8-yr-old Fil-Am boxing prodigy wins amateur debut
06/20/2011
MANILA, Philippines – Eight-year-old boxing prodigy Demler "DJJ" Zamora III won his amateur debut at the Silver Nugget Casino via unanimous decision, according to Examiner.com.
Zamora made his amateur debut after turning 8 years old last April, the minimum age required to compete.
Zamora was aggressive throughout the 3-round bout. He displayed flashes of skill and power, and showed impressive hand speed and defense for his age.
The young boxer trains at the Mayweather Gym under the tutelage of Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr. He was recently featured in one of Mayweather's videos.
In the video, Zamora is seen working the mitts with Roger while Floyd watches.
"This is my young champ, this is the future," Mayweather said of Zamora.
Zamora made his amateur debut after turning 8 years old last April, the minimum age required to compete.
Zamora was aggressive throughout the 3-round bout. He displayed flashes of skill and power, and showed impressive hand speed and defense for his age.The young boxer trains at the Mayweather Gym under the tutelage of Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr. He was recently featured in one of Mayweather's videos.
In the video, Zamora is seen working the mitts with Roger while Floyd watches.
"This is my young champ, this is the future," Mayweather said of Zamora.
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