot of community work to help his local people in Ventura County. He...
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Joe Cortez
Joe Cortez is considered one of the best referees ever. Cortez was born in New York, and is the son of Puerto Rican parents. He had a great amateur boxing career and fought some pro fights. He started as a referee in the 80's in New York and New Jersey, then moved to Las Vegas to work for the...
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Jsu Garcia aka Nick Corri
Jsu Garcia, also known as actor Nick Corri, came on TheBoxingBar podcast a few months back. We talked about many of the classic films he was in like the original Nightmare on Elm Street, Gotcha!, Wildcats, Traffic, and We Were Soldiers. Today, Garcia is an ordained minister and spiritual…
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Joel Diaz - 01
It was great chatting it up with Buffalo's "Baby" Joe Mesi recently on TheBoxingBar podcast. The former top heavyweight contender came on to talk about his boxing career. He had a great run as an amateur almost making the 1996 USA Olympic team. As a pro, "Baby Joe" got so popular that people...
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Joey Guila - 01
A few months back, I went to a Jo Koy comedy show up here in Redding, CA. His opener was comedian, Joey Guila. Joey had the audience in the palm of his hands with his great delivery. I knew I wanted this guy to come on our podcast to say "Hi". Like Koy, Joey is a proud Filipino. In the late…
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Deirdre Gogarty
Check out our interview with Ireland's Deirdre Gogarty on TheBoxingBar podcast. Gogarty fell in love with boxing while watching a film with Jack Dempsey. The future boxing trailblazer kept this secret from her family who were in the dental field. She made a homemade punching bag to practice on…
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Chris Byrd
It would be hard to find a fighter whose family was more involved with boxing than the Byrd family. His father was the head Olympian coach, his mother was also involved, his brothers, and his sister was three-time world champion, Tracy Byrd. Even his dog was a boxer. Chris was a silver medalist…
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Jim Lampley
Check out my newest posted interview with special guest, Jim Lampley! Before talking to him, I didn't know much about him personally. I always figured that because he had covered so many sports for all those Olympic games, that was how he was placed to cover boxing. With no real knowledge of the...
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Sam Firstenberg
Sam Firstenberg is an Israeli-American film director that was born in Poland and raised in Jerusalem. Firstenberg directed several low-budget films in the 80's and 90's such as the American Ninja movies, Revenge of the Ninja (my favorite), Breakin' 2 : Electric Boogaloo, and many more. The...
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Robert Garcia - 04
This past Wednesday evening, trainer Robert Garcia came on for his yearly interview with TheBoxingBar podcast. At that moment, he had just finished breakfast in Saudi Arabia where he is at for this afternoon's big fight between his fighter Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO's) and Fernando Daniel...
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Richard Senate
In the next few weeks, I will be bringing on some interesting people from Ventura County to interview for TheBoxingBar podcast. The first one is historian, author, and well-known local ghost hunter Richard Senate. Mr. Senate talks about many of the local hot spots for ghosts in Ventura County....
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"Dangerous" David Diaz
Here is our interview with 1996 boxing Olympian "Dangerous" David Diaz of Chicago, IL. He represented the United States in the Atlanta games on a terrific team which included Floyd Mayweather Jr., Fernando Vargas, and Antonio Tarver. Diaz debuted on November 30, 1996 in Albuquerque winning by...
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Joel Salas
Joel "El Platanito" Salas started his professional boxing career on June 25, 2000. Salas fought fifteen professional fights and stopped fighting in 2003. Joel is the son of Jose Salud "El Platano" Salas. Jose was from Puruandiro, Michoacan, Mexico but later trained in Mexico City and almost made...
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Gilbert Esquivel
Gilbert Esquivel is what you would call a real "O.G." in the comedy world, especially in the Latino stand-up comedy scene. Gilbert started as an actor being an extra on TV shows and films. He is one of the most respected comedians around. He mostly does private shows today, but if you happen to...
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Jacob Stitch Duran
If you don't recognize his face, you probably don't watch boxing too much. Jacob "Stitch" Duran is one of the most respected and popular cutmen in decades. He's even been on many films like all the Creed movies working Michael B. Jordan's corner in those films. Duran is from a small town in the...
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John Bray
Many years ago, I had a boxing page called Oxnard IsBoxing in tribute to my local boxing community. At that time a Facebook friend stood out by the name of John Bray of Van Nuys, CA. In time, we got to talk one-on-one about boxing and he would share his story in the sport. It was pretty amazing!…
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Paul Rodriguez
It was a real honor to have legendary comedian/actor Paul Rodriguez on TheBoxingBar podcast recently for an "Outside the Ropes" episode. Paul is in the movie "Holy Cash" which was released in October featuring many familiar faces. You can watch it on "Must See Movies with Mario" (Lopez). We…
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Christian Schmidt
Here is our new episode of TheBoxingBar podcast with ring announcer, Christian Schmidt. In this interview, Schmidt talks about all the announcing experience he has which includes pro wrestling, MMA, bare-knuckle fighting, and boxing shows. He is a real professional, and a great guy. If you don't...
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"Dangerous" David Rodela
"Dangerous" David Rodela was a tough fighter from the Oxnard P.A.L.. Rodela was originally born in East Los Angeles but moved to Oxnard when he was about nine years old. Right before making his pro debut, Rodela walked into the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood to get some sparring. Trainer Freddie…
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Dr. Roger Anderson
Dr. Roger Anderson is the most popular chiropractor in Ventura County. His office on First Street in Oxnard neighbors the popular La Colonia Boxing Club and for decades he has helped the people in that area which is pretty much an all-Mexican community in the Eastside of town. In time, he started...
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Sindy "La Alacrana" Amador
Sindy "La Alacrana" Amador was a very tough fighter during her career. She made her pro debut on October 28, 2010. In her twelfth professional fight, she won the vacant IBA World Light Flyweight title against Amaris Quintana in 2013. Only two fights later, she was forced to retire due to a…
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Israel Vazquez
"El Magnifico" Israel Vazquez recently passed away. Vazquez was an action-packed type fighter who never disappointed when it came to fight time. He had come on our podcast several months back. During the interview we discussed his life and career as usual. In this interview, he also explains his...
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Orlando Canizales
It was great to have Orlando Canizales of Laredo, Texas on TheBoxingBar podcast. Canizales was inducted into The International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009. Orlando's older brother, Gaby, was also a former bantamweight champion. Orlando holds the record with the most defenses in this weight class…
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Dr. Randy Roberts
Dr. Randy Roberts is a very well-respected historian on many subjects including boxing. You might remember him from documentaries like "Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson", "Joe Louis: America's Hero … Betrayed", or different episodes of ESPN's Sports Century. He is a...
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Paul Spadafora
"The Pittsburgh Kid" Paul Spadafora was a very slick boxer. "Spaddy" came on TheBoxingBar podcast to say, "hello" to the boxing fans and to talk about his life as a boxer. He discusses the ups and down in his colorful life and career in a brutally honest way. Just like when he was in the ring…
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Joe Mesi
It was great chatting it up with Buffalo's "Baby" Joe Mesi recently on TheBoxingBar podcast. The former top heavyweight contender came on to talk about his boxing career. He had a great run as an amateur almost making the 1996 USA Olympic team. As a pro, "Baby Joe" got so popular that people...
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Joel Diaz
Joel Diaz has been one of the best boxing trainers for many years. Joel is the older brother of Julio "The Kidd" Diaz and Antonio "Tono", both had stellar boxing careers. In the early 90's, Joel had a tremendous amateur resume but was not able to represent the United States since he was not a...
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Scotty "The Bulldog" Olson
"The Bulldog" Scotty Olsen was a very tough boxer during his era. The Canadian boxer represented his country in the '88 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in which he defeated "The Pocket Rocket" Wayne McCullough, but lost to American silver medalist Michael Carbajal. He fought many of the best...
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Clarence "Bones" Adams
Clarence "Bones" Adams was one tough guy! Whether he won or lost he always proved that he was a game fighter. Many remember him in his bouts with guys like Orlando Canizales, Paulie Ayala, Nestor Garza, and Kevin Kelley. Today, "Bones" trains pro and amateur fighters. It was a true honor to have...
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Junior Jones
Junior "Poison" Jones was on TheBoxingBar podcast recently. Jones fought many of the top fighters during his time like Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Orlando Canizales, Kennedy McKinney, Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson, and Tracy Harris Patterson to name some. He was a tremendous puncher that was...
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Augie Sanchez
Augie "Kid Vegas" Sanchez came on TheBoxingBar podcast. As a pro, he had a fan friendly style with teriffic punching power and he had a stellar amateur career. Sanchez is also remembered as the last guy to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the amateurs, not counting his controversial loss in the 1996...
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Randall Bailey
Most of my all-time favorite boxers are punchers. Many weeks back, we had "The Knock-Out King" Randall Bailey on TheBoxingBar podcast to talk about his life and career. Ricky and I had a blast talking to him about all of his top fights and listening to his stories. Check out our interview with...
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Stephen DeBro
For many years I followed Stephen DeBro online to read updates of a project he was working on. The project was a documentary called "18 & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story" about the historic venue in Los Angeles. "The Olympic" was the Madison Square Garden of the West Coast. It was built in...
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Reggie Johnson
In January, I had Houston's "Sweet" Reggie Johnson on TheBoxingBar podcast. The former Middleweight and Light-heavyweight champion had a stellar career and faced many of the best fighters in those weight classes that included James Toney, Roy Jones Jr., Steve Collins, William Guthrie, Julio...
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Adam Flores
Adam "Bomb" Flores was a Ventura County heavyweight prospect back in the 1990's. It was rare but exciting to see a Latino heavyweight when the city of Oxnard had just started to make some noise in the boxing world. I first saw Flores on an undercard fight in Oxnard which featured the debut of the...
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Rocky Juarez
Rocky came on recently to talk about his standout amateur and professional boxing career. The 2000 USA silver medalist would take on many of the best fighters in his time as a professional. In this interview Juarez shares some great memories and stories with us. All interviews on TheBoxingBar...
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Teresa & Nicco Tapia
This Saturday February 24, 2024 - Teresa Tapia Promotions will be hosting an amateur boxing event at The Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque, New Mexico starting at 2:00pm. Nicco, son of Johnny "Mi Vida Loca" Tapia, will be in action. Nicco and his mother, Teresa, came on TheBoxingBar podcast to talk...
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Alvaro "Yaqui" Lopez
Alvaro "Yaqui" Lopez was one of the most popular and best light-heavyweights during his time. Although he never won a world title, he fought everyone during one of the best eras of the light-heavyweight division in history. Listen how "Yaqui" made his way into boxing after arriving from Mexico…
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Jesse James Leija
Jesse James Leija was one of the best boxers during his time in the sport. He was a very tough fighter that had a very fan friendly style that made his fights fun to watch. He had a stellar resume and a lot of great memories he shares in this interview with us. All interviews on TheBoxingBar...
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Robert Garcia # 3
This is our third interview with top boxing trainer, Robert Garcia. In this interview we talked about the current state of boxing, everything he has going on at the moment, and what awaits him in 2024. Also, check out our last two interviews with this former champion. In our first interview in...
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Frank Garza
Frank Garza is a long time and very respected boxing referee because of his work and professionalism. He has been a referee for matches with some of the biggest names like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr., "Winky" Wright, Deontay Wilder, Adrien Broner, Arthur Abraham, ect. He was the third man in...
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Jack O'Halloran
You might remember Jack O'Halloran playing the villain Non in the first two Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve. But did you know he was a professional heavyweight boxer that fought some of the best fighters of his time? He fought George Foreman, Ken Norton, Mac Foster, Ron Lyle, Cleveland...
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TheBoxingBar.com is a boxing interview show where we get to meet fighters and people in the fight game and discuss their start in the sport. I like to think of my interviews like an audio Wikipedia page about my guests that comes from them and not from an outsider. Please visit TheBoxingBar.com for more random guests and questions we throw at them! - Albert
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